I dunno Frank looks pretty sick (in both senses of the word) and angry too. It isn't long since the whole Smoke on the Water incident, it seems to me he had an edge then beyond the obvious irritation he always had with the stupidity of the rest of us. The clothes must have been lent by Swedish TV though lol. I think I prefer Python boots.
I can and have listened to this a lot. I also realise no one thrashed the SG like this.
God bless his little cotton buds. Buy him a horse someone.
Y'know, I love this clip--I really do--I just wish there could have been the female backing vocals. The song's just not the same without it. But WTF, it's still a fabulous performance & we're lucky clips like this exist. Thank God for YouTube!!!
Frank is the most astute musical composer of the 20th century. His music will be recognized for years to come as some of the most influential work ever recorded.
Man! How does he get that awesome fuzz tone from his SG? Is it the pedal he's using or does he just have the low freqs up? Does anyone know what pedal sounds like, or better yet what pedal it is?
@crowe The audio on this version is from a tape of the FM simulcast of the program. The audio on the other version was mixed for little tinny sounding TV speakers. Hence the rawer quality on the other.
i also like how a few minutes in, after frank really gets going, fowler and duke have this expression on their faces like, "listen to THIS mothafucka.."
man, frank just rocked the fuck out, and what i just experienced was wordless.
lol, and i can't believe the crowd didn't start a fuckin riot after hearing that solo - one or two people just turned around and were like, "oh my, yes yes, quite good, no?"
@mediawest The funny thing is, if you ever get to see the whole special, the house band plays on the main stage for about all of three minutes and the rest of the show is focussed on Zappa's band on the side stage.
@mediawest Could be at one of the Swedish Folk Parks -- they have them all over the country and bands often played at many of them over the Folketspark season, which ran from about the summer solstice to the end of October. The Mothers must have been something to experience for the people used to European schlager music...
I need to get me a suit coat like Franks! Damn that is fresh. Bring back 1973 fashion please.
mjlearmouth 7 months ago 2
band is fucking amazing
Koolkitties 8 months ago
I dunno Frank looks pretty sick (in both senses of the word) and angry too. It isn't long since the whole Smoke on the Water incident, it seems to me he had an edge then beyond the obvious irritation he always had with the stupidity of the rest of us. The clothes must have been lent by Swedish TV though lol. I think I prefer Python boots.
I can and have listened to this a lot. I also realise no one thrashed the SG like this.
God bless his little cotton buds. Buy him a horse someone.
yiasemi 8 months ago 2
Tripendicular! Blistering Zap solo and a superb arrangement extremely well played by a totally grooving band. Truly wonderful. Thanks for posting.
MrDavidBanana 9 months ago
FZ always assembled great bands and this line-up is one of the greatest of the great. Thanks for putting it up here.
Wormtongue13 10 months ago
YOWSER!!!
whiterhinotea23 11 months ago
Excellent! The solo with Duke's funky keyboard playing behind is just awesome. Can you do the same with the sound on Cosmik Debris?
rabola55 1 year ago
Frank plays the guitar like its a parasitic twin he just wants to get off...also L.S.D. shit loads of L.S.D.
gishikin 1 year ago
@gishikin Zappa didn't do drugs.
xWookiee 1 year ago
Y'know, I love this clip--I really do--I just wish there could have been the female backing vocals. The song's just not the same without it. But WTF, it's still a fabulous performance & we're lucky clips like this exist. Thank God for YouTube!!!
oliasdoug 1 year ago
Wonderful band, stunning song, ace guitar. Thanks for everything Frank.
sejanus4th 1 year ago
Far and away my all-time favourite of Uncle Frank's air sculptures.
teratophobia 1 year ago 10
Frank is the most astute musical composer of the 20th century. His music will be recognized for years to come as some of the most influential work ever recorded.
dobbin51563 1 year ago
Thanks! Awesome :)
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DJaney 1 year ago
Man! How does he get that awesome fuzz tone from his SG? Is it the pedal he's using or does he just have the low freqs up? Does anyone know what pedal sounds like, or better yet what pedal it is?
chrisrave 1 year ago
@chrisrave
Frank was known to turn on his Wah pedal and leave it in the rolled back position, attaining that low freq fuzz sound.
NorthernpikePhish 1 year ago
Sure is Jean Luc-Ponty...
rjlionheart 1 year ago
I prefer the rough drums on the other version. X
crowe 1 year ago
@crowe The audio on this version is from a tape of the FM simulcast of the program. The audio on the other version was mixed for little tinny sounding TV speakers. Hence the rawer quality on the other.
BognarRegis 1 year ago
Amazing how the audio has evolved. Frank would be proud.
heelnail99 6 months ago
awesome, superb,outstanding,magical......fuck yeah, fab post thanks ever so much
davidoliverj 1 year ago
i also like how a few minutes in, after frank really gets going, fowler and duke have this expression on their faces like, "listen to THIS mothafucka.."
CrumpledSnotRag 1 year ago
man, frank just rocked the fuck out, and what i just experienced was wordless.
lol, and i can't believe the crowd didn't start a fuckin riot after hearing that solo - one or two people just turned around and were like, "oh my, yes yes, quite good, no?"
i'm gonna listen to this a few more times
CrumpledSnotRag 1 year ago
Is that Jean Luc-Ponty on fiddle?
vfbrasschops 1 year ago
@vfbrasschops Yes it is.
BognarRegis 1 year ago
@vfbrasschops Sure is Jean Luc-Ponty on violin... as well as George Duke and other great musicians...
The Band:
Frank Zappa
Jean-Luc Ponty
George Duke
Tom Fowler
Ralph Humphrey
Ruth Underwood
Ian Underwood
Bruce Fowler
rjlionheart 1 year ago
Many thanks - truly excellent
Bismarck126 1 year ago 3
thanks for uploading this!
playmystringthang 1 year ago
Excellent! What a great under rated guitar player.
brianboyce 1 year ago 2
It was at Skansen Stockholm Sweden in 1973.It was at a Swedish TV sow called Oppopoppa.
gibson558 1 year ago
i dont know where they're playin, but they only have one vocal mic and a really small stage.... but its shot with multiple cameras, cool ....
mediawest 1 year ago
@mediawest The funny thing is, if you ever get to see the whole special, the house band plays on the main stage for about all of three minutes and the rest of the show is focussed on Zappa's band on the side stage.
BognarRegis 1 year ago
@mediawest Could be at one of the Swedish Folk Parks -- they have them all over the country and bands often played at many of them over the Folketspark season, which ran from about the summer solstice to the end of October. The Mothers must have been something to experience for the people used to European schlager music...
roaringchicken92 1 year ago
One of my favorites utube clips just got alot better, thanks for it...
lesofprimus1 1 year ago 5
excellent
57Sammy 1 year ago