Frank Zappa the Best conductor ever

[gillyis6]

what i trip ,still not a fan!!lol bye bye frankie!!

[MaxiSilva96]

Zappa dont conducts a band,he "plays" the band as a instrument.

[nancyl2]

This is a first of the conductor side I have seen of this BEing. LOVED his musical creations and lyrics but his conductor- perfection must have been brutal. His signs are a conductors-sign-language of sorts. This vid creation is a fantastic side of this great I am thrilled to have introduced to me. ENJOY!!!!!! :-)

[Gestobando]

What is the name/date of the last performance shown on the video , does someone know?

[palteonato]

ZAPPA IS DA BEST!

[Bloodclaatkrabbz]

Does anyone know what kind of device George Duke is using between 3:45 - 4:05 ? I've been looking for that sound for a while now! He uses it on the George Duke Trio albums too

[edwardalexklose]

@Bloodclaatkrabbz maybe a kaosolator not sure if thats how it's spelt. a little like a drum machine. check it out

[Bloodclaatkrabbz]

@edwardalexklose: thank you for relpying, but you do realise the video clip is from the 1970ies, when the designer of the kaoscillator was probably still shitting his diapers? ;)

maybe I should just write George an email, he's still active with a website and everything.....

[Bloodclaatkrabbz]

Frank's conducting style resembles Walter Thompsons soundpainting method to some degree ! Another example of people developing similar ideas simultaniously.....

[zippers2]

a brilliant and sick mind.

[bratfett]

CooL

[periurban]

Beautiful!

[Dan474834]

And how is Zappa a conductor?

[WackaJawacka]

Yes, WeAther Report. Got a "lazy" a on keyboard.

[WackaJawacka]

Made King Crimson look like a bunch of poofs.

He harnessed energy that Wether Report would get on a bungee jump!

Fearless. Ferocious and Fun.

Humanity always stalked Frank's work.

Aspiration plooked absurdity.

The Joke...

...was on Them.

[surrealforreal]

Zappa was a mind supreme.

[achemachew]

IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A TELEFUNKEN U47!

[catalinaumbert]

@achemachew you'll love it!

[achemachew]

@catalinaumbert In leather!

[cherryorchards]

some years ago i only knew his music. thanks to youtube i felt like i got to know him a little better. probably the most exeptional human bein ill ever know in my lifetime

[1967PONTIACGTO]

What''s the name of the piece they were playing at the very end?

[voicesinmehead]

i dont really get it...is none of that rehearsed? is it literally them playing at the command of his crazy hands?

[obgyno]

@voicesinmehead ooh yes

[youvinicio]

Grande compositore, secondo me aveva le cellule del suo corpo a forma di note

[sallymick27]

the black and white footage is from Australian T.V. 1973 Tour

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

Distorted, disjointed cacaophony for the sheer sake of "Look how original I am!" Attention-seeking nonsense. No, thank you.

[brianenewton75]

@JeffersonDinedAlone Happily, you are all but alone in your opinion :)

[tehf00n]

@JeffersonDinedAlone pretentious, self-opinionated, transmural attempt at befouling the legend of Frank Zappa. You sir.... FAIL TO FUCK. Now go rotoplook your own anus with a starfish shaped branding iron whilst we get on with enjoying the incredible music of Mr. Frank Zappa.

[xert20]

'amen



[tunnelamende]

thanks for that! :) I will show that to my ensemble students...although we still work on a rather simple medley of popular music tunes, this will hopefully put their minds on fire...or at least amuse them :D

[20smallcigars]

Fantastic! Love to see that stuff, wish we'd stayed with 'Easy Meat' at 4:44 a bit longer though.

[MrDangerouskitchen]

You're fucking right Jimmy... You played the BEST Band ever..

I miss You all...

[flankdrive45]

Jazz isnt dead, it just smells funny. F.Z.

[marcfedak]

fascinating. Zappa was the real deal as far as a avante-rock fusion composer and conductor goes. It's amusing that he conducted sometimes without a shirt and a cigarette going.

[csimon86]

adrien missed his first cymbal smash! :P

[csimon86]

this is incredible.  where can i get this? i must have this for students of mine.

[Zeitgeist74]

Roy Estrada was freakin' crazy! LOL

[WELLBRAN]

Fantastic!! making music fun He was a very talented guy

[zootallurez]

Zappa's music is my religion

[Gordon2710]

anyone know what tv show or dvd or whatever this is from. It looks awsome

[celesmusic]

anyone of you knows the name of the composition in 4.25 ?

[spiritcrusher420]

@celesmusic the song is easy meat (middle of the song) from the tinseltown rebellion album. i think the clip here might be from the 82 or 84 tour

[celesmusic]

@spiritcrusher420 Found! It's from Paris 1980 , such a great version. Thank you very much.

[twig82854]

@celesmusic It's easy meat

[hihats]

adrian belew on crash cymbals ladies & gentlemen

[organismocibernetico]

nooo!! ma è george duke!!!

[54herve]

direction atipyque!!! si zappa avais ete scientifique; il aurais decouvert des tats de choses importantes!

[JazzNaySean]

that was weird

[FeelOfFriction]

Genius.

[Bob6stringer]

And you wonder where the inspiration for things like Stomp and Blue Man Group came from? All that AND real musical chops, always more chops, increasing over time. The man realized his dreams and made some of ours come true.

[xwarx1000]

such a colorful character...............

[osiruskat]

Great post. Thanx. R.I.P. Frank Zappa Jimmy Carl Black, my heroes.

[FZmustacheFZ]

who was the guy talking at 8:00 ? i assume someone from the original mothers, and it ALMOST sounded like ian, but i wasn't sure...anyone know?

[stereom]

@FZmustacheFZ Bunk Gardner

[jbuck594]

Dear god that is amazing. I knew he was a great composer (obviously), but to be a great conductor and to just make something like that is amazing! Thanks for showing us this

[Scunyun]

Thanks for this!!! Great memories of LIVE (since '68) variations of this stuff rekindled! Whatta guy, eh? ( :-)

[talalmog]

thanks

[hakanozelguitarist]

awesome vid!!

[Kitsua]

Fucking brilliant vid. Nice edit of some great footage. Cheers. Zappa ftw!

[talalmog]

thanks man

[foutupourfoutu]

Roy Estrada!

[tepporocks]

Sheer magic. Or not, since it's probably sheer hard work.

But it's fascinating to see the rapport Frank had with his bands.

And in a way, it reminds me of a circus.

A circus is a strictly run operation, where only the best acts and artists are allowed

to perform their arts. And if they're not constantly performing at the peak of their ability, they will quickly be sacked.

And that's very much like playing in a Zappa band, I believe.

And both Zappa and the circus happen to be entertaining!

[talalmog]

thank you for your comment, zappa band surely were circus

[peteandurnot]

@tepporocks - During 88 Tour, in the Recordings you can hear Scott Thunes, the Bassist, make a few errors, but it was mainly because of the tensions that happened on that Tour at that time, or so I understand. But Zappa liked him and wanted to keep him.

[NEDM1991]

this is rad!!

[suzycreamchez123]

you WERE in the best band in the world Jimmy! We miss you both.

[erflaz]

fantastic Video, tnx!

[usases]

I love you:P

[usases]

Oh, were can I get this full-good qualitY?

[talalmog]

you cant, i edited my self

there is no full version its kind of a mix

[warsd4]

I freaking love him telling the band to go back and forth between A and C about @9:00 in... So awesome....

[blackblocparty]

is that don preston that speaks at 0:22 ?

[talalmog]

yep, this is him

[blackblocparty]

three months that i look every frank zappa vid on youtube... this one is fantastic !!!! it deserves 500 000 views... thanks for posting it !

[talalmog]

thanks man, i edit it myself

[flammaster]

Rest in Peace Jim and Frank!

[tyrbolo]

I'm with Jimmy Carl Black the Indian of the group.

they are the best band the world has ever seen.

[DGoldmay]

piercing ze head of ze cock must be painful haha

[jaquemati]

I would like to get the film where they interview the members, for instance that when the vid begins and Art is speaking, or when Jimmy Carl is speaking... where can I download it?

[talalmog]

you can buy it

"franks zappa and the mothers of invention in the 1960's" DVD

[chrisrave]

...and that's why you were and still remain to be so cool, Jimmy Carl Black!

[ranXerox09]

05:02

man, what song is that?

that was amazing!!

he came from another planet

[talalmog]

its part of the baby snakes movie

[the1quarter]

that cough is insane pmsl

[Eekhoornhoer]

He was a genius.

Although I'm sure he could give his bandmembers a VERY hard time when recording or rehearsing. As explained before, he was quite a perfectionist. But he COULD makes mistakes, while others weren't allowed too. I'm sure he was very demanding. Perhaps even to a degree us fans cant imagine. Thats a side of Frank we'll probably never know much about. Still, his demand of perfection and control in terms of music, created some of the most exceptional & beautifull art of the century

[ranXerox09]

6:51 what song is that?

[talalmog]

its part of the Yellow shark

[stereom]

"Wonderful Tattoo" off "Everything is Healing Nicely".

[bavariansunset]

Thanks for posting ... What an Absolubte Genius. RIP Frank ... Miss Ya!

[talalmog]

its from the Australia TV show, i took part of it

[benjaminshinobi]

WHAT TV SHOW IS THE "PURPLE" FOOTAGE AT ABOUT 1:00 FROM? lol so incredible even if it was just an excuse to give the finger on TV.

Are there any other videos of Zappa's "hand signals"

[musicfromhell]

The way Roy Estrada coughs at 5:29 is fucking awesome. I almost peed my pants laughing at that.

[noklarok]

4.26

what tune is this please?

calling any zappaphile.....

and which concert is it with his top off and pony tail?

[ButzisAroma]

That would be 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It', the fourteenth track on 'Absolutely Free". One of his Masterpieces, without question. This version sounds like it might be from the Tinseltown Rebellion tour...there is a live version of Brown Shoes on the album Tinseltown Rebellion , and this sounds like the same band.

[stereom]

It's "Easy Meat" actually, the "classical" section (thus FZ conducts). There apparently is no surviving footage of any FZ band playing "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" AFAIK.

[FZmustacheFZ]

@stereom AFAIK?

[stereom]

@FZmustacheFZ "as far as i know".

[FZmustacheFZ]

@stereom oh, ok, thanks:)

[ButzisAroma]

Oh...and the footage with his shirt off and hair tied back is from a little film called 'Baby Snakes'.

[talalmog]

i edited my self

[boogster123321]

do you have anymore more footage from this doc?

[napomania]

jimmy carl black was the indian of the group! rip

[gorethem]

Great vid. Thanks. Zappa is king.

[periurban]

Fantastic editing job. Great music and great people.

[talalmog]

10x alot

[SEMICHUCK]

man, jimmy carl black is cool

[kaptbeefa]

Nice job talalmog

Music is the Best!FZ

[talalmog]

thanks

[firstcat]

I LOVE this!

[DanielDavisMusic]

I was always interested in his little cues. Awesome job!

[laletemelgarete]

who is at 7:59?

[talalmog]

this is Bunk Gardner

[laletemelgarete]

thanks!

[hotratz6]

He conducted more than musicians.

He brings molekules to swing that Crosby, Stills & Nash never expected when playing music.

[duster71]

The greatest musical mind EVER!  and a tear fell from his eye

[tomtiddler]

Great blend buddy! Crank Some Frank!

[talalmog]

i edited it myself from some video's i have

[solarwave]

I love it, nice work! Thank you.

[talalmog]

thanks

[GreggaryPeccary]

Where did you get this from?