Frank Zappa - Documentary (part 6 of 6)

[serralheiro]

5***** tkx 4 post!

( for to remember: he will complete 68 on last december 21, yesterday! RIP)

[earstroke]

what is the song at 7:40?

[fusionhar]

Franks like will probably not be seen again.

Arealist as he said were 'dumb all over'

RIP FRANK

[rapidlassitude]

"you never forget how to fuck, unless you're reallly stupid" haha i love this man. his video and his music never fail to inspire me at any moment in life

[loveupskirts]

gah, he died of cancer didt he?

and he smoked so much.

i love his music and philosophy- he cdnt be pinned down in to one thing- he was many things

[shoob3r]

go ahead pull my finger *horn section makes fart noise* dude this is sooo funny!!! this guy is amazing.

[jasmincar]

this guy is pure greatness

[Brock2097]

sometimes

[karl198]

Man thanks for posting these up on youtube.

It's so sad at the bit where he mentions going on stage in 20 years time.. =\

[LilAbortedJesus]

yes

[Inooorbit]

The eons are closing in. And Greggery Peccary has just left the building to meet some deranged hippies in garrashly painted busses, while Billy the mountain and his wife Ethel are posing for a new postcard.

RIP Frank, I miss you. Arf!

[porschetm]

FZ RIP very cool and inspiring guy.

[mudylafeet]

thank you very much for this upload, I'm just glad to have lived in the same era as FZ, a true symbol of freedom in every way! RIP F Z 5 stars is not enough

[trojanlol]

He's dead.... it nearly makes me cry. But, the most important to remember is "Music is the best", because that's true, never forgot it, continue to listen and play and write music that's the most important. Music, music and music forever

[chefredog]

I was born in 1957 and have been exposed to FZ from the beginning of his career, yet it is only recently that I can appreciate his art.Most people are quick to dislike that which they don't understand.He was a true genius and the older and wiser I get the better he gets. Oh crap!!! I just turned into my father.

[tiansebas]

What a man. I send him my respect too, wherever he is. I had the luck of finding his music by accident. The best accident that ever happened to me. Thanks for posting this doc. We don't get much of this in South America.

[Thirdgen83]

Fuck whoever fucktards gave me thumbs down for my previous comment. It was the TRUTH...

[Brock2097]

Great docu/footage, thank you so much. The band playing with Zappa in the Czech concert footage at the beginning of this part is called Prazsky Vyber. I wish the ZFT would put this stuff in an official release...

[unacuenta1]

what human been man , i have my ideals the ones he critizised , but this guy is on a different sphere of comprhension , he is an example of a true artist who never sold his but to the sistem . kind and i bet he was a cheerful playful man. miss you man !!

from southamerica my respects to you always

[thegirl44]

I'm not crying, I just got some Cozmic Debris in my eye, honest.

[Thirdgen83]

Frank looked like Osama Bin Laden in the latter part of the video...

[aqua7cn]

sie sprachen sie deutsch?

[aqua7cn]

sie sprachen sie deutsch?

[laletemelgarete]

chido

[DGMcKimmie]

Best concerts ever - professional excellence.

Thanks for sharing the great documentary.

[defthricedayverge]

Whats the name of that acoustic piece he did at the end?

[eliverto]

Sleep Dirt, from the same name album.

[DGMcKimmie]

WATERMELON IN EASTER HAY

[DGMcKimmie]

oops - sleep dirt it is - watermelon at about 2-3 minutes in

[gergsar]

thank you doogit!

[0inorbit0]

I miss Frank. There is nobody like him in the musical robot world today.

[gonxalito]

nobody knew it

but i found the track from 7:53

it's the end of track 5 from "king kong: ponty plays zappa"

[cherryorchards]

Edgard Varese, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis...and Frankie!

[bassandbud]

did he smoke dank

[PFjunkie]

he didnt do drugs dumbass

[dirkozappa]

God damn!!! I miss him so...

[1zappa]

His wife was a babe back in the 70s....just putting that out there.

[thegirl44]

His wife is still a babe!

[garfis435]

I think frank was pissed alot of the time as a result of seeing so clearly the often absurd behaviour of human beings.He was right and all the masses could ever think was that he was a bad man.I'd be pissed off too! He poked fun at so called serious musicians and was often sarcastic with his music but then wrote songs like "watermelon in easter hay' and "sleep dirt", absolutley amazing. He once said he doesn't want to be remembered. Sorry frank, no will forget u.

[PekaSnake]

what is the this acoustuc song, at 6:00?

[fishmanpa]

It's the title track from the album "Sleep Dirt...one of his best LP's of instrumental music.

[funkebass]

that was truly incredible.

[sparkydx]

mmm... I miss Frank :(

great documentary by the way.

[gonxalito]

maybe it is ponty

[gonxalito]

the piece of song that starts at 7:35

[pfonyt]

2gonxalito

It's an excerpt of a 20 minutes piece written by "THE MASTER" Frank Zappa and named, "Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra". It features on the Ponty's album "King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa"

2doogit

Thanks for sharing this wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful doc!

[gonxalito]

please help me remember which song is played in the last part when they show dates of birth and dead of frank, the part of the violin, it sounds familiar but i can remember

[jstreets1]

I NEVER saw Frank enjoy himself so much. I read that he was VERY ill when he made this trip.

[stewyshepiro]

A lot of people from Maryland die of cancer. It's a cancer hot spot. My mother's family is from maryland. My grand father was a scientist who worked with chemical weapons in Maryland. My mom died of cancer when I was 12

[brodtoddman]

It seems all the best docs about Zappa were made in Europe. Sometimes I wonder if those doctors who treated him were relatives of CIA and FBI operatives and were instructed to misdiagnose him to get him out of the way because he was outspoken about the truth and how we are a consumer driven society filled with greedy evil people. The world is a much sadder place without him making fun of assholes like Bush. This last installment of the doc is really fucking sad.

Viva Zappa!

[puptentaclezappa]

I wish I could bring Zappa back...

[framayx]

that's what I feel... what a brilliant character... and what a loss

[Metamusik]

That's probably one of the funniest mixes of high and low I've ever heard.... "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuh pull-my-fiingeeer [Bhuaaaaaaaauw]"

[noidea26]

whats the song that he's conducting that makes all the fart noises?

[zappawazoo]

Visitad el FORO DE LA MÚSICA DE FRANK ZAPPA.

Buscad "Frank Zappa Indice" en vuestro buscador.

Para todo aquellos que conoceis al maestro, como para todos aquellos que serán privilegiados de conocerlo!!!!

Un Saludo!!!

[davidfinkledrums]

They fucking killed him! Bastards! Freefalling...headlong into placation...aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!1

[Shupavin]

too bad that SUCH a GENIUS had to die so young... he's so awesome! R.I.P. Frank!

[aelium]

THIS PART BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.I came to this conclusion since this great humang being passed away -life is unfair- period.love you my aderfi .R.I.P FRANK .

[VHTOM]

The song at the very end is called "Sleep Dirt", from the 1979 album "Sleep Dirt".

I'm still wondering what the song starting at 02:11 is called though. :)

[gsoldi]

What's the song playing at the end??

[VHTOM]

what's the song starting at about 02:11 called? The ballad thingy?

[TheBlackPage1]

its Watermelon in Easter Hay, its on the "Joes Garage" album

[VHTOM]

Why yes it is! Never listened all the way through Joe's garage before :) Thanks for that!

[TheBlackPage1]

No problem..you should listen all the way through. If you dont have time - make time! :) its a fantastic album.

[tafxkz]

what is the name of that music at the end ???

[redrum12]

"sleep dirt"

[VHTOM]

what's the song starting at about 02:11 called? The ballad thingy?

[tomlang555]

To those talking about Frank's eating/smoking etc as contributing to his health problems, you should know that as a child he lived near to a chemical research plant, and also once had radium stuck up his nose as an attempt to cure sinus problems. (people thought it was a good cure at the time apparently) That's far more likely to be a problem than anything else, I would imagine.

[arpiel]

it can be said that frank predicted/precipitated the fall of the berlin wall in 1988, a year before, in an interview...check it out

[pylgrym]

Frank, Frank, Frank.... and the fall of Communism..??

The fall of man... the FALL of the WALL!

[peacerebelgirl]

what a fascinating person to watch! i saw him live in madison wisconsin - what a show! re the comment about his smoking and poor eating habits and gov't propoganda, etc. i know a number of people who think this same way (as frank) and whom yet, are totally enslaved to this toxic lifestlye.

[robdobbler]

I have found that these people who are here to tell us it's ok. Bill Hicks, John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Frank Zappa etc. etc. expire "early".. They burn bright but they burn fast so we can be comforted by their message, their art. Bittersweet.

[konxmaster]

this was so great!thanks for posting this!!!

[Spawnof84]

godamn this man was one hell of a musician. you're music will alaways live on frank you're the fucking best man

[Jenscool]

My dad thinks of all his fans!

[stalkata]

Thank you for posting this film.

Hope Zappa find what he was searching for, and never talk about it infront of the cameras.

[Greensmurf]

There will never be another Frank Zappa. He was one of a kind. RIP

[Firefret30003]

A genius of words, music and honest bullshit, R.I.P Zappa-Man

[bonniebob]

Thanks also doogit - an hour well spent .

[flyingV1043]

lol i love the big farting sounds. zappa is the man

[preprapro]

Super Doku! Vielen Dank DoRo. Vielen Dank Frank!

Music is the best!

[nagualdesign]

Thank you, doogit, I watched all 6 parts.

What a guy! (Zappa, not doogit!!!!)

[undersolo]

Where is our Zappa? All we have is refried nonsense and wannabees.

[Frennybitch]

Very good documentary! One of the few really intelligent and honest famous people....even he never cared for spirituality, he was a kind of "guru" and inspired many to break through this society-wall of cheap lies and selfdenial.

[Coopersk]

Thanks a lot for everything Frank, You really made a difference... R.I.P

[Ciacedda]

La musica di Frank Zappa mi ha accompagnato per tutta la vita e continuerà a farlo sinchè sarò su questa terra. Spero anche dopo, se ci sarà un dopo. Accanto a Bach, Beethoven e Mozart le sue note visionarie non perderanno mai la magia di trasportarmi in un'altra realtà oppure di penetrare profondamente in questa che stò vivendo: è perfettamente la stessa cosa.

[CaryBird]

ps. does anyone know the name of the last piece of this film...i have to find this and buy it.

[ghostofzappa]

some of you guys are missing the point.Zappa is not dead.Every time you listen to his music Zappa is there.His music and personality are inexorably entwined.

[ghostofzappa]

utting that aside he showed right up to the end of his life that the human spirit can transcend the flesh.He showed this by working right to the end and more than that doing it with attitude and humour.

Look what he left behind.All that music to lift many out of their dull tiny existences.

His music will go on for a long time.Still be there when all you fuckers are dead and gone and forgotten!

[CaryBird]

shut up and play your guitar

[Didyagetchaanyonya]

I miss you Frank.

[fadethetrade]

frank's smoking and lifestyle contributed to his prostate cancer. I mean,he probably ate bad food (pizza with anchovies 5 days a week!!!)drank 12 cups of coffee and got very little sleep.yeh,I'd say those were the causes of his disease....

[redrum12]

prostate cancer, not related to his smoking?

are you kidding me?

smoking doesn't just cause cancer in the lungs.

[UrbanGraffito]

are you one of those people who thinks smoking causes every cancer? it's a smokescreen. to keep everyone from realizing all the other chemicals they are consuming.

[5jerry]

It's eating habits, lifestyle, genetics, smoking, and luck of the draw. He didn't eat right, kept impossible hours, and smoked like a chimney.

[maukrvp]

I agree with you. In a way I think that same "smarter than the system" attitude got the best of him. I don't mean that in a bad way but he considered smoking as his food and thought the harmfull effects of cigerettes was government propaganda. Other factors obviously come into play in terms of disease but he probably didn't take care of himself as 5jerry mentioned.

[Mytownhomeboy123]

Yes, but in this case, it WASN'T related to his smoking.

[redrum12]

how can you say that with any certainty?! he smoked constantly through his days, since he was a youngster. it'd be an impossible coincidence that his cancer wasn't caused by his smoking.

[gxtksh329]

redrum12, you're right. Smoking causes many forms of cancer, including prostate cancer.

[5jerry]

His father was a chemist with the government. And, hence, the family was constantly in close proximity of many, many lethal substances. He didn't eat right, smoked a lot, and worked himself into the ground. This would compromise his immune system. A tumor developed on the prostate gland around 1980 or so, and wasn't detected until he got sick, they thought it was an intestinal blockage.

[reesho]

Frank's dad was a meterologist at the Edgewood Arsenal that made poison gas during WWII. He used to bring equipment from the lab home to Frank to play with. In his autobiography "The Real Frank Zappa Book" he talks about how he used to play with mercury as a child, which littered his entire bedroom floor. Of course that couldn't have been healthy. Thank God he didn't do drugs or we might have lost him sooner.

[wi11ydapimp]

a great testament to a great man. re: below - he had prostate cancer, not related to his smoking.

[awfultin]

Anyone know what that last classical-guitarish piece is called or where I can find it? It's gorgeous.

[reid2hai]

It's called Sleep Dirt. Also the name of the album.

[thekwaze]

Check out the Mike Keneally version amongst others as well.

There's also a video of FZ rehearsing it for the 88 tour - must be on Youtube somewhere!

[danielthomas]

Oh, why did he have to be a chain smoker?! It's not fair!

We need his voice today, with the Bush Crime Family and the death of the music industry (which he predicted many years ago).

Was The Yellow Shark ever released on vinyl? That was his best classical album by far, one of the best Zappa albums ever.

[Mungo10]

Thanks for posting this!

[Ryphius]

Very hard to watch this last part. you can tell he is ill and not well at all. Miss you Frank.

[truthspeaker2000]

Where are all the zappas gone ?

Sometimes it seems to be so odd on this world, in these days...

[silkyblonde]

Thank you doogit verrrrrrrry much 4 postin' this!! I'm dreary an' teary again... ohh Frank!!

[silkyblonde]

Thank you doogit verrrrrrrry much 4 postin' it!! I'm dreary an' teary again... ohh Frank!!

[TheStrangestDream]

Bravo!

[radioot]

Keep up coming with those materials! The world still need them... Thanx

[ImSickAtBass]

....zappas dead....

[thebeadlehand]

Music Is The Best!!!!

[KarlKackmann]

one thing is sure, you have to remain beeing crazy, in spite of the fact that you are austrians.

das versprechen wir dir, frank

[BirdmanGhost]

finished watching this. Legend, that's the best and really only word you can say about the man. Frank Zappa may he rest in peace.

[electricbody]

Thanks to you, doogit, i've learnt a lot about Zappa (and a lot of German, too). Danke schön !

Another very interesting documentary on Zappa has been uploaded by miRthkon : it's worth watching it.

[jamyna]

what a gem of a video - yes, how we all miss the irreplaceable F.Z. and yet, "the modern composer refuses to die" ... peace

[jimmyj317]

"music is the best"..This video brought chills to me..We will all miss you Frank...

[manucapo]

im to young and ive been born to a indrustialaised world where evry a hole wiht a pretty face can make millions in the music buisness but i do hope another genious like zappa will come around and revolutiozine the music industry

[nik1zum]

Jesus did return.

[peppermintpaddy]

great vid,there will never b another uncle frank,but his music will live forever.

[glandolt]

thanks for this  fantastic Documentary

[STRATCAT101]

I always loved frank,he was the most underated guitarist/artist in the world alot of people just didn't get it,but alot of us did.He still lives in his music,movies,books,and his great sense of humour.Yet it's so sad he is not with us.thank you MR.FZ

[dulli666]

John McLaughlin of the Mahavishnu Orchestra is the second guitarist at end of clip called Sleep Dirt.

[Mungo10]

James Youmans is the second guitarist on Sleep Dirt

[TonyNewman]

The documentary was very well done. The only complaint I have is that I don't like Zappa's big grey beard in comparison to his usual curved mustache and goatee.

[nik1zum]

It was insecurity. He knew he was dying.

[Mungo10]

Or more likely he was taking medication that thinned his blood - hence the need to avoid cutting himself shaving.

[emtube]

You should check out the 1963 video of Frank Zappa on Steve Allen's late night show. (Frank plays the bicycle...don't ask, just watch it.) Frank didn't have any facial hair at that time -- Really different impression.

[TonyNewman]

Yeah, I actually watched that one, and it really made me laugh - but it truly was a good impression of his struggling artistic genius at that early an age. The music itself is completely deranged, but it of course simply shows how much he would improve from this early point.

[slipkoltem]

Sincerely thanks...

One great musician and a true genius...

[5jerry]

I didn't have a chance to see the whole thing in order 'til today.

LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Excellent program, thanks.

[sleece6]

Just went to an open rehearsal of Zappa Plays Zappa in LA featuring Dweezil and Napoleon and Bozzio and Vai. They're doing a fine job of keeping it going. Gayle was beaming. The set list was varied from "Who are the Brain Police" to The Flo and Eddie version of "Call Any Vegetable." Old Apostrophe/Roxy faves and the glorious "Regyptian Strut" as an encore. ZPZ is keeping FZ alive. Thank you to whomever posted this wonderful doc.

[MreViewer]

thanks for posting doogit

[gniraw]

The end sequence brought out the bumps and shivers.... Frank is still so badly missed. A genius....

[mrgacvarak]

he died so young - although he looked so ill and devasteted - like 80, he didn't give up, continued working till the very last breath.

thank you frank. we miss you.

[5jerry]

It's really something, how much he had aged in the final year or two. It was like fifteen years in less than two.

[petenice666]

Wow... To see him conducting almost brought tears to my eyes. Thank you. I'm buying tix for Zappa plays Zappa tomorrow.

[bobroberts65]

Spectacular - I love FZ and to the soulful cat that posted this - many many thanks!!

[Toquenook]

Oh, Gloyven! What a treat it is to watch this guy conduct the Ensemble Modern in rehearsals - to see him trying so hard to keep from laughing out loud and blowing a take. All these years later and I'm still so pleased the man was able to finally able to come so close to realizing the full potential of this aspect of his imagination. What a treat to hear and watch. Thank you, Frank.

[flowerpunkchip]

the man was a true genius

[jefftildeath]

Ah, I love Zappa so damn much. He was in my opinion, in the top one percent of one percent of one percent of human beings ever. As incredible a musician as there ever will be, and he has some increible way to put some profound shit. Every time I see or read an old interview I'd never seen or read before I'm knocked on my ass by what he has to say and how he says it.

I'll also say that I found it hilarious that they list Ahmet as "Achmed" in the closing credits. =-)

[DaysOfBrokenArrows]

The song that is playing over the closing credits is called "Sleep Dirt." It's an acoustic duet between Zappa and another guitarist. "Watermelon in Easter Hay" is featured earlier in the viedo.

[funnyguise]

where's 1~5?

[bigbobbreakdance]

is the 1st guitar part the last time he ever played his guitar live ? i think i read that somewhere.. its a little sad to see him so old , what a man and a massive loss , anybody that listens to zappa either becomes a huge fan or dont like it , there is no middle ground , dunno if you all feel the same, there's never been anybody like zappa, wish i was old enough to have seen him live

[Richard234]

I agree...I don't know where I was when he was around but I missed out. Thankfully, there is at least videos like this of him.

[pappap666]

thanks

[mitmensch]

einfach wunderbar...

[epicdiyom]

The song playing over the closing credits is "Sleep Dirt" -- the title track off the album "Sleep Dirt". Amazing acoustic Zappa solo. I listen to it all the time...

[osmos]

thanks!

[Sausahga]

If we can "get too much of a good thing" see how little of a "GREAT THING" we got losing Frank Zappa at age 52. He really was and is a "MISUNDERSTOOD IMMORTAL."

[omnicidal]

does anyone know the name of the song that plays during the ending credits? i assume it's zappa..

[hotratz]

It is a song by Zappa, it's called Watermelon in Easter Hay.

[romanoskar]

It's 'sleep dirt'.

Watermelon in the Easter Hay was a bit earlier.

[valleysofneptune]

the piano part of the emsemble sounds like "dont leave me now " by Pink Floyd on the Wall album. great!!!!!

[vickie48]

a million thanks.....

[Richard234]

Thanks to whoever posted this documentary. It's all very interesting and I know so much more about Frank Zappa that before.

[mickinorbit]

during time of communism, zappa was a kind of national hero for young chech people. "do you have the new zappa-album?"

in the new chech republik vaclac havel became a close friend of zappa. he appointed zappa as a "cultural attachee." the bush administration intervened. "if you work with zappa, we terminate diplomatic relations!"

greetz, mick, germany

[zackertack]

thank you very much! this was great, much appreciated, frank zappa was a great human being, the greatest

[vascofuente]

FRANK ZAPPA IS THE BEST!!!

¡¡¡ TE HECHAMOS DE MENOS !!

[lghalihaf]

very sad... i miss him a lot

[Lemonhead86]

lol, did they record that pull my finger song?

so funny, and so awsome seeing frank having so much fun doing it.

[jasonpchesney]

How beautiful is it to see FZ enjoying himself so much while conducting the Ensemble Modern? Very nice. It's amazing how under appreciated he was in this country.

[jbearden]

thank you.

[zolar33]

This is really great.I love it so much.What Amazing.Footage The Last Time FZ ever played his guitar on stage.Always understood more in Europe.Touching Very Wonderful.FRANK WAS 1 IN A BILLION.Thanks so much