Frank Zappa - Yo’ Mama (REACTION)
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Zappa was one of the most important and talented musicians of the XXth Century.
Zappa’s not for everyone but his genius is obvious. Unique, unorthodox, funky and yes much of his lyrics are sarcastic, cynical, humorous and thought provoking. His musicianship also so underrated! He could shred with the best of them! Gotta respect Zappa! 👏😊
I loved this one.
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His band is 💯 super badass too. I don't know how they keep up with Zappa, but they do it flawlessly. I'm a musician, and Zappa and his band make me sick cause they're so damn good 😆
@@hog7203 From the things I've read, he made sure his band knew he expected perfection. They'd practice regular 8 hour days, every day. He also only hired the best.
There's a video of Steve Vai talking about his interview for Frank's band. Very enlightening of what he expected.
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@@Pix2GoStudios thanks, I'll check that out. I'd heard that he was a strict bandleader. And Frank does have an ear/eye for finding talented musicians.
What's always impressed me most about his band is how they handle the improvisation that happens during his live performances. Doing it in the studio is one thing. Live, without a net is another. That takes a special kind of musician. I'm not a drummer, but his percussionists are some of the best in the world Imo.
Broken hearts are for assholes. Great song from that record.
Jewish Princess🤣🤣🤣🤣
don't fool yourself girl, it's looking at yoohooo😂😂😂
Frank Zappa war schon genial !
Whole album is FIRE.
The whole album is ONE SONG
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I'm sorry, did I say it wasn't?
@@Roddy1965 No I did
Back in the 70’s it was simple… you either liked Frank Zappa or didn’t. I F*cking loved him! 🤣🤪🤣🤪
Goosebumps!!! the tone, the feeling in that guitar, it sings. Improvised live. He was on his own, no other musician near him.
"Every Black musician should listen to Frank Zappa." - George Clinton
Y'all didn't know Frank Zappa was that funky? 😂
Trouble Everyday , Uncle Remus , You are What You Is , and many other songs are about the black American experience. Must listens for any black Zappa fan.
If you don't vote for Frank, you aint black!
You are What You is...
Zappa is to music what Dali is to art . Not for everybody but amazing none the less
I love it when he used live recordings on his albums.
You guys have officially entered the Zappa wormhole 📣💯
You could fill a library with his instrumental tracks alone. BTW have I mentioned there's a video on CZcams, the live Sweden show, a song called "Cosmik Debris"? They're wearing heavy clothes because they were freezing but they jammed anyway.
For me I think you have to do the Joe's Garage album. One long story. Hilarious too
Yes absolutely!!!!
Turn it down!!! 😂
1000000%
Probably a little too much for CZcams though. Some of it is pretty, um, graphic.
Willie the Pimp is a must! Outrageous guitar shredding and the Captain to boot, what more could you want? 👍🇬🇧
I was listening to it today. Killer song!
Most boring Zappa song.
Most artistic musician ever
The look on your faces during this was priceless. I have been listening to Zappa for more than 50 years. He has NEVER bored me.Ever!
Same - have a crapload of his LPs and now all on my phone :)
This is THE most 1979 thing I've ever heard. And I have listened to it many, MANY times.
During this phase of his career, Zappa's albums were all live recordings, to which he would add overdubs later on in the studio.
Zappa was a master of feedback (among many other things).
I have it said it once and I'll say it again. Frank Zappa is a fucking musical genius.
Bow down to genius of Frank Zappa and the mothers of invention.
I heard Zappa for the first time when I was 16.... blew me away...
The most underrated guitar player, ever!
BTW Zappa recorded everything he played live and a lot of the stuff you hear will be live recordings, even on studio albums. He would often mix live guitar solos with studio tracks, other times it might be a live performance touched up with studio overdubs. He was a mad genius and was always using state of the art equipment and methods in the studio as well as on stage
Frank was a genius.
The keys at 2:02. I've pointed speakers at my head when headphones weren't good enough! The depth there is amazing. Then ... the guitar solo. Yeah.
First time here. Won't be the last. Love the production rig and near fields behind you.
This whole album is this deep!
"Sounds live, huh?" Yes! Ish. If you look at the liner notes, Frank has comments about the source of ALL the tracks here. Is is usually a mix of live and overdue. FZ recorded many or all of his shows for future use. He was so special!
No horns here. "Make a Jazz Noise Here" was a horn-band disc; also Roxy the Hard Way.
Yeah, get ready for sarcasm and "questionable" lyrics!
Zappa's "overnight sensation" album is one of my top albums...i know you bros would dig the groove
My favorite Zappa album!
my 2nd fav ...roxy n elsewhere is my fav
I've enjoyed Zappa for more than 50 years, still finding recordings I've not heard before. His talent, skill as a musician and composer, quantity of achievements are unrivalled!
Thank you.
Agree with that about still finding new/forgotten music. The vault that holds his recordings has numerous tunes that never got released. If I'm correct Ahmet Zappa (Third child) his younger son has control of that vault & will release stuff as they go thru it. Dweezil Zappa (2nd oldest) is a guitarists and plays very much like him, he sometimes assembles previous Zappa group members and tours playing the music his father wrote. Moon Unit Zappa (oldest) one of his daughters is involved with the estate. Diva Zappa (youngest) is probably also involved in some way. He actually bought his entire catalog back in the 60s/70s leveraging his house and studio. Gail (Adelaide Gail Sloatman) his wife must've believed in him because putting up your house is chancey, he knew though it would be a goldmine and no one would be able to control his output. He formed Barking Pumpkin records so he could control the distribution.
Frank also composed some classical pieces. Check out Yellow Shark.
Yep. Seems like he had fifty or more albums. I can't listen to him everyday. My brain would probably fry. But ain't nobody like him. An American treasure Imo.
Zappa was filth
I listen to this song just about every day, that's how much I love this song...
Frank was the only musician to get an adult warning sticker on an album that had no lyrics whatsoever. He then testified in front of Congress.
Yep, that was the final humiliation for Tipper Gore and her Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). I had. CD store during that time until 1998. We used to sell Tipper Gore comic books.
Acctualy stickers came afterwards. Was the compromise they came to. But then records with the warning label sold more.
Jazz from hell acually came out after the pmrc hearing
Zappa was a musical genius surrounded by some of the best musicians ever placed on the planet
I would call Frank eccentric and avant-garde. Yes there is much humor and silliness in his lyrics as he likes to poke fun at institutions and stereotypes. He is also a greatly under appreciated guitarist.
Hi La and Che, I have a special request to make. My younger brother and music buddy died suddenly Monday, and I have since learned much more about how he touched the lives of thousands of people. Joe had emotional and social anxiety issues that would debilitate most people, but he worked for 30 years as the custodian at our Catholic grade school, and the entire community is devastated by his passing. His is a remarkable story. Life was difficult for Joe, from being bullied as a kid to being the protector of the bullied and comforter of the kid having a difficult moment. His untreated social anxiety was exponentially worse than mine, for which I have been treated most of my life. He was especially excited to see Adrian Belew and Peter Gabriel later this year, and I cannot imagine going without his being there. (The wonderful Adrian Belew was always very friendly to Joe when he played in Detroit.)
One of our favorite bands is Genesis, and I would like to remember my brother by suggesting the song "After the Ordeal" by Genesis. It's an instrumental that follows a dense but whimsical story about a gang fight near London. This song reflects my thoughts of his next journey, and Steve Hackett can send a soul to eternal bliss.
I love your channel. Don't ever lose your best music buddy. I am so happy to see you discover great music together. Thank you for listening. :)
Hey Mike. I will put that on the list for you. I am sorry about your loss. Condolences to your family. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Sledgehammer is another great Peter G tune.
@@AirplayBeats Thank you, my brothers. I will stop badgering you for a while to play the live version of "Black Coffee" by Humble Pie. :)
@@mikemicrael5749 please keep reminding me. We have so many requests but I do have it on our list for you.
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Nice one guys, This album changed my life. I first heard it in the early 1980s I was in and out of Gaol like a fiddlers elbow and behaving like a complete asshole. someone one day gave me a copy of this album on cassette tape and I was blown away. I wanted to hear more of this music and the type of people who were listening to it at the time showed me a better way of being. Their example rubbed off on me and I left the bullshit behind me and tried every day to be a better person than the day before. This album was the start of that process.
This album is a mix of tracks from several concerts, taken back to his studio and a bit of studio tweaking was involved but it still stands up as a largely live album, I love it.
Good on ya bro,you saw and heard it the right way.
@@mikerobo2112 Thanks.
This is one of my favourite Zappa pieces but it took me a while. It's really challenging at first but once you 'get it' then it's just sublime. 8:10 The descending scales at the end of chaotic, discordant part one to transition to 80s synth power chord part two are the most beautiful scales I've ever heard.
Second youngest of five listening to Frank since the early 70s love introducing his music to virgin brains
Can they top it? Frank was a musical genius! Composer, musician, satirist, producer, lyricist and one of the most underrated guitarists of all time! He also made sure that he brought the best musicians in the world into each version of his band. His music is a deep dive you don’t want to miss. Masterpiece after masterpiece, surprise after surprise. As far as song recommendations go… print out a list of his work and throw a dart. Anything you hit will not disappoint!
When I was at university a long, long time ago the only fraternity I ever considered was the Yellow Snow fraternity.
😂 watch out where the husky goes 😅
@@melvinwomack3717 I believe they added a new level to the definition of depravity after that first year; I am so proud of my additions. :-)
Phi Zappa Crappa was my choice
Shit ugly zappa died like a miserable bum at the end
@@timfeeley714-25 I found a few Zappa posters of him on the crapper...wish I had kept them.
You might try Frank Zappa - Eat That Question. Excellent rockin'/jazzy track by the master
On Hulu there is an excellent documentary on Frank Zappa that will give you great insight into his life and music
It is indeed live. There is no studio version, this is it. Zappa would record every gig and sometimes use the live tracks on studio albums with some additional overdubs. Zappas band were always top class players who could basically do anything. For some idea of the depth of his catalogue you should give Watermelon In Easter Hay a listen. It's very different to this but also very moving
Frank Zappa was one of the first Musicians to go to Congress during the “Tipper Gore” placing restrictions on Artists work. He fought for the First Amendment Rights! Peace & love to both yas🙏🕊💙 Forgot to add… saw an article today how a 3rd Hot Rats may be released.
Zappa can't be defined, but one thing can be said for sure, pure genius. He wrote in dozens of genres, from jazz, rock, funk to orchestrated, music concrete, electronic and beyond. Deepest rabbit hole you could find. Try Live at the Roxy or Inca Roads live. Guaranteed mind blown.
@Frankincensed - Dozens of genres? Really?!?
Don't forget Doo wop and Country (Harder Than Your Husband).
@@Frunobulax74 He has over 60 albums, so yeah.
@@rk41gator - There are currently 125 official Zappa releases. Please list the "dozens" of genres. I'd gladly accept even a dozen.
@@kosta380 and why would you say such a thing?
Yellow Snow is Zappa classic. I'm glad people are requesting him. Guy was a genius..
I don't have access to the Sheik Yerbouti sleevenotes at the mo but it's a mixture of live bits mixed over and into studio bits with a couple of tracks using different Drum and Bass tracks over guitar pieces. It's a work of art.
I'm completely stunned you chose this song. I recommend you do the whole apostrophe album.
What LoL 😅
I saw Zappa live in '79 and in all places, Berkeley, California. Now imagine 2 & 1/2 hours straight of what you just heard. Looking around, a lot of people were trippin' that night and that wasn't lost on Frank.
Frank zappa was a music genius ❤❤❤❤❤❤love his solos
Check out a live version of "Montana" to see Frank's guitar skills. The version from "A Token of his Extreme" is great.
Mix of live and studio in one track, that's how he did a lot of things. Song is about some hapless crew member kid who didn't last long on tour, little tidbits of lore turned into songs - most of these tracks are
Been listening to FZ for 45 years. I hope you 2 go down the rabbit hole like a few other reactors. The library is never ending. Good luck.
Zappa was notorious for recording everything (live & studio) and if he couldn't get that part right, but they killed it live, he was not opposed to splicing stuff in as needed...
The musical genius of Frank Zappa, there is no other like him. Composer, musician and the best jazz/rock fusion ever.
One of my favorite songs to take to the basketball courts with me… Zappa must have been a great trash talker 🏀🥸
Zappa also created a new musical genre known in classical circles as "Future music"! You can see an example of his genius in the orchestration and composition of "Yellow shark" concert, which you can see on CZcams. A true American musical genius that most people today have never heard of.
If y'all like this kind of wild improvisation, I think y'all would love The Mahavishnu Orchestra. You may be familiar with the drummer, Billy Cobham (he's played with and co-led groups with George Duke, who I remember y'all recognized in the first Zappa song y'all did.) They even toured together with Zappa. I'd recommend the studio version of "Dream" from The Lost Trident Sessions. It gives a good overview of what they can do.
Wow… I saw Frank Zappa(with Flo & Eddie) during the Birds of Fire tour John wasn’t pleased… he was on first and the Zappa fans were relentless. He finally said he and then Ravi wouldn’t play until he heard a pin drop in the huge Coliseum (Jersey). Incredible concert… strangest assortment of people… including Krishna’s hawking their LSD laced flowers.
The guy was a guitar technician a freakin wizard 😅 that line you ain't really made for being out in the streets sounds like something Red fox would say 😅
Zappa was like a classical composer who used humor and rock and roll in his music better than anyone .
Check out “Black Napkins” a great solo that really showcases Frank’s talent. Also, PLEASE check out “Directly From My Heart to You” by the Mothers of Invention” one of Franks bands. Some sick fiddlin going down on that one!
Don "Sugarcane" Harris
Great reaction
I knew it would catch you off guard
Check out city of tiny lights from the same album...its got a funky groove you can't resist
This started out as a live guitar solo. You can hear the original solo, in its original context, on the album "Guitar". He took the solo, recorded an entirely new backing track in a different time signature, in the studio, then pasted the original solo onto the new backing track. He called the dissonance of the time signature Xenochrony.
One of the best Zappa tracks ever....y'all gotta hear the whole album!!
Facts
Whatever happened to all the fun in the world?
Zappa's band was legendary. One of the reasons was that they were incredibly well rehearsed. Rehearsing for a Zappa tour often took longer than the tour itself, and was not like the usual "play the set until it's close enough" rehearsals of the average band. If you wanted to play with FZ, you needed to commit to learning up to 100 of his songs (+ a few covers), and spend literal MONTHS rehearsing 8-10hours a day. You had to learn all the physical signals FZ used to indicate to the bandmembers where he wanted to go next, who should play, etc. The FZ band was TIGHT!
If you look at a list of players who toured with Frank, you'll see a list made up of legends in their field. Working with Frank was hard, as he had extremely high expectations of his musicians, but if you were one of the chosen few, your reputation as a serious musician was MADE. Working with Frank was all the proof needed to say that you were the Best of the Best.
Exactly right ! You nailed it !
@gchampi2 Yep, no doubt.
FZ was famous for having multiple shows at the same venue without repeating the setlist. He didn't make music for the masses, but he definitely gave back to his fans as much as possible.
There's an interview with George Duke where he tells the story of rehearsing for 6 weeks before a tour, 6 days a week, 6 hours a day. Even Duke couldn't understand how they played the music they did. The tightest band that ever graced a stage.
Respect you guys feeling the real deal of Zappa...........even I am the old fan since 1978... like rediscovering Zappa by the next generation :)
My first wife didn't like Zappa. That's why she was the first one but not the last one :)
Zappa commonly mixed live sequences with studio recordings, it's sometimes difficult to tell what's live and what isn't - I am sure here he mixed in a live guitar solo with studio material.
If you want to check out some interesting live check out the film Baby Snakes. There are clips all over CZcams from this film. Visually it's fascinating to see this stuff played live. Zappa with some great solos and an incredible drum solo by Terry Bozzio, but the band as a unit is simply amazing. Zappa worked his guys real hard, not an easy guy to work for, but the musicians who worked for him all respected him.
He wrote this after one of his band members complained about touring. He would often record his live performances and insert live guitar solos into studio tracks.
I heard that he told Tommy Mars to learn "Little House I Used to Live In" and one day at rehearsal he couldn't play it, and Frank got kinda annoyed. Then these lyrics miraculously popped up shortly thereafter....
Frank Zappa’s repertoire is vast and covers a lot of area classical music doo-wop and everything in between I would suggest continuing diving down his repertoire he will not be disappointed his both profound and profane
Only band that regularly gives me goose bumps they are so good
Have you heard Cardiacs yet?
@@theboraxbandit9563 i discovered them rather late unfortunately. but yes, they were a FANTASTIC band!!!
@@p_e_t_e Same... they are truly something special!
Willy the Pimp! It's fire! Frank is a freak. Love his sense of humor and his imagination. Great stuff!
Live and studio both. Guitar solo is a live recording from Germany with some backing track and vocals added in London a couple of weeks later.
Haha, awesome. Zappa is the best. Just a magnificent musician, a totally original genius, and that ascerbic humor. Another great one guys!
My dudes… “Dyna-Moe Humm”…trust me…
The Torture Never Stops
That's gonna be a laugh fur sure.
The uprise lift after the picasso part brings me goose bumps everytime !
Thanks for your reaction. Zappa improvisations were a musical journey. Never knew where he was going but always enjoyed the ride. Good stuff.
Good on y'all for going down the Zappa rabbit hole. You'll never be tha same.
That was a difficult choice for your 2nd Zappa song. Don´t give up and try "Monatana", "Zombie woof" or "Inca roads" and you will have more fun. 🙂
We had a blast with this Zappa track.
"D2: Basic track for vocal sections and middle of guitar solo were recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; guitar solo is from a four track recording made in some little town outside of Nurnberg that I can't remember the name of.
Over-dubs: Lots."
This is the "studio version."
This track is a prime example of what FZ called "xenochrony". The track is largely based on a couple of live performances, with many studio-recorded vocal and instrumental overdubs during the verses at the start and end of the track. The guitar solo and acoompanying band in the main middle section are live, but each is actually taken from *different* concerts -- the well-rehearsed band just happened to playing in the same key and at the same tempo in both performances. You can hear (if you listen carefully; at about 14:45 in your video) when the band from the original guitar performance is mixed back into the track with the tail end of the guitar solo toward the end of the piece. The editing (done at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, FZ's home studio) is another example of Frank's skill and attention to detail.
Zappa is just one of the best. Thanks, guys.
I had a friend wo has passed on who met Frank Zappa and did a interview with him for his collage paper. He said Zappa was super nice. Zappa was a lot of things but his music is what I really liked from him. Joes Gurage is a good album and song. I have listened to more new music on your channel then any other thx guys for doing this stuff.
Genio assoluto, imprevidibile creativo incommensurabilmente grande@!!
Non ci sono parole per definire la sua Arte!!!!
Compositore preciso nei dettagli...più lo ascolti e più entries nel suo universo infinito!!!
Ciao Frank ci manchi!
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At this point in his career, Zappa was utilizing any of his bands for "studio" recordings on the road... With the close micing and the well rehearsed musicians, Zappa could easily achieve a slick sound but with the best captured performance... Often, Zappa would edit different performances from the tour together for the completed song, as in the case of Yo Mama. He was also free to overdub any live recording treating it as a "backing track", also shown here with vocal and keyboard overdubs... So in fact, gentleman, this is the "studio" recording of Yo Mama...
I owned this LP and loved it.....dude is different
There’s a song called Steve’s Spanking on CZcams. It’s a live video shot in Italy I believe with Steve Vai and Frank playing different sections of the song. Incredible chops by both gentlemen. Really dig the channel.
Most of the music heard on this song (and alot of the Sheik Yerbouti album) uses live recordings. This particular one combines the guitar solo from a soundcheck in Germany and the solo vamp from a London concert, Zappa called the splicing technique "xenochrony". Most vocals were overdubbed at The Village Recorders.
Have a listen to "It must be a camel" from the album Hot Rats or for that matter all of the album.
There is no “studio version” but this is actually a mix of studio and live.
For reals?
:D I keep waiting for someone who grew up in the 1990's to react to what Mr. Zappa thought about analog television back before digital media changed everything up in the late 1980's. It's called "I am the Slime" It's worth a listen or two.
Frank was a genius who was ahead of his time. Great reaction fellas. Appreciate it 🙏
You 2 are the best. Giving everything a fair listen. Been a Zappa fan my whole life. I am not going to recommend anything but there is alot to pull from. Thanks
Zappa and a few bowls is very interesting. If you want some roughish lyrics, I recommend Ian Dury. Another band with fantastic instrumentalist virtuosos (The Blockheads) hiding behind rock rap and rock and roll.
Most of his "studio" albums were pieced together from live recordings. Sometimes the different instruments were from separate performances that he pieced together with overdubs.
City Of Tiny Lights.....from this lp, for sure.
What Joe Jackson song is that?
Franks lyrics were often satirical on social observations. Definitely had a funny, yet seriousness to them when you think of the ramifications he points to...
As a 60 year old man who got turned on to Frank Zappa by his older hippie brother as a teenager I think it's fantastic that two younger brothers and be bopping to Frank Zappa like this you guys keep up the good work Explorer may I suggest Billy the mountain because Ethel was a tree growing off of his shoulder
Oh! Excellent commentary gentlemen! I watch you guys regularly. Keep up the good work of bringing music to the people!
So cool you guys loved this! There’s SO much more amazing music from Frank. Hope you stick with it!
Perfect example of creating a vibe few understand ..... but for us that do hahahahahahahaha