FRANK ZAPPA - "PEACHES EN REGALIA" (reaction)

[@SightAfterDark]

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[@Phlakaton88]

Definitely one of his finest tunes ever. Top flight badassery

[@sulista-consulting]

An absolute classic, he was the hero of my childhood in Czechia!

[@IFHorus]

One of the first 16 track releases. Really showed what it could do.

[@jeffreymatthew7931]

One of my 28 year old daughter's favorite pieces of music. She went through the school of music at USF. So proud as a father to get these results!

[@andikusumanto3213]

Wooo nice..Frank zappa the best music rock progressive jazz blues opera..I'm from Indonesia i like frank zappa..

[@napoleoninrags1346]

Yeah, and the drum intro still kills me after a ba-gillion listens

[@pilesovinyl]

This is IMO his finest track and for most Zappa fans his signature song. What I like is that he puts instruments together that are never put together before in the way he does it, and he changes "feels" and tempos in different passages in the track.

[@ferenchegedus3256]

A timeless piece of music !

[@Figuinot]

This whole album is a masterpiece.

[@Dabonbozadedabonboza]

The Dude was a Genious. A mad mad super talented super genious!

[@alldayadventures5418]

This is Franks Theme Song, his very favorite number...Played at the start of many concerts. Local and small ensembles often learn and play this song.

[@paulmartin3682]

If I could only choose one Zappa song to listen to for the rest of my life then it would be this one. Pure unadulterated beauty from beginning to end.

[@crescentfreshbret]

One of Zappa’s absolute best. It’s just such a goddamn joyous-sounding and perfectly-arranged piece of music. And it’s the perfect showcase of Ian Underwood’s talents. He plays all the woodwinds and keys on this song. That’s one of my favorite things about Zappa: he was always quick to show off his guitar virtuosity, and he had a massive ego, and yet he would still do songs like this one where he took a backseat and let the other amazing musicians with whom he worked have the chance to take center stage. And then you have Shuggie Otis doing some impressive work on the bass as well. Hot Rats is just an amazing album altogether and- quite possibly- the best album Zappa ever put out.

[@stony2494]

Instruments mimic the singing voice and the singing voice mimics instruments😎

[@paulfenwick8767]

What a brilliant album for 1969. Used then state of the art technology like 16 track recording. Apparently it was the size of a house. The album that announced to the world that Frank is a brilliant, gifted musician/composer etc. Great track, like the rest of the album.

[@Dweezil1996]

Mostly true -- except if you heard Uncle Meat or Lumpy Gravy you already knew the composing/arranging skills were already S tier!

[@ryancarona4199]

My favorite Zappa song. So melodic

[@jasonvancura2139]

Mine too! I like the way the chords change.

[@nikolajkrarup8750]

Frank Zappa was an awesome composer and guitarist. Way ahead of his time. Sadly he died so early

[@SightAfterDark]

🎸🎼

[@larryharrell5092]

I heard about a guy who was at a Mets' game, and between innings, 'Peaches' was played by the stadium organist. Imagine sitting there in the stands and finally realizing that Zappa was being played. The Saturday Night Live version of this song is a bit different, with more guitar. I even think that Zappa plotted to have the first drum solo on SNL, with Terry Bozzio doing the honors. They all killed it. For some, 'Peaches' is the origin and essence of Zappa... but they are musically myopic. You won't like everything he did, right away. It's a process to understand everything he tried to present. All your fans here are a wealth of information about the gift of Zappa's music. The "Conceptual Continuity" is there, if you seek it.

[@gelsol]

A Frank classic. The entire composition is wonderful, but I love that flute/acoustic guitar "solo" in the middle of the piece.

[@rickmerlotti7720]

I've spent the last 50+ years thinking that flute/WaWa'ed acoustic guitar "solo" in the middle of the piece is just the tits.

[@zappafan012]

There are no sexual connotations. It's merely about a bowl of peaches Frank saw in a London hotel lobby in 1967.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks James!

[@cliffspencer9989]

Hard to pick a favourite track from mr Zappa. But this is certainly in my top 5 👍❤️

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

omg the memories attached to this track. Wow.

[@GoodCorporateRobot]

I can’t believe it took you guys so long to react to one of Frank’s most masterful compositions! This is most definitely one of my top favorite Zappa tunes. I never tire of hearing it. On the surface it seems simple but more listens reveal the complex arrangement and many layered harmonies. It’s just beautiful! Thanks for this reaction!

[@mikedemike5393]

you could find new things in this every time it is heard...it is like the biggest mouthful of all the best flavours in one taking...too much to absorb and yet it flows so smooth.

[@SightAfterDark]

☺️thanks Thomas!

[@trumbaron]

Yes, one of Zappas most famous pieces. I'm curious, what are the layered hamonies you mean?

[@GoodCorporateRobot]

@@trumbaron the instruments harmonize throughout.

[@superjoranboy]

This is my ringtone. When this album came out I was 18. I already liked the Mothers, but if I was a fan of anyone. it was Jimi Hendrix. But when this came out and listened to it in a recordshop for the first time I got goosebumps on my back and became a Zappa-fan until this day. Really like your work

[@JonDalladay]

It's my ringtone too! Has been for years, though Tinseltown Rebellion, Peaches III version.

[@SightAfterDark]

Very cool!

[@deanchiampas3991]

Paul Schaefer, the bandleader from David Letterman's show, frequently played Peaches when the band did intros/outros during commercial breaks...perhaps that's where you heard it? Love your channel - creative music!☮ Thanks so much for showcasing FZ... Be Well, Stay Safe ❣

[@SightAfterDark]

Maybe that’s it, thanks Dean!

[@davidmcqueen3405]

The whole album was touted as a movie for your ears. It delivers the whole way through.

[@johnroberts5637]

No face melting solos in this one. I love it when Frank throws a curveball.

[@canadianstudmuffin]

It's considered by many to be his greatest song. In my top 10 for sure.

[@kevinlundgren1169]

Love Frank Zappa , very creative mind and a hell of a guitarist . Maybe someday you could check out something from the SLEEP DIRT album , every song on that one jams !!!!!!!

[@HareDeLune]

Well, it's about damn time you guys got around to listening to this! 😆 One of Frank's most popular and requested tunes.

[@robertlear2735]

Finally! One of the really great Frank Zappa songs. There was a lot of great stuff in 1969 and 1970. Check of "Aybe Sea" and if you have time "The Little House I Used to Live In".

[@timkaufhold4739]

One of Frank's best.

[@stevebinning977]

This is the Zappa track that gets the greatest amount of radio airplay by far, which is probably the reason that you would have heard it before.

[@davetothebeard]

Bingo

[@everthop8112]

This is my ringtone, but I use the version from the first 3-inch CD in the world relesed in 1987. A cover of the piece, recorded by Zappa Plays Zappa (including Zappa's son Dweezil and former Zappa alumni Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock), won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in February 2009.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks for the history Evert!

[@davidbonner4556]

There are several versions of Peaches floating around multiple albums. This one had a few Mothers on it but also some Jazz session musicians.

[@erikahlander3489]

Besides the many album versions Peaches ended many concerts - or at least was included. I think I heard him some four times live from 1973 to the mid 80s and I guess the song occurred every concert - but I'm not sure. Its a long time since!

[@wazoogrand1]

My favorite Peaches rendition was at the Fillmore with Flo and Eddie.

[@jeffmartin1026]

Frank has a slew of food songs over the years. Call Any Vegetable, The Gumbo Variations, Electric Aunt Jemima, Duke of Prunes are all fun. Frank took much of his music from everyday life: his Conceptual Continuity. Social mores/religion/politics/sex/life on the road, it's all there. He saw his life, and all life as music - the big vibration.

[@gj8683]

And "St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast."

[@John_Chu]

One of the landmark recordings in American popular music. Zappa was a genius. No debate about that.

[@johncagnettajr344]

This is included in almost every live set Frank did in concert. It was one of his favorites to perform. I never saw a full Zappa concert but I stumbled into a sound check and watched the band for about 20 minutes. They played this song.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

One of my favorites. The only thing wrong was I didn't turn up the volume soon enough. You did hear The Zappa Band play this at the Beacon.

[@DrSardonicuss]

This is the first Zappa song I heard! Way back in 1970, when we finally got FM (and a whole new musical world away from AM's top 40) the Spitz and Peebles show on WRTC used this to open & close their show... had to call and find out what it was... "It's Zappa, kid - go out and get some" which of course I did. Forever grateful~

[@SightAfterDark]

Cool story Charlie!

[@cojaysea]

Oh man that’s one great album !

[@asdfqwer1234zxcv]

There's a good version of this from Saturday Night Live and I think it has a choir singing one of the parts at the end

[@ryokinor6223]

As for the meaning of the name "Peaches en Regalia" the story I heard was while staying in a hotel Frank received a fruit basket which contained peaches. As the sun shined on the peaches in their fancy basket he was inspired. Thus the name.

[@rk41gator]

It is hard to compose timeless music, but Frank could time and again. It always sounds fresh and never dated, cuz it's ZAPPA! Using a myriad of sounds to create an experience that rocks. Classic.

[@amedeeabreo7334]

Classical music ; the joy of notes in space and time. No social messages or external agenda forced onto it. The inner Frank that we love.

[@summertime_blooz]

I always like Zappa best when he keeps his mouth shut. I hear his strong influence on one of my faves Todd Rundgren here. Thanks for bringing this one up.

[@kengregory6026]

love your Zappa reactions guys...nothing i can add that hasn't already been said except to say FZ really was a true genius..people will be dissecting his works for many many years to come

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks for your support Ken

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

Your channel is my neighbours new favorite lol.. What a track.. So inventive. Funky drumming 🥁

[@SightAfterDark]

Shout out to you and your neighbor ♥️ Twelve Monkeys!

[@markmorgan1773]

A lot of radio stations use that peaches in regalia song as Bumper Music such as The Bob & Tom Show

[@yeahrightman23]

One thing to remember is that Frank used recurring themes is his music, he has musical touch stones, and there are a couple in this song. A lot of them are established on this and earlier albums.

[@universeconsciouscitizensc592]

In Jr. high I liked the "silly" and 'weird" songs, but then our bass player showed up one day with "Hot Rats" and said, "you have to hear this". We got high, listened, and got blown away TOTALLY. I realized Frank's compositional genius with this album.

[@chaosmos24]

That opening drum fill is the chef's kiss.

[@thesoundship]

For us that have followed Frank over the years it was like Christmas when The Hot Rats Sessions was released, a 6 CD record recorded at the Hot Rats Sessions. The first record is mostly recordings that later became Peaches En Regalia. Great to follow how he works. And a lot of the recordings at the session later bacame other songs on other albums.

[@williamiagrossi7382]

Definitely a top 5 favorite of mine. I love the live at the Fillmore East 1971 version. And of course this version off of Hot Rats. Another great instrumental song is Blessed Relief. Give it a listen.✌️❤️😃

[@hipster818]

You should check out the Dweezil Zappa version of this track because he uses unreleased parts that frank had originally recorded.

[@stevedennis937]

I saw him preform this live in L.A. at the Olympic arena in1969 but the drummer was Ansley Dunbar and the bass player was ,wait for it,,,Phil Spector.

[@Gudeness1]

Paul Shaffer and the band used to play this a lot on Letterman when they would break for commercials. You would hear the beginning going into the break and the end when they would come out.

[@SightAfterDark]

Definitely would’ve heard it there, thanks Gude!

[@tommccafferty5591]

My favorite song on the album is The Gumbo Variations. I listen to it while mowing, the lawn and while driving alone. (My wife doesn't care for it as much as I do.) And after watching your comment on this song being to short, The Gumbo Variations is a lot longer.

[@mikedemike5393]

gumbo is rock and jazz solutions or resolutions that every one was trying to solve in those days...so the freedom of improve in a rock square format...Frank resolved it early along with mahavishnu and Miles.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks Tom!

[@lawrenceliebman9079]

On David Letterman, the orchestra would occasionally play this while going to commercial.

[@primalengland]

Just come across this and subbed, guys. I was 14 when this was released and it changed my life monumentally. I was already into ‘we’re only in it for the money’ which is probably Frank’s most influential album. Keep going guys. I’m a watching u 😊

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks Primal England❤️!

[@buddystewart2020]

Seems like I've heard live versions of this where it was expounded on. It was a pretty popular live piece for the band. I've always liked the melody of it.

[@problemchimp4231]

Me in the 80s...trains & buses to Bristol, Birmingham & London, trawling the record shops...in the hope to get Zappa records. Got a fair few...really expensive. Now.....wonderful stuff like your stuff...

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks ProblemChimp!

[@mnemoniusmaxim8402]

I have always loved the Peaches III version of this from Tinseltown Rebellion.

[@DukeofPrunes11]

this was the first zappa song i heard and got me hooked

[@mrkrinkle72]

Gee, I just love this album!

[@donaldb1]

A joy.

[@fairlyincomplete]

"Peaches En Regalia" was one of a bunch of Zappa songs that were featured in the soundtrack of the '90s animated series Duckman. Dan, maybe you heard it there? Also, Dweezil Zappa voiced the character Ajax (Duckman's son). Edgy fun show. Worth checking out.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks for the info!

[@timkaufhold4739]

Msg in new York plays this at hockey games sometimes.

[@eugenestandingbear6516]

My melodic hero

[@woodyoffmark7944]

This brilliant piece is like an "overture" for the rest of the album.

[@frankpentangeli7945]

The best adjective I have for this song is 'majestic'. It is an iconic anthem. It's like Zappa is saying: "Oh, you think that song is good? Okay, hold my beer and listen to this. Then we'll talk."

[@SightAfterDark]

Haaa we agree, thanks Frank!

[@Peter-K]

The Hot Rats album was dedicated to his first son Dweezil, and I always felt the opening song on the album reflected how happy that made him. You can't write a song this beautiful in a bad mood! ;-) It is also a song that translates very well into an orchestral piece, and the clip I am attaching to this reaction is a small ensemble performing it. Since you thought it was too short Sifa, take a peek and see this version... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWTcia2Impp2nKs

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks Peter!

[@BillM1960]

They did the song on SNL, Also if you ever watched Duckman, they featured a lot of FZ.

[@ljw5768]

I remember reading that Peaches en Regalia was a menu item Frank saw in some restaurant. 'En regalia' means with all the trimmings or lots of extras. So is it as simple as peaches with everything on them? Can't remember where I read this though. However, it all depends on what the 'peaches' are, I guess.

[@SightAfterDark]

Yes, we’ve heard of the dish, thought maybe he made a connotation ☺️

[@kentclark6420]

You probably heard it on FM radio, or at a party or something, because it's a very well- known cut by Zappa.

[@MrWaterpumpkin]

Too short again? As I've said, you finish quick with such peaches looool .... and if you think this song is too short, you oughta hear the We Are Only In It For The Money album :) which is, seriously, a great treat

[@imanointedone1]

This is such a "Feel Good" piece of music. It has been a favourite ever since I was introduced to Zappa at University, back in '81. I actually thought that you had reviewed this before and that was why it was familiar to you.

[@SightAfterDark]

Hadn’t heard it before, but we loved it!

[@damonhines8187]

My first ever FZ, Gr. 10 art class. Always wanted to chat up Peaches, maybe get her to shed some of that cumbersome, uncomfortably warm - I'm guessing - Regalia. Love the tidbit about conversational cadences; seems so clear, makes more sense of his dizzying phrases, love his odd and interesting choices of harmony, counterpoink(sic!), totally cinematic, maybe Carl Stalling-esque accompaniment to imagined onscreen lunacy with imperial elements. pure seminal Frank.

[@stevedotwood]

Tonight show - Jay Leno - Kevin Eubanks and his band played Peaches a few times if I'm not mistaken, but that was in the 90s. He played several Zappa tunes, so I'm not 100% sure

[@parshakamarsh]

A classic track from a great album. You really should try a few more from Hot Rats....the Gumbo Variations is brilliant track

[@TheFoodExperience]

Awesome track! Thanks for the cool reaction video.

[@SightAfterDark]

Glad you enjoyed ❤️!

[@patrickmcconnell6535]

Superb. This song takes me places. Makes me want to take b&w stills of people playing music and smoking cigarettes.

[@squidkid2]

One of my fav Zappa songs off a great album "Hot Rats". I've always wondered how many people who came after Zappa were influenced by this album. It was 1969 so this was before all the groups that came later in the 70's. In particular I wonder if Steely Dan was picking up on this stuff. Glad you found it. Peaches in Regalia would loosely translate into peaches in Royal costumes. Regalia being a word that refers to all the official royal costumes worn by royalty at special events. Like in England when the have a royal wedding everyone dresses in traditional "regalia" that they wouldn't wear on any other occassion. It can also mean just any clothing that is very dressy or formal and traditional. So, peaches in Royal Garb??

[@SightAfterDark]

☺️maybe 😊

[@davetothebeard]

I believe the title refers to a French dessert. Also how often do we hear a wah-wah acoustic guitar?

[@Hrth6]

Never really cared much for this track. As a huge Zappa fan, I clearly appreciate the incredible talent that went into making it. Personally, I prefer The Gumbo Variations which might be coming up in the near future.

[@barneymiller6204]

Frank was a percussionist who played the guitar. Listen to Edgard Varese' and you will see where Frank got his rhythm from.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks for the tip Barney!

[@manfromuranus]

i think you feel you recognise it because it's just one of those rare classic melodies that makes perfect sense to the human condition

[@dantean]

The end of horns for Frank (interestingly, at the same time James Brown switched out horns for Bootsy, his brother Phelps Collins, and a guitar-driven sound). This album rubbed countless of his fans the wrong way at the time, though in retrospect simply sounds like yet another of Frank's demonstrations of genre mastery, this time more (or closer to) straight-ahead jazz. Little-Remembered Fun Fact: Peaches En Regalia served as outro music during Saturday Night Live's first (i.e., best) season, played over the fade-outs at the end of sketches and leading into commercial breaks. Love you guys.

[@SightAfterDark]

So awesome, Love you too!

[@asdfqwer1234zxcv]

There is a story about a hotel lobby where Frank saw a display of peaches en regalia on a table :)

[@Mr.Batsu12]

Ah yes, Hot Rats was the first Zappa album I ever bought. With the exception of Peaches en Regalia I was actually not very happy with the album back then. I was about 16 and just started discovering Zappa from his more comical songs I've heard on Dr. Demento. Unfortunately there's not a lot of comedy on Hot Rats. :D I've always considered Peaches en Regalia to be one of those great Zappa songs to introduce others to Zappa. It's not too "out there" and it's a very beautiful uplifting happy melody that it's hard for people to not enjoy it. Save "Help I'm A Rock" for later and start out with Zappa songs like Peaches!

[@mikxly8147]

Nice pfp I have the same one on discord

[@SalamaSond]

Peaches would be a great candidate for you to compare with other orchestrations on other albums, to understand Franks range.

[@villadavid164]

Great reaction! Have you guys done Trouble Everyday off of the Freak Out album? Either the Freak Out album version or the Token of His Extreme live album are fantastic. I prefer live version as it is funky and has a tasteful but far out solo by frank. George Duke is on keyboards in the live version as well. I hope you guys do this song soon!

[@SightAfterDark]

We haven’t done it yet, we’ll see what the patrons say, thanks David!

[@gregant9864]

Dan you know this song probably from this documentary ZAPPA, I watched it too and this song was there I think. 🤔

[@SightAfterDark]

Maybe, thanks Greg!

[@allyourmoney]

This is a real fun version of it with Frank, his band & his wife: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmi0qHWlitWqoNU

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks!

[@allyourmoney]

@@SightAfterDark Enjoy!

[@stevensprunger3422]

My goodness I haven’t heard that since I bought the album back in about 1970 on vinyl Yes John French aka drumbo from Captain Beefheart told me where that photo on the front of the album came from It was from an empty pool or the beach fart band was practicing or maybe they made the album Trump mask replica it was one of the girls from the GTO’s that was one of the zappers bands that he produced

[@stevensprunger3422]

Oh man my speech to text got all screwed up there I know it’s from you in the Captain Beefheart ban was in Westwood in LA and there was empty pool outback and one of the women from the GTOs which Zappa was producing at the time Started coming out of the pool and I believe it was John French that took that picture John still lives here in the Antelope Valley not too far from me

[@stevensprunger3422]

Oh wow I’m sorry about my speech to text it’s all screwed up but I guess you can distill the essence of it

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

I'm glad you got to this one :)

[@kevinhodgson2990]

With regards to you saying the guitar sounds like a conversation, a good example of this is Steve Vai's song 'So Happy' from his first studio album after leaving Zappa. A conversation is copied exactly by his guitar. I'm not sure it's worth putting on your channel but it is worth checking out on your own.

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks Kevin!

[@kevinhodgson2990]

@@Frunobulax74 yes yes, I forgot about that. Now that song IS worth putting on the channel. Thanks

[@andreasrosenberg9317]

Yey =) One of my favorites! You could have heard it in one of the documentary you parhaps have checked out?

[@SightAfterDark]

Hmm maybe

[@davehagi9883]

Never really understood what, but it certainly feels like a celebration of something.