A Breakdown Of Frank Zappa's "Jumbo Go Away" (feat. Brett Clement)

[@mraduanemc]

Tyler, you are filling a huge gap in the study of Frank Zappa. This is MUCH needed work you're doing(and very entertaining presentation, I might add). Thank you so much.

[@mss11235]

Brett Clement's study (which I purchased via a reputable academic source) is VERY GOOD in attempting to structure Zappa's progression of self-teaching/evolving compositional technique. His study does not just have very Zappa related topics that really have applications explaining both his improvisational technique (guitar soloing), his written composing, and everything inbetween.

[@chadblitz2214]

Amazing 😮

[@7karlheinz]

St Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast interlude is my all-time favorite of this very interesting Zappa sub-genre. Jumbo Go Away is great.

[@mss11235]

That story about the left-hand/right-hand, white key/black key technique is TRULY inspirational. Not only does it obviously inspire utilizing an instrument's idiosyncratic quirks (a guitar's tuning, white vs. black key, etc.) to help compose more complex SOUNDING melodies but the same idea can be applied to the multitude of effects pedals or other live-applicable tools now available to aide in playing other complex melodies live (Whammy pedal, slicer sequencer, interesting delay settings, anything really using MIDI controlled patching etc.). Zappa was so clever

[@TheRudySchwartzProject]

Do you realize how many KZbin videos can hold my interest for three minutes let alone an entire hour? You're amazing. How long does it take you to put these together? Are you an alien?

[@pinkfloydbass659]

He has an alien orifice

[@bundr]

The quality of yout content is mind blowing. The research, editing, graphics. Some of the best documentaries I've ever seen, let alone in the zappa material universe.

[@ganazby]

I’m flabbergasted by the work that went into this vid. You are the standard bearer for analysis of Frank’s compositions. Bravo.

[@agemans_stuff]

I think it's fair to say that Zappa really transformed the concepts of modern composers like Webern/Schönberg/Berg and Stockhausen to a whole new level. And he had fun doing that, contrary to his role models who mainly tried to escape the music of Richard Wagner using 12-tone and serial music. Amazing analysis! Thank you so much.

[@benvizemusic]

Mate…your videos are insane! You’re doing the tunes no one ever bothers tackling because they are just so crazy…keep going man! Absolutely love them

[@enricocavallo4386]

Great video! Among other things, I learned what isomelism is. Now I feel like listening to "Oh No" again before I even finish watching this video. Sometimes in FZ's guitar solos there seems to be an isomelism approach, too.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

This album a personal favorite for me as this was my first FZ concert tour and introduction to Steve Vai . Thank you for the beautiful breakdown of this modern masterpiece.

[@TheEddieLandsberg]

Been a Zappa fan since my teen, have a music degree and was a professional Jazz musician... These videos are beyond awesome!!!

[@grocerbear9700]

ive been classically trained in piano my whole 32 practically. got into Zappa after college. i can hear that hes an amazing composer, great satirist. i never picked up on these repeated ‘series’ and interludes, goes to show composers how much you can do with simple ideas expanded upon. thanks for making me listen with a more critical ear from now on!

[@MsClaireEverett]

Dr. Clement taught at my university, he is the greatest.

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

and your synthwave version of the song under the last section of video: chef's kiss!

[@direttoreprimopiano5224]

Man, you did such a fantastic job! And some great bootleg gems too! The '87 rehearsal tape without Frank is such an incredible thing to listen to, I couldn't believe my eyes and ears when I found out about it. Thanks for honoring Frank's legacy with such depth! Cheers from Italy

[@unimobunka]

Your choice of compositions is great. This interlude in Jumbo was always my favorite, and now it finally got the attention it deserved. Alien Orifice was also great choice to start.

[@grantkilpatrick5891]

Right man how am I only discovering this now?! THANK YOU. This is so cool.

[@GoodCorporateRobot]

I understood very little of this yet listened all the way through. While I do know the song "Jumbo Go Away" quite well, I never thought there was so much intent behind what sounds like random madness. So, thank you for your hard work on this and giving me some real insight into the mind of Frank Zappa. This was deeply insightful and fun to watch and listen to!

[@HoraceMash]

Wah! Isomelism in "Oh No!"... faaaantastic!

[@ToneTraveler]

Played a show in Kalamazoo with Ike Willis for Fz’s Birthday and never knew Jumbo Go Away was about there. Great Video, thank you.

[@filip_one_note]

This is so incredibly dense information wise and as a die-hard Zappa fan I had to watch it in one sitting. Thanks for breaking it down in such a clear and concise manner 👏

[@francescozappa5915]

"Breakdown" is an understatement!!!!! Thank you.

[@NN-ul4oy]

Tyler, I couldn't stop watching your video, taking screenshots all the time for a closer look.This is an amazing piece of work! I love these short instrumental interludes of Zappa for decades and you have broadened my mind understanding them immensely. You and the Dr. are super excellent teachers! Also, you are so fluent picking known to super super rare examples of music for explanation. It took me decades to be pretty safe in the Zappa world, but you seem to be familiar in it on another level! Also, your citations of band members were extremely well picked! Not to speak of your excellent graphic skills. You leave me here with open mouth. And then, at the end, comes the joke with the supposedly VHS-recorder. Wow, wow, wow! Congratulations, you just won an Oscar! Frank would have loved talking to you, finding someone, who could understand much of his work (well, and then immediately would make you do crazy stuff).

[@budfoon]

I always loved the Doors-like vibe of "If Only She Woulda," and its unique keyboard solo sounds.

[@Frownlandia]

I vaguely remember some interview with Zappa where he talked about using serial techniques but bailing partway through if he didn't like how it sounds. He never got overattached to a tool, he just wanted to make music he liked.

[@TylerBartram]

Yeah, that’s exactly it. The ears always have the final say.

[@TheBigBosske]

@@TylerBartram Yeah, I think the all sequencial isomelism 12-pitches with several transposition comes from Slonimsky's thesaurus (i am suprised there is no mention of that in the video). This is the bedrock of Zappa's music, "sticking to 12 notes in 11 intervals". Slonimsky called Zappa a constructionist, meaning even if the music sounds destructive, it is not. It does some alterations there and ther but without breaking the struture or tone and if he did it, it was well thought and planned. I am not a musician so I may be totally wrong but i read some text about Slonimsky's matrix and concluded that's what it is. That construction wih the transposing bass followed by a same pattern of note sounds like 100% Slonimsky. Indeed, my first experience with isomelism was when I learned to play "Oh No". Very nice video!!

[@timoj24]

Again, thanks TB for making me enjoy his music even more … even after 50 yrs. Of listening. Great job as usual.

[@mathphysicsnerd]

Not shitting you I yelled "FUCK YEAH" when I saw you posted a new video. I can't wait to watch the Freakiness unfold

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

absolutely AMAZING presentation. I didn't know if I'd ever be able to grasp what's going on in this music that I love. It's still hard, but at least I have a handle on some of the moves that keep popping up in different songs, especially the Eb/E chord combo, that's huge. Thank you for doing these videos, you are a treasure!

[@_loser_on_line_]

You're doing A M A Z I N G work! And on such a niche subject... I really glad that the all-mighty algorythm presented me the Montana video. I'm fighting my way through Dr. Clement's An Introduction To Frank Zappa's Chord Bible and New Lydian PDF's for the past few weeks now. Tremendous work. Maybe you could do Project X next? There's so much going on in the first section of the song...

[@CpLKaNeZA]

15:50 This is my favorite Zappa/Tommy episode by far

[@Belas_Photography]

I was at the Fox Theatre in 1981 sitting just to the left of the mixer. It was my first Zappa concert. I've been a fan ever since. Thanks for a great video. There's so much to absorb from your meticulous analysis.

[@TylerBartram]

I'm incredibly jealous! It sounds like a great show.

[@paulkeir3642]

I can't explain how delighted I am with this. I've treasured this piece for decades. Thankyou.

[@SalamaSond]

Bingo. Bango. Bongo. This was excellent. I've been forever amazed and puzzled by this "white key/black key" melody writing technique: I love the sound, but couldn't see where it was coming from. Cheers. Many thanks.

[@puckhockey4733]

Once I got to the Electrocomp/Bass section, it reminded me of Envelopes.

[@shawncasey7533]

So glad you're back!

[@tobiastheen]

Fantastic

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Amazing work Tyler.

[@nealgoldstein4578]

Fascinating. Educational and entertaining. Thanks, Tyler! Keep them coming.

[@jupr9245]

Dude when's the new video coming? I need more of this, it's all so interesting and the visuals are so creative and professional looking.

[@melechgadol]

thank you dude and good job i know like 300 hundred songs from zappa and he still manages to amaze me thanks to you

[@dkaplowitz]

Great to see another installment of these awesome videos! Thank you!

[@Ross-ze4ny]

Wow - I totally never realised this stuff about what I love listening to! Thank you!

[@bridgetgidget1446]

You killed it! Zappa demystified finally!!

[@DamonWoodGuitarLessons]

Fantastic!! The Tommy Mars bit kills!

[@diebydeath]

What Brett Clement says at 20:28 is to my mind 100% accurate. I had listened to Echidna's Arf many times and had just assumed that the passage at the end was just a flurry of random notes vaguely trending upward, but it wasn't until I actually transcribed the section that I realized that he was not only repeating a pattern (planing), but also invoking polymeter at the same time (a pattern of 9 sixteenth notes cycling over 5/16) across 10 measures. A pattern of 9 notes, played 5 times, equals 45 notes. Ten measures of 5/16 should be 50 notes. So Frank adds three extra notes at the beginning of the first measure (thereby disguising the pattern by introducing it on an off beat) and two extra notes at the end to round off the 50. Deliberately thrown off of perfect symmetry. It blew my mind when I realized that there had indeed been a structure to it all along, but what also surprised me is how even some of the mighty Zappa alumni (Ruth, Keneally) seemed to indicate that they had never really figured out what made that passage tick.

[@drewmoorestuff]

I have been perplexed by this song for over 15 years. Thank you for this video.

[@Jibbuns]

absolutely amazing dude - can't wait to hear the full outro version, total vibe

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

Great channel bro! I'm really interested in this type of stuff ...

[@seanbeadles7421]

Fascinating, I believe Gentle Giant’s music is full of Isomelism as a compositional tool

[@TenderVittles]

Please tackle Ship Arriving Too Late at some point. Your videos are beyond amazing.

[@TylerBartram]

That will definitely happen eventually. It’s one of my favorites!

[@_loser_on_line_]

@@TylerBartram YES! can't wait.... no rush though :D

[@johnpatton8103]

Ridiculously well done video

[@alexisbastiani]

Man! What a channel. The analysis, interviews, excerpts. Amazing video! I really wish to see more. Keep it up & keep it greasey!

[@robotcalus]

Love your breakdowns, the editing and graphical presentation is phenomenal. I think the Bebop Tango would be a fantastic song to analyze at some point!

[@MarcelloDiLorenzo]

Great work!

[@phildog2000]

Impressive Breakdown

[@s3yf_]

Masterful video. You really bring out the hidden joys and awes of listening and discovering things in zappas works, and then make it hella entertaining in presentation. Also, YAWYI is my most listened to album of zappas, happy that you like it as well!

[@joaopaulowdeandrade7905]

Another great job! Please, keep going It! Nice Idea introducing other Zappa especialisty! Thumbs up twice guys👍👍👍

[@teblake3]

Fantastic! Thank You

[@da_vis]

Thanks a lot. BIG THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikemyersmusic]

Bravo! This is a masters thesis in video form. Please keep up the good work!

[@StewartGartland]

Nice one Tyler, this is super entertaining. I hope you are getting a very royal qualification for all this degustation!? I would suggest professorship??

[@roskelld]

What an amazing surprise! I need to grab a coffee and dive deep into this wild journey.

[@yupzone]

What is that beautiful music at 4:55?! This is a fantastic video. Thank you

[@elijahstewart3231]

this is an amazing video, thank you

[@SteveUllmann]

Blessed be thy channel! Thank you. I hope you continue serving your niche audience for years to come. A breakdown of the acoustic Moggio version would be my humble request

[@paulkeir3642]

What Moggio version is that?

[@jonlee7269]

Thanks so much for another monumental effort.

[@kirlyjones]

Great as always. Your outdo rendition of the song sounds awesome.

[@7karlheinz]

An early version of the 20th Century insert happens on “It Can’t Happen Here”! This aspect of Zappa’s composition was always my favorite aspect of his music.

[@shorty8650]

This is amazing! Thank you Tyler!

[@bigrighi]

Another perfect video… as expected! Thanks!

[@jjmarcos]

amazing work. Instant subscribe

[@arylicht]

Holy hell dude, amazing video!

[@csbamy027]

Freaking perfect man!

[@Zappafantrust]

really awesome, thanks for another big breakdown and you always choose my favourites :) had to watch it in small sections because of time and today I'm finished ^^ keep em coming

[@beatler11]

I Love this!!! Thanks. Jumbo really makes the final side 4 one of his greatest!

[@jupr9245]

Are you editing these videos by yourself? Because I think the editing in your videos is astounding.

[@salactro]

Great Job Tyler, keep up the good work

[@eigenstatezero]

Been rewriting a section in a 20minutepiece now a few times and this video pretty much helped me eek out some more interesting concepts. Awesome analysis!

[@TylerBartram]

Glad it helped!

[@gordonbowyer2365]

Eeeeeek!!!!!! Eke

[@michaelpdawson]

This is fantastic information...knowledge, wisdom, truth, beauty, love, and music!

[@gregtees9995]

Absolutely brilliant man.

[@someguywithmustache]

Dude, youre amazing! Thank you so much for each of these zappa analysis video. Would love to see one from joe's garage, like A token of my extreme :D it is fairly simple, but it has some really subtle things that are amazing! Greetings from Brazil, cant wait for the next video! Please keep up the good work

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Subbed for more FZ analysis. Arfarf!

[@SpaceCattttt]

The casual Zappa fan: Watches someone react to Bobby Brown (Goes Down) and giggles uncomfortably at the silly lyrics. The passionate Zappa fan: Watches videos like this one and gets an even greater appreciation for the sheer brilliance of his compositions.

[@guadalupefreyre5900]

1:55 15:50 32:50 35:20 38:25 (39:20) 40:16 1:03:20

[@shamsbouteille1]

Awesome video

[@pauldenby878]

fantastic work - thankyou so much!

[@ShutupNPlayDMusic]

Thanks Tyler! You’re the man! 👊🏽

[@TylerBartram]

I'm just trying to keep up with you, Filip!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

"Why does it Hurt when I Pee" On Joe's Garage has a Baroque sounding piece in the middle

[@mohammaddimassi1596]

Moreee Moreeeeee

[@lepoisson]

Bravo! I hope this goes far for you.

[@adam88112]

Excellent job! Great video! I’d love to hear some explanation on Rollo from Yellow Snow Suite. There’s some lovely bits. Or RDNZL, Dupree’s Paradise. Thank you

[@TylerBartram]

You’re in luck, check out Samuel R. Howard’s channel! kzbin.info

[@smorrow]

[Commenting while still in the first 10 min of the video] THESE are one of the things I love the most about FZ's music. Like is there even anyone else that does this? (The A and B sections of _Powerhouse_ are generally thought to have been composed separately and joined together just-because, but that isn't even really the same thing, I think... they're *about* the right length to be insertion units, but neither one of them feels like "the song" and the other "the add-on".)

[@roadtonever]

26:56 A very simmilar figure is in What's New in Baltimore.

[@Learn2Ween]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!

[@ghophuckurselves3562]

with all the utter garbage and madness of todays events, this was a much needed switch that needed to be turned BACK ON in my brain! Thanks Doctor! Great work, God Bless! Zappa forever!

[@awrogers3013]

Thank you. Great analysis.

[@popeyesailor9571]

the adventures of greggary peckarry IMO is Franks best piece of music and social commentary at the same time.

[@reinodjanghardt8604]

I grew up with that song.

[@tsmberk]

Thank you!

[@matijakrunic7498]

Great work ! Where can i hear no 6 wind interlude in full ? Re. The 37 minute mark in video. Arf !

[@TylerBartram]

The CD is called "Prophetic Attitude" and the group is "Le Concert Impromptu". I got a copy off eBay.

[@matijakrunic7498]

@@TylerBartram Great and where did you get the score.. if anyone has leads on dog breath / uncle meat orch version I really want to study those scores.

[@jonasolsson2256]

Very interesting!