FRANK ZAPPA - Packard Goose | FIRST TIME REACTION

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[@eaglesrule1415]

Loved the reaction Nick. Al didn't take this hard at all as he made a guest appearance at one of Frank's shows in 1981. Just so funny as a big fanboy of Elegant Gypsy. Totally got the reference where as most didn't (of my friends anyway). I found this one a bit more melodic than some of Frank's more busy solos. Love the insights about a music industry that has gotten a 1000 times worse since Frank wrote about it. The girl-on-the-tour-bus monologue is as true today as then, perhaps even more so. If you listened to Watermelon In Easter Hay I'm pretty sure you and Alexia would have a good time with it. A classic for sure and not so risque as other parts of this album in particular and Frank in general. Really enjoyed relistening to this one. Glad you liked it and sorry about being a pain in the butt 👍🎶❤P.S. I liked that you just went in and did some noodling around those Al like chords. Nice little demo of that style. Enjoyed it. Marley slept right through the whole thing. Funny, must be good walks in the Denver air. P.S. Steve Vai playing K.Crimson 80's albums with Beat (Tony Levin on bass and Adrian Belew on guitar with Danny Carey of Tool on drums). In September for you and mid-October for me.

[@DWHarper62]

Describing Zappa's music is like the parable of the blind men describing an elephant based on which part of the elephant they touch...

[@Orbrosco]

Well said

[@Greggery_Peccary]

The great syncopated drumming of Vinnie Colaiuta. I read somewhere that in his audition, he was sightreading the music, drumming with one hand and eating sushi with the other hand.

[@ferleiva7080]

Actually, you guys should consider doing a reaction to the complete Act I of Joe's Garage, which has story continuity about life in a garage rock band (the rock riff that opens the coda in "Packard Goose" is Joe's main guitar riff). Acts II & III get progressively weirder and feature excesses galore, but Act I (that's up to, and including, the track "Lucille -has made my mind up") is a little masterpiece in itself.

[@jimdolen225]

I feel like both Frank and Tom Waits are two examples of people that you can not categorize as any one genre of music, I love them both.

[@swirll360]

Will someone PLEASE have Nick listen to Zappa's "The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution" from Sleep Dirt!!!! It's the song that changed my view of Zappa in college. It's Frank showing he can do fusion as well as anyone, with about a 6 minute or so guitar solo that is among his best. Nick I'm telling you that song will bring fully into the Zappa fold. It's pure melodic fusion (yes you read that right melodic) with that Frank Zappa magic. PLEASE PLEASE someone ( 50 bucks is a bit rich for me to pay) donate who can afford it. The song exemplifies how Frank is just playing with us with his unique (often odd) music. This song is straight up jazz fusion with the magic Frank dust lightly sprinkled. The song is just as good as any jazz fusion song you've heard, it showed me that Frank can play that stuff all day, but it bored him so he picked his own unique path. It also doesn't hurt to have Terry Bozzio on drums just killing it.

[@Alix777.]

Go for it if you like this one

[@swirll360]

@@Alix777. I like it but not for 50 bucks. I used to "go for it" when Nick & Lex first started out and the cost was 5-10 bucks. But they were getting too many reaction requests to keep up. So they raised the price to cut down on the number so the requests could be limited and more manageable. $50 for me for a reaction weeded me out, but if $50 or more for marathons fits into someone elses budget and it makes them happy thats great. Music should bring joy. I paid $500 to see Roger Waters The Wall tour so I'm not averse to spending money to enjoy it. I love Nick & Lex but raising the price of a reaction was smart on their part, however I'm one of the people they weeded out and thats ok. It's business, not personal.

[@fenderchamp8241]

Have to hear once in your life, the bands cover if Stairway to Heaven. From Zappa's last US tour. It is a SCREAM.

[@scottanderson8420]

A good one Joe a righteous epic request dropped in from the Eagles Nest. A lot of good Zappa stuff to still hear.

[@eaglesrule1415]

Agreed. Just watching some Eagles Patriots camp stuff. Good vibes this year so far. LB"ers a worry but the rest is looking sweet. Dallas doesn't have good vibes right now. Dak will be good with or without contract but you need CeeDee or a long year awaits. Bad vibes ya gotta hate it 👍Just kidding (sort of). If you are not into it as much as me I get it.🎶If you are it will be a fun year for entertaiment as everything else is somewhat terrible. Cheers

[@scottanderson8420]

Eaglesrule1415 , I haven’t really tuned into it yet. It gets so exhausting. Just gonna wait till the season starts and then see who’s on the damn team. There’s a lot of self-destruction going on so we’ll see what happens. You’re looking pretty solid up there in Philly.

[@timcardona9962]

Nick - as a guitarist it might interest you to know that the solos on Joe’s Garage are happening at the same time as the rhythm section. Zappa called this technique “xenochrony” - superimposing live solos over studio tracks to create a certain kind of effect. That’s why it sounds “out there”

[@colincoho]

FZ and Vinnie , the absolute best !

[@PeterFrayne-o4n]

I love a lot of Franks music and hate a lot. That’s why I like him because he doesn’t care.

[@johnapplegate1289]

You need to watch the video of Frank Zappa playing Whipping Post from 1984. Frank’s playing is insane!

[@wowwhywow]

Al Dimeola played live with Zappa three years AFTER this song... No problem. And about Yngwie Malmsteen... I made pizza for him. In Milwaukee in 1989 at his hotel... The delivery man told him the pizza cost 9.90.(dollars) Malmsteen gave the delivery guy 10.00 and said "Keep the change." The delivery guy (that happened to be an ex-drummer/recovering alchohlic from Mountain and Bob Dylan)... fished out a dime from his pocket and threw it in YingWay's face and said..."You need this more than me. That... whether you like it or not... is a true story.

[@eaglesrule1415]

Even if it wasn't true that's a funny story. I believe you though which makes it even better.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

did I read your comment right or, for me did it get lost on me in translation. you made pizza for? the pizza delivery guy was the the ex drummer, who threw $10 dollars at him and I am assuming the delivery guy was Ying, right? I hope my question did not offend.

[@andyhampsten4252]

Appreciate the reaction. Frank can solo for minutes and it's one unique improvised bar after another, and it works most of the time. Sometimes it's just magic. No one else does that, let alone with his attack, tone, and swing. Don't follow the words or songs, camp out at br1tag mostly, all solos. Frank is the goat.

[@juliojosefernandez223]

Hola nick gracias por Frank un abrazo desde Argentina

[@michaelgray5100]

Frank Zappa’s music is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Great song. One of my favorite albums of all time is “One Size Fits All”. That guitar solo on Inca Roads is awesome.

[@wowwhywow]

After listening for years and years and years,,,I'm convinced that this is Zappa using his new Les Paul for the first time.

[@antidote7]

If a guitarist is improvising, you can't imitate them because you can't feel what they feel in the moment. Thats really the point, the particular person in a particular moment. Plus, there is no such thing as a best, impossible to determine, and pointless to even attempt. Its all about listening and going on the journey, the art brought forth by the artist.

[@DWHarper62]

The guitar solo was a live performance from a different song and flew in over a studio performance by the band... Zappa called this xenochrony and every guitar solo on Joe's Garage was constructed this way, except for Watermelon in Easter Hay...

[@eaglesrule1415]

Nice knowledge nugget. Think it was from 76 or 77.

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

@@eaglesrule1415 nope, all the solos are from the early 1979 tour

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

The Packard Gooss is two different solos. If gou listen carefully, somewhere halfway you can hear a slight change in tone, that's where the other solo starts. At 14:09..

[@stephencaruso760]

Zap and Zep were two of my powerhouse musical entities in 70's

[@scottanderson8420]

Some Mediterranean Sundance on the nylons Nick. 👍👍

[@mackeymintle66]

Holy Crap. I forgot how awesome the solos were!😮❤. I used to lay on a waterbed listening to this in 1983. 😂. What a great memory to have🤓🤘🏼❤️ Thanks, Nick. I’m eventually going to get to my Record Room on my Channel, but thanks again to you and Lex for being one of the Creators who inspired me to join the “Creator” community.

[@stuarthastie6374]

I wish you had demonstrated Aldi niola at the end rather than before the song. Assuming the last minute was the criticism of Aldi meola linking game with doo-wop in some strange way. The title to me means an ugly automobile.. Enjoyed the drums.

[@NicknLex]

I wasn't going to play any Di Niola at all. It takes at least 15 min to warm up to get his tone. Weird it made into the video. Guess I really don't care too much anymore👍

[@jrsinsf]

Joe's Garage is my favorite rock opera, right next to Quadrophenia. I love letting all three albums run from start to finish... great stuff!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Zappa obeyed no rules. If he wanted to put some speed metal into jazz, fine, Siberian accidental music into opera, equally fine, a blazing, distorted guitar solo into an orchestrated piece, so be it. If you listen to him, you just have to learn to trust him and go with it. You won't like everything he produced, but he was so off--the-charts gifted, he'll hit the mark way more than he ever misses. Splendiferous.

[@andrewwallace4481]

Joe's Garage has Incredible production for 1979 !! The Wall is another well produced record Funny enough 1979

[@MisterWondrous]

Music is the best.

[@theplanetruth]

NICK!!! IF I recall correctly, you promised to attempt a Fleetwood Mac rhythm guitar Play over the song "Hypnotized."

[@josephdegiorgio4035]

Definitely an acquired taste but if you love music & DON"T want to be bored,Zappa is your guy. Thanks for the reaction.

[@Alix777.]

Even Zappa can be boring sometimes:)

[@Eduardo-Long]

7:15 Well done, Nick...!! ✌

[@wowwhywow]

ok.. you know that part at 7:30 more or less... where you are talking about NOT preparing and just giving your fans your "heart and soul" in your preparation for this video? That is EXACTLY the same philosophy that Zappa used to make his solo in this song. Unlike Al Dimeola... who plans out EXACTLY every note that you are going to hear. Always.

[@eaglesrule1415]

Well said, though I enjoy both ways of doing it as long as it's done authentically by that artist. David Gilmour is also famous for one take great moments. David was famous for changing up some solos live although the classic hooks and riffs never changed. Songs like Hey You are pretty hard to beat the original.

[@JamesCormier]

You need to listen to Joe's Garage in its entirety, with Lex . Be prepared to blush! Lol.

[@williamthurman9082]

Fz ....ureally have to Be onsome good stuff....to appreciate It

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

I don't know where the person who requested this gets his info from, but Zappa has never said he hated Al's attitude, this is made up science fiction, during the 79 tour he would name check him as another great Italian at the end of shows, he also invited him on stage during the 81 tour, don't believe half of what you read about FZ. most is made up.

[@T23000PLUS]

satire is the finest form of flattery

[@johnp.weiksnar6861]

Whoa! What are the chances that I was just thinking about you reviewing a Joe's Garage track, about 2 hours before this video premiered? . . . 😮

[@eaglesrule1415]

Keep the good vibes goin.👌👌

[@williamthurman9082]

Basically any thing goes kind of like when we made jungle juice back home

[@pentagrammaton6793]

I used to quite enjoy Zappa when I was younger, and he had some great pieces, but these days he grates on me. I guess I've lost patience with the endless experimentalism.

[@markdavis7345]

F&^% Yourself is a Vai tune, not sure which album. I love Al too, but he is a bit about Al.

[@imanointedone1]

As, so often with Zappa, is it a guitar solo, or, is it a drum solo?

[@williamthurman9082]

What do think Manchin??? I think thats how u spell it

[@KlodDano]

It is a wrong avenue to react on the most view of an artist as Zappa is. Does not account for the potential on the number of youtube views. Do so on the basis of the exceptional qualities of this genius composer and performer. We could appreciate you cause "You Are What You Is. That's What It Is." "Do You Know What You Is?" - Frank Zappa I recommend Zappa's song in reaction "Do You Know What You Is?"

[@hackupboulders]

Where the hell is Lex?

[@NicknLex]

I am right here! I am in every first video released in the mornings.

[@antidote7]

No place, need for arrogance. It's useless, and unbecoming.

[@jimhardiman3836]

Weird