Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris

From Stockholm Sweden 1973

[@davidlitchke4964]

I wasn't a big fan back in the day,,but grew to appreciate his music as time went on. You have to give the man his due, on originality.. I thought the music was like a cool abstract painting.

[@Palantinerock]

This song is so awesome. The lyrics paint such a vivid picture and story. The way they use the instruments to create sound effects that highlight the story is genius. Zappa was one of a kind.

[@fredgrant7774]

Love him. He's one of the best guitar players in the world. He's not look at it that way but just watch him in is videos. People think he's a nut but he's far from that. He's got some awesome music out. One of favorite albums is apostrophe. All I'm trying to say he's a man he didn't do drugs drink clean as a whistle. He brought up to awesome children. We lost him to prostate cancer. He wanted to digital age cause he could make his music perfect. But we Lost him to prostate cancer. Go on Frankie. I still listen to you vinal. And in my younger years it got me some hotties. I could listen all day to your music but what a loss kids playing game boy. No one wants to work. Anywho where ever you are one of your favorite fans still rock on with you music. God bless your family still with us And your son and daughter are as talented as you were. Moon unit and Dweezil. Check them out people. What a guitar player you were. Fred m Grant ll. Lol. !!!

[@zombywoof1015]

​@@fredgrant7774TL;DR Far too rambling also. Lol

[@zappalives]

Frank talks about this set of concerts in his biography. Apparently it was freezing cold and they weren't prepared for it. they could hardly play because of their near frozen fingers...George duke clearly says this in one of the "you can't do that on stage anymore" CDs. Zappa lives on forever !! It's great to see how many fans there still are posting on yout ube !!

[@Darrylizer1]

One of Zappa's best bands: Ian and Ruth Underwood, Bruce and Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Jean-Luc Ponty and George Duke. Must have been recorded in either August or September of 1973. By Oct. Ian and Jean-Luc were gone, and Napoleon Murphy Brock and Chester Thompson joined. What a crew!

[@billyspurr]

Zappa was kept out of the mainstream because of his political standpoints, his overly lewd lyrics, and his bizarre melted of many musical styles into one. I believe for these reasons you have to be a special person to truely appreciate Zappa's music.

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

That's right!! I'm SPECIAL!!

[@muppetsoup5388]

@@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046 me too

[@stephendistaola434]

Genius! Definitely not main stream just great music and words

[@grouchosays]

I agree that FZ was not mainstream. But I don’t believe that he was “kept out.” His music was so “out there” for most people that he was not appreciated by mainstream listeners. I saw the Mothers in 1969 and I saw Frank again in 1980. I don’t think that he will ever really be appreciated by the mainstream even if we are still around in 500 years.

[@rickmarvin5510]

Yep no doubt

[@DiscordianDisciple27]

Baby Snakes is a great movie, underrated by most, I loved every minute of it (including the crazy claymation).

[@chrisowoc3463]

Gregory Peckory

[@waltermirren7957]

When Zappa was onhis game he could not be touched.

[@drdotislovinlife]

+Walter Mirren agreed

[@MUSIKL1]

Deep Purple's "Smoke on the water" says it all. " Frank Zappa and the Mothers, will have the best place around". All the musicians back then knew it. He had the best bands, best musicians. No one could touch Frank.

[@GVal]

I think this is the best KZbin find...EVER!!! Wow! Ruth Underwood playing live with Everyone else!! Just incredible!!

[@ChrisElsworthy]

George Duke + keys solo = OMG

[@EzraLesser]

That bass clarinet solo was amazing.

[@jazzernauts]

Got to love the sax distortion-wah! And George Duke again on the boards, nice!

[@forrestgreen179]

1973.… performing live with a serious lack of stage monitors, yet, able to pull off wonderful performances of amazing and complicated FZ arrangements utilizing un-conventional instrumentation !

[@gostrum1]

Closest To the album recording. Had the Ikettes also been there for backup Harmonies it would have been monumental

[@bobbystahr]

I missed them as well.

[@theheyseed]

What a loss. I loved his music and influence on the world. Saw him live at the Cap center in Landover and took him cross country on 8-Track

[@udz24]

Truly a talent that is missed. Zappa was a pheniomenal musician and artist. Just fuckin excellent! Love you Frank, you were and are still the man!

[@marshadebosschere8305]

This is just plain ole awesomeness.

[@doctorsteve9476]

hard to believe now, that this band line up existed in 1973. over the top........

[@seanziewonzie]

Jean Luc Ponty! I love when I find videos of him with Zappa.

[@avenlac]

Wah wah bass clarinet...so natural.

[@TheeKingOsiris]

Wow I think this is the best version I've ever heard. I normally don't really care for this song. Love this line up. Wish they had more on film.

[@garyhenes6509]

A masterpiece! Frank Zappa lives on!

[@lzrdkng]

Thanks a lot Stefan. It's nice to know another person go into Franks music at a young age. Even though I was born in 1989 I was lucky enough to have taped an old episode of Saturday Night Live where Frank played I'm the Slime when i was 13 years old (I think Candice Bergen was hosting). That performance inspired me to learn to play the guitar. oddly enough I even play a Gibson SG which frank was known to use.

[@timbruner8056]

Love those pants, Frank! A true 70s moment.

[@oilgland]

"the price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down" bahhahahahahahaha!!

[@brokenseatbelt]

" The price of meat has just gone up, and your old lady has just gone down. " simply amazing lol R.I.P. Zappaman

[@DarkeningSkies1]

Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke & Ian Underwood in the same band. Zappa really knew how to assemble a group.

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

That's Ralph Humphrey on drums

[@DarkeningSkies1]

Yes it is. Great player.

[@Wuatafoc]

Three beautiful and armonic solos... In one incredible song. In the studio version, the lyrics of Cosmik Debris, sounds like a rap, add this style in the many others what zappa plays. Yeaah

[@mrchesterpup]

been a zappa fanatic since 76 and LOVE most everything he ever did...... studio tan and sleep dirt being the most difficult works for me to "learn" to love. having heard almost everything he's recorded he still defies classification into any genre including "hard rock".

[@phizap]

WOW..frank always knew what his ppl were capable of, he let them shine !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MistahhB]

I feel very sorry for my father who in his later years has become a zappa fan. He so very dearly regrets missing all the stockholm shows frank did when some of his friends were going crazy about them.

[@ChrisFreek]

fucken love this track...one of the best versions I've heard.

[@billyspurr]

its a sin that I don't know anyone else in my area who even heard of Frank Zappa before. When I think of the term musical genius, this guy will always come to mind first. he could have easily played any of the instruments for that song, he taught himself to play so many instruments. and his son DID Sharon Stone!!!! how cool is that?

[@dskiraider]

great video! That was when musicians used the technology to augment their musicianship rather than having the technology define their musicianship. Love the overdrive on the Rhodes.

[@bobbystahr]

wish I had written that piece of truth...well said!

[@billtomson5791]

Good point, might I add many years later.

[@aragorn956]

Frank Zappa è un grande della musica.Inclassificabile.E' Zappa e suona e compone non rientrando in nessuna categoria prestabilita.Spazia dal rock a pezzi in cui si sente lo studioso che "contamina" con repertori di musica cosiddetta colta.Difficile apprezzarlo al primo ascolto.Deve essere ascoltato e riascoltato per educare la mente a qualcosa a cui non è preparata.Geniale.

[@Bob6stringer]

What a fine, primal look at Frank playing darn-near conventional blues-rock -- I can almost understanding what he's doing on that SG by watching this. What's runny is I could almost feel a whiff of macho in his attack, which later seemed to be more about dancing on the frets than "stabbing" the blues as much as he does here. Pretty neat glimpse. Wish I could come near approaching this. (My t"What Exit" and "Voyage" videos are about as fancy as I'll probably ever get..)

[@CHUNGAandNANOOK]

That guy plays the bass clarinet like a boss

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

i thought i was having a really good flashback when the video started ... then it all made sense ..

[@astraluna6is9]

Zappa was anything but mainstream. If anything, he and the Mothers the main river. A main river that people could only travel along on the surface. Never really understanding what was below the surface in the dark and murky depths of the ex centrifugal force of the Mothers of Nature.

[@mario21128]

O YEA! thats what im talking about! great song Duke is really gettin down in this video also

[@jerrymeyers6]

im glad i could be there, any where.

[@miserablerhurensohn]

One of the many wonderful Zappa bands. Link your mind to the mind of George Duke.

[@MachineMessiahRocker]

Mr. Frank.. the God of guitar!

[@canman87]

Love this song and this man.

[@clintstewart5545]

Frank Zappa WE MISS YOU VERY MUCH INDEED !!!

[@ilikezappa]

George Duke is a phenom................... 5.06

[@EnterDaMatrix]

George duke is the man

[@Keturahhh]

one could take copious amounts of drugs and understand only a portion of Zappa's mind, the guys on another plane of existence... what a crazy-wonderful, brilliant bastard.

[@bombnail]

How can 12 people not like this? so many haters and trolls...

[@mihirbagchi2828]

They maybe been smacked pretty hard right before, so the button was upside down

[@Pyrofries]

Frank Zappa always plays with passion.

[@dropperwazoo]

Duke's funky choice at 05.25 is absolutely fantastic

[@1jpdrums]

I got to study with the drummer Ralph Humphrey. He's bad ass.

[@melvinwomack3717]

My favorite Zappa jam!

[@tarakb7606]

Superb !!!

[@grizpy]

just rippin !! more please

[@zheess]

Chukis!!!! el Asaelukon desde la kirbis Mexicali!!! Gracias.....

[@randquadrozzi5850]

While zappa isn't for everyone he is a genius and is backed by some awesome musicians put it all together and you will never hear anything like it ever.

[@mamelaurent]

And on the violin: Jean-Luc Ponthy... a great musician who plays with great musicians, of course!!!

[@renzoromanello8166]

Il musicista ultimo completo che purtroppo abbiamo avuto RIP non c'è più nulla a sostituire

[@sallhame]

Very very good. Nice intro too, it's so very seventies, great fun to watch even for those who don't understand swedish. And the performance - best there is.

[@elyam1381]

no 1 like zappa....his the best...and thanks to k.young i saw him live .....

[@modelleg]

This is a high-quality vid. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@MEGAMIGA]

FZ delivers, as usual. Also, nice bass clarinet solo, courtesy of Ian Underwood...

[@billtomson5791]

Classic. Takes me back.

[@PauloPereira-wg5rr]

Thanks

[@HisboiLRoi]

I saw the same lineup with the addition of Kin Vassy 4 months earlier in Tucson.

[@PaulRattlehead]

Well the solos in this are incredible!!

[@bavariansunset]

Thanks for posting this. I guess I (along with a lot of others) have not seen before. I did see ZPZ in Birmingham last week ... they were great.

[@franciscogabriel63]

this is the America that the world loves...not drones or f..christian values. Pure genius.

[@Falumpaset]

the stockholm concert was amazing. they should've released more from these live shows

[@GPT719]

Damn, a wha wha on a bass clarinet. (funky) Gerorge Duke tickling the ivories on the Fender Rhodes. (CLASSIC!)

[@flowerpunkchip]

pratta pratta men jag farsta ingenting, well just a little... this is a FANSTATIC clip put it on DVD and I shall send you lots of money :) is this version available on CD also? PS, love Frank's trousers ("pants" to you Americans)

[@DiscordianDisciple27]

There's no need to understand, just to sit back and absorb it all like a sponge. Realize that Zappa just held a realistic mirror up to the world and said "Hey, you guys are pretty weird!" If you realize how weird people are, then Zappa makes sense. If you think you're normal, Zappa is a mystery to you. 'Nuff said.

[@StarChildNova]

Hahaha the only word in the introduction that Frank understood was "freak" and that seemed to get his attention XD

[@KentuckyGiant]

Thanks man. I needed that just then. FZ lives on! Nice "britches" Frank. =^.^=

[@habde]

zappa was quite often on the cutting edge of musical technology, probably more so in his recording than in performing though

[@popogast]

Ich habe wohl Spuren in Dänemark hinterlassen, so wurde mir dieses Video. vorgeschlagen. Ich liebe Zappa, ich liebe Dänemark. Alles in Ordnung.. War es doch Schweden?

[@stereom]

That would be Ian Underwood and that's bass clarinet btw, which does look a bit like the sax, having a bit of a tenor sax sound in its highest notes, but its lowest notes is about a fifth lower (or even a whole sixth if it has extra low range) than that of tenor saxophone.

[@fransheuvelmans45]

Bariton sax.

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

@@fransheuvelmans45 Definitely bass clarinet, but he's using a pickup & a wawa pedal - and possibly some other effects to alter the tone.

[@neocrimbrun]

WOW ! one of my favorites son of FZ ! grazie

[@ezeroh1]

wow hit the goldmine thx edm

[@5jerry1]

Ian Underwood gets to show us why Frank hired him. Great clip.

[@maximemalecki3153]

Merci

[@bonistik]

This live kicks ass! Btw it's fun the way Zappa acts surprised when the announces mentions "freak" in swedish.

[@holgermeschenmoser6227]

Großartig 👍

[@Arckitekt]

Man this is fine, great band

[@Informatisse]

OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCHHHHHHHHH. Damn ... heaven...

[@mario21128]

some great jazz musicians back there!

[@thekatie40]

love frank pure genius

[@jax1moi8]

Ian Underwood (bass clarinet solo)! And then George Duke! And Jean-Luc Ponty! What a band this one was!

[@robertobrasini5294]

i saw F.Z a week later in bologna..

[@clintstewart5545]

Lucky !!!

[@stephaniementis7509]

We are all so incredibly blessed by his existence

[@bramwenno]

Love that alto/bass clarinet solo :)

[@smoog]

i could listen to George Duke all day

[@KurtKnutsen]

Glad meet Zappa in the 83!

[@graydog8]

@ifightaliens Dude! Just seeing the Swedish host's awesome 70's outfit deserved the thumb's up, but then, Frank!

[@bandcouver]

Anybody who questions what's wrong with such major things as government waste or the education system, is not an enemy of their particular country. They obviously see a country with a lot of potential being pissed down the drain by people in power who don't give a damn about it's people and what they can achieve. What he said in his music and in interveiws over the years, has made more sense to me than anything a politician has offered.

[@Darrylizer1]

Far freaking out!

[@Catsincages]

Yes thats right all the music of the 70's was great and all music today is trash, well done. Here have a cigar.

[@2boredfortv]

ian underwood was one of the best sax/clarinet players in FZ's band ditto on Duke's solo!

[@kjayscouse]

Magnificent version of the stand-out song on Apostrophe, an otherwise throwaway comedy album... shame after the brilliance of Overnite Sensation.

[@popogast]

Such a small stage. Frank really had to do great work to enter bigger stages in Europe.