Drummer reacts to "Po-Jama People" by Frank Zappa

Thank you as always to our resident Zappa-ite Peter K for another winner, winner chicken dinner on my birthday (day of recording). This is easily one of Frank's best solos/songs in general. This whole album is just full of some of his best work (that i've heard at least) and my favorite song of his is the first damn track! This was such a great track. Chester and Tom were KILLING it too. What a song.
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[@L33Reacts]

I meant to say Poland but I said Normandy LOL my apologies i'm an idiot. it was the 80th anniversary of D-day when i was recording and my birthday so i had that on my mind.

[@wolfgangsimons9183]

Sorry, i´m too lazy to check your playlists now, did you hear ever "The Illinois Enema Bandit"? Or "Titties ´n Beer"? His guitar playng is uncredible, his phrasing second to none, also as componist, arrangeur, producer, Perrformer and on and on . . . . . not to forget the motivation and "evolving" his carefully hand-picked band members.. Thank you for your Zappa uploads, the reason I subscribed.

[@kenlawless7247]

My favorite Zappa album. They all got flannel up and down em, a little trap back around em, and some cozy little footies on their mind. A great, gritty, Cosmic Debrisesque guitar solo.

[@L33Reacts]

This solo was pure Zappaness. Heaven with a little dirt on it.

[@HareDeLune]

​@@L33Reacts Great quote!

[@L33Reacts]

@@HareDeLune I thought it fit😎😉

[@HareDeLune]

@@L33Reacts Aww, you don't even know! You sounded a lot like Steve Vai talking about his conversations with Frank about musical forms. There's just something about you, dude...

[@teamorozuk6819]

Putting George Carlin and Frank Zappa into the same conversation is spot on. Between the two of them I have my two major heroes in terms of social commentary and integrity.

[@kenlawless7247]

Forgot how Chester Thompson and George Duke just kill it during guitar solo. Half of my German language skills: "Ich bin der chrome dinette, und du bist mein sofa."

[@L33Reacts]

Chester was in another frickin' dimension on this track. I was in awe at some of the transitions and fills he was pulling off here.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

Aber beklecker nicht das sofa, sofa😜

[@johnnyfrederick01]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Sofa #2 is awesome

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@johnnyfrederick01 line is taken from stick it out from Joes Garage

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Frank was AWESOME ❤

[@marascusbomm]

This song was the gateway to Frank for me. And what an album 'One Size Fits All' is. I literally couldn't believe my ears. What a guy!

[@L33Reacts]

one size fits all is one of his best. and i don't say that lightly. he has so many albums, I haven't even heard of them all yet. let alone listen to them... but this is one of my favorite albums so far for sure

[@HareDeLune]

​@@L33Reacts About ten or fifteen years before he died (at a guess), Frank has been quoted as saying that he had written enough music at that point, that he could stop writing and just make albums of what he had already written for the rest of his life. We may never hear all of it. :P

[@marascusbomm]

@@L33Reacts Agreed!

[@waltercrain2910]

"mother mary and joseph" is another conceptual bit. the phrase shows up elsewhere. franky birthday, young man!

[@corawheeler9355]

lol What a jam ... an eye-opener for sure

[@L33Reacts]

zappa pries open your eyes and MAKES YOU WATCH

[@TallDiana]

Love this pick! 💕

[@L33Reacts]

frank is the best

[@HareDeLune]

Happy belated, Lee! 🎉 Old saying: "Zappa is Frank".

[@paulmartin7381]

It 's so cool watching someone listen to Frank for the first time. I srarted in '73 and still do today.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

This song is about his '73 band who were more into reading and playing chess instead of getting laid while on the road. Originally, he just had the lyrics and he'd recite them onstage with that bwnd behind him, pretty cold. Road Tapes #2 has a performance of that.

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

no it doesn't?????

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

@@HakanTunaMuzik yes, it does. On fhat album it's called Your Teeth And Your Shoulder And Sometimes Your Foot Goes Like This.../Pojama Prelude. It's inbetween Montana and Dupree's Paradise.

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

@@hansvandermeulen5515 ahhh thanks, I searched for it and could not find it, cheers ill check it out.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

Ohhhh, that's a good one. The guitar solo in that is one of the best.

[@L33Reacts]

absolutely! easy top 10 zappa solo for me (so far) amazing stuff as always...

[@SnoopySnoops1]

Love the low vocals on this

[@L33Reacts]

frank's voice is so awesome lol

[@staplafara]

Happy Birthday from Germany

[@EastmanD]

Dude, you won't believe the title track to Joe's garage...you gonna love it.

[@alldayadventures5418]

Supposedly... Frank wrote this after dealing with folks from an Ensemble he hired. As a hardened Rock Musician, Frank had little tolerance for the meek and mild folks.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

Singing about the '73 band. They didn't hang out and party like earlier bands did and he found them boring.

[@L33Reacts]

i bet playing with frank was intimating as hell at first. maybe for more then that lol

[@erolbulut2584]

​@Royale_with_Cheeze Frank did not tolerate anything that might jeopardize his band or business, hence there was never partying and drug use. They didn't 'hang out' with each other. Their time was spent on endless rehearsals and touring. Partiers weren't hired.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

@@erolbulut2584 Drug use isn't the same as having adventures after the gigs. Frank regularly asked the bandmates what kinds of "extraterrestrial activities" they may have had with groupies, etc. How do you think he wrote such things as Stevie's Spanking and others? He relished their stories, boiled them in ammonia, got them all perverted and made a song out of it, as described in 200 Motels. Apparently the '73 touring band just did their gigs and retired to their motel rooms where they may have played chess or read books to unwind after the gigs. They were the boring Po-Jama People he wrote about. *"I have had bands where everyone has been a reader. The most boring band I had was like that and ultimately led to the song "Po-Jama People" which is written about that particular band which had people like Ruth (Underwood), George (Duke) and Ponty. You go on the road and you have these people living their life to play [Yahtzee] on the bus, and chess and engaging in intellectual juiceless pursuits. I like to have guys in the band who want to go out there and want to get laid."* -FZ

[@erolbulut2584]

@@Royale_with_Cheeze Yes, there's more to life than sleeping and eating. I guess you could sit around party, or partake in debauchery.

[@waltercrain2910]

it's the kind of frank solo i emerge from a little disoriented. so much fun.

[@bartknaphus604]

I appreciate your thoughts. I was lucky enough to have known Frank’s music since I bought Hot Rats at 15 years old. That’s like 55 years of Zappa. Being a hippy has been great!

[@T23000PLUS]

Happy Birthday! Thirty is surely a milestone

[@christianwilliamson9752]

The thirties are better than the 20s. Welcome. I thought the same and now im 55 this year never thought id see 30

[@ChasBeauregarde]

My favorite Zappa album. You're correct, such a prolific artist. Dont get me started on today's socio-political scene, but you have some good ideas about what's happening. Frank had a lot to say about where things are headed as well.

[@L33Reacts]

he saw what was coming. it's inevitable. it's just how this story ends... always.

[@larryhelmeczy4320]

I've heard this album hundreds of times probably. I still marvel at that flurry that Zappa plays at the end of his guitar solo.

[@abiliomoreiradasilva7329]

love his guitar solo🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 grew up with it

[@L33Reacts]

he's the best at it. i've never heard a better guitarist and songwriter and just musician in general. He can do anything.

[@kevinlundgren1169]

YES , more Frank Zappa !! Yes , my birthday was the 5th ! Have you heard ' Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy ' , ! You will enjoy !

[@FaceBat]

There is no "actual studio version" of "Inca Roads" (unless you count a 1973 studio recording of an earlier, instrumental arrangement (featuring Jean-Luc Ponty on violin), which wasn't officially released until 1996 on The Lost Episodes). The version on One Size Fits All is as close to a studio version as it gets. It's a combination of two live versions, with studio over-dubs. The bulk of the song is from the August '74 KCET-TV special, A Token Of His Extreme, while the guitar solo section is an edited version of the guitar solo section from the September '74 Helsinki concert; both sections have studio over-dubs.

[@johnnyfrederick01]

You’ve been Zapped for sure! Listen to these tracks on the double album, The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life, 3 live tracks of Inca Roads, Florentine Pogen and Andy. It’s killer!! imho better than these original versions (and that’s unusual for me). You’re right about the political times. It’s 1938 all over again (history repeats or at least rhymes). Back then, we could have stopped you-know-who, but we waffled and millions died. We need to protect our democracy and those allies around the world, from the designs of autocrats. Frank Zappa stood courageously for freedom - true freedom of thought and of speech. Joe’s Garage is all about gov’t stopping rock n’ roll because it’s so subersive. Thanks for keeping these songs in front of young people like you who are getting a real education!!

[@ElCentralScrutinizer]

I've been waiting for this one.

[@EastmanD]

Ok I knew I liked ya but mentioning Watermelon in Easter Hay...now I loves YA !!! ❤❤❤

[@andremartin5446]

Happy birthday bro!!

[@PaulPadoan]

Yeah, this is one best tracks.

[@stu.d6011]

Better listening to Zappa albums in their entirety numerous times.

[@andreasrosenberg9317]

Zappas "I don´t wanna get drafted" comes to mind ...=)

[@HareDeLune]

"I don't wanna get drafted, I don't wanna go! I don't wanna get drafted, noo-wo-wo!"

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@HareDeLune roller skates and disco it's a lot of fun.

[@shemanic1]

OH YES! Now you are talking, happy 30th, a great Zappa tune. Thank you. "One size fits all" is an immense album. "Inca Roads" is probably my fave track too, live or studio. "Watermelon In Easter Hay" is up there as well. What about "Montana" next?

[@L33Reacts]

it truly is. 3 of my top 10 zappa tracks come from this album. so that is saying something for sure.

[@keithwright1621]

Pojama people: Folks what are asleep

[@chriscourtney4111]

Happy Birthday!

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you!! 😊

[@jessem470]

Lifelong Zappa fan Thai is first Zappa song i ever heard but i actually heard it as a cover by Irish Singer Songwriter named Freddie White Freddie played a Guild and had a biscuit tin with a few pedal in it ( what a player ) Can be heard on his album Freddie White Live on Tour 1978 This album introduce me to artists like , Randy Newman , Leon Redbone , Guy Clark anx of course Zappa The version on Desperados waiting for a Train is perfect Check out Freddie White Pojama People : Acoustic

[@robperry5293]

Nice I have requested this song a few times but yours is the first reaction to it I have seen. If you are feeling brave react to his song "The Torture Never Stops". Frank "plays" a female to create the sound effects... It is ON the chain. I saw frank in concert two times & have seen his son's band also (Zappa Plays Zappa).

[@deniswilson3805]

HoPpY BiRd DaY LEE!

[@ShiverHinge]

We share the same favorite Zappa songs Lee. Great minds.... LOL

[@wolftracks9010]

"Rock n Roll is more for people who are cute now then it ever was before because its virtually impossible to get a record contract if you look anywhere between normal and ugly. You may play great and sing great, but if you're not cute, you can't get a contract now because its the world of videos." - FZ

[@theeloquentbaby]

I’ll have to check out Watermelon… This one is funny. So much personality in Zappa’s music, in his distinctive solos!

[@zappafrank1]

shredfest!!!!

[@L33Reacts]

absolute dominance of an instrument.

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

A birthday is a great reason for Zappa. My birthday is two days from now on the ninth of June but I'm 36 years ahead of you. Have a very good day.😊

[@L33Reacts]

haha thank you matthew! I appreciate you! every day should be zappa day but his glory must be contained to the best day of the week... friday!

[@carlfisher3924]

Not as much time changes as groove changes

[@-R.Gray-]

As with the last part of the "Inca Roads" solo, it sounds like those fast parts are Frank using the edge of his pick to tap notes. As with "Cosmic Debris", I think Frank was being sarcastic about the appearance around that time of Hindu monks in their robes - Think of the opening of the movie Airplane with the Hare Krishna members asking for donations at the airport. The "cosy little footies" line probably refers to the concept of the "lotus feet of the guru" as being a symbol of divinity.

[@mikemitton6447]

You have to listen to Zombie Woof from Overnight Sensation!

[@paulpennell2115]

Please do Inca Roads!!!!!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@keithwright1621]

hoy hoy hoy Lee

[@TheMDJ2000]

Is Frank tapping towards the end there?

[@Ed-yu9xe]

If you want to hear some guitar solos there is a great album called Guitar. Maybe someone can recommend some songs, I love them all!

[@hublcom]

Hi man, try The Adventures Of Greggery Peccarry

[@NondescriptMammal]

I stumbled upon a cover of this song, done solo with acoustic guitar... this is not a song I would have expected to find covered that way! I was pleasantly surprised, it's actually pretty good... Po-jama People by Freddie White - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fOeYmmrKt4a8k

[@timfeeley714-25]

Check out Michael Hedges cover of Sofa.

Is George Duke at the piano?

[@L33Reacts]

it sure is! he was killing it!

Yeah @L33Reacts Perhaps you have to try with "The Nancy & Mary Music". Is amazing performance from George

[@zappafrank1]

check out the Inca Roads Erie show.

[@L33Reacts]

i want to do the studio version since i've done a live one but i will check it out on my own time for sure.

[@StevenMichals0812]

Both sides aren't the same. One side is the normal level of danger, and the other side would be a radical transformation of the world into something horrific beyond imagination. Your vote matters.

[@CH3NO2Semonious]

Happy birthday from a 70 year old with a very similar past. You are like a friend who visits every day. Thank you. PS: You owe it to yourself to check this album out. Even though I don't think you can pull off an hour long reaction, it would be cool if some day you said you liked or hated it. Might have some cultural references that are dated, but I think you will love it. Can comedy make you feel high? I think so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_You_Be_in_Two_Places_at_Once_When_You're_Not_Anywhere_at_All