Frank Zappa's Thoughts On Neil Young, The Rolling Stones

Sharing Frank Zappa's favorite records by Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters and more.
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[@chrisbarnette7137]

Zappa is my favorite artist of all time. He is a highly under rated guitarist. My favorite Zappa album is , We're Only In It For the Money and Apostrophe.

[@DJBuglip]

Both excellent choices. I almost said Hot Rats, too. There are so many great Zappa records.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

too much Zappa, not enough time.

[@bradc32]

ever heard the live bongo fury LP? the solo on muffin man is aces

[@dildoit]

most albums are my favorites

[@skipthompson2290]

Frank Zappa is my all time favorite guitarist

[@Cathyat40]

"Is that real poncho or is that a Sears poncho" - Frank Zappa 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That line sums up the 1970's for me.

[@shipsahoy1793]

it pretty much sums up every decade ...you've always been in a faulty society of bad actors..

[@InTheOuter]

Is that a 'Mexican' poncho or is that a Sears poncho

[@songsmithy07]

Huh... no foolin.

[@michaelblair2536]

Haha mendocino beano

[@kennybluet5527]

​@InTheOuter haha . Didn't matter when she stripped it away.

[@michaelgregory2231]

At the time I first became interested in music and the guitar I was 9. My mother's friend gave her 4 records at that same time and it was fortuitous - Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love and Live at Monterey, Best of Cream and We're Only In It For The Money. What a great start!

[@beatvampire]

it's great when you hear a favourite artist praise another artist you love , you somehow feel even more connected to them

[@50gary]

Is a validation.

[@maybesusie8599]

When he got After the Goldrush in 1970 and ever after my husband saw the cover photo as Neil Young carrying a puppet on his back... Just showed him the full original photo and we're still laughing, thank you for clearing that up!! 🤣❤

[@BeesWaxMinder]

I can't seem to find it so if you have a link…?🤞 I always thought the "puppet" was just an old lady passing behind/beside him

[@BeesWaxMinder]

@@mechcavandy986 it's hard to think that the full uncropped photo is better but it IS & I just don't know why?!🤷‍♂️

[@BeesWaxMinder]

@@mechcavandy986 (I wonder if she ever knew that she was on the front cover of a famous album?!)

[@unrequitedmusic8004]

Love "Roxy and Elsewhere". Never get tired of that album.

[@stankatic8182]

What a great live record and film !

[@fernandomarmol4758]

Uno de los grandes registros en vivo de la música de Zappa, tengo el vinilo doble, importado de USA. Sí, claro es una joya, como deshacerme de ella .

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

We're Only In It For The Money is a legendary album in every way. A Zappa milestone for the ages...

[@frankmoon9350]

Favourite Neil is "Everybody Knows this is Nowhere" and my favourite Zappa is "Bongo Fury". However "Studio Tan" still gives me the feels.

[@davidkopec9442]

FZ: One Size Fits All. It has everything I love about Frank's music. Neil: Tonight's the Night, yes! "Goldrush" is incredible. Harvest, Zuma, On the Beach, Comes a Time....too many.

[@jakollee]

Another vote for One Size Fits All! I believe Sofa No. 2 is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@mandtgrant]

I almost picked one size fits all, just because it was the first Zappa album I heard. Evelyn, A Modified Dog and Florentine Pogen blew my 13 yo mind

[@bumsharvest5493]

For many years when asked, 'what's my favorite song?' I would reply, 'Barstool Blues' by Neil Young from the Zuma album. The melody of that song just kills me and breaks my heart even after 1000 listening's. If you've ever had a bad breakup, that song is like a sauve for the dejected.

[@songsmithy07]

"I might live a thousand years before I know what that means."

[@painless465]

That’s a great song. So Underrated

[@seaoftranquility7228]

I don’t know it but will look it up. Side two of “On the Beach” fills that need for me.

[@brucedorcas4327]

Beautiful song. The first line sums up my whole life. And everything that follows…

[@scottmcrae3355]

A perfect song if there ever was one. Zuma is probably my favourite Neil album too but it’s hard to pick just one. Crazy Horse are the perfect band for him

[@songsmithy07]

"Tonight's the Night" and "On the Beach" are my favorite Neil albums. They always make me think of a time with certain friends, a lot of weed, and a bottle of tequilla. "Tired Eyes" ... oh my God; what can I even say about that song? It still crushes me. Great episode, Otis. I hope you have your cup of coffee when the morning sun climbs your hood ornament.

[@randyvant3058]

Two masterpieces for sure.

[@petermartell568]

Harvest - Hot rats

[@MsFreshadenu]

Absolutely. On the beach is my Neil album and tonight's the night almost damn near standing next to it

[@babylemonade2868]

On the beach for me too

[@tompetrovsky6996]

A couple things, I happen to be in a Neil Young Tribute band, love Zappa, but other than that, I lived in Muncie for about a year in 75. Did you know of the Faith Band? My friend Greg Butterfield did some work with them so I kinda got to them fairly well. Great band. Great times in my life. Interesting talk show you have. Enjoyed listening! Tom

[@stpnwlf9]

"Never overproduced" is a perfect description of Neil's music. I also love 'Tonight's the Night' but I have to admit it took me four or five listens to really appreciate the absolute raw openness Neil presents on that record. It is absolutely unique in that you KNOW it is totally real - the emotion in it is 100% authentic.

[@randyvant3058]

Not liking an album right away is the best. Enough there to go back and try it again. Giant Steps and A Love Supreme were good examples of albums that needed several listens but if give you my complete rock list, I’ll be here till the cows come home.

[@buck13horn]

Love that you were ashamed for not recalling whether "Wooly Bully" was performed by (your first choice) Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (yes) or the Hollywood Argyles (who were also great). Just got on to your show a short while ago and love it. And it got me on to your music, which I highly recommend to all as superlative: acoustic guitar, bass, drums, pedal steel or fiddle or lead electric guitar; it's perfectly tasteful and soulful, and your songwriting is brilliant. Right on, Otis.

[@peter-vj1wx]

So my algorithm lead me to this site & this is my 1st view . I'm born in '54 former later day hippie still holding my values & love for music , this has been a complete pleasure my brother...ty Very pleased to meet cha

[@leftwrite]

My favorite Zappa album is 'Fillmore East: June 1971'. For Christmas 1971 I asked for 'Humble Pie Performance Rockin' the Fillmore' . My father couldn't remember the tile and ended up getting me that album plus 'The Allman Brothers Fillmore East' and the aforementioned Mothers record. Pretty nice haul. I will never forget the look on his face when he walk in my room while Zappa was saying "getting juked on a baby octopus and spewed upon with cream corn..." Priceless memory now that he's passed. 'Harvest' remains my absolute Neil Young favorite.

[@davedecker1725]

Three unreleased recordings of Y CSN&Y fighting in the dressing room at the Fillmore east! All this and more Howie!😎

[@wildeman1253]

If those were the only three albums I had, I think I would be satisfied.

[@TeunisMaranus]

My mom got me Joe’s Garage acts 2&3 for my 15th birthday 44 years ago , her hearing crew slut is a similar memory for me .

[@imperialdagger]

Saw the Zappa ‘72 tour at Kent State. We did acid and lost our tickets on the way inside so had to sit in the aisle. Oh, well lolol

[@JustMe-dr2ci]

I'm 70. My mother loved Frank Zappa. Not so much his subject matter or choice of words, but it was his voice. When I had her actually listen to Dinah-Moe Humm, she did, made a funny face, and said she still liked his voice. Frank's voice, and Yul Brynner's, too. As you said... priceless memory.

[@mickymack1230]

Well I found my first love at 15 years old to the soundtrack of "Harvest" so that Album will always have a special place in my heart.I still listen to it today at 66 years old. "Old man" has a certain poignacy now I'm getting there myself.Funny I just watched 2 Zappa concerts this morning on KZbin.Frank will live forever, great musicians.Long live Napoleon Murphy Brock what a voice.

[@dewdew34]

Bill Wyman said Keith played bass on Let's Spend The Night Together .

[@dr.krinkleweldon5934]

Keef

[@PongbyAtari]

Hearing you talk about Zappa brought me back to the early 80's when I bought my first home CD player for my stereo system the first 2 CD's I bought were Frank Zappa Overnight Sensation/Apostrophe double cd and David Bowie Ziggy Stardust which I still have both of those.

[@williamfarr8807]

Joni Mitchel and Frank Zappa were next-door neighbors for a year or two when Zappa was renting Tom Mix’s legendary Log Cabin (ca. 1968-69). By several accounts the log cabin was a major hub in Loral Canyon and the door was always open, with many of the musicians and touring bands of the day stopping by regularly. It all came to an end when a mentally unstable guy walked in and pulled a gun on Zappa. He was able to talk his way out of it but, he moved out of the log cabin and was a little less open and social after the episode. This was just about the time when the Manson murders started in the area too. Favorite Neil Young: Harvest, After the Gold Rush, & Freedom. Favorite Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile, & Goat’s Head Soup. Favorite Zappa: with over 50 albums in his lifetime (I have them all) and 50 more posthumous (I have just a few), I couldn’t possibly pick one, or even a few favorites.

[@marauder600]

A favorite Zappa album is hard for me to pick. Kinda depends on what kind of mood I’m in. From the shut up and play yer guitar sets back to Hot Rats there’s just so much to choose from. So many different musical adventures played by some of the best professionals out there. Great stuff!

[@Poordumbcracker]

Burnt Weeny Sandwich

[@johnsenior2566]

New to your channel Otis. But I think I get your nostalgia and love. I waited for an hour in the rain to meet Lemmy as he came into St George's Hall, Bradford (Yorkshire) for the gig in '79. Was 12 and a load of Angels showed up on bikes when he arrived. I fought my way through them, Lemmy looked down at me and signed the Bomber album cover I brought. I watched his hand, (every finger had a skull or iron cross or some such ring) move across the cover and asked him where he got all his rings. He fixed me in the eyes, smiled and gruffly said one word, "Chix". I know it's strange to some, but that's one of my most treasured memories. One last thing, when I get my time machine, my first destination is 60s Laurel Canyon too.

[@xrxs1020]

I'm new to Otis, but I appreciate a guy who has been around and can speak of it.

[@ChromeDestiny]

In his autobiography Frank said in the late 80's he largely preferred working with the Synclavier but there's just some things you can only get from using "The human element." When he broke down what The Human Element was it included understanding abstract concepts and making mistakes that actually improve the song. My favourite Neil Young album is Time Fades Away, my favourite Zappa album is The Grand Wazoo.

[@johnthrasher8146]

"Sheik Yerbouti" or "Zoot Allures" still stand out as tops on my Frank Zappa albums I go to. Tops for me with Neil are "Everbody Knows This Is Nowhere" and "Zuma" I also love "Sleeps With Angels" which is his last David Briggs produced album. Thanks for the great segment!

[@LuisFernandez-kt8vm]

Sheik Yerbouti is a masterpiece!

[@spooley]

The 50th anniversary Harvest boxset has a DVD with footage of the barn sessions and a clip of Stills and Nash doing the harmonies in studio for Words. Pretty amazing stuff, Neil had a great run in the early 70s.

[@Zepster77]

Early 2000s too. Ever hear “Greendale” ???

[@spooley]

@@Zepster77 Oh heck yeah, required listening in our house

[@craigfazekas3923]

I can relate to your Neil Young fence site story. For after all, t'was I, (lol, t'was I...😂) that sought out THE GENESIS ROCK in Central Park South. There was a photo of Genesis, circa '74, sitting & standing on a rock adjacent to The Essex House. I found it cordoned off with a small post arrangement & chains. I stepped over those & had my photo taken on that puppy- The Genesis Rock.... Incidenently, The Essex House is where Donnie Hathaway sadly jumped to his death some years later.

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

Zappa would have lived near Neil Young in Laurel Canyon. Between the Buttons outside the two singles strikes me as when the Stones were listening to the Kinks. Interesting stuff as always!

[@ROMANSv1212]

Apparently Zappa was at a black sabbath gig (madison Square Gardens 1976) and introduced them at the start of their set. Apparently Zappa was meant to play with them at that gig but Iommi got cold feet and told Zappa it wasn't a good idea after feeling that the gig wasn't going as well as he would have liked.

[@RickMacDonald19]

Yeah, sad it never worked out but good call on Iommi's part, he probably knew equipment/audio problems would not sit well with the maestro lol.

[@erichehe799]

My favorite Neil studio album would probably be “On the Beach”. “Tonight’s the Night” is great. But the live Massey Hall ‘71! and “Live Rust” may be my absolute favorites.

[@terrymckenzie8786]

Live Rust was amazing. When I grow up, I want an electric guitar.

[@chriscodrington5464]

Otis sir, your commentaries are enchanting, thanks for sharing them with us!

[@bigmontesplace]

Love Zappa! Shiek Yerbouti is my go to album, followed by Apostrophe (')

[@markreeves6601]

I appreciate your work. How did you ever accumulate all these stories and knowledge. I'm a huge Frank Zappa fan. Thankyou for keeping his memory alive. My favorite guitar player. Thanks once again.

[@Messiah36963]

THANK YOU OTIS! for what you do, I love these stories.

[@angiek6799]

If I had to pick one, the Zappa album I would go to is Overnight Sensation. Great sounding recording and some great sounding guitar licks. Play it loud. For Neil Young go to, I like Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. You can feel his yearning for home in the title track. Throw in Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand, The Losing End, etc. and you have a solid, raw sounding album. But aren’t they all?

[@MC-mi4ck]

Favorite Neil: Zuma…favorite Zappa: Roxy and Elsewhere….but I could list 10 albums from each of them that I love.

[@frankwebster9110]

Can't name just one either. Zuma is overlooked way too much though.

[@donbellot4214]

Frank Zappa the best band you never heard is a fantastic album

[@marauder600]

There's a couple of the never heard sets. Frank always had the reels spinning and recorded everything. Great for us fans!

[@douglasboyd8475]

I would have to say my favorite Neil Young album is live Rust. That entire album to me is just greatness. Zappa I’d say Zoot allures

[@frankwebster9110]

Live rust is a must! And zoot allures! Frank has so many recordings!

[@Nizodizo]

It is cool when you put on old album and it is mixed way different to what was released later.

[@ministerofdarkness]

100% agree! " Tonight's The Night " is the all time best Neil Young album. As for Zappa, it's gotta be" Sheik Yerbouti"! PLAY LOUD

[@wtburns01]

Broken Hearts are for Assholes...at ear splitting volume...in headphones 🎧!

[@michaeldejohn3467]

I still own 16 LPS of neil and in mint condition,,,,rust never sleeps y'all

[@JayAr709]

Freak Out. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

[@dancher7640]

Since it’s release Tonight’s the Night became my favourite Neil album. SO honest, so real, with songs like Borrowed Tune illustrating that. At first listen it was if he was so disheartened he couldn’t muster the spirit to write a melody for his lyrics. And Zappa? Fave album Burnt Weenie Sandwich for the music, best singalong album, Apostrophe.! Thanks Otis! Keep ‘em comin’!🇨🇦

[@a.m.phaneuf6164]

Roll another number for the road…love that opening song. Zappa’s best album is a GREAT album of any genre: Chunga’s Revenge. Great musicians. Each song flows into the next one. Listen to the opening song Transylvania Boogie. Notice how Frank’s guitar comes in at about the 1:20 minute mark. It’s a riff that a crescendo.

[@papainlutz8337]

Otis, thank you for these videos. I share the same affinity for stories about musicians and their music. My oldest sister introduced me to Rock N Roll back in the 50s when she took me to see the movie Blackboard Jungle. I went and bought all the 45 rpm records by Bill Haley and The Comets. I gravitated to black Blues and R&B up until the 60s. When I was in the dorms at the University of Florida, there was no air conditioning. All the windows would be open in the evenings, and many students listened to a radio station from Nashville Tennessee, WLAC I believe. When "Louie Louie" came on the volume went up and the dorms rocked! I remember taking "After the Gold Rush" album to my sister's house in Gainesville to play for my niece imploring her to listen. My understanding is that the cut "Old Man" was the result of his encounter with the man that sold him his property in California. The old man could not believe that a young person would have enough money to buy such a huge tract of land. I too loved "Wooly Bully" and took my gal to see Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs in Clearwater Florida. They did not have many other songs, so we heard "Wooly Bully" several times during the evening concert. Later in life, Frank Zappa became a favorite, with "Hot Rats" being my top album. Neil Young had a special place in my listening list because of the same connection as you -- raw and to the heart with harmonies. Any way, thanks again for your videos. I really enjoy them.

[@elaztec.aztecca]

Love all your productions Otis you have become my favorite channel because I’m a music nerd and just wanna say that my favorite Zappa tunes are ‘uncle remus’ ‘black napkins’ ‘montana’ and ‘peaches en regalia’ which Zappa tapped a 15 year old Shuggie Otis to record the bass part on that track. Stones for me off the top of my head, ‘torn and frayed’ and hands down favorite track of theirs has always been ‘no use in crying’ and I’m aware I’m not gravitating the songs most others would probably because growing up in Birmingham AL classic rock radio killed many popular songs the programming was relentless with repeats over the years. All my fav songs mentioned I actually had to dig them up and discover their weight independent of rock radio. Please do more on JJ Cale, possibly one on Stevie Wonder and Minnie Ripperton, and Betty Davis, Miles’ wife who named the Bitches Brew album from Miles’ original ‘Witches Brew’ title. What an outspoken and bizarre woman. Minnie Ripperton had a daughter we all know as Maya Rudolph on SNL. Cheers folks

[@wittry2]

Great discussion today, Otis. Lots of great subjects including fishing! Overnight Sensation was my favorite Frank Zappa album. I love late 60’s and 70’s Rolling Stones music. The Stones are probably my favorite rock group. I’ve seen them twice. I saw Neil Young once. I really like Rust Never Sleeps. Rust is one of my favorite photo subjects, yes really.

[@kimshivers8009]

Excellent subject matter and wonderfully told stories with cool, previously unknown info.... thanks again, Otis, for doing what you do so well. For what it's worth, my favorite FZ: Freak Out and We're Only In It For The Money.... NY: On The Beach and Tonight's The Night.... RS: Beggar's Banquet and Exile On Main Street. And just to confirm, Wooly Bully was indeed a Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs song.... I saw them at Spring Lake amusement park in Oklahoma City when I was in junior high.

[@jimmarshall3066]

First time I heard Neil sing the line" Bruce Barry was a workin man, he used load that Econo-line van" , the visceral, raw, truth of it is still potent all these decades later. Neil's "shakey shakey voice " is absolutely perfect!❤

[@pauljanisch2825]

Fillmore East - June 1971. First Zappa album I heard. I love the Flo and Eddie period

[@dwaynejessome1728]

Woe, are we moving too slow , have you seen us Uncle Remus - Apostrophe for me from Zappa. Sheik Yerbouti is a close runner up for me. For Neil; His first solo album. It is so full of a time I wish I lived through. Released in 68, and I was born in 70. Every sonic moment of that album oozes of its time. And Rust Never Sleeps - I was introduced to that album by the older kids while up at the cottage in northern Ontario at the age of 9, and my world changed. Riding around with the 15 and 16 year olds all over the lake in boat with that cranked on the ghetto blaster. Life changing

[@TeunisMaranus]

I grew up in Ottawa born in ‘65 , I first remember Neil on am radio around 70 or 71 . Chez FM in Ottawa was an independent station back in 79 and they were playing the single Joe’s Garage, I had no idea what I was getting into when I bought the album . Still a big Zappa fan 45 years later!

[@TeunisMaranus]

Apostrophe is definitely a top 3 Zappa record for me.

[@brianmobley1720]

My favorite Frank Zappa album would be either Hot Rats or Broadway the hard way ✌️😎Harvest moon for Neil Young and about anything by Joni but especially her jazz era , Shadows and light album! Thanks for the shout out 🙏we might have been on the same bank at one time✌️😎 Be safe

[@Woolbury2]

I still love Harvest. I know its his most popular, overplayed, but I loved it when I first heard it and still do. I also really like the live Massey Hall cd, I think the vocals are his strongest ever, playing Maid/Heart of Gold for an audience that never heard it before (recorded beforeHarvest) gives me chills. But so many other great ones, After the Goldrush, Comes a Time, Harvest Moon. Never got into Tonight’s the Nite, each his own!

[@17YuNgA]

Uncle Remus is pure genius, 20 small cigars. You are what you is, Hot Rats....every Zappa release was brilliant in its own way. A genius.

[@keithjordan7805]

I have heard Neil interviewed many times about his recording process and over and over again he stresses that he doesn't want the players to think about the music just play what they feel at the moment. He doesn't even like seconds takes for that reason. He doesn't care about perfection, he cares about what comes from the heart.

[@gordongoudie-fq8qg]

Great praise from Frank Zappa, who I saw 12 times in concert, I only saw Neil Young once in concert, it was at the Atlantic City Pop Festival August 1969,first time he played live with CSNY 2 weeks before Woodstock.

[@gostrum1]

Oh That’s not fair!! I didn’t get to see Frank live.

[@lawrencefeldman7744]

So on the WOODSTOCK album, when Steve says "This is the second time we've played in front of people, we're scared shitless!" I said "what!"?? Now I know why!

[@mojo6778]

Favorite Neil Young album for me is After the Goldrush, I played the album so much after I got it, the grooves have to be deeper. My favorite Frank Zappa album is tie between Over-Nite Sensation, with Montana being my favorite song on that album, and Apostrophe('), with Don't Eat the Yellow Snow my favorite.

[@doughill8475]

I'm making my way through the very long Neil biography, Shakey, and not surprisingly his disdain for recorded slickness is a prominent theme -- his long association with Crazy Horse is all about that. There's no mention of Zappa in that book. Favorites of Neil's? Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Rust Never Sleeps and (most definitely!) Tonight's the Night. Never really followed Zappa's career but have always loved the "Bad Trouble Coming Every Day" cut on Freak Out! and I have good memories of the live album, Zappa in New York.

[@wtburns01]

It Can't Happen Here

[@marcelo_giangrande]

Zappa˜s FREAK OUT !! my favorite! Neil Young`s First album also my favorite ! Otis , Love your work and charisma ! PEACE ...

[@frankwebster9110]

Neil's first album is fantastic. It's really too difficult to pick a Neil favorite!

[@marcelo_giangrande]

@@frankwebster9110 I thought about that too…. On The Beach is another great one

[@chrisbarnette7137]

Freak Out is an amazing album. Who Are The Brain Police is trippy and beautiful. Only Zappa could pull that off.

[@marcelo_giangrande]

@@chrisbarnette7137 love that song !

[@chrisbarnette7137]

@@marcelo_giangrande I never got to see Zappa live. Did you ?

[@dogpaw775]

that Tom Waits quote is a keeper. one of OG's best shows with great observations regarding AI/ CHAT ?. too much info', nope dogs trash stuff. Mexican blankets rool., dang, i'm rockin an alpaca throw , did i go way over budget for robust seat cover.

[@philipmazonson4694]

After the gold rush is #3 in my top songs list ..great to hear what Zappa liked

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[@Jef-sj6zc]

What Otis says at 12.32 about the sound of the bass in this case ( or whatever instrument ) : he is soo right in that . There aren't many people who know that or understand that but it is all about the totall sound and sometimes it means that there is a sound of an instrument isolated that sounds crap but in the totall it does his job as a miracle . Well said Otis !!!

[@garygomesvedicastrology]

I think the word you are looking for is eclectic. Are people allowed to like and respect music from different idioms?

[@LickinLonnie]

Frank Zappa RULES!! As he liked to say-"Music Is The Best !!"

[@frankwebster9110]

I used to have a shirt with that full lyric that the girl says on that song. Was that Joe's Garage? I still have it somewhere but, it's so full of holes and raggedy that I only wear it for special occasions😅

[@aliceborealis]

Tonight's The Night, yes! Right as Disco and Punk were rising, Neil threw this grenade. This one, and On The Beach are SCORCHERS!!! Following the feel-good Harvest album, Tonight's The Night and On The Beach were wicked curve balls which I loved!

[@johnchaney9849]

Definitely agree on both albums. I was just enjoying On The Beach a couple of weeks ago. Zuma is another good one.

[@tonyrutgershauer7947]

Saw Zappa emcee a Sabbath show at MSG in 76...I was 15 , "Yellow Snow" aware as all teens were back then... heard Apostrophe, couldn't believe what I was seeing !!!

[@amedeeabreo7334]

Frank wrote the Life Magazine article. It is classic and a must read, must have for Zappa fans.

[@OldHenryLee]

Comes A Time & must confess that I've never dug into Zappa before. ... Have heard stuff. Whilst younger I even worked with a guy in a kitchen type setting who loved him & would blast his music daily. ... 🤔, Can vaguely remember some live stuff with a cover of Ring Of Fire & Zappa saying that he believes the song is actually about hemorrhoids 😂🤣😂🤣. ... Something like that. Anyhow, thanks Mr. Otis. ... Per usual, enjoyed the upload. - Best wishes 🤘

[@Blind-Ivan]

Great segment, Otis! Agrees Let’s Spend the Night Together sounds best with the mix of band, voices & sounds. Bass is Keith not Bill according to memory & Wiki. Thanks for your steady flow of great stories!

[@MutethatBozo]

Saw Zappa a few times. Back on his Joe's Garage tour, I got a chance to say hi to him. He looked at me and raised an eyebrow, so I raised my eyebrow back at him. He seemed unamused....😂 My jazz drummer dad saw some of the Mother's earliest shows. Despite having played on a few avantgarde albums himself, dad is a pretty staunch jazz snob, and Zappa was one of the few non-jazz musicians that he respected, along with Jimi Hendrix...

[@wtburns01]

I'm pretty partial to Bongo Fury. A lot of people seem to have a love/hate relationship with Captain Beefheart in the mix but I love the raps and the jams on this one. 200 Years Old is the perfect storm of Beefheart vox and Zappa whipping it out on the guitar.

[@porcello2007]

Bongo Fury is also my go to. Captain Beefheart lent the groundedness, the grit that matched the music. Zoot Allure is right up there for content and naughty lyricism in general. Often listen to those two albums back to back. Really takes you places. Neil unplugged will make you weep. Love it.

[@andrewzacks]

Singing my song today Otis. Frank and Neil and Joni and Graham. Nice soundtrack for a cloudy morning in Oakland.

[@ROMANSv1212]

Zappa said in interviews out of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones he would pick the Rolling stones mainly because they had rhythm and blues in their music.

[@gta_philadelphian4215]

On Franks Last tour he was showing off his Synclaiver, and during intermission he had an interesting version of After the Gold Rush. I saw 7 shows and only heard it in Allentown PA.. Weird memories.

[@frankwebster9110]

I'm officially jealous Philly 42. I never got to see him. thankfully people had the good sense to record his live performances on filming audio!

[@chrisbarnette7137]

I never got to see frank , I was still young when he passed. What was your favorite show and what years did you catch him? Stay safe and healthy.

[@catheryndenton1766]

Be hopeless that way. That’s why we’re all here 😊 and the car is a terrific sound studio. I’ve been singing in the drivers seat all my life

[@frdradio]

For Zappa, I would say my favorites are Thingfish and You Are What You Is. I had a chance in the early 00's to see Project Object in a tiny venue--I sat in a booth and watched Monday Night Football with Ike Willis while my girl was at the bar with Napoleon. It was a great night and a great show.

[@gregb8565]

🎉love supernaught! Also I’ve been listening to audiobooks book ‘freak out’ by Pauline Butcher. Zappa’s personal assistant and great insight to Zappa in the laurel canyon early days and awesome stories about him in the late 60’s on

[@brianfitzgerald6833]

At 1:03 you sent me down a Black Sabbath rabbit hole starting with Supernaut (yes indeed from, Vol. 4) which I've not listened to for four decades. Much as I love Frank and revere his opinions, I'd put almost any track on Master of Reality up against Supernaut as the ultimate expression of metal, but that may just may be my 14 year old self's opinions coming through. Black Sabbath at the Rochester War Memorial in 1975 was my first ever concert. The warm up band was an unknown ensemble called KISS. It was an unforgettably great freaking gig.

[@marklawrence8518]

I think it was Tom Waits first tour, solo, opening for the Mothers where the fans wanted none of it and heckled the shit out of Tom show after show, when Frank asked him, "How's the crowd tonight?" Ha! Wicked sense of humor. Thanks for sharing, Otis!

[@davidwood351]

Graham Nash told the story of Our House in the video “Echoes In The Canyon” I highly recommend folks watch that video, it’s jam packed with information about those originators of great music.

[@tsmberk]

Love Frank and Neil. Hard to pick favorites. Today I might say Absolutely Free and Prairie Wind. Tomorrow might be Them or Us and Zuma. Or, Silver & Gold, or Sleeps with Angels, or Greendale…. If including live albums, Zappa’s You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2!

[@johnchaney9849]

I have been an avid Neil Young fan since the late 70s. I stuck with him - even during his electro “Transformer Man” phase. My favorite magazine was Creem. 😊

[@frankwebster9110]

John, I believe transformer was neil giving the record label the finger because they asked him to make another quote-unquote Neil Young album. I'm glad he did. It's definitely an oddball in his catalog but, I can't imagine not ever having heard Like an Inca. It's a really cool album. I like some of the live takes from it where he revisits it with acoustic guitars

[@johnchaney9849]

@@frankwebster9110 I think you’re right. I also liked “This Note’s For You.” I think it was sort of in that same vein (giving them the bird). Zuma is one of my favorites. 😊

[@sayeager5559]

@@johnchaney9849 But do you like Landing on Water?

[@michaeldejohn3467]

Shocking pinks lp is cool

[@johnchaney9849]

@@michaeldejohn3467 I agree. Rockabilly!

[@siskokidd]

I agree with his assessment of Abbey Road. It has long been a favorite rock album of mine specifically because of the sound. Every instrument is so clearly and beautifully defined, which the mix/master does not diminish. Glorious album!

[@jeffanderson8384]

Absolutely 100% on Richard Berry - so under rated.

[@rewscott]

Neil Young "errs on the side of the heart." Beautifully said. My favorite Zappa album is Just Another Band from LA. Even though it's not the stunning display of musicianship shown in his best work it never fails to make me laugh out loud. Tonight's The Night is brilliant, and underrated for all the reasons you suggest, it is raw emotion, but I go back to After The Goldrush most often, and my favorite songs, Country Girl from Deja Vu--not just because of the lovely CS&N harmonies--and Expecting to Fly. There you stood on the edge of your feather...

[@goatuscrow4135]

Expecting to fly… such a great song.

[@TeunisMaranus]

Just Another Band From LA is a big favourite of mine , I love every track for a similar reason because they all make me laugh !

[@gregb8565]

Man, I just keep listening to this and commenting on this man. Must be my Midwest pre Californian days.. Bob green was disgraced but wrote great stuff. He toured with Alice Cooper and wrote a book von it which was legendary

[@donmcallister3745]

Hey Otis… I’ve never liked the idea that I have to have a “favorite “ album or song by any artist I’ve listened to… but always loved Neil Young’s stuff… I agree with you on Tonight’s The Night… and I also really like… Zuma … and Ragged Glory … that’s not to take away from anything else he’s done… I just really enjoy those two albums. If I remember right… I think I read or heard where Neil said that Tonight’s The Night was “ my most liquid album “… hahaha 😝 Enjoy your channel… Thanks 🙏 so much…

[@stevedotwood]

I love Neil's self titled debut album. Love it a lot!

[@Cap683]

A wonderful album but often over shadowed by the next three albums.

[@sayeager5559]

Love the songs on it, but it sounds way over produced to me. Last Trip To Tulsa is in my top 10 Neil songs.

[@stevedotwood]

@@sayeager5559 Tulsa, The Old Laughing Lady, The Loner, I've Been Waiting For you. The only track I like less is "Here We Are In The Years".

[@lawrencefeldman7744]

Yep! I go through a thing with it periodically despite the goofy psychedelic production job. Ry Cooder and various Pocos are the backing group and sometimes I just can't get enough of that record. It has a sound and vibe like nothing else!

[@paulcooper5748]

I like the harvest album.

[@timkoontz7370]

Supernaut!? Impeccable taste, that Zappa. Young, too. Awesome. Great stories. Thanks!

[@rantoolio]

"Everybody knows this is nowhere" fav Neil "A Token of His Extreme" the one I go to 1st lately. My Fav "Inca Roads" This version of the band is tight & fun to watch.

[@delefo]

Frank Zappa is my #1 guitarist. Go to albums would be pick any one of his instrumental guitar albums, Guitar, Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar, and Trance Fusion. Lets not forget Dweezil. Does his dad proud, and also released multiple guitar instrumental albums.

[@devonfulton1759]

I went and listened to that first Muddy album. The recording is ASTOUNDING. How can something recorded in 1957 sound that good? Remastering? Compression? It sounds like a Steely Dan recording. I never realized that that was his first album. The title sounds like he had had several albums before this.

[@TRHummer]

Much that was recorded in the 50s sounds fantastic. The technology was different but it was excellent, and the prevailing mode was to leave a lot more empty space in the recordings than anyone would ever do now. Listen to the earliest Elvis albums, and the early Stax material, like Wilson Pickett's material. The recordings sound fabulous.

[@devonfulton1759]

@@TRHummer I agree that recordings from that era are unique. I found this one to be extremely clear for its time is all. Even more than the early Sun recordings.

[@treedy52]

It's because the engineers took the time to place the instruments in the right places in relation to the microphone. The songs on that particular album were recorded between 1948 and 1954, before the use of audio tape.

[@p_e_t_e]

@@treedy52 Bing Crosby's season premier on 1 October 1947 was the first magnetic tape broadcast in America. previous recording devices were very noticeably inferior in sound quality. I'm unfamiliar with that album but if it sounds good, it's probably tape. 😁

[@jravell]

Make A Jazz Noise Here! And speaking of mixes, the recent new Beatles mixes just sound great. Giles Martin, I believe.

[@frankwebster9110]

It's too difficult to pick just one Neil Young out for me. So I would have to agree tonight's the night is up there with rust never sleeps and after the Gold Rush. I don't think I've heard every Frank Zappa album lol but, one that always rises to the top for me is one size fits all. It's a perfect Frank Zappa studio album to me. The live stuff is a different animal really.

[@chrisbarnette7137]

Hey Frank.. I see you in the comments like me ..huge Zappa fan. Wasn't One Size the last Mothers album ? I know later on he did some stuff with that name but wasn't that the end of the OG Mothers?

[@frankwebster9110]

​@chrisbarnette7137 It might be. I never thought about it tbh. The mothers stopped some time in 75 and that is the year one size fits all dropped.

[@frankwebster9110]

Actually, it definitely is... just looked it up because now I have to know lol.

[@Subourbon]

when going camping upstate NY, as soon as we crossed the Thoggs Neck bridge, Apostrophe would be played. once we got lit the first night we would play Live at the Fillmore. people must have been wondering WTF. GREAT TIMES.

[@glendodge]

Two great guitar solos - Neil Young on Cortez the Killer and Frank Zappa on Watermelon in Easter Hay - I hadn't thought about Bob Greene in forever - it's shameful that after all the things we've been confronted with, the bad behavior of various people, my first thought was, 'Well, that's not much of a scandal.'

[@TeunisMaranus]

Watermelon in Easter Hay is amazing ! Joes Garage I II III was my first Zappa records when I was 14 , still a big fan 45 years later.

[@vidalpreis3122]

I agree with you on your take on Neil. I've been listening to him since the stone age and it's the rawness of his music that keeps me listening to this day.

[@JoshLooperMusic]

I’m a fool for live stuff so for me my favorite Neil record is the soundtrack from “Weld”. That album and concert movie melted my brain! Every version of his classics and the at that time new songs are sublime. “Fuckin Up” from that album is especially atomic and astounding. 🎸🔥

[@susiefairfield7218]

You can see me on the video..on the rail during Welfare Mothers 😅

[@JoshLooperMusic]

@@susiefairfield7218 no way! That is awesome!!!! I’ll have to watch it again now so I can try and see you 👍🏻. The audience seemed really into it at that show. I’m sore that helped the Horse get going the way they did. Wow. You saw the Ragged Glory tour! I’m jealous!!!

[@KhunRoger]

Yes, "After the Gold Rush". I listen to it in my pickup and in my bed, every day. "I was thinking about what a friend had sad. I was hoping it was a lie."

[@UnagiSushi]

Apostrophe is one of my favorite albums of all time. Somewhere in my crawlspace is a car radio with that cd sitting in it. Times were a lot more simple back when I had the buick century and nothing but empty dirt roads, 12 inch subs, and a bag of shake to take me into the night. I can not stress how much I love Apostrophe. I think I've listened to it front to back easily 2,000 times, a good portion of which with my daughters. Zappa was such a legend of a composer. For me he was so good that tracks just kind of melted away, it was about the album now. When you put on a Zappa album, you're gonna hear good music, get a fully fleshed out story, and lots... lots of social commentary. Simply put, it's my jam.

[@TeunisMaranus]

Joes Garage was my introduction to Zappa when I was 14 in ‘79 , still a big fan , other favs include Over Nite Sensation, Just Another Band From LA, Apostrophe, Sheik Yerbouti .

[@stankatic8182]

My favorite is One Size Fits All ( music and love the cover) and as far as a Zappa sleeper goes it would be Sleep Dirt .Recently purchased the reissues of Waka Jawaka and Grand Wazoo and I can say that it's a great time to be a Zappa fan with the releases of his recordings of live albums that he archived. Frank Zappa lives !!!!!!!

[@RickMcCarthy]

Favorite Zappa lp? Tought to pick one, but One Size Fits All covers all the bases.