Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris

[GreenManalishiUSA]

nice ian underwood freaky sax solo

[oldmanwyatt]

Frank must have got the idea for 'flakes' from this guy lol ....apart from him amazing

[mrchesterpup]

been a zappa fanatic since 76 and LOVE most everything he ever did...... studio tan and sleep dirt being the most difficult works for me to "learn" to love.  having heard almost everything he's recorded he still defies classification into any genre including "hard rock".

[bunkfuggity]

@jphnnyfoster: find a way to develop your lacking taste in music.

[1jpdrums]

I got to study with the drummer Ralph Humphrey. He's bad ass.

[blackfloyd23]

fuuunky

[JohnnyFoster]

Amusing to hear George Duke trying to fit his gospel, jazz, and fusion licks into Zappa's hard rock drivel. Points to Duke for somehow making it work. Doesn't really fit, unfortunately, and the two differing worlds collide incorrectly. Surprising that Duke enjoyed himself in this situation, as it would be like Oscar Peterson trying to jam with Led Zeppelin.

[GonzoEnthusiast]

@JohnnyFoster Indeed, I don't know why a hard rock artist like Frank would ever want someone who plays jazzy fusion licks in his band...

[EnterDaMatrix]

@JohnnyFoster "Zappa's hard rock drivel."

GTFO

[zretaw]

@EnterDaMatrix hahahahahaha right??? gtfo indeed. if by "drivel" he means dynamic harmonic/melodic aural superiority, and by "hard rock" means pretty much no style left unmolested... then sure. bahahahaha

[blackfloyd23]

@JohnnyFoster Hahahaha... yeah, I don't think you're going to be able to convince anyone with your drivel.

[brickvandee]

@JohnnyFoster I'd LIKE to hear Peterson and Zeppelin jamming. For what it's worth, I like things that don't fit and so did big Frank.

[DarkeningSkies1]

Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke & Ian Underwood in the same band. Zappa really knew how to assemble a group.

[kjayscouse]

Magnificent version of the stand-out song on Apostrophe, an otherwise throwaway comedy album... shame after the brilliance of Overnite Sensation.

[harnas2929]

zajebioza...

[Leverquin]

solo on bass clarinet! Only with Frank Zappa

[rpowellKTUL]

George Duke!!! Favorite keyboard player.

[SpazChat]

His music had kind of a jazzy edge to it. I've never heard it before.

[melliecharm]

SVIERGE ZAPPA!!!!!!!!!!



[weazelsrippedmyflesh]

Pure class!! Amazing clip!

[5jerry1]

Ian Underwood gets to show us why Frank hired him. Great clip.

[51pauloferreira]

GOSTO DE LEVAR NA CONAAAAAAAA 5 CENTIMOS 24 HORAS

[Darrylizer1]

Far freaking out!

[fadethetrade]

check out that blond at 5:58,she smiles and is  mesmerized at the great DUKE!

[badboymike56]

hyes got the 'big' band with him here like when i swa him a year later here in indy

[badboymike56]

great clip see jean luc ponty on violin? very rare indeed...

[dawggybonz]

is that jean luc ponty?

[SkynyrdX]

@dawggybonz Yes it is !

[woodchipthebitches]

The drummer is diggin this shit! It's like him and the beat are fucking!

[BiblicalReader]

That bass clarinet solo was amazing. 

[carlanto01]

looks like he's thinking "when the fucking boy will shut the bloody mouth?"

[Glen01n]

Good fucking shit man.

[nos2045]

damn sax wah solo how can this possibly get any better?!!!!! love it

[BackToTheBlues]

@nos2045 It's better - it's a wah wah bass clarinet solo! Now there's a group of words that have rarely been seen together...

What a great band, and what a great performance.

[kbd668]

@krasnyploshad5 lol you're an idiot

[Otiswhite777]

Tom Cruise on Sax...

[fridun007]

A wah pedal on a sax! cool!

[funkempfang]

@fridun007 You mean Bass clarinet ;-)

[SeerTrulth]

I feel that Frank Zappa, although a seeming master of confidence and intent, used his comical intros to almost "beg admittance" for his real musical talent (that showed in almost every song's development into fine, fine jazz/rock.

He stands even higher for this; it is no put-down! He shows that he respects MUSIC enough to do the clown act in deference to the main work. He is a hellified guitarist, and when George Duke is about ten feet from you on stage, you either kidnaped him or you rock.

[dannyamosflynn]

He was brilliant!

[NoMoreDepression]

Music starts at 1:40

[darkalleyheroes]

Jean Luc Ponty! I love when I find videos of him with Zappa.

[Syllerud]

even back then swedish tv-hosts were annoying and gay.

[House38500]

@Syllerud how are they now?

[TheGumboVariator]

OPOPOPA!!!!

[ferretious]

Frank Zappa!!!!

He Da Man!!!

[kbd668]

I got here from Rolf-David

[CHUNGAandNANOOK]

That guy plays the bass clarinet like a boss

[dinelawd]

at the 5:00 mark when the keys start... holy shit mind=blown

[TheAsssar]

The king has spoken!

[MachineMessiahRocker]

Mr. Frank.. the God of guitar!

[ifightaliens]

The 6 dislikes must not have gotten through the first two minutes of this video.

[AndersonWigwam]

@ifightaliens We don't want those "people" listening to our music anyway, lol.

[graydog8]

@ifightaliens Dude! Just seeing the Swedish host's awesome 70's outfit deserved the thumb's up, but then, Frank!

[LetterToVoltaire]

this is soooooooooo tasty........

[VinylRecordNation]

Zappa-Token give me a sweet keyboard solo

Token-I don't know how to play keyboard

Zappa-....Token your black u can play Keyboard

Token-I'm getting sick of your stereotypes

Zappa-Be as sick as u want give me a god damn solo

Token-5:07...... Damn it.

Zappa Smiles

[TheGumboVariator]

@VinylRecordNation Zappa and South Park , now that's some real cultural taste !

[fuwmg]

Please, dont forget, Frank fought body and soul against the PMRC, the people responsible for NOT allowing you to share music.

Frank was completely against this and once he died, no one else took up his cause, sadly.

[joebstarsurfer]

speek engliiiish

[PaulRattlehead]

Well the solos in this are incredible!!

[Django5198]

wah wah clarinet?

[PaulRattlehead]

@Django5198 Indeed Its not that rare to see trumpets going through cry babys too

[Django5198]

@PaulRattlehead there is still so much we can do in the music world. Using different instruments for different styles, combing different styles. But right now we've come to a standstill

[Rileysaloser]

Not gonna lie, the bass clarinet solo made me cry

[Abernis]

@Rileysaloser Hear, hear!

[xDeathlyInsanex]

@takidigits13

long live America? lawl.

[bigbigsound]

derp



[The12ozBucket]

im anti pro-terrorism, no, im pro anti-terrorism,or something

[mordesicht]

I am also pro-terrorism, but really, I'm anti-asshole.

[takidigits13]

@HumansHaveFailed Pro-terrorism. I may have to shove a bomb up your ass. I hope you like it. You are what is wrong with humanity. Go fuck your self. If I saw you on the streets I would kick your teeth in.

Long live America.

[owlandtree]

@takidigits13 Tell us where Al Qaeda is hiding or we will raid your village.

[srturtle71]

@takidigits13 america died in the 1800's

[57worldwide]

@takidigits13 He said he is pro-terrorism. That means he supports terrorism, so he obviously supports the USA too. The most successful terrorists in the world.

[pauljames00]

(')

[thegeniusofthecrowd]

REALLY cool beard

[sgrroiii]

I don't think Frank is anti anything . I see him as pro Zappa .

[probrojeffro]

How big was Frank outside the U.S.?

[zombiewoof63]

@probrojeffro

He was very popular in the UK (where I am). I remember reading that he was more popular in Europe than the US. I don't know if there's any truth in that.

[windmilldwellers]

@probrojeffro my music teachers in Australia had a poster of him on his wall. my dad is dutch and has all his cd's lucky for me

[rabola55]

@probrojeffro How big? At least 12 feet tall, 4 feet wide and 10 feet deep.

[ilovemilfs69able]

1:24 "the fuck he say?!"

[superkulmedkniv25]

@ilovemilfs69able He's saying this: "He's been called The seducer, hes been called freak, he's been called a perverted genious." Frank obviously, just like you only heard the word freak in there ;) Ps: He's speaking Swedish.

[avenlac]

Wah wah bass clarinet...so natural.

[samiamy2k]

@avenlac He nicked that from Miles Davis. Check out "Bitches Brew". If you're gonna steal anything.....

[windmilldwellers]

@avenlac but remember that Hot Rats came out in 1969 and Bitches Brew in 1970 and you can hear that Miles Davis was listening to other artists.

[bryanp2625]

dude whoever that swedish guy at the begining is, he is dweezel's real dad... they look exactly alike...

[rabola55]

@bryanp2625 It's Claes "Clabbe" af Geijerstam.

[MistahhB]

I feel very sorry for my father who in his later years has become a zappa fan. He so very dearly regrets missing all the stockholm shows frank did when some of his friends were going crazy about them.

[glitchtoast]

Think if "allsång på skansen" was like this

[glitchtoast]

what the hell? "opopopa" equals to "up an pop".

[Yabbathebob]

...what kind of a Guru are you anyway? Well, don´t you waste your time on me...

[Bob6stringer]

What a fine, primal look at Frank playing darn-near conventional blues-rock -- I can almost understanding what he's doing on that SG by watching this. What's runny is I could almost feel a whiff of macho in his attack, which later seemed to be more about dancing on the frets than "stabbing" the blues as much as he does here. Pretty neat glimpse. Wish I could come near approaching this. (My t"What Exit" and "Voyage" videos are about as fancy as I'll probably ever get..)

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

Wow. Funky pants!

[fidorolaboro]

does there anybody know, who play all this f***ucking instruments? thx for let me know!

[funkempfang]

@fidorolaboro FZ: guitars vocals, Tom Fowler; bass. Bruce Fowler: trombone, Ruth Underwood: percussion, George Duke: Keys, Ian Underwood: woodwinds, Jean Luc Ponty: Violin, Ralph Humpries:Drums

[fidorolaboro]

@funkempfang ok, the names speak for themselfes..... thx for your know-how

[rowzenator]

Look. It's a place that is really free and unracist - in the 70s. Oh only after a lot of socizial organization!

[hellonwheels2u]

I have a 33 record of Freakout, still sealed, never played. Anybody think it's worth anything?

[allaboutmymonster]

(is that Jean-Luc Ponty?..) :-) 

[dopeymark]

@allaboutmymonster yes!! that is he....

[gregtheiceman]

Music is the Best! FZ...

KK.{:~{-

[cheappassion]

I love FZ, I freaking love Ruth!!!



[goyamoon2006]

Another wonderful song by Mr. Zappa! 5 Stars without doubt.

[ChristmasFace]

I've only just got in to Frank Zappa's music - I think its great!

One thing I'd like to ask though is why is he so popular in Europe?

[griskrossaren]

@ChristmasFace this is where all smart people live..

[superkulmedkniv25]

@ChristmasFace his music got banned for a while in america, but not in europe. 

[therealCanablisS]

Wow the sound off that bass clarinet,,, impressive to say the leasT

[ezeroh1]

wow hit the goldmine thx edm

[aaronilai]

where are the gospel ladies when you need they?

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

Zappa is a genius. Any questions?

[zheess]

Chukis!!!! el Asaelukon desde la kirbis Mexicali!!! Gracias.....

[bandcouver]

Anybody who questions what's wrong with such major things as government waste or the education system, is not an enemy of their particular country. They obviously see a country with a lot of potential being pissed down the drain by people in power who don't give a damn about it's people and what they can achieve. What he said in his music and in interveiws over the years, has made more sense to me than anything a politician has offered.

[JonP1961]

@bandcouver

the day when politicians appear to make sense is the day it's time to check septic tank, cuz the drain, it ain't be flushin' properly ;)

Frank could be deep, but ya gotta love direct approach, too, as in:

"the price of meat has just gone up

and you're old lady has just gone down"

;)

[19gino65]

BRAVO GENIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CB750K0]

これ何語？

[aragorn956]

Frank Zappa è un grande della musica.Inclassificabile.E' Zappa e suona e compone

non rientrando in nessuna categoria prestabilita.Spazia dal rock a pezzi in cui si sente lo studioso che "contamina" con repertori di musica cosiddetta colta.Difficile apprezzarlo

al primo ascolto.Deve essere ascoltato e riascoltato per educare la mente a qualcosa a

cui non è preparata.Geniale.

[TheArbiter74]

George duke's solo is smokin' in this performance! Zappa seems unusually restrained in his solo until about 7:23 or so. The austrailia 73 show is far superior in my estimation. Same line-up, I believe; ralph humphries, jean luc-ponty, etc.

[thekatie40]

love frank pure genius

[ElectricCandleLight]

Zappa for president

[CosmikDebrisFZ]

@ElectricCandleLight

I still have that bumper sticker along with other collectibles : )

[Duxkid1]

NASTY... zappa is always entertaining

[lghalihaf]

The man knew what he was talikng about. RIP

[CptMystery]

I heard Chris Wood of Traffic pioneered that funky wah sax effect. The most notable example being on the track Glad. I recommend finding it and listening to his solo.

[asins]

George Dukes got the groooove!

[Disfanskap]

9:41 niceeeeeeeeee

[tjafs1]

oppopppa X-D stupid swedes :-p

[VIDJACK]

IAN UNDERWOOD ROCKS!!!

[bnork]

yeahhh, luvs the wah-wah saxxy phone

[BAMeynig]

bass clarinet with a wah pedal? friking genious

[rabola55]

@BAMeynig I think it's a saxello, like the one Bennie Maupin plays in Herbie Hancocks band from the same period. Very nice sound, more mellow than a soprano sax.

[therealCanablisS]

@rabola55 around the 3:30 mark is a bass clarinet

[rabola55]

@therealCanablisS What kind of a guru are you anyway? ;o)

[therealCanablisS]

@rabola55 LOL not much of one ,,,,,,,thats fer damn sure :) /me hits wiki to look up guru ;)

[gorgiax]

yeah, so it seems!

does anybody know how he made it work? apparently there's a mic coming out of his mouthpiece.

[klummp]

i wish JLP woulda ripped off a solo on that one

[DirtyPete]

It's hard to believe he didn't smoke weed on the regular, he looks stoned.

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

@DirtyPete Beer and cigarets. Thats it.

[Matsimaker]

@StopLiesSee I think it was all coffe and cigarettes for him

[TabeKat12]

He is just like a Pinguin

[putridpanchos]

A VERY WHITE BAND

[jax1moi8]

Ian Underwood (bass clarinet solo)! And then George Duke! And Jean-Luc Ponty! What a band this one was!

[JonP1961]

@jax1moi8

indeed!

good FZ solo on this one.

[Darrylizer1]

I have a Sears poncho AND a Mexican poncho.

[mrgreanjeans]

dats a real poncho!

[roymustin]

Wait wait a REAL Mexican poncho?? Awesome post sir.

[Doftgrahn]

he´s not playing saxophone. he´s playing bass clarinet.

[ultrarider1000]

is the sax player using a wah pedalin his solo? anyways it sounds cool

[elsapon]

I must say: to pick up this bit from 3m50s, well baked, and then keep on sliding down with it through Duke's and Zappa's solos...

Quite a ride indeed.

I totally agree with faud03, unfortunately...

[doubts]

What a solo at 5 mins. Good god have mercy

[Letviets]

You must mean, Good god, ain't it funky now! as Zappa would say.

[randycornhole]

Sweet motherbucker.......!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[clukduk]

what effect (peddle) is he using??

[Syllerud]

shitloads of various kinds, including preamps built into his guitar. Get a 60's style distortion (like a RAT) and a good wah (not a crybaby), boost the mid on your amp and thats the closest you can come to his sound and still keeping ti simple.

[1Delta]

great live sound recording. The Swedish thing feeds into the insanity. One of the hardest swinging George Duke solos I've ever heard! this band is really cooking!

And Zappa is razor sharp playing that sudden pizzicato fusion style that is perfect.

great concert. thanx

[ZackPotts1221]

what kind of a guru are you anyway?

[THB79]

Is that a real poncho, or a Sears poncho?

[WarmRootBeer]

Or just Bob Duffy's pants?

[faud03]

nobody makes music like this anymore

[JetS3tRadio]

so good

[spoonypony]

oh and that's george duke aka "the motherfucking man" on the Rhodes

[spoonypony]

holy fuckin Rhodes

[barrett5000]

wow. who is the man playing that awesome Rhodes solo?!

[canman87]

Love this song and this man.

[pipeandslippersman]

what kind of a guru are you anyway?

[fezzappa]

too bad frank didn't have time to realize people are psychic-..

great tune

[emmoiv]

Is that underwood on the . . . uh, bass clarinet ??

[motonegros]

Damn that sounded good!

[2boredfortv]

so, Mr. virtuoso, I bet one day you will have defined and explored MANY TYPES of new music AND had more full bands with real horn sections and many percussionists along with composing some of the most awesome fucking music that has changed most of the western world you might be able to be compared to THE GREAT FUCKING FRANK ZAPPA! also, we can only tell you after your dead for 14 years and then we'll see if anyone GIVES A FLYING FUCK! SO GET TO SUCKING ON A .357 Punk!

[wolfsmons]

I checked your video - play around 10000 hours the guitar and you can name yourself a "Virtuoso".But composing????

[ValreeShoe]

I am going to learn how to speak Whatever That Is so I can tell the dude shut up and step aside. Allow the Master to work!

[nonthere]

Hey Swedish guy, cut the long monologue, introduce Frank and get the fuck out of the way!

[joeyso5]

Why was i not alive?!

[marhill20]

Ian Underwood is an amazing musician

[MuffinWhaleMan]

And her sister Ruth on the vibes...

[nonthere]

His wife.