@@Matthew-ut6ed It was actually Thomas Dewar, a Scotsman, from the Dewar's Whisky distilling family. He died in 1930, more than ten years before Zappa's birth. www.brainyquote.com/authors/thomas-dewar-quotes
@@kenfryer2090 you clearly haven’t heard this song played with serious intent. And yes, what Frank was doing here wasnt serious, Frank got a drunk dude on the stage to sing his song. It’s all just fun, as concerts should be.
@ 1:35 stops to pick up a roll of paper and throw it back at the crowd, and proceeds with the most kick as solo of the universe. Thanks Frank Zappa for your music.
+Nicholas H Because Rolling Stone has to lean more towards mainstream. If they didn't put mainstream guys way up on the list, in this case Kurt Cobain, then people world complain and they'd get a bunch of shit for it. Frank Zappa, in my opinion should at least be in the top ten, I mean if you watched the video then you definitely know how talented he is. Alas, mainstream guys still hang around in the top 10 after being pampered for years while the true masters of the art are left in negative space.
Fucking right kid! I'm 62 and my neighbors listen to Frank Zappa everyday.............................................BECAUSE THEY FUCKING HAVE TO!😉👌✌😈
“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.” "If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library." - Zappa
Yeah, pretty much my experience... Laid a lot in college, but the books have stood me better in stead over the many years. Though I can't say I necessarily regret the college years...
1:34 Coolest thing i've ever seen in rock n roll.You have keith richards with his low slung guitar swagger,pete townshend with his guitar smashing,kiss with their makeup theatrics,jimmy page with his dragon suit and his gibson eds1275 double neck and then you have Frank fucking Zappa throwing a fucking toilet paper roll into the audience and then immediately launching into a mindblowing solo!
A friendly and beautiful dude with mind blowing guitar skills and a great sense of humour, lacking in most rock gods, even the ones I like. He was one of a kind 💔🖤💙
His name sounds legendary.August Becker.he lives on through you to me I will mention him to my girl. Anything to give me a glimpse at his soul? His name says his parents were cool as shit.
John Potter Hmmm... I think I have to, now that you nominated him. I’m not sure that he’s in the same league as a composer - I’d have to see him live. Can Les play guitar (not bass)? Can he play other instruments as well?
@@strangelalansbury5028 Frank is drugs. The longer you listen to Frank, the higher you get. The more ecstasy you get in your head. Greetings from Holland
@@thesoftparade435 Not really, and Zappa was actually a sabbath fan, as he used to say supernaut was his favorite song/riff ever, which was released couple years earlier than this.
I listen to Frank's music everyday. It took me decades to delve into his massive catalogue of music. Albums that were hard to approach when I was a teenager absolutely blow me away now. I couldn't approach Burnt Weeney Sandwich then but now it's my favorite. Frank is my Elvis. My Beethoven! No artist in the twentieth century comes even close. Frank is the modern composer that refuses to die. Steve Mertens. F'ville NY.
+Steve Mertens I used to attend FZ's music at the Capital Theater in Passaic New Jersey. Zappa's music was all over N.J. back in the 1970's. From 1971 until about 1983 FZ played the Capital. The world has changed since then and it is rare to find a concert today that isn't planned and controlled by censors and time limitations !
I heard Frank frequently had to have his stomach pumped after his concerts. It is said, he would go into an oral fixation and disorder for penis's and sperm !
a true rock star. Frank Zappa did it all, every genre of music covered expertly, originally. loud, snarky, atmospheric, obnoxious, lyrical, melodious, and dangerous all at once. love it
@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control In fact is a very old and universal symbol, usually attached to solar meaning. Can be found under "seed of life", or something, but In Spain it's usually called 'hexafolia'.
@@JustinBlazzzee Sure looks like he's playing the solo all himself to me just hammering the neck with one hand while shaking hands with the audience with the other.
You just know that Frank acquired some ultra high-tech equipment to record this back in '77 to make sure people in the future could appreciate this badassery.
@S Prince was about as close as we'd get. Those two guys lived a d breathed music. Now you have production teams with 10 people to write one pop song with that same Latin drum pattern. Luckily if you don't listen to mainstream there is still great music being made.
I've never really appreciated much of Zappa's music. After seeing him being so open with the crowd, building that energy with that great band, then rocking the fuck out of that guitar- I truly have a new respect for his art. I know there's a lot more that I'll like...so stoney.
Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1977...Frank ends the show with Muffin Man. The riff steam-rollered out from the stage, the power, the waves of monstrous intent, a magical moment that is still resonant within me
Before my dad died, he only wanna hear zappa. He showed me frank zappas music and he showed me his favoritemusic as he was in my age, i understand him.. Frank Zappa is a fkn legend. And if i will get again a father, i will show my children this music. It was a religious moment and this will never end, everytime i hear zappa, i remember in this. ROCKMUSIC WILL NEVER DIE!!!!
After years and years of listening to this masterpiece practically every day.. I remembered today while I was listening to it that I have to mention here how good this song and frank zappa are. One of the greatest and most talented songwriters of all time! Thank you Frank for your work.
Nobody played like frank. Not because he was a virtuoso - he had fingers made wood, ya know. But his mind worked THE SPEED OF LIGHT. He was perhaps the most important composer of the 20th century. He had the heart of a lion, the guts of a wild boar, the head of an Einstein, and most of all, he was the FUNNIEST MAN ALIVE OR DEAD!,
I think he was a virtuoso, a virtuoso composer, the virtuoso is not just play fast how many people think... Brouwer once said "there is no music so fast that cant be played or so slow that cant be emotional" or something like that XD
@@unimobunka That's right... Dude, Even The Beatles stopped one tour to watch Zappa's concert because they wanna learn "a few stuffs".. I think the world still isn't prepare to know his works.
Frank Zappa @ 1:31 --- Sees toilet paper, playfully tosses it back while transitioning into a solo. Axl Rose @ 1:31 --- Show is cancelled. Tour is cancelled. Guns n' Roses is cancelled. Life is cancelled. Universe is cancelled.
Robert Fripp: Loudly complains about taking photos not being allowed in an announcement prior to the show. PUTS THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT SEVERAL INTERVALS IN THE LIVE ALBUM
Я, безусловно в восторге от таланта Френка! Считаю, что культура должна быть вне политики! Всех почитателей Frank Zappa обнимаю!) Иванов Валерий, рожденный в СССР.
Love the way Zappa just takes over from Adrian Belew and shares a brilliant moment with the crowd. That’s what it’s about ! Belew being an amazingly good guitarist himself working with King Crimson, Bowie, Talking Heads, Cyndi Lauper and many more.
Adrian Belew's intro for the solo is so damn good here, It feels so damn heavy, raw and powerful. And Zappa is Zappa, even Steve Vai has said that he once saw Zappa playin the guitar like no one he has ever seen, and that's Vai saying it.
You should check out the live version of black napkins (1977 Halloween New York palladium of course), in my opinion it's better than the studio version by far and also a lot better than even this performance.
Always excellent guitar players about , but Frank was totally unique, and the first to get away with playing 15 minutes solo's, and people not falling asleep. Nice one Frank.
Mind blowing... I have tears and shivers... wow, just wow. have loved Muffin Man for years, every since Bongo Fury came out... but THIS performance even better... so damn good!!!
Frank Zappa never really caught on in my little Texas cowtown when I was a teen . I’m 60 yrs old now and hearing for the first time ! Wow ! Just wow 😳!
It won't take a couple of centuries, or even one. His music is already being taught in more music schools/institutions around the world than any other "rock" artist.
@@yztrewq true, Zappa is well known in the rock world, at least for those fans of prog/experimental stuff, Zappa is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century in my opinion, such a brilliant mind
Yeah I wouldn't bet on that. A very small lot of..... special people root and cheer for his work. It's hard to believe it even exists. I really thought he was gonna be some amazing artist when I heard about him in the early 90's, even earlier actually. When I first heard it I thought it was a prank or something. I really thought someone was playing a joke on me. I only knew one person who really raved about him and that guy was a complete bird. A total loser former co-worker.
@@carlo_cali I think Zappa is not an accessible artist, but if you like his stuff, you’ll be hooked by all of the music he offered, it’s true some albums are really weird and not good like thing fish, but there’s few Zappa albums that I think aren’t good, pretty much all of his albums are good in a way or another
Frank only picked the best.... musicians who were willing to be pushed beyond their "comfort zones". Adrian is a god.... ... but nor a vengeful god..... a god with a sense of humor & absurdity... like Frank
Think of FZ being the Jedi Master and AB as the devoted Padawan, ready to spread the dark arts of guitarorism. Hence, all these gigs with Bowie, Talking Heads, Blondie, KC...
One of the great guitarists of all time. Anyone who doubts this, just try and play along to a Zappa solo. Incredible talent, and one whose body of work is as influential as any.
That’s why I’ve always loved Zappa look at the power in this show the way he blisters on the guitar and the way he interacts with the crowd they love him this was the magic of Zappa the Zappa that Not enough people knew about Dammit he was awesome
Cool thing about this song is that it's 5% lyrics, 80% guitar, 15% muffin.
It's boiled down to the true essence
I just made a batch of Cherry Strudel Muffins in my muffin kitchen. Every time I make muffins Frank is right here beside me.
@@jessewoody5772 he helps eat 'em too, huh ?
@@naturesfinest4871 he just brushes his scapula aside and shoves em down his shirt.
And the I have to tell him to shut up and play his guitar.
Frank just helped with some Blueberry Muffins this time round. Once again the Muffin Man Delivers. . . . .
Frank Zappa quote: "Your mind is like a parachute! Useless unless it's open".
So simple, so true👌🏻
Thanks!👌
Love it, love zappa but fuck the rangers ;)
That was actually Frank Lloyd Wright.
@@Matthew-ut6ed It was actually Thomas Dewar, a Scotsman, from the Dewar's Whisky distilling family. He died in 1930, more than ten years before Zappa's birth.
www.brainyquote.com/authors/thomas-dewar-quotes
Love this quote great band one of my favorites
Shaking hands with your fans as a guitarist… during your guitar solo! Only a man as legendary as Frank Zappa could pull this off!
He could do it because his playing was so crap it didn't make a difference
@@kenfryer2090 you clearly haven’t heard this song played with serious intent.
And yes, what Frank was doing here wasnt serious, Frank got a drunk dude on the stage to sing his song. It’s all just fun, as concerts should be.
Buckethead lets you play his killswitch live.
CHINGONAZO bigotón 🎸🔥.
@@spingebill8551 stop making shit up. "The drunk dude" wasn't drunk. It was his personal security guard.
@ 1:35 stops to pick up a roll of paper and throw it back at the crowd, and proceeds with the most kick as solo of the universe. Thanks Frank Zappa for your music.
I wonder where that roll of paper is at now.
@@youriami9411 timeless question
Great throw too
Exactly!! ❤
And thanks Frank for the paper
2:05 He kept the solo going with one hand while doling out high-fives and handshakes to a bunch of people in the crowd with his other hand!
Thats easy to do when your guitar solos aren't pre made and practiced pieces.
Very Mick Ronson.
Anytime I see this I can't help think Tom Morellos style is based on Frank
Ok someone explain to me how on Rolling Stones list of greatest guitarists frank is number 40 something yet Kurt cobain is number 12...
+Nicholas H Because Rolling Stone has to lean more towards mainstream. If they didn't put mainstream guys way up on the list, in this case Kurt Cobain, then people world complain and they'd get a bunch of shit for it. Frank Zappa, in my opinion should at least be in the top ten, I mean if you watched the video then you definitely know how talented he is. Alas, mainstream guys still hang around in the top 10 after being pampered for years while the true masters of the art are left in negative space.
For me he's, without any doubt, no. 1 in the world.
+Nicholas H simple. music industry is satanic entertainement, if you do not promot satanisme you're not in the charts. point. next topic.
+Nicholas H
"Rolling Stone"'s lists look suspiciously "fixed" to me.
+Nicholas H RS never put FZ on its cover
...and some people in the front row have not washed their hands since 1977!
+shred5 I wood not
Well yeah they're hippies, they haven't washed anything since 1977
it's corona time baby!
@@jendim12 Frank Zappa can cure corona lol
This has not aged well
1:20 when you hear Frank slide into the main riff you know shit’s about to get real.
noticed the same thing
Frank's SG straight up gobbled that stratocaster
he got a ton of stage volume there..
It's like him cocking a machine gun
Shit ugly zappa changed the music World of boring assholes 🤣
When i was a teenager, this solo and Frank generally got me through some shitty times. Still 100% my hero at 45. Nobody even comes close.
Same to me. მეც ეგრე
He’s getting me through some tuff times now 😩
Fucking right kid! I'm 62 and my neighbors listen to Frank Zappa everyday.............................................BECAUSE THEY FUCKING HAVE TO!😉👌✌😈
@@iamkarma20 didn’t know my dad had a TH-cam account
@@torsonsteinke6685 😊 Tell your mom I said hi and I'm sorry that I only was a muffin!😉👍😈😆
“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.”
"If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library."
- Zappa
Where did he say the first quote?
@@ShadyRonin no clue I saw the quote on the Internet once
Well that's about the some of it
Yeah, pretty much my experience... Laid a lot in college, but the books have stood me better in stead over the many years. Though I can't say I necessarily regret the college years...
Whether if it's real or not, who knows but it's still one of the more inspirational things I've heard in a long time.@@ShadyRonin
« I may not be the best guitarist but I am the most dangerous » -FZ
hes full of love for music and you can hear that in every of zappas songs but especially in the live versions . he was a god and will stay with us !
Oh he's the best alright.
it's not how big it is, it's how you use it..
M.A.G.A Brother
@@midnightrunner684 tRUMPS going to jail.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:34 Coolest thing i've ever seen in rock n roll.You have keith richards with his low slung guitar swagger,pete townshend with his guitar smashing,kiss with their makeup theatrics,jimmy page with his dragon suit and his gibson eds1275 double neck and then you have Frank fucking Zappa throwing a fucking toilet paper roll into the audience and then immediately launching into a mindblowing solo!
that's a man
Don't forget continuing that solo while shaking hands with the crowd
Zappa was the Grand Wizard of lead guitar. No equal. Only Page and Beck had a glimmer of Zappas creativity and guitar mastery
A friendly and beautiful dude with mind blowing guitar skills and a great sense of humour, lacking in most rock gods, even the ones I like. He was one of a kind 💔🖤💙
You left out GG Allin smearing sh++ all over himself
you don't often see someone shaking hands while in the middle of a solo lol thats just how great he was as a guitarist
How to play elecric guitar
Sorry ELECTRIC
Show off
it was just a little hammer on riff . please.
Lot of bum notes going on in this performance. I love the song but man you can hear lots of missed notes.
Belew is killing it, then zappa comes in and slays with that unmistakable tone!
490’s.
Best guitar riff I've heard. So heavy and badass. Rest in Power, Frank Zappa
30 years ago today
❤
Wait there was a riff??
Oh you mean the vocal melody played on guitar?
@@BWater-yq3jx Which is also the riff. The vocal melody is the riff.
Adrian Belew is a god tier guitarist himself, him and Zappa together is something else.
My friend August Becker passed yesterday, he loved Frank Zappa, he was a good guy, he will be missed
His name sounds legendary.August Becker.he lives on through you to me I will mention him to my girl. Anything to give me a glimpse at his soul? His name says his parents were cool as shit.
May he RIP. 🫂🫂🫂
First time hearing Zappa, and I’m mind blown. 90’s girl here… how come I’m just learning about this dude??
It’s a full and wonderful journey.
Check out the songs ,”Inca Roads”, “watermelon and Easter Hay”,and “Black
Napkins”🎼💫
It's coz you're Murican. Blame the school system.
And the radio.
Elsewhere you can hear Zappa on the radio.
Sorella,sei nella strada giusta 🖤🇮🇹
No one’s making money off him these days
There's still salvation for you! 😊
this is one of the kickassiest solos, that you will ever witness.! Appréciation to anyone, who is appreciating
Here we are, over 40 years later, and this planet still hasn’t seen his equal.
M S Would you consider Les Claypool?
John Potter Hmmm... I think I have to, now that you nominated him. I’m not sure that he’s in the same league as a composer - I’d have to see him live. Can Les play guitar (not bass)? Can he play other instruments as well?
Not even close
AHEM.. One name; Buckethead.
NO ONE could ever equal Frank. NO ONE.
everytime I hear franks solo It feels like ecstasy.
Yessss
Jennifer it is ecstasy 😁 stay cool greetings from Holland
Everytime I feel ecstasy it sounds like Frank's solo
@@strangelalansbury5028 Frank is drugs. The longer you listen to Frank, the higher you get. The more ecstasy you get in your head. Greetings from Holland
Goodnight Austin Texas wherever you are!
The riff other riffs want to be when they grow up.
You're right it's one hell of a riff, and when Zappa plays the riff along with the rest of the band its damn apocalyptic
The Prince of Riffs: The Muffin...
The muffin other riffs wants to be
Sounds like a Sabbath riff to me, was this song before them or something?
@@thesoftparade435 Not really, and Zappa was actually a sabbath fan, as he used to say supernaut was his favorite song/riff ever, which was released couple years earlier than this.
My neighbors loved this set so much! They threw a brick into my window so they could hear it better
📢 🧱 🪟 🎶🎶🎶💃🕺🏼
Ahaha ✌️
😂 good one
That’s tremendous ahahahahahaha
Dude it is the start of my day. You got me laughing. Thank you for the laugh. Humor belongs in music.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
love how Adrian Belew shreds into Zappa shredding
The Shredtroduction
I listen to Frank's music everyday. It took me decades to delve into his massive catalogue of music. Albums that were hard to approach when I was a teenager absolutely blow me away now. I couldn't approach Burnt Weeney Sandwich then but now it's my favorite. Frank is my Elvis. My Beethoven! No artist in the twentieth century comes even close. Frank is the modern composer that refuses to die. Steve Mertens. F'ville NY.
+Steve Mertens I used to attend FZ's music at the Capital Theater in Passaic New Jersey. Zappa's music was all over N.J. back in the 1970's. From 1971 until about 1983 FZ played the Capital. The world has changed since then and it is rare to find a concert today that isn't planned and controlled by censors and time limitations !
+Steve Mertens respect , love, music is the best.
I heard Frank frequently had to have his stomach pumped after his concerts. It is said, he would go into an oral fixation and disorder for penis's and sperm !
+Poy Ester You're KIDDING ME ?????
Agreed. Frank was definitely one of a kind. He championed the arts and dared to be different. We could really do with someone like him now.
Frank playing with one hand while shaking hands with a bunch of fans is so bad ass! He knew how much his fans love him.
Pure ❤
a true rock star. Frank Zappa did it all, every genre of music covered expertly, originally. loud, snarky, atmospheric, obnoxious, lyrical, melodious, and dangerous all at once. love it
Again we see music causing BIG TROUBLE
He is more than a 'rock star' he was a composer of extraordinary magnitude.
His guitar playing gave you goosebumps, still does
Shaking hands with the audience mid-solo, what an awesome guy.
2:00 Performing a solo that even the best guitar players can only dream of, and he has the gesture of shaking hands with audience. While playing. GOD.
He isn't playing all of it, but yes.
Your avatar looks like you're part of a Native American galactic empire.
@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control In fact is a very old and universal symbol, usually attached to solar meaning. Can be found under "seed of life", or something, but In Spain it's usually called 'hexafolia'.
@@mator2339 Outside of the main riff which is still going a little lower in the mix while Frank does his solo which part is he not playing?
@@JustinBlazzzee Sure looks like he's playing the solo all himself to me just hammering the neck with one hand while shaking hands with the audience with the other.
You just know that Frank acquired some ultra high-tech equipment to record this back in '77 to make sure people in the future could appreciate this badassery.
Words can't describe Zappa! He was so far ahead of his time. He definitely laid the groundwork for many musicians today.
were so privileged to even listen to this legend. hungry freaks
I would say he constructed the entire edifice.
@S Prince was about as close as we'd get. Those two guys lived a d breathed music. Now you have production teams with 10 people to write one pop song with that same Latin drum pattern. Luckily if you don't listen to mainstream there is still great music being made.
Nah the beatles did that pal
Lenny
I always love that moment when Frank's guitar joins the party. Always louder... always more full... just amazing.
I've never really appreciated much of Zappa's music. After seeing him being so open with the crowd, building that energy with that great band, then rocking the fuck out of that guitar- I truly have a new respect for his art. I know there's a lot more that I'll like...so stoney.
Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1977...Frank ends the show with Muffin Man. The riff steam-rollered out from the stage, the power, the waves of monstrous intent, a magical moment that is still resonant within me
Ah. You were the too!
A great evening
@@christopherlawley1842 Yep, saw Frank twice at the HO in the 70s. What show did he get the punk up on stage to dance?
Palladium 77 .. i was very fortunate to be at this show ... RIP FRANK
Oh man..i just want to hug you..maybe I could steal some molecules of Frank's eternity :)
I saw him on the Them or Us tour here in Vancouver.
lucky bastard!!!! i envy you
Me toooooo...😭😭😭😜🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Wow. You were there. How sic is that. This video is the epitome of 70s cool.
Before my dad died, he only wanna hear zappa.
He showed me frank zappas music and he showed me his favoritemusic as he was in my age, i understand him..
Frank Zappa is a fkn legend.
And if i will get again a father, i will show my children this music.
It was a religious moment and this will never end, everytime i hear zappa, i remember in this.
ROCKMUSIC WILL NEVER DIE!!!!
I was moved by your comment!
After years and years of listening to this masterpiece practically every day.. I remembered today while I was listening to it that I have to mention here how good this song and frank zappa are.
One of the greatest and most talented songwriters of all time! Thank you Frank for your work.
Saw him in concert in Milwaukee - second row center seats - changed my life.
Nobody played like frank. Not because he was a virtuoso - he had fingers made wood, ya know. But his mind worked THE SPEED OF LIGHT. He was perhaps the most important composer of the 20th century. He had the heart of a lion, the guts of a wild boar, the head of an Einstein, and most of all, he was the FUNNIEST MAN ALIVE OR DEAD!,
Amen !
+Any Rebel thank you for that. r.t. IS a great piece.
I think he was a virtuoso, a virtuoso composer, the virtuoso is not just play fast how many people think... Brouwer once said "there is no music so fast that cant be played or so slow that cant be emotional" or something like that XD
This is the best tribute to FZ.Thanks
Amen!
The coolest person ever.
. . .
The way Frank plays here, he was on an elevated plain. The music just flowed out of him. A master at work.
I wish zappa did more songs like this. One of the most powerful songs on guitar for me
He did a few, sexual harassment in the work place, black napkins. Zappa loved soloing and let his band do the rest.
i like how real he was his interactions with the audiences and the way he always shouts his people out! he truly enjoyed his craft and it shows
Zappa killin it =) Doesn't miss a note as he shakes his fans hands crazy skills!
OK, that's definitely the Zappa video to show neophytes and non-believers.
also non boomers
Im 40 just seeing this first time. It is beautiful. Thank you
Frank Zappa knew the language that speaks to the soul...moved to tears😭
Music, the only religion that delivers the goods ~ Frank Zappa
@@KnEpH131 Yesssss !!!!
Did anyone notice that it s 1977 and FZ wearing a transmitter pack for the guitar signal. State of the art as usual.
Adrian Belew showing his guitar god chops
In my opinion, outside of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa was the greatest guitarists that has ever lived. I miss Frank! R.I.P.
Zappa and Hendrix were friends, and probably inspired each other in some way. Zappa taught Hendrix to use Wah-Wah.
@@unimobunka That's right... Dude, Even The Beatles stopped one tour to watch Zappa's concert because they wanna learn "a few stuffs".. I think the world still isn't prepare to know his works.
Sorry but there is no comparison IMHO Frank Zappa is the king!
Ya turns out howlin wolf learned the blues from this kid from the north east!!! All hail shirtless attention craving pompous dbags!!!!
Amen to that my friend Fred 🙏 totally agree legend. 👍
Frank is brilliant and Adrian just knows how to make a guitar scream in a beautiful way. They work so well together.
Too bad "Captain Tom" came along and ruined it LOL!!!
Adrian is also brilliant 0.55
@@Will-Max Sounding like an air-raid siren.
The dude who sings the early bit is John Smothers, Zappa's bodyguard.
He was also "Bald Headed John - King of the Plookers" on Joes garage
i thought it was joey psychotic
...who we used to refer to as “The Muffin Man.”
Frank Zappa @ 1:31 --- Sees toilet paper, playfully tosses it back while transitioning into a solo.
Axl Rose @ 1:31 --- Show is cancelled. Tour is cancelled. Guns n' Roses is cancelled. Life is cancelled. Universe is cancelled.
Axl Rose:
Jumps righf into crowd to beat the shit out of some random dude
and shaking hands in middle of solo and not missing a beat
In the context of the toilet paper, the difference is that Frank was The Shit, while Axl was just shitty.
That's soo true. Total cry baby Axl was and probably still is.
Robert Fripp: Loudly complains about taking photos not being allowed in an announcement prior to the show. PUTS THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT SEVERAL INTERVALS IN THE LIVE ALBUM
This is the best live performance I've ever seen.
Hard to argue with that
Fuck yeah, Easily 👌 and im just seeing this now, i can't stop playing it.. Iu don't feel this in your soul, you don't have one..
The way that sg just explodes. I really have never heard anything like it.
Я, безусловно в восторге от таланта Френка! Считаю, что культура должна быть вне политики! Всех почитателей Frank Zappa обнимаю!) Иванов Валерий, рожденный в СССР.
Френк-легенда🤘🏻
The film's colors are beautiful. It's a precious document about true rock'n roll in U.S. There's not so much.
Love the way Zappa just takes over from Adrian Belew and shares a brilliant moment with the crowd. That’s what it’s about !
Belew being an amazingly good guitarist himself working with King Crimson, Bowie, Talking Heads, Cyndi Lauper and many more.
Adrian Belew's intro for the solo is so damn good here, It feels so damn heavy, raw and powerful. And Zappa is Zappa, even Steve Vai has said that he once saw Zappa playin the guitar like no one he has ever seen, and that's Vai saying it.
It's those 16th/32nd second trilled notes he throws in there between stanzas that really defines his technique. Love it.
But he sounds flat.
Amen to that
You should check out the live version of black napkins (1977 Halloween New York palladium of course), in my opinion it's better than the studio version by far and also a lot better than even this performance.
Vai was over technical, I imagine. Can't say I listened to him.
Frank Zappa was on 🔥 here, just straight killin' it! I don't know how his guitar didn't burst into flames from his pure dangerous soulful playing.
Those were the days when human physical contact wasn't taboo and toilet roll could be wasted!
This is the ULTIMATE jam song, just play the same simple riff over and over again for hours and it never gets boring
Frank makes the guitar come alive frank lives the life of a great guitarist Frank's music lives on!
1:33 tossing the TP and still coming in right on time for the solo was a pure rock star move.
Always excellent guitar players about , but Frank was totally unique, and the first to get away with playing 15 minutes solo's, and people not falling asleep. Nice one Frank.
+Kelvin Wilson
so true...
the world's greatest:
guitar riff
guitar solo
lyrics
interaction with fans
security participation
toilet paper throwing
Zebulon Dudora ...ah the toilet paper throwing... much simpler times
Zappa is a genius, but my question is; who the fuck brings toilet paper to a gig?!
@@superawesomeboy It came from the audience. Like beach balls.
@@superawesomeboy people before the toilet paper wars of 2020.
That toss was clean
That solo brings tears to my eyes literally
Mind blowing... I have tears and shivers... wow, just wow. have loved Muffin Man for years, every since Bongo Fury came out... but THIS performance even better... so damn good!!!
I just love when Frank’s guitar kicks in!
Frank zappa is like the shred version of gilmour. The emotion and the aroma packed in aat correct proportions. Dayum
I see that! Thanks for sharing. Great analogy.
Those are my two favs. They have the same emotion and soul but in different styles.
Frank Zappa never really caught on in my little Texas cowtown when I was a teen . I’m 60 yrs old now and hearing for the first time ! Wow ! Just wow 😳!
Holy shit he was on fire !
Frank’s body is just OH my God I feel all tingly inside…His chest, his beautiful arms playing guitar with such passion…WOW…
I can take you somewhere that doesn’t smell like this
Zappa will eventually become a new Bach. Misunderstood in his own time, then rediscovered centuries later as a game changer of music.
It won't take a couple of centuries, or even one. His music is already being taught in more music schools/institutions around the world than any other "rock" artist.
@@yztrewq true, Zappa is well known in the rock world, at least for those fans of prog/experimental stuff, Zappa is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century in my opinion, such a brilliant mind
Yeah I wouldn't bet on that. A very small lot of..... special people root and cheer for his work. It's hard to believe it even exists. I really thought he was gonna be some amazing artist when I heard about him in the early 90's, even earlier actually. When I first heard it I thought it was a prank or something. I really thought someone was playing a joke on me. I only knew one person who really raved about him and that guy was a complete bird. A total loser former co-worker.
@@carlo_cali ,Hmmm okay. what kind of music do you like? And...why exactly are you here? LOL, you're cute, kid!
@@carlo_cali I think Zappa is not an accessible artist, but if you like his stuff, you’ll be hooked by all of the music he offered, it’s true some albums are really weird and not good like thing fish, but there’s few Zappa albums that I think aren’t good, pretty much all of his albums are good in a way or another
I like how he's playing God-like and shaking hands. Man!
Was at this show!
tell us about how it was
So lucky !!!!
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tell us!!
One of the greatest musicians, showmen, guitarists and lyricists of all time! Rock on FZ where ever you are, you will always be missed.
dude sings about muffins then launches into one of the hottest guitar solos I have ever heard. legendary stuff
E verdade
Exactly
I love how he just casually picks up that roll of toilet paper and hucks it in the crowd mid solo
Am I the only who thinks Adrian Belew absolutely killed it at the beginning ?
He is still killing it at shows man
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Frank only picked the best.... musicians who were willing to be pushed beyond their "comfort zones". Adrian is a god....
... but nor a vengeful god..... a god with a sense of humor & absurdity... like Frank
Think of FZ being the Jedi Master and AB as the devoted Padawan, ready to spread the dark arts of guitarorism.
Hence, all these gigs with Bowie, Talking Heads, Blondie, KC...
One of the great guitarists of all time. Anyone who doubts this, just try and play along to a Zappa solo. Incredible talent, and one whose body of work is as influential as any.
the man was on fire. what a great musician
This is how I’ll always remember Frank Zappa!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
There never was before and never shall be since one as great as FRANK ZAPPA!!!!
“ Watermelon In Easter Hay” One of Zappa’s finest renditions on the guitar 🎸 straight from the heart and smooth , check it out
Pure genius. R.I.P. Frank Zappa - you are truly missed.
A musical genius.
Real handshakes. Some shreading. This is the band. Name by name. Class act
Ashamed I haven t thought about this genius for a few years
Zappa’s solo is the equivalence of an artist painting a masterpiece. Unreal talent.
Muffin man sounds brilliant after smoking hashish.
YUP!
Frank Zappa hated drugs
@@freedomring6364 But we love it. Happy day
@@freedomring6364 Frank Zappa also smoked tobacco.
@@raz0rcarich99 he hated drugs and never smoked hashish!
this is such a fuckin cool performance holy shit
you can literally feel the energy pouring through your screen here
Have not heard that in more than 20 yrs God dam that sound the Gibson SJ so clean it definitely put me in a another dimension again
it's one of the thing I remembered most, Frank's guitar sounded bigger than the whole band...huge stereo field ..crazy
I thank my father for introducing me to Franks talented style of music. So glad to be an 80s child with great taste in real music.
That’s why I’ve always loved Zappa look at the power in this show the way he blisters on the guitar and the way he interacts with the crowd they love him this was the magic of Zappa the Zappa that Not enough people knew about Dammit he was awesome
What an absolute epic monster solo.Even more incredible is that its only one of thousands. I am forever blown away.
That solo tho. KING
This is the most epic musical moment ever recorded
Agreed
26 years old and I just discovered my brain.
happens .
Nobody could make a guitar speak , as good as the mighty zappa .
Anybody here nov 2019?
Bring it back