We still don't know what's going on with the sound. There's no issues when we listen, but we play it back it sounds off. If this continues, we may have to redo our whole setup.
i just saw your comment, i notice the music sounds like there's a phase shifter on it when you play a vid. Could it be your wiring is out of phase? Check your settings and reverse the phase of either your left or right channel.
Everyone who calls himself a true Zappa-ite/freak/head owns the CD/LP, so no worries. It's probably protected by the Zappa Family Trust. Imagine Ahmet Zappa sitting there all day hitting that flanger stomp box he stole from Dweezil.
I remember hearing only a couple of Zappa songs on the radio. Yellow Snow and i think Camarillo Brillo, from Overnite Sensation. Yellow Snow was actually played on AM radio.
Listen to the Original Trouble Coming Everyday, Freak Out !!!! 1966 At the time, as a 12 year old “White Boy” the line: I’m Not Black, But there’s a whole lot of times I wish I could say I’m Not White !!! That Line MADE ME CRY !!!
“ Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?” Remarkably, Zappa singing in Camarillo Brillo, “ Overnight Sensation “ LP, asked a similar question: “ Is that a Mexican Poncho or a Sears poncho?”
If you really want see how Zappa progressed from the beginning listen to his first Mothers Of Invention album from, if memory serves, 1966, when I was 11 years old, Freak Out!!. Even at 11 I was instantly transformed into a dedicated follower of a true musical master.
Great! isn't it? You should've seen it live.. So outrageous! Love this guy! Great band too! Frank Zappa Rapped before Rap was even thought of.. Don't you agree? Pure Genius 🎶🔮🎶
My gosh, you got it! This tune is so visual. It’s a cartoon for your ears. Mean ass guitar solo. He was just in a league of his own. Great review and insight. 🙏😎👍♥️
1. At times (e.g in a tv interview and at some of the '73 Australian gigs), Frank said this song was about Maharaj Ji - the archetypal dubious guru who "manages to come through customs unmolested despite having an entire jewellery store attached to his body". Years later he started dedicating it to Sri Chinmoy, though. 2. The song actually debuted on the late 1973 Petite Wazoo Tour and was almost two years old by the time this album came out. There are some long versions from '73 and early '74 with multiple solos (Frank, George and whoever).
Lots of cool conceptual continuity and other lore swirling through the many live versions of this one - the poncho of course. "you could make more money as a butcher" - that trade changed many times through the years. the grand wazoo reference. so fun.
The Great reaction continues… it’s such fun as you continue through this album. I’m looking forward to watching you do the 2nd side. From a 72 year old fart from Cape Town SA, who bought this album when it came out and still cherishes it.👍
Musically one of his fairly straight forward songs. Coming up on side 2 is Uncle Remus which is the most "normal song" he has ever done, and it is hilarious.
Great reaction to another of my favorite Zappa songs. A quote by Frank Zappa that I always seem to think of when I listen to his music: “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” I like to think Frank approached many things in life that way but especially his music. His fearlessness to write whatever he wanted, no matter how strange or bizarre it may seem to others, was one of the thing I really admire about him.
Well, you also have to consider where he graduated High school. Lancaster, California in the Antelope Valley, about 60 miles and a mountain range from the San Fernando Valley, in 1958. When we moved to the area in 1971, Lancaster had about maybe 15k residents. Aside from those working at Edwards AFB and USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, it was largely agricultural. Aside from the tiny bowling alley, tiny one screen theater, and drive ins, there wasn't a whole lot to do besides rat stomping in the desert at night.
Great reaction guys!If you ever want to really see Frank's intellect, watch some interviews with the guy. He really was a brilliant man and social critic who had amassed huge amounts of information in his head long before people had access to the internet and other media bombardments. I wish he were around for what we are experiencing in society now.
I even had a ZAPPA FOR PRESIDENT bumper sticker for a while, he did a lot of stuff that you find out about as you go along - it's always something with Frank...
You know, I’ve been listening to Zappa for 40 years and I’ve heard this song many many many times and somehow I never equated Cosmic Debris to bullshit. My mind is blown! 😂😂😂
To you guys Frank is new and fresh. As an intense consumer of his music I appreciate your willingness to learn the language of Frank, whereas many people of today’s generation can’t quite approach its “statistical density.” Love your reviews. Keep it up.
Having grown up 'with the real sears catalog' Frank helped me understand that the world was not the way I WAS TAUGHT! God Bless you both for bringing this forward!
LOL great reaction. I enjoyed watching Dan try to catch those accents in the chorus haha Spot on about the meaning/relevance to the time which was awash in all sorts of new age mysticism. I mean, some of that stuff is pretty cool but we need guys like Zappa to knock em down a peg or two ;)
You can hear an earlier version of this song on "The Roxy Performances (live), a multiple CD collection of 4 concerts and additional content that the "Roxy and Elsewhere" album was compiled from. You already listened to "Village of the Sun/Echidna's Arf/Do you ever wash that thing?"... One of the first recordings of "Cosmic Debris" is on track 2 of disk 1 and is more of a slow blues tempo. The nice thing about Alex Winter's Zappa documentary is they raised enough money to start preserving/remastering a lot of Zappa's Vault, mostly the live content Frank recorded (almost everything he did). When Rhino records released the first CDs most of the content was remastered... Many consider those recordings inferior to the original vinyl. They have remastered those to original so you can get both versions now. I love listening to multiple versions of the same song to hear the differences in style, Instrumentation and Band personnel over time. Sometimes you can catch versions of a song with completely different lyrics and even an instrumental version.
Might have been said before, but wanted to let you know the female backup singers are the Ike-ettes, including Tina Turner. This album was recorded in Ike Turner's studio.
Common guys who yall Jivan with your cosmic debris? Lol..one of the funniest lyrics I've ever heard in a song! Lol.awesome! By the way your both right with your analysis.
@@SightAfterDark Here you go th-cam.com/video/HYmf1qLMVxk/w-d-xo.html Zappa on the Steve Allen Show in 1963 - very young, very avant-garde, totally Zappa.
Nice. This is the song that first turned me onto Frank. The lyrics got me to start with then that Dirty guitar solo just drew me right in. It was on a Zappa mix tape that a guy I worked with had given me back in 1985. When he gave it to me I had listened to a couple of songs, didn’t get all of the chopping and changing and put it away for about 6 months. One Sunday I was bored and looking for something different to listen to so I put it on an let it play through. Cosmic Debris got me, then San Berdino, then Pojama people and then Doreen. The rest is history. It has become the biggest addiction of my life. I completely missed the Grunge thing in the 90’s just chasing down and listening to Frank’s music. Still doing it Today. Just can’t seem to kick the habit. The next two songs on the album need to be played together. They don’t have the same impact being played separately., then the last two are stand alone. Hope you don’t think that’s just a Zappaite trying to get another song out of you. Keep up the good work 👍 Andrew.
Godley & Creme, the Moody Blues, Madness, Raymond Scott, Carl Stone, Fats Waller, Tears for Fears, The Bonzo Dog Band, Jethro Tull, Early Brian Eno, The Specials,
I think the word you were looking for is Zappaesque you know I think there's also a reference to a poncho and another song Maybe on the Same album maybe it's Camarillo Brillo
Me encanta veros reír en vuestra reacción. Quién fue capaz, quién lo es, de hacer gran música popular y adelantada a su tiempo y a la vez hacer reir? Zappa Master.
Well it's not just all B.S., it's a particular genre of B.S., new-age claptrap (as at least someone else has said). Which is why you have that yelpy "but I have a crystal ball!" in the middle of it all. You'll get to Camarillo Brillo, which is more about a, an... um... a *relationship* with a lady who is into newage, rather than someone who is trying to sell it to him more literally.
I was in High School in the mid 70s when this album came out. In English class, we had to write an essay (can't remember the subject) but I punctuated ever last line with a little diagram (just like Frank's little musical flourishes after each line.) My teacher asked me what was going on and all I said was "Frank Zappa, Miss." My class mates knew exactly what I was talking about but the teacher had no idea.
About the sound. I'm hearing what could be in-laptop fan or perhaps room ceiling fan noise, with a lighting hum? 60 Hz? Or, muted AirCon? Assume this is coming via the reaction audio, not the played media stream. Suggest using a decent mic and preamp isolated / distant from the recording system and connecting via screened cable. Q: is this a laptop + external mic? If so, the built-in mic on the laptop might be active (i.e. 2 listening @ once). If the audio-in chain looks good, there may be a ground hum loop going on. To fix that either star all grounds to 1 good point OR isolate everything. If using a mains PC, switch to a laptop and run it on batteries while recording - disconnected from wall power and other powered stuff. The earpods. Clearly a splitter being used; how is that powered & earthed? Taking out whatever you guys use might fix it (easy to test too). Try going passive i.e. resistor network as a Y-split to each earpod - this will drop volume but will need no powered electronics hence no loops can be introduced. Or, power the existing splitter by batteries, not a wall wart. What else? Again... if a laptop, try a different charger esp. an expensive one. Might be an issue in that. Tho running / recording on batteries would help. These may not help if the interference is magnetic fields inducing stuff in the ear and mic cables - at that point all bets off. Might need to use a different location. As you are in the music industry, expect you can find a sound guy.... I can help no more, too far away! All the best ! :)
Thanks for all your help! A few days ago the audio setup we used wasn’t an option on the computer, so we had to create a new one in OBS. We’re thinking something is setup incorrectly there because these problems have only occurred since then. We will figure it out!
Once I was (while my training as a child educator) in an exhibition for outstanding things in relation to this training in Dortmund/Germany, and their they sold STONES, ordinary stones, with the description: "This there on the left is a FEMALE stone and that there on the right side is a MALE stone!" THAT'S Cosmic-Debris-Guys and women...
The classic "Snake oil" salesman (strictly from commercial), Hope you carry on with this album .. looking forward to Uncle Remus .. one of my favourites. Check out "Oh no" (I don't believe it) from the album "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" a song (if I'm correct) about John Lennon's unrealistic view of the world. Great reaction as always.
Thing fish if u can handle it..Haha It's "Concept Album". Been rocking it past month or so when I grabbed some old discs for the car..A Gem just havta listen to it a few times to get it...
Hawkwind - Black Corridor/Space Is Deep Hawkwind - Seven by Seven (Live) (2007 Remaster) Hawkwind - Space Symphony Hawkwind - A Minor Jam Session Hawkwind - Spiral Galaxy 28948 Hawkwind - Adjust Me Hawkwind - Fable of a Failed Race Hawkwind - Space Chase Hawkwind - Levitation
Many musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the band since their inception. Notable musicians who have performed in Hawkwind include Lemmy, Ginger Baker, Robert Calvert, Nik Turner and Huw Lloyd-Langton.
I posted earlier about a source of FZ vinyl albums. Here it is: store.zappa.com/by-band/frank-zappa-store-1019/frank-zappa-media/frank-zappa-vinyl.html
You also need to listen to: Yes, The Byrds, Captain Beefheart, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Beat, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, X-Ray Specs, 10CC. Amongst others, I've loads more suggestions if needs be.
Great choice, but there's been something really strange about the sound on the last couple of Zappa videos. However great reaction as usual, and most of your observations are spot on, as always
@@SightAfterDark it is just the Apostrophe' songs that have sounded strange, are you using the recordings available on Zappa's TH-cam channel? Just wondering.
We’ve been using the links provided by patrons, but it doesn’t sound like that when we listen. It’s gotta be something with our recording. We’ll figure it out
@@davidbonner4556 Wow! Never really looked at the vinyl page before, I remember buying the original masters boxed set when it came out for maybe $75, now they want 300? But my true prizes are original MGM Verve pressings of his first two albums, Freak Out! and Absolutely Free that I found in a used record shop back in my college days, I think I paid ten bucks for the pair! Thanks for triggering those memories!
1. Sound in Germany is already OK... :o) (Serious: this is from 9. of August, and it is more comfortable than your first experience... ("Yellow Snow")) - I mean BETTER - but perhaps the distance between Germany and the U.S. may be a heavenly factor?! I'm trying to be a little funny at myself... :o) 2. Especially to Dan: I tould you, that Zappa's music is a movie to your brain... NO: INTO your BRAIN (directly!) - and his deep VOICE goes directly into your EARS - and watches there like a guard above the movie, going on in your brain (so nothing else can disturb YOUR BRAIN while watching)... - OMG, it seems to me becoming a cheap philosopher, sorry...
We still don't know what's going on with the sound. There's no issues when we listen, but we play it back it sounds off. If this continues, we may have to redo our whole setup.
i just saw your comment, i notice the music sounds like there's a phase shifter on it when you play a vid. Could it be your wiring is out of phase? Check your settings and reverse the phase of either your left or right channel.
You are first ones that realy dont understand but by that realy understand....then
Everyone who calls himself a true Zappa-ite/freak/head owns the CD/LP, so no worries. It's probably protected by the Zappa Family Trust. Imagine Ahmet Zappa sitting there all day hitting that flanger stomp box he stole from Dweezil.
Thanks mark!
@@stevedotwood Hahaha..bullseye!
"The price of meat has just gone up, and your old lady has just gone down." Classic Zappa burn!
I wonder if that has something to do with the butcher ?
I remember hearing only a couple of Zappa songs on the radio. Yellow Snow and i think Camarillo Brillo, from Overnite Sensation. Yellow Snow was actually played on AM radio.
One of the best guitar solo of all times
That's Tina Turner you hear singing background vocals.
And the Ikettes
@StevenMichals0812 Recorded in Ike's Studio, Ike dictated the whole scenario for Tina and the Ikettes. Right down to how much they got paid.
Doing whole Zappa's albums? Best idea of the year!
Shoutout to the Patrons for voting for this album!
Miss ya frank
We're In It For The Money - the original version 1st side.
First Zappa album I got as a young teen in the mid 70s. Love it!
\Same
Mee too!
Same la
One of my favorites. ..
“I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.”
― Frank Zappa
more Zappa!!!!!!
1. don't stop
2. keep going
He’s the greatest 🙂
ENDLICH! (Seriously!) MUSICIANS! People, who KNOWS, what they are talking about!!! THANK YOU!!!
"Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?" is one of my favorite song lyrics ever...
Real or fake...?
Listen to the Original Trouble Coming Everyday, Freak Out !!!! 1966
At the time, as a 12 year old “White Boy” the line: I’m Not Black, But there’s a whole lot of times I wish I could say I’m Not White !!! That Line MADE ME CRY !!!
“ Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?”
Remarkably, Zappa singing in Camarillo Brillo, “ Overnight Sensation “ LP, asked a similar question: “ Is that a Mexican Poncho or a Sears poncho?”
If you really want see how Zappa progressed from the beginning listen to his first Mothers Of Invention album from, if memory serves, 1966, when I was 11 years old, Freak Out!!. Even at 11 I was instantly transformed into a dedicated follower of a true musical master.
Thanks Neil!
Great! isn't it? You should've seen it live.. So outrageous! Love this guy! Great band too! Frank Zappa Rapped before Rap was even thought of.. Don't you agree? Pure Genius
🎶🔮🎶
Unquestionable Genius!
My gosh, you got it! This tune is so visual. It’s a cartoon for your ears. Mean ass guitar solo. He was just in a league of his own. Great review and insight. 🙏😎👍♥️
Thank you!
1. At times (e.g in a tv interview and at some of the '73 Australian gigs), Frank said this song was about Maharaj Ji - the archetypal dubious guru who "manages to come through customs unmolested despite having an entire jewellery store attached to his body". Years later he started dedicating it to Sri Chinmoy, though.
2. The song actually debuted on the late 1973 Petite Wazoo Tour and was almost two years old by the time this album came out. There are some long versions from '73 and early '74 with multiple solos (Frank, George and whoever).
off of the HOT RATS album is the classic "Peaches en Regalia " a must listen
Thanks!
Frank Zappa is a outstanding guitar player. You have seen him in concert. I witnessed a Zappa Concert back in the 70's. Quite an adventure.
He's amazing
The generosity of genius!
"Nothing to count, guitar solo, poke fun at the too-self-serious/comfortable...check, check, check!"
A Frank Freebie. ✌😘🎶🎸🔥💞
Lots of cool conceptual continuity and other lore swirling through the many live versions of this one - the poncho of course. "you could make more money as a butcher" - that trade changed many times through the years. the grand wazoo reference. so fun.
Just remember that the crux of the biscuit...is the apostrophe!
🙂
The Great reaction continues… it’s such fun as you continue through this album. I’m looking forward to watching you do the 2nd side. From a 72 year old fart from Cape Town SA, who bought this album when it came out and still cherishes it.👍
Glad you like the videos Basil!
Basil, yes- us old farts do cherish our vinyl.
Zaptastic!
Musically one of his fairly straight forward songs. Coming up on side 2 is Uncle Remus which is the most "normal song" he has ever done, and it is hilarious.
Most normal song? have you forgotten about the entire album cruising with Rueben and the jets, in particular the song anything !!!
Or Tears Began To Fall off of tbe Filmore Eat June '71 album.
This is certainly a favorite! Not to mention the whole album, which I’m glad your doing!
We’re glad too! 🙂
Great reaction to another of my favorite Zappa songs. A quote by Frank Zappa that I always seem to think of when I listen to his music:
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
I like to think Frank approached many things in life that way but especially his music. His fearlessness to write whatever he wanted, no matter how strange or bizarre it may seem to others, was one of the thing I really admire about him.
I also thought that that was one of the greatest pieces of wisdom that I picked up from Frank. I already knew it, but he put it into words.
A modern philosopher
Well, you also have to consider where he graduated High school. Lancaster, California in the Antelope Valley, about 60 miles and a mountain range from the San Fernando Valley, in 1958. When we moved to the area in 1971, Lancaster had about maybe 15k residents. Aside from those working at Edwards AFB and USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, it was largely agricultural. Aside from the tiny bowling alley, tiny one screen theater, and drive ins, there wasn't a whole lot to do besides rat stomping in the desert at night.
@@andyfletcher3561 Playing music, and eating chili and playing R&B songs on the jukebox.
Great reaction guys!If you ever want to really see Frank's intellect, watch some interviews with the guy. He really was a brilliant man and social critic who had amassed huge amounts of information in his head long before people had access to the internet and other media bombardments. I wish he were around for what we are experiencing in society now.
He was special
I even had a ZAPPA FOR PRESIDENT bumper sticker for a while, he did a lot of stuff that you find out about as you go along - it's always something with Frank...
You know, I’ve been listening to Zappa for 40 years and I’ve heard this song many many many times and somehow I never equated Cosmic Debris to bullshit. My mind is blown! 😂😂😂
HA! Thats awesome! Thanks for spending the time with us :)
To you guys Frank is new and fresh. As an intense consumer of his music I appreciate your willingness to learn the language of Frank, whereas many
people of today’s generation can’t quite approach its “statistical density.” Love your reviews. Keep it up.
Thanks David!
Having grown up 'with the real sears catalog' Frank helped me understand that the world was not the way I WAS TAUGHT! God Bless you both for bringing this forward!
❤️
LOL great reaction. I enjoyed watching Dan try to catch those accents in the chorus haha
Spot on about the meaning/relevance to the time which was awash in all sorts of new age mysticism. I mean, some of that stuff is pretty cool but we need guys like Zappa to knock em down a peg or two ;)
Yeah! Knock em down Frank!
Hell yeah!!! The one zappa song I know on guitar lol.. and one of my favorites. I can't wait till you guys get to the Flo and Eddie years
Excited to hear it!
One of the best extant videos of him/band is this song, can’t miss that.
I might be a fan of this album!
Lmao really??? Never would have guessed apostrophe65 😂
You can hear an earlier version of this song on "The Roxy Performances (live), a multiple CD collection of 4 concerts and additional content that the "Roxy and Elsewhere" album was compiled from. You already listened to "Village of the Sun/Echidna's Arf/Do you ever wash that thing?"... One of the first recordings of "Cosmic Debris" is on track 2 of disk 1 and is more of a slow blues tempo.
The nice thing about Alex Winter's Zappa documentary is they raised enough money to start preserving/remastering a lot of Zappa's Vault, mostly the live content Frank recorded (almost everything he did). When Rhino records released the first CDs most of the content was remastered... Many consider those recordings inferior to the original vinyl. They have remastered those to original so you can get both versions now. I love listening to multiple versions of the same song to hear the differences in style, Instrumentation and Band personnel over time. Sometimes you can catch versions of a song with completely different lyrics and even an instrumental version.
Thanks for the knowledge David!
If you like story telling, listen to Billy The Mountain.....from the Just Another Band From LA album. It's live too....
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho"?
Carry On!!
😁, great as usual.
Looking forward to side 2. Keep well
You too!
I am so looking forward for you to get to "Stinkfoot". ha ha
Soon! :)
Might have been said before, but wanted to let you know the female backup singers are the Ike-ettes, including Tina Turner. This album was recorded in Ike Turner's studio.
Nice!
You nailed it Dan - Look up Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (the one with The Beatles in India) Even The Beatles found out he wasn't entirely legit.
We’ve heard about him!
Zappa and the Ikettes again. They're on at least 4 or 5 songs over the course of several albums.
Yea, the sound was noticeably muffled.
We’re gonna figure it out! No idea why it ended up sounding like that
Common guys who yall Jivan with your cosmic debris? Lol..one of the funniest lyrics I've ever heard in a song! Lol.awesome! By the way your both right with your analysis.
Yeah!! Thanks Ron!
Sifa...I think the word you're looking for in this particular Zappa guitar solo is 'sleazy'...well it is to me anyway.
Another great reaction guys!
Exactly! Thanks for watching!
backing singer were Tina Turner and the Ikettes!!
The whole apostrophe album is great. Have you seen him playing on a bicycle. It might be his first TV appearance.
Lol no we haven’t seen that. Definitely gotta check it out!
@@SightAfterDark Here you go
th-cam.com/video/HYmf1qLMVxk/w-d-xo.html
Zappa on the Steve Allen Show in 1963 - very young, very avant-garde, totally Zappa.
Zappa’s music is fun to listen to. It’s meant to enjoy.
Nice.
This is the song that first turned me onto Frank. The lyrics got me to start with then that Dirty guitar solo just drew me right in. It was on a Zappa mix tape that a guy I worked with had given me back in 1985.
When he gave it to me I had listened to a couple of songs, didn’t get all of the chopping and changing and put it away for about 6 months. One Sunday I was bored and looking for something different to listen to so I put it on an let it play through.
Cosmic Debris got me, then San Berdino, then Pojama people and then Doreen.
The rest is history. It has become the biggest addiction of my life. I completely missed the Grunge thing in the 90’s just chasing down and listening to Frank’s music. Still doing it Today. Just can’t seem to kick the habit.
The next two songs on the album need to be played together. They don’t have the same impact being played separately., then the last two are stand alone.
Hope you don’t think that’s just a Zappaite trying to get another song out of you.
Keep up the good work 👍
Andrew.
Thanks Andrew!
What a hysteric reaction about of you all - around this chat!
YOU ARE ALL FANS OF THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA - SO WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW AND HERE???
Godley & Creme, the Moody Blues, Madness, Raymond Scott, Carl Stone, Fats Waller, Tears for Fears, The Bonzo Dog Band, Jethro Tull, Early Brian Eno, The Specials,
I think the word you were looking for is Zappaesque you know I think there's also a reference to a poncho and another song Maybe on the Same album maybe it's Camarillo Brillo
There is indeed a poncho in Camarillo Brillo -- though it's also left uncertain as to whether it's a real poncho or a Sears poncho.
Frank rips like a fiend ❤🎶❗
A real gas to do this one for karaoke!
FRANK ZAPPA IS THE BEST!!
Yessir!
For excerpts of all the songs that the Ikettes are on watch th-cam.com/video/CIW2KzxUusI/w-d-xo.html
you got it 100% correct.
Me encanta veros reír en vuestra reacción. Quién fue capaz, quién lo es, de hacer gran música popular y adelantada a su tiempo y a la vez hacer reir? Zappa Master.
I love that track.
Us too!
Sight After Dark you should Listen to Frank Zappa's 3 versions of ( Shut up and play your guitar ) to react to
Thanks!
The background vocals are by Tina Turner & The Ikettes
Well it's not just all B.S., it's a particular genre of B.S., new-age claptrap (as at least someone else has said). Which is why you have that yelpy "but I have a crystal ball!" in the middle of it all. You'll get to Camarillo Brillo, which is more about a, an... um... a *relationship* with a lady who is into newage, rather than someone who is trying to sell it to him more literally.
And of course the great Tina Turner and the Ikettes on background vocals
I was in High School in the mid 70s when this album came out. In English class, we had to write an essay (can't remember the subject) but I punctuated ever last line with a little diagram (just like Frank's little musical flourishes after each line.) My teacher asked me what was going on and all I said was "Frank Zappa, Miss." My class mates knew exactly what I was talking about but the teacher had no idea.
☺️nice
About the sound. I'm hearing what could be in-laptop fan or perhaps room ceiling fan noise, with a lighting hum? 60 Hz? Or, muted AirCon?
Assume this is coming via the reaction audio, not the played media stream. Suggest using a decent mic and preamp isolated / distant from the recording system and connecting via screened cable. Q: is this a laptop + external mic? If so, the built-in mic on the laptop might be active (i.e. 2 listening @ once).
If the audio-in chain looks good, there may be a ground hum loop going on. To fix that either star all grounds to 1 good point OR isolate everything. If using a mains PC, switch to a laptop and run it on batteries while recording - disconnected from wall power and other powered stuff.
The earpods. Clearly a splitter being used; how is that powered & earthed? Taking out whatever you guys use might fix it (easy to test too). Try going passive i.e. resistor network as a Y-split to each earpod - this will drop volume but will need no powered electronics hence no loops can be introduced. Or, power the existing splitter by batteries, not a wall wart.
What else? Again... if a laptop, try a different charger esp. an expensive one. Might be an issue in that. Tho running / recording on batteries would help.
These may not help if the interference is magnetic fields inducing stuff in the ear and mic cables - at that point all bets off. Might need to use a different location.
As you are in the music industry, expect you can find a sound guy.... I can help no more, too far away!
All the best ! :)
Thanks for all your help! A few days ago the audio setup we used wasn’t an option on the computer, so we had to create a new one in OBS. We’re thinking something is setup incorrectly there because these problems have only occurred since then. We will figure it out!
Once I was (while my training as a child educator) in an exhibition for outstanding things in relation to this training in Dortmund/Germany, and their they sold STONES, ordinary stones, with the description:
"This there on the left is a FEMALE stone and that there on the right side is a MALE stone!"
THAT'S Cosmic-Debris-Guys and women...
This old gent got the opportunity to see him twice while living in Montreal .
Awesome
The classic "Snake oil" salesman (strictly from commercial), Hope you carry on with this album .. looking forward to Uncle Remus .. one of my favourites. Check out "Oh no" (I don't believe it) from the album "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" a song (if I'm correct) about John Lennon's unrealistic view of the world. Great reaction as always.
Just “Oh No” ;)
@@dago87able yeah but .. you knew what I meant ... I'll edit my comment. Fantastic tune nonetheless ;)
@@masterofparsnips5327 Yeah I know what you meant, you were about to recite the whole lyrics XD. Gorgeous indeed, one of my favorite FZ melodies.
@@dago87able FZ (RIP) sorely missed. I wish he was here today to comment on the madness that is going on at the moment !!
Thank you!
“The price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down. “
😆
@@SightAfterDark And ?
The lovely and talented Tina Turner (Annie Mae Bullock) on back up vocals.
Thing fish if u can handle it..Haha It's "Concept Album". Been rocking it past month or so when I grabbed some old discs for the car..A Gem just havta listen to it a few times to get it...
@Sifa
It's the most loving video and music by Dan - isn't it?
Hawkwind - Black Corridor/Space Is Deep
Hawkwind - Seven by Seven (Live) (2007 Remaster)
Hawkwind - Space Symphony
Hawkwind - A Minor Jam Session
Hawkwind - Spiral Galaxy 28948
Hawkwind - Adjust Me
Hawkwind - Fable of a Failed Race
Hawkwind - Space Chase
Hawkwind - Levitation
Then Lemmy did Motorhead!
WTF!?!
@@Einnor084 HAWKWIND - Motorhead (1975) where he got the name
Many musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the band since their inception. Notable musicians who have performed in Hawkwind include Lemmy, Ginger Baker, Robert Calvert, Nik Turner and Huw Lloyd-Langton.
Loved it hahah. I’m back again. I commented on another video of yours and got a reply, since I’m still new to this channel. Are u guys a couple ? 💕
If I was Dan … lol
They are just band mates according to their first Q&A video
We’re bandmates :)
I posted earlier about a source of FZ vinyl albums. Here it is:
store.zappa.com/by-band/frank-zappa-store-1019/frank-zappa-media/frank-zappa-vinyl.html
Awesome! We may have to get one!
The mothers got a lot of mileage out of those xylophones
Spot on, Frank and the Hippies/ Hippy´s Nah! ....Freaks, all day, in fact Frank was the first person on Earth, to coin the phrase,
Freak out.
Guys, please check out the live version and react to it! 👌 You'd fuckin love it!
th-cam.com/video/ZbDbF1DONVE/w-d-xo.html
VERY fine, Dan!
Sisyphus by Coldblood and East Bay Grease by Tower of Power.
Nice
Shout out to Ike Turner for preventing Tina or the Ikettes from receiving a penny in royalties from this most excellent recording.
You also need to listen to: Yes, The Byrds, Captain Beefheart, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Beat, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, X-Ray Specs, 10CC.
Amongst others, I've loads more suggestions if needs be.
Thanks!
Great choice, but there's been something really strange about the sound on the last couple of Zappa videos. However great reaction as usual, and most of your observations are spot on, as always
We have no idea what's going on! Were trying to figure it out. Sorry about that
@@SightAfterDark no problem, just wasn't sure you were aware of it 👍🏼
@@SightAfterDark it is just the Apostrophe' songs that have sounded strange, are you using the recordings available on Zappa's TH-cam channel? Just wondering.
We’ve been using the links provided by patrons, but it doesn’t sound like that when we listen. It’s gotta be something with our recording. We’ll figure it out
The crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe.
There you go!
Zoot allures is also a great album, one of my frank favs!. You'll love it...its a way of life!. Look up Telefunken u47!..lol
Thanks!
Thanks!
I just got into Zappa, anyone knows why most albums aren't available on vinyl anymore?
There’s prob a few reasons
I think you can order original vinyl sets directly from the Zappa Family Trust. I'll check and post info here if they're still available.
@@davidbonner4556 Wow! Never really looked at the vinyl page before, I remember buying the original masters boxed set when it came out for maybe $75, now they want 300? But my true prizes are original MGM Verve pressings of his first two albums, Freak Out! and Absolutely Free that I found in a used record shop back in my college days, I think I paid ten bucks for the pair! Thanks for triggering those memories!
No way! THIS is No.4 OF THE GREAT FOUR (if you didn't rolled the dice!)
Pot of gold
Enuff said
somewhwere somehow
its the babie snakes
great goggelimogely
I wrapped a newspaper around my and made like I was G. Look up guru G.
Haaaahaaa its so good...
Same lp, stinkfoot
We’re doing the whole album, as votes on by our Patrons on Patreon!
the crux of the biscuit is the '
👂that’s right !
And Tina Tuner makes the best backup singer.
It’s about commercialism.
Very nice, I have it.
1. Sound in Germany is already OK... :o) (Serious: this is from 9. of August, and it is more comfortable than your first experience... ("Yellow Snow")) - I mean BETTER - but perhaps the distance between Germany and the U.S. may be a heavenly factor?!
I'm trying to be a little funny at myself... :o)
2. Especially to Dan: I tould you, that Zappa's music is a movie to your brain... NO: INTO your BRAIN (directly!) - and his deep VOICE goes directly into your EARS - and watches there like a guard above the movie, going on in your brain (so nothing else can disturb YOUR BRAIN while watching)... - OMG, it seems to me becoming a cheap philosopher, sorry...
Cosa vuoi dire di Zappa lui un gigante gli altri piccolini