Frank Zappa - Inca Roads - 1979

[oldman1911A1]

Lucky I saw him 3 times - including at the old Armadillo World Headquarters. Very cool. My favorite live shows ever. Little Feat was close....

[TheHavalaff]

@oldman1911A1 Obviously a big fan, but for any Zappa fans out there, I need some help finding a track I once had on an old cassette tape. It is a purely instrumental piece, heavy with really fast onward pushing lead work through the most part. He has made so much material it would take forever to find it. Can someone give me a clue?

[zappare]

Who plays guitar like that anymore??? The answer is no one ....

[rd40082]

Great composer and musician



[bmac778]

you don't get it... i NEED the mp3 of this song.

[peterjussi]

@bmac778 i totally get it dude. his solo in this is goddamn amazing, along with the rest of the band as always. use a youtube to mp3 website, or download an mp3 recorder program

[longde]

-"Vegeta, what does the scouter says about his musical skills level?"

-"It's OVER NINE THOUSAAAAND!!"

-"What? 9000?! There's NO WAY that could be right!!"

[ReVoltAgefilms]

Looking for the version of "You are what you is." extended version with Steve Vai and Frank jammin - can anyone help.

[gordazacatitos]

Truly a master musician/song writer. Man, I miss Frank.

[LipanConjuring8519]

@gordazacatitos His music is still here man. We've got it. It was his conception and he graciously gave it to us to do with whatever we please. AMAZING. Nothing more to say.

[SupernalOne]

Where would the human race be without our artists?

[terrypussypower]

What's to dislike ? Well we now know that there's at least 7 morons in the world !

[stantoro]

Very excellent live version of Inca Roads, from One Size Fits All, one of my favorite FZ albums. I saw him a few times in the 80s, to be honest not necessarily my favorite period for Frank's music, but still amazing bands and fantastic performances. No band has ever been as tight and forceful as Frank's: control and chaos in the same space. Thanks for the video!

[ricardodelacalera]

beautiful way to destroy my ears...

[22100greg]

happy to get some very good music

[fordachevy]

perfect for cruising!

[GrannyBX]

How anyone could click the 'dislike' button on this one is beyond me.

[aristotle358]

Hadn't heard this version of Inca Roads before. Just knew the one of One SizeFits All.

this is a nice version.

[CallMeCygnus]

Good sound and in stereo! Is this a boot?

[drdotislovinlife]

eargasm

[mario64guy]

I've been sitting here for the last thirty minutes trying to picture what Zappa would look like without his mustache/beard. Is it just me or would that look weird as hell?

[flametard]

its like he's trying to protest REAL music.

[makokan2000]

musical alchemist

[MultiMrMuffinman]

ZappA thinks that this 7 people are jerks !

[pNeeko]

Frank Zappa dribbled the globe so hard hoping one day the world would bounce itself!

[guitarvocs]

One of the greatest moments of my life was seeing Ruth Underwood, George Duke and FZ play in a shithole arena in Harrisburg, PA in 1974, wringing every bit of sweetness out of the fonk just like this. Music is the best.

[pNeeko]

The ONLY modern-era man I'd let take a dump on my lawn.

[dantean]

@pNeeko You don't know me, then, because if you did not only would you BEG me to take a dump on your lawn but to fart on your lunch, as well.. Trust me.

[BarrieBliZZards]

This guy is just one amazing individual way more superior than what is left on earth !!

[MrMyfmyf]

Profound musician. He's funny as hell, yet also can make the hairs on your arms stand on end at will. This is what amazes me about Frank. All other bands are too hung up on trying to be cool, when all along Frank was always the coolest from the word go. Those who like Frank know what I mean. Wish I could have seen him ONCE!!

[MultiMrMuffinman]

@MrMyfmyf you damn right !!!

[thr337]

@MrMyfmyf go see Zappa plays Zappa!!!

[mollysangelique]

phone,maud

[royjimi]

I REALLY NEED FRANK , THANKS ; ROYJIMI

[dann3th3manni3]

I first heard Dweezil play this solo on the Zappa plays Zappa DVD. I thought it was the greatest thing ever until I heard this.

[Haizeron]

It's not fair to the world...

[flankdrive45]

mother mary& Josef

[Marco33185]

FRANK tu es le frère que j'aurais voulu avoir !! :o)

Frank you are the brother i loved to have (sorry for translation)

[DrFunkness]

6 people don't what real music sounds like. Zappa once said, "The mind is like a parachute, it won't work unless you open it."

[Wazztheweasel]

@DrFunkness Some people's parachute's are either to small for there weight ore have massive holes in the chute's ..

[MultiMrMuffinman]

@Wazztheweasel

[LeatherWriter]

It'll take 100 years to really get to this guy's influence. They'll look back on him like we look back on Dickens or Rakhmaninoff or the first photographers... Zappa had such a clear understanding of the technology available to him, the petards that it instigated in our behavior, and the indecent narcissism of mediocre indolents. In appreciating Zappa, someone like myself can only take it in passively - understanding it isn't what I want... I want to hear Caravan with a drum sola.

[alrozz]

What we need is another musician that is not afraid to play what you feel and get the public to accept it and then you can write your own ticket to heaven.

[Jonesey169]

This is completely fucking awesome.

[mlcoo17]

@Jonesey169 There are many very intelligent and insightful comments here, but yours is the most accurate.

[Zappafan1980]

I love that picture at 4 : 20

Frank Zappa looks like the Jesus of Progressive Rock on that picture

[Chrismusicnow]

In order to play with Frank Zappa, the musical criteria required was unsurpassed. Look up what Steve Vai had to do, in order to get into the band. Unbelievable. The musicians who played with FZ were wrung through the wringer and had to be top notch.

[EdusenxVid]

George Duke made this song sooooooo much better. Fucking unskilled Ike Willis, I cant understand how he remained so much time with Frank.

[CosmikDebrisFZ]

@EdusenxVid Ike's ok, but dukes the MAN!

[AlexTronic777]

@ 07:34 so awesome ^^

[Lyktwz]

God exists

[petermcintyre100]

It's not all that bad that he's no longer with us, as he has left us with an enormous amount of music for us all to enjoy to eternity. I whip out an album of his in my collection for 35 years and just smile at how amusing and enchanting the music is.

[louiseduvee]

I think Frank Zappa would have appreciated this video!

[GiantStoneEater11]

There Can Be Only One, One And Only, The 'Stasche Master

"Every note is exactly where it needs to be, none could be anywhere else" --musically trained person, in amazement, upon hearing Zappa (Zoot Allures)

[jcrockstar2]

caffeine and nicotine weren't drugs to Frank, they were food

[luap119]

How is Zappa not in the top 10 of the Rolling Stones greatest guitarists?! Dude fucking shreds harder than anyone.

[bernhardsart]

@luap119 it is beyond me too!!!!!!!

[OceanderTethyseus]

@luap119

well, Zappa was a brilliant musician, composer, conductor, producer, lyricist. there is no question about that.

but to be one of the top 10 greatest guitarists of all time, i mean jesus, that is something else altogether. yes, the dude ripped it up like insanely, but just think about the works of Hendrix, Page, Van Halen, Rhoads, Malmsteen, etc.

[luap119]

@OceanderTethyseus dude kurt cobain is in the top 15, and he SUCKED compared to my man Zappa.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@luap119

so true. i see your point now.

have you heard the "shut up and play yer guitar" albums? they are fantastic.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@luap119

do a youtube search on:

five five five zappa

there is a song called "five five FIVE" from shut up and play your guitar. it is so heavy.

[bedtime4bonzo]

@OceanderTethyseus - I don't think any of these fellows had the same technical know-how as Zappa. The range of his use of tone and effects was immense. Does that make him in the top 10...? I don't know, but he's for sure in mine.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@luap119

i think the problem is that there are so many outrageously excellent guitarists in the world, that when people try to compare them all, they are forced to compare them in terms of things that are objectivley measurable, like speed, accuracy, agility, and muscular power, rather than in terms of things that are more subjective and quantifyable, like beauty and emotional evokativeness.

[snipersas]

@OceanderTethyseus beauty is not subjective

[OceanderTethyseus]

@snipersas

are you saying then that beauty is objective? do you think it can be quantified? is it theoretically possible to identify the totality of the beauty inherent in any given thing?

[snipersas]

@OceanderTethyseus yes, beauty is a property of beautiful objects, therefore it exists outside of our minds and is not subjective in its nature.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@snipersas

okay, but we're speaking within the context of measuring beauty for the purpose comparison in magnitude.

that implies that *human minds* must quantify it somehow.

so, even if we allow that beauty exists independently of our minds, we must still rely on our perception for its measurement.

so the question becomes whether we humans can objectively quantify beauty.

if not, then our measurement is subject to individual taste.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@snipersas

consider apples; we can identify and distinguish apples to some extent, but every apple is *infinitely* complex so we are unable to completely comprehend/define/quantify the nature of "appleness".

we are able to objectively compare apples in terms of only the subset of their characteristics for which we have complete knowledge.

the same holds true of beauty.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@snipersas

i see that i've changed my tune a bit here. i was implying earlier that beauty itself was inherently subjective, and now i'm saying beauty is inherently objective, but that our perception of it is objective only to the extent that we have complete knowledge of the characteristics of the object in consideration - and subjective otherwise. i think the discussion quickly becomes one of definitions.

[snipersas]

@OceanderTethyseus yes, im glad we agree that beauty is objective in nature. the position that human beings simply cant grasp the true nature of beauty is a more easily defensible position, not easily assailed. but theconcession that there IS objective beauty is all that is needed to begin a discussion about the manner in which an object's aesthetic quality can be deduced, if that is possible

[luap119]

One of the true pioneers of the guitar. I loved the fact he didn't do drugs, too.

[OceanderTethyseus]

@luap119

caffeine and nicotine are drugs

[ballisker]

en riktig höjdarlåt både text&musik tack frank

[TRUMPITI]

Frank is just out off this world, is, was, will ever be !!!

Love him for that!

[Darrylizer1]

Nice!

[theypplayed]

La vache !!!

[unknownkingdom]

bad singing...

[a7xsuks657438374]

there songs make me up an ready for the day but when the solos play i wasnt ready no more cause my mind got fucking blown

[cherryorchards]

for a minute there i thought this was the studio version. Tight as fuck

[giovacman1]

Smoking!!!!!

[madeku]

Frank Zappa the man who made the xylophone cool.. Hungry Freaks Daddy, Peaches en Regalia, Inca Roads, the first half of Apostrophe...

[MatteusNova]

@madeku I believe that it is an marimba on this track, though. :) Ruth Underwood played it, I think.

[tehf00n]

@madeku RUTH !

[Merzbowxnoise]

@madeku

Don't forget RDNZL

[kozydude92]

@madeku Wrong Tim Buckley made the xylophone cool

[thekwaze]

@kozydude92

Tim merely dabbled compared to zappa - I'm sure you already know the zappa connection, but Tims albums that were on zappas label used several of the mothers in the lineups but oddly not zappas percussionists at the time.

Although from memory, not many of Tims albums had vibes/xylophones on them anyway.....I think you'd be hard pushed to find a zappa album without them, going right back to 1965

[Hamgammy]

@madeku xylophone was always cool mate

[Rodel757]

@Hamgammy

Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens proves that point...

[aristotle358]

@madeku Ruth Underwood was brilliant with Zappa. St Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast has amazing xylophone playing.

[stepilon]

If you have any doubt about Frank being God, just listen to this.

[misemarc]

Incredible music, far beyond his contemporary. Some came close like early Todd Rundgren but none since.

[Peztoria]

Man, not a lot of people rip it up as hard as Zappa on the guitar.

[Flenux]

I was at the Hammersmith Odeon gig in 1979 during this tour. Amazing. Wonder if there's a bootleg of that gig?

[MrMariodave]

@Flenux of course there is!

[MrMariodave]

@Flenux of course there is! And many songs were released!

[kandauelliot]

To the 5 chud's who clicked on dislike you must not know anything about music,humor,art,genuis.Do not judge without fact.@laurapolkflint this says all you need to know!

[UncleIrv]

Awesome...I found a download for the entire concert!

(message me for info)

[ysbnnews]

....

[BLooDCoMPleX]

THIS IS GOLD.

Frank is a fucking deity.

[mlcoo17]

If this really is a bootleg, it's one of the better ones I've heard, at least from the pre digital era. Of course I'm listening to it through Utube quality. I would pay bucks for this recording. Of course, to sell it would be highly illegal. Even posting it is. I'm not very hot on the idea of people ripping off hard working musicans, but if it we offered in a dark alley I would have to take it.

[brucechrist]

@mlcoo17 did you know he died? i don't think he'd care if you bought a bootleg

[SlickNick840]

Well I'll be damned. This was one of the best gigs known to man. We actually bootlegged it but the sound quality was pretty bad. Not helped by having to put a jacket over the tape recorder every time a bouncer came past. It was a 2 hour non-stop extravaganza on his Sheik Yerbouti tour. No elongated finales at the end of every song for Frank...it was just straight into the next song. You got 2 hours of solid music - unforgetable. If anyone has any live footage from that gig plase post it...

[themonkeylarry5000]

just listening/watching terry bozzio, something tells me he was a perfect match for zappa

[ysbnnews]

NOW WHEN FRANK JAMS IN CONCERT, YOU CAN SEE GOD SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE...

[Swede224]

fabulous!!!! ty timmo...fz is and will always be the greatest..god bless u fz where you are brother

[geekorthodox9]

UFOs are drug traffickers, xD!!!

[Claudiobenyossef]

Moraisito Ametista - The best...

[brucechrist]

what a HUGE solo...wow

[mlcoo17]

Oh, Jeez, this is good. I have a fairly nice Zappa collection but I don't recognize this version ( I have the One Size Fits All version ) Somebody out there Pleeeeezze tell me what album this is from.

[Informatisse]

@mlcoo17

Probably a YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE (there is many volumes).

Try the vol2 (live at Helsinsky), but I'm not sure.

[mlcoo17]

@Informatisse Thanks Dude, I've been waiting for somebody to share some knowledge.

[Squee36]

@Informatisse Definitely not from the "official discography"...Sorry guys.

[dg9kaq]

@Informatisse this version is unreleased.

[iDWARID]

@mlcoo17 not on a album

[elpudino]

This is the best thing on the internet.

[daneknight33]

Great stuff.

[Goose4Lu71]

Vinnie is fucking smoking on his comping under FZ's solo........these cats are at the the top of their fucking game....

[Zappafan1980]

@Goose4Lu71

Vinnie was / Is a drummer genius, There is a Story told by Steve Vai, that Vinnie learned a piece as complex as the Black Page, just by looking at it

I love Vinnies drumming on Joes Garage and Tinseltown Rebellion

To Bad Frank Fired him when he wanted more money, well Chad Wakerman got the Seat ( Who i also love )

[PsilocybinNinja]

Ike sounds either sick or overworked in this song but otherwise its Immaculate! Definately recognize this from one of the Guitar albums.

[nspcvdgg]

This as good as it gets

[pfeitosa]

Parts of this solo are featured in the triplet "Shut Up and Play Your Guitar". Probably my favorite guitar solo. Zappa rules!

[MrMariodave]

@pfeitosa no, this is from manchester, the Shut Up Solos were from London

[slant40]

The part starting at 7:54 is hot shit ! I always loved it when FZ decided to jazz out. He was just so good at bending the rules.

[CottonmouthMovies]

How old was he ,in his life at time of departure ? 

[BLooDCoMPleX]

@CottonmouthMovies He was 53 if I remember correctly. Way too young for such a creative man.

[CottonmouthMovies]

@BLooDCoMPleX Thank You ; )

[peterjussi]

kind of a weird question... but does anyone know where to find a good quality image of the pic at 2:00??

[Dfrankjazz]

FANTASTIC FRANK ZAPPA MATER CLASS now free on Ustream! Theory and analysis of Peaches, Watermelon in Easter Hay, Envelopes, etc.. HUGELY fun, entertaining and educational. Type in "Dave Frank" Zappa on Ustream website anytime. You vill dig this:)

[ysbnnews]

FOR MY OWN MOTHER WITNESSED...

[nim112211]

Frank was and always will be THE SHIT !!!! Love you man where ever you are !!!

[KeiraForsyth]

This is - for me - the definitive recording of Inca Roads.

[polycera]

@KeiraForsyth Have you not heard the version on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2? For me, that's the one I consider definitive. Each to their own though.

[ryder187mac]

@polycera Both great but this has a bit more fire to it imo

[polycera]

@ryder187mac You've got a point but the limitations in Ike Willis's vocals kind of spoil it for me.

[ryder187mac]

@polycera Yeah, that one has better vocals :) The quality of this is surprisingly good for 1979 AND being on Youtube. Amazing.

[mlcoo17]

@KeiraForsyth Yes, I agree, well at least now that I've heard it, anyway. Would you be a kind soul and tell me what album this is from. All I am familiar with is the "One Size Fits All version" . This one is just outstanding.

[lostinthiswhirlpool]

Yes, good, very good solo! Ah, this vault !

[jackmccord13]

Thank You . Zappa Fanatic

[skaterat121]

black guy lost his voice

[zappasea1]

my god what a solo never heard this version

[LvnAction]

ORIGINAL ART DEFIES CATAGORIZATION EXCEPT FROM DWEEBS WHOS LACK OF ORINALITY ALWAYS LEADS THEM TO PRONOUNCE WHAT THINGS ARE.

[BryanEddy09]

its Zappa ,live and incredible as usual .the solo is as always improvised ...as was the solo on this song on the record ,and it just drops in from a live recording .get thios album if you dont have it .its gotta be the best one ever .(one size fits all)

[rocknroll14live]

zappa is a legend 

[ysbnnews]

THANK YOU TIMMO 4 REMINDING US...

[wr3ck]

that guy was drummer for megadeth :O

[Zappa551]

south park zappa at the start lol!

[TheWisetheman]

the worst part about this video is the trip to the hospital after vinnie colaiuta ripps it off

[coot1893]

who is that drummer

jesus fucking christ is he good

[Farksisten]

@coot1893 The drummer is Vinnie Colaiuta!

[cosmicrider287]

what a freakalicious blinder solo...

[firstbooob]

THANKUTIMMO1782

[adam872]

One of Frank's greatest tunes and holy crap, HOW ABOUT THAT SOLO!!!!!! So outside, dirty, rockin' and funky at the same time. There isn't another guitarist in the world who sounded like that guy.

[pito1957]

... back to the roots of emotion...

[ferretious]

He uses that same beat and riff in a few pieces!

I'm addicted to it!

[mriseborough]

Ike Willis and Ray White were only on ONE tour with Vinnie Coliauta; they were never together for a tour with both Vinnie and Ed Mann.

[korhosenmasa]

Tähän ei kyennyt aikanaan muut ja eipä ole näkyvissä että nytkään pystyisi.ZAPPA on vaan niin paras,tai siis oli.

[RamBozo3]

A most beautiful version..... Raw emotion and blinding riffs. FZ rules.

[f00zball]

not heard this one in ages just what i needed thx.

[prinznevsky]

ahh therapy through guitar, It really is truly miraculous I feel better already ... listen to that weird S&H tone, awesome!

[Zappaphilia]

Instead of throwing it in the morning to crack

[chitah415]

woah love that solo!

[firstbooob]

heytimmoi'msorryifihaveeveroff­endedfordurespectgodblessureff­ort4mr.fz...

[Prokifiev]

Reminds me of "Shup Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar Some More". Anyone know if that was originally a live solo from Inca Roads also?

[Hippomonkey3]

@Prokifiev Yes, also "Gee, I like You Pants," "Shut Up and Play yer guitar" and "Return of the son of shut up and play yer guitar" are from Inca Roads as well.

[jmullaney2002]

its Fusion! he invented it

was traing to be classical composer. when he realized how that would be tough to breakinto- he went another way.

Jean Luc Ponty jazz violinist played with him to i thought

[SKYVOLTAGE]

Make a Frank Noise Here:

[CosmicAlfonzo]

@SKYVOLTAGE

That isn't George.. It's Ike Willis.

George doesn't do the vocals on this version. If it was 79, I don't think he was touring with the band, otherwise he probably would be the one to sing it

[SKYVOLTAGE]

@CosmicAlfonzo

Good Call...

[50saint2]

George Duke probably got sooo laid with that voice!

[mriseborough]

@50saint2

That is Ike Willis...

[DregR1]

@mriseborough

habe ike willis und ray white vor 2 Wochen im fritz club gesehen:

immer noch sehr besehlt und geil!!!!!!!!!!

[fuzzles1]

A stunning, beautiful performance!

[drdotislovinlife]

LOVES IT

[leifjellow]

what a wonderful trip along inca roads, close your eyes ;-))

[MrWaterpumpkin]

YES! Pretty nifty solo and really amazing rhythmic parts... Yes, foutupourfoutu, I believe it must've been written for George's voice - he made it more special.

As great as Ike's voice is, no one exept George Duke can sing this song...