Frank Zappa: Stairway to Heaven (Vienna, 1988)

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Marc Aurel

Marc Aurel

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@franktaconelli9095
@franktaconelli9095 Жыл бұрын
For me, the horns playing the guitar solo is best part of this awesome performance…Zappa was a national treasure
@guido2114
@guido2114 Жыл бұрын
Like it was written for them.
@charliesaucier3352
@charliesaucier3352 Жыл бұрын
You are correct Sir! Never in my wildest dreams could I have thought up substituting the horns in place of the guitar solo. But it works so beautifully like it was always meant to be that way! All provided to us through the genius of Zappa!
@Baribrotzer
@Baribrotzer Жыл бұрын
It happened almost by accident: As was Frank's usual practice with his later bands, they learned the song without him and another guy (Scott Thunes, in this case) rehearsing the band; the original intention was for FZ to take a solo on it. During that period, Mike Keneally (stunt guitar) - who has an AMAZING ear - learned Jimmy Page's original solo, and played it as a placeholder. At some point in that process Paul Carman (alto sax) picked up the solo from Mike playing it repeatedly, and started playing it in unison with him. When Frank showed up and they ran through the tune, they played it the way they'd rehearsed it - and Frank said, "That's brilliant! Can all the horns do that?" So Paul wrote it out in harmony for all five horns.
@chazm3
@chazm3 Жыл бұрын
Too bad the cameraman had no clue where to point his camera
@chazm3
@chazm3 Жыл бұрын
worst cameraman in the history of live concerts. The coolest thing about this is that the whole horn section plays the guitar solo at the end but cameraman is focusing on the bass player and the guitarist
@SallyRose-ue7fx
@SallyRose-ue7fx Жыл бұрын
Definitely was the best band you never heard in your life!
@plumage_again
@plumage_again 11 ай бұрын
Until Scott Thunes killed it. :/
@BobPlayzGamez
@BobPlayzGamez 9 ай бұрын
@@plumage_againWord
@hansvandermeulen5515
@hansvandermeulen5515 Ай бұрын
​@@plumage_againEd Mann did. He turned most of the band against Scott to the point where the band wanted tö continue the tour (US westcoast and cross country summer festivals) IF and ONLY IF FZ got a new bass player. Breaking in a new guy would mean four months of rehearsals missing out on all the summer fun. If those guys weren't the petty toddlers they were this band would have continued the tour.
@plumage_again
@plumage_again Ай бұрын
@@hansvandermeulen5515 You're right. But Thunes remains an asshole. Even with Zappa play Zappa. He was fired by Dweezil.
@hansvandermeulen5515
@hansvandermeulen5515 Ай бұрын
@@plumage_again FZ acknowledged that Scott ishard to get along with. But at some point on the 88 tour thhere were three people that still liked him, the other two being FZ and Mike Keneally. I think for FZ it didn't matter whether he liked someone or not, the only things that mattered were: can they play and will they do onstage what I tell them to.
@linoruggero
@linoruggero Жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa, the Maestro
@tomcampbell9645
@tomcampbell9645 Жыл бұрын
Zappa was as brilliant a musician and composer as rock or jazz has ever known. On top of that, he was wildly entertaining !!
@pauljohnston8551
@pauljohnston8551 Жыл бұрын
'Jazz from Hell'...
@markedwardhendricks9421
@markedwardhendricks9421 Күн бұрын
Not to mention a brilliant businessman.
@brotherdon007
@brotherdon007 Жыл бұрын
I saw Zappa in Vancouver ,October 1981, didn't know what to expect but was blown away by Franks musicianship ,his guitar solos were unbelievable and to this day myself and the two friends that were with me always talk about how great of a concert it truely was, rip Frank....
@BoBo0807
@BoBo0807 Жыл бұрын
I saw that tour a month or so later. Little Stevie Vai! Not only was the musicianship incredible (of course), but it was so FUNNY! I left the theater with a sore gut from laughing so hard. RIP Frank; we miss you, man.
@matthewwalden656
@matthewwalden656 Жыл бұрын
First time I have seen video of this. Thank you so much!!
@paullevine1813
@paullevine1813 Жыл бұрын
Zappa was a fucking genius both intellectually & definitely musically. !!!!! 🎸
@kentandtammy4153
@kentandtammy4153 2 жыл бұрын
The thing about Frank is he could stand back and let the truly amazing group of people he put together shine!
@leepifer7645
@leepifer7645 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah !he pushed them to be as best as they ever can be !
@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834
@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834 2 жыл бұрын
absolutely
@ralphecat
@ralphecat Жыл бұрын
Yes He Did !
@edwardjames6070
@edwardjames6070 Жыл бұрын
I saw them in concert myself. they were the best technical band I have ever seen. so many changes in rhythm and key and the guys were always perfect. so well practiced.
@ursafan40
@ursafan40 Жыл бұрын
I saw the band in Syracuse that tour. Still can't believe a few idiots forced Frank to cancel most of the tour that year.
@patbrennan6572
@patbrennan6572 Жыл бұрын
I wish Frank was still with us, what a wonderful human being he was.
@stompfolks
@stompfolks Жыл бұрын
really ?
@windyhead7960
@windyhead7960 10 ай бұрын
​@@stompfolks you're one of those who think he was "problematic" and cancellable?
@JelqKingGooner
@JelqKingGooner 3 ай бұрын
Just another great Christian trucker man for the community to enjoy.
@JelqKingGooner
@JelqKingGooner 3 ай бұрын
​@@windyhead7960 Facebook is not KZbin
@NicleT
@NicleT 3 жыл бұрын
The splendid transcription of Page’s solo for the horns is such a wonderful honor for him.
@Civilizashum
@Civilizashum 3 жыл бұрын
he'd learned that someone in the band, I think it was Paul Carman, knew the solo; so now, all systems go
@dhalgrentv7157
@dhalgrentv7157 2 жыл бұрын
But it's beefed up by someone -- Keneally? -- at the back of the mix.
@leepifer7645
@leepifer7645 2 жыл бұрын
Ike was the best singer Frank ever had !
@robbiedaug
@robbiedaug Жыл бұрын
The guitarist plays the solo note for note along with the horns.
@williamknell864
@williamknell864 Жыл бұрын
@@robbiedaug Proof that it CAN be played correctly on stage. Despite much Led-zevidence to the contrary! 😄
@mickhatton4317
@mickhatton4317 Жыл бұрын
Only Frank Zappa could get away with this, absolutely brilliant 😊
@maramé.r
@maramé.r Жыл бұрын
Frank was always so original, even when re-arranging music he didn’t write. The unpredictability and re-imagining, improvising was the essence of his musicality
@gqp4800
@gqp4800 Жыл бұрын
Me and wife saw Zappa in Baltimore on mother's day around 1978. Zappa is as unique as it gets, guitar master
@Royale_with_Cheeze
@Royale_with_Cheeze 11 ай бұрын
That would've been May 11, 1980. Killer show, too. Arf arf! Here's the setlist to jog your memory: Chunga's Revenge Keep It Greasey, Outside Now City Of Tiny Lights Society Pages I'm A Beautiful Guy Beauty Knows No Pain Charlie's Enormous Mouth Pick Me I'm Clean Cosmik Debris You Didn't Try To Call Me I Ain't Got No Heart Love Of My Life Easy Meat I Don't Wanna Get Drafted Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? Dancin' Fool You Are What You Is Dong Work For Yuda Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up Don't Eat The Yellow Snow The Illinois Enema Bandit
@williamfitzgibbons3083
@williamfitzgibbons3083 10 ай бұрын
Was it at the bmore civic center slash bmore arena?
@Royale_with_Cheeze
@Royale_with_Cheeze 10 ай бұрын
@@williamfitzgibbons3083 Baltimore Civic Center. May 11, 1980
@jeffscott2967
@jeffscott2967 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of Zappa, but I do admire the fact that he didn't give a f*** what anyone thought about his music, he just wanted to perform.
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb Ай бұрын
Zappa war einer der besten Amerikaner.und er war der größte Kritiker der Gesellschaftsverhältnisse. Die USA ist total krank.
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb Ай бұрын
Und er förderte viele Musiker.
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb Ай бұрын
Seine Musik spiegelt die kranke Gesellschaft.
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb
@DietmarFeldtner-nb6eb Ай бұрын
Diese Version gefällt mir besser als von LED Zeppelin
@steveaitch729
@steveaitch729 Ай бұрын
actually, composing music was more important than performing.. i have been a fan since 1967.
@brigittemarkes1355
@brigittemarkes1355 2 жыл бұрын
I was at this concert. What a great experience. Always loved Frank Zappa ❤❤❤
@tomcampbell9645
@tomcampbell9645 3 жыл бұрын
The people who disliked this, have no idea how great Frank Zappa was.
@leepifer7645
@leepifer7645 2 жыл бұрын
Tom, there's no dislike and even if there would be some, we don't care, Frank was THE ultimate composer.
@TooSkinnyKenny
@TooSkinnyKenny 2 жыл бұрын
I agree he was a great guitarist but his records were full of jokes and narration. The only one I own that is all serious music is "Sleep Dirt".
@lizweedus9816
@lizweedus9816 2 жыл бұрын
The deaf Dumb all over and maybe Christians are the the dislikers
@SimpleManGuitars1973
@SimpleManGuitars1973 2 жыл бұрын
@@TooSkinnyKenny His music was incredibly serious. He just didn't take himself seriously in the process. This is an absolutely brilliant arrangement and performance.
@TooSkinnyKenny
@TooSkinnyKenny 2 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 yes his music was serious but it was just so quirky. Apostrophe and Sleep Dirt are the ONLY albums of his i could sit through completely.
@pratapantony3357
@pratapantony3357 3 жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa (guitar/Synclavier/vocals), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar/vocals), Mike Keneally (stunt guitar/keyboards/vocals), Robert Martin (keyboards/Synclavier/ vocals), Ed Mann (percussion/Synclavier/vocals), Scott Thunes (bass/mini-moog), Chad Wackerman (drums/electronic percussion), Walt Fowler (trumpet/flugelhorn/Synclavier), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Paul Carman (alto/soprano sax), Albert Wing (tenor sax), Kurt McGettrick (baritone sax). Personnel on the 1988 tour
@benaustin6361
@benaustin6361 3 жыл бұрын
Hard to describe the amount of joy and mirth delivered into my life by encountering the music of Frank Zappa and the comedy of Monty Python back when I was merely twelve years old.
@SuperCapsfan101
@SuperCapsfan101 3 жыл бұрын
And don't forget Firesign Theater! We're all bozos on this bus!
@trevorwhiteman8056
@trevorwhiteman8056 3 жыл бұрын
You were lucky.....we 'ad it tough..!
@stettan1
@stettan1 Жыл бұрын
Good times
@Joopsmann
@Joopsmann Жыл бұрын
My sister gave me Joe’s Garage for a birthday present on my 13th(?) birthday. I had no idea what genius Zappa was then but I loved it!
@UserUli
@UserUli Жыл бұрын
As if it matters at what age you were. I was minus 213 years, when Mozart...
@Mr.ZeeFunk
@Mr.ZeeFunk Жыл бұрын
Classic...
@ratafara
@ratafara 11 ай бұрын
Adónde fueron a parar todos esos genios que deambularon con Zappa???? Gente única!!!!!
@mntzz
@mntzz 3 жыл бұрын
Those legendary Zappa concerts are part of my life forever. I will never forget.
@robertvonnahme1596
@robertvonnahme1596 Жыл бұрын
there is nothing even close to FZ in concert...
@fernandogarajalde4066
@fernandogarajalde4066 11 ай бұрын
Frank was the first to discover the blues buried behind this musical masterpiece. He LISTENS and ORCHESTRATES but he also IMPROVISES. 😎🎸
@WillieDuitt1
@WillieDuitt1 Жыл бұрын
I saw this band play this in Cleveland and it still ranks as one of my favorite performances I've seen. The horn section took the top of our heads off with the solo.
@michaeltaylors2456
@michaeltaylors2456 Жыл бұрын
Ike Willis is fantastic. Seems to be saying with his gesture to the band, Yes, I know echoing with laughter is wonderful, ok yes, enough with the laughter, thank you I will proceed with next verse now
@jonathansmith3742
@jonathansmith3742 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done is an understatement.
@djshowtrial4565
@djshowtrial4565 Жыл бұрын
Sweet vocals. . .totally relaxed delivery. . .reverent yet chillax
@jayrobb9
@jayrobb9 8 ай бұрын
Then Robert Martin comes in for the outverse and blows my head off every time I hear it!
@TomWagemaker
@TomWagemaker Жыл бұрын
Frank was a genius! 🎶🤙🏼
@poopy_pants_joe1194
@poopy_pants_joe1194 Жыл бұрын
No, he was a nitwit.
@sancho8521
@sancho8521 8 ай бұрын
​@@poopy_pants_joe1194... and you're an idiot 🎉 🍻
@carlossantos-fz7xo
@carlossantos-fz7xo 5 ай бұрын
​@@poopy_pants_joe1194Idiota és tu, que pertences à mediocridade imposta e nem te apercebes...😢
@johnnyparis10
@johnnyparis10 Жыл бұрын
This appears on the Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life album. It IS pure genius that he has the horn section play the solo note-for-note. I took it as an homage to Page. That Zappa wouldn’t f*** with one of the most iconic solos ever. Instead, he lets us hear it in a fresh innovative way. Genius!
@ThierryLerond
@ThierryLerond Жыл бұрын
Surtout que les textes sont sur l'argent ou les rêves et les intentions d'en profiter , conditions, conditionnée . il en fait un thème notre frank😉😆
@mumbolina
@mumbolina Жыл бұрын
I saw them at the Beacon theater in NYC met Frank n hung with Ike n a few members that night...but when they were doing Stairway i remember thinking to myself as the solo was coming up....what is Frank gonna do? his mangle it strangle it Frank solo?...or Page's solo.....my head exploded when the horn section slayed it.... flash forward ...I would end up doing countless shows with Ike n many Zappa Alumni in Project Object
@alfredoodriozola2584
@alfredoodriozola2584 Жыл бұрын
... and backed by a ska groove. Sort of a homage in a Zappa way.
@michaeljames2118
@michaeljames2118 Жыл бұрын
💯
@keithhinchcliffe5629
@keithhinchcliffe5629 Жыл бұрын
2 guitarists were playing it too.
@michaelstephen819
@michaelstephen819 Жыл бұрын
Frank's first divebomb in the intro is amazing and just says it all. Brilliance.
@loanthruag6778
@loanthruag6778 3 жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa and band were like the Harlem Globe Trotters of Rock and Roll.
@billd9667
@billd9667 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect analogy!
@vincentmagro4694
@vincentmagro4694 3 жыл бұрын
What a kool way to describe Frank & company. Ya nailed🔨 it!
@kenkeyes8148
@kenkeyes8148 3 жыл бұрын
His intention was to mock and expose the absurdity of pop rock.
@billostroff22
@billostroff22 2 жыл бұрын
Saw this in Rochester with the whole Beatles thing and was blown away. The horns are great but bobby Martin belting out the vocals at the end kills it. Miss u frank, but thanks for years of great music.
@jayrobb9
@jayrobb9 8 ай бұрын
I hope you mean 'kills it' in a good way. Hard to tell sometimes :)
@EddieHudsonDjProducerEngineer
@EddieHudsonDjProducerEngineer 11 ай бұрын
wow i wonder if Jimmy ever saw this, what a group of musicians... just outstanding... RIP Frank
@rightnow144
@rightnow144 6 ай бұрын
I am sure someone would have seen it and brought it to his attention 😂
@bigorange000
@bigorange000 3 жыл бұрын
I'm just thankful to have lived in the same timeline that Frank Zappa did. Easily in my top five grouping.
@NoBSMusicReviews
@NoBSMusicReviews Жыл бұрын
My fave was Roxy era, and I liked him better on an SG, but still great.
@ballooningonmars4888
@ballooningonmars4888 Жыл бұрын
I named my youngest son Zappa - as a first name. As far as we know, the only one on planet earth. He is 15 now and he loves his name - Frank’s music not sooo much. I am sure it will come.
@swperry04039
@swperry04039 Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant tribute. Frank sure knew how to create an amazing arrangement!!!
@ralphecat
@ralphecat Жыл бұрын
He truly was a Genius
@poopy_pants_joe1194
@poopy_pants_joe1194 Жыл бұрын
@@ralphecat Not so much.
@swperry04039
@swperry04039 Жыл бұрын
@jondough930 wtf are you talking about?
@periurban
@periurban 3 жыл бұрын
That moment when Zappa DOESN'T play the solo, but instead gives us an arrangement for the horn section. Genius.
@chilblain1
@chilblain1 3 жыл бұрын
You goddamn right.
@benaustin6361
@benaustin6361 3 жыл бұрын
To me, it's a way of saying "this is above just another rock solo, this is Musical Canon" -- I agree, it's Genius.
@periurban
@periurban 3 жыл бұрын
@@benaustin6361 Actually, I think it's Zappa's way of saying that Page's original version is not a "real" solo. Frank was very disdainful of the idea of the guitar hero, and often referred to the phallic symbolism of both the solo and the instrument. Frank did a couple of iconic rock covers on that tour (this one and I Am The Walrus) as well as Ravel's Bolero. I'm certain Zappa had cogent and conceptual continuity reasons for including them, but I never heard him explain why. You may be right though. Perhaps it was Frank's way of tipping his hat to other forms of genius, or it may be because he loved to thwart audience expectation!
@pallland496
@pallland496 2 жыл бұрын
yepp! n Frank could do any genre n song n way better then the org. version. I saw most of his Norway- shows incl this '88. Cry every day didn't go abroad see more.. eg. string of cons this time of year London Hammersmith Odeon '78. How could i be 22 yrs n such a fool- makes me wonder
@periurban
@periurban 2 жыл бұрын
@@pallland496 I saw him twice in Glasgow (1977 and 1979) and once in London (1988). The first one was only my second gig, and I was in the front row! The only problem was the stage was 12 feet high, and I saw NOTHING! The good news was when Frank appeared he came right to the edge of the precipice and looked right down at me. Bodyguard John Smothers spent the whole gig kneeling at the edge of the stage, but there was no prospect of anyone getting up there. Not unless we'd formed a human pyramid!
@MrDanielphenix
@MrDanielphenix Жыл бұрын
Just the genius at his best...nobody can take a song like that and makes it his own,,,,just amazing
@evanwolf6618
@evanwolf6618 Жыл бұрын
Nobody can … because there are copyright laws in place for such a thing .
@mikewilson8513
@mikewilson8513 Жыл бұрын
Zappa was incapable of coming up with anything like 'Stairway'
@stevenashurst819
@stevenashurst819 3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing rendition. Frank was a true genius that would be such an asset to the current dialogue musically and political discourse. Thank GOD for the gift of hearing.........
@sealisa1398
@sealisa1398 2 жыл бұрын
Protect your hearing because when it’s damaged…it’s gone for good.
@andrewdyrda8012
@andrewdyrda8012 4 ай бұрын
... absolutely, Frank would have made a mark even in 2024.
@DenaliDad
@DenaliDad 3 жыл бұрын
Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be. --Frank Zappa
@UNIRockLIVE
@UNIRockLIVE 3 ай бұрын
What God made it as.
@superorangeish
@superorangeish Жыл бұрын
Seems fun as hell to play this!Unbelievable rendition!
@rodrigodrummond457
@rodrigodrummond457 Жыл бұрын
Frank was a genius Absolutely Amazing
@blackwaterdogs4256
@blackwaterdogs4256 Жыл бұрын
The horns are flat-out fuckin` KILLIN` it ! Zappa was my first-ever concert (The Balloon Farm, NYC 1966), and saw him multiple times through the years. He always had the most amazing musicians with him. Even STING (!) did a guest appearance with Frank....
@coversbyvictor4313
@coversbyvictor4313 3 жыл бұрын
This genius of a man left us way too soon, fortunately the music can live forever....RIP my brother
@frunk6006
@frunk6006 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant band,the horns playing the guitar solo is incredible
@ursafan40
@ursafan40 Жыл бұрын
I was among the fortunate few Americans that got to see the Zappa tour that year. I still can't believe a small group of musicians could be so petty and throw away a season of touring with a Zappa band. You can hear it all on "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life". Did not expect the horns solo. Powerful to see and hear live.
@davebritton7648
@davebritton7648 11 ай бұрын
I was among the fortunate few Englishman that got to see this band too. They did a few concerts here, I saw them at Brighton on the south coast, just down the coast from where I live. A whole bunch of us hired a bus. Zoot Allures on 'Best Band' was recorded that night. It was a fabulous night, they were brilliant.
@myhomeo429
@myhomeo429 6 ай бұрын
I saw the last show he did out on Long Island. They threw away a lot of history. The versions evolved during the tours. We missed some good stuff.
@tatman8240
@tatman8240 Жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa was my first concert 1978 at the Apollo in Glasgow Scotland
@LSchulz1414
@LSchulz1414 Жыл бұрын
What makes Zappa special for me, is that he always had an eye on other artists music. This is a wonderful homage to one of the greatest song in the era of rock, just played a little different. 😃
@kerbygator
@kerbygator Жыл бұрын
Yes, and a lot of young musicians who played for him became famous.
@paulschefz
@paulschefz 3 ай бұрын
thank you for that, I was there, incredible concert, this and Bolero were the (unexpected) highlights for me!
@Stev0BabaGhanoush
@Stev0BabaGhanoush 9 жыл бұрын
Ike really does do this song justice. Always loved his voice.
@dannydine5263
@dannydine5263 9 жыл бұрын
+Stev0BabaGhanoush Yeah Ike's real good.
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams 3 жыл бұрын
I think he and Robert work well as a pair, too, because Robert can sing that much higher.
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah He was recently diagnosed with cancer if anybody up here in the comments section didn't see that on the subreddit the other week I wanna say that it's prostate cancer but it could be lung
@maplelafe7671
@maplelafe7671 3 жыл бұрын
Ike is sick😭😭please donate to the fundraise to cure him? Thx freakz
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams
@ManicMovesDrowsyDreams 3 жыл бұрын
@@maplelafe7671 I think his GoFundMe or whatever site he used reached its target a couple months ago or so but if you have a link to a more current funding project I'll try to donate. Thanks
@kerbygator
@kerbygator Жыл бұрын
I saw Zappa and his various bands, five times in the 70's at the Uptown Theater in Chicago. It was always great, and we were always tripping on acid to kick it up a notch.
@briandebold7000
@briandebold7000 Жыл бұрын
Same! Bro!
@Tyrell_Corp2019
@Tyrell_Corp2019 Жыл бұрын
I saw this tour. He did this tune and a medley of other early bands like The Beatles. It was all in good fun. Little did I know, it was all coming to an end.
@TheTomnom
@TheTomnom Жыл бұрын
Frank is great. Pople who dislike this appreciate how good Robert Plant was. Those vocals are like pub Karaoke
@drummadave
@drummadave 3 жыл бұрын
I saw this tour in upstate NY. The crowd ate up every second of this. Awesome
@brianmoran3450
@brianmoran3450 Жыл бұрын
Buy "Zappa,the hard way "a book written about that tour.Frank canceled the tour halfway through, took a 450k hit and never toured again.
@peteygr
@peteygr 11 ай бұрын
I saw that in Secaucus; NJ in 87 as an encore along with a Beatles medley. It rocked! I was barely able to vote I was so young, but they registered me during intermission. vote folks, or your rights will mysteriously disappear…….
@sabinekohn3249
@sabinekohn3249 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy and grateful that he created such incredibly good music, to be honest I don't really understand how you can do without such good sound !
@erents1
@erents1 Жыл бұрын
I have listened to this a hundred times and never tried of it! Great to see the performance even if it is an amateur video. Thanks for that!
@alainrieder
@alainrieder Жыл бұрын
I heard this arrangement for the first time three days later in Zurich. I was so in awe and I still am!
@knife_knut
@knife_knut Жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa was an under appreciated musical genius…
@stephenj8576
@stephenj8576 Жыл бұрын
By whom?
@Buddy_Banquet_Off
@Buddy_Banquet_Off Жыл бұрын
​@@stephenj8576by ABBA fans 🤭
@carlossantos-fz7xo
@carlossantos-fz7xo 5 ай бұрын
Todos os que são excepcionais são pouco apreciados, numa sociedade com valores medíocres ...
@FL-BEACH-MAN
@FL-BEACH-MAN 3 жыл бұрын
I saw Zappa many times , every show was different and awesome
@ronmorgan8214
@ronmorgan8214 3 жыл бұрын
still remember bumping into him at a McDonalds on Ventura in Encino in the 80's...
@terrybarton1604
@terrybarton1604 3 жыл бұрын
Saw this tour at Wembley, absolutely amazing. Top musicians and Zappa's humour made it a wonderful show.They really did an amazing version of Stairway, kudos to Frank.There'll never be another like him, genius ☘
@leoniereichel6345
@leoniereichel6345 3 жыл бұрын
He'll be back. I promise. Because this was before. All this is just Eternity. Not understood yet. 🤣❤❣💋
@chrisbywater275
@chrisbywater275 2 жыл бұрын
The night I was at Wembley Robert Plant was in the audience and Ike said "Thanks for letting us play your song Robert"
@kingburbank9424
@kingburbank9424 Жыл бұрын
He could play a mean bike.
@avnbas
@avnbas Жыл бұрын
I once saw Frank Zappa .He gave a free concerts..Happy together
@robertvonnahme1596
@robertvonnahme1596 Жыл бұрын
remember when flo and eddie (the turtles) were part of the mothers???? wow!!!!
@princequestly2218
@princequestly2218 Жыл бұрын
Best cover of this song I’ve ever heard. Not surprising coming from zappa. Incredible
@bpbatlaw
@bpbatlaw Жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic and ear-opening version! The horn charts, especially for the final solo, were incredible. However, for me, it's hard to beat the Kennedy Center Honors version with Nancy Wilson, Jason Bonham, multiple guitarists, orchestra and choir! In any case, what a tribute to the song and to the band that created such magic.
@HWingo
@HWingo Жыл бұрын
Dolly Parton's cover is really good.
@brianjacob8728
@brianjacob8728 Жыл бұрын
Dredd zeppelin's
@tdubveedub
@tdubveedub Жыл бұрын
Such an amazing talent; gone way too soon.
@romattigk
@romattigk Жыл бұрын
oh i love this version, thanks for upload 😎🌞👍
@John-ui5ku
@John-ui5ku Жыл бұрын
My last day of high School in El Paso Texas May 1975 we were hours early for Zappa's show . He sent out a roadie that said if we had tickets we could come inside because it was so hot . We got to watch Frank run through tunes with El Paso's own Jimmy Carl Black, the Mothers of Invention's famed drummer and watch the crew playing volleyball. Best show I've ever seen.
@michaelfoort2592
@michaelfoort2592 Жыл бұрын
I cant see Zappa as a wonderful human being but one of the greats of modern guitar, yes
@vicmorrison8128
@vicmorrison8128 Жыл бұрын
Got to see tmoi several times. Halloween shows and Mothers Day shows were super. (70's, and 80s) So much going on (Verese-esqe) that you didn't want it to stop. I can see the sea of lighters now Encore! Encore!
@timothyedsall9424
@timothyedsall9424 Жыл бұрын
A great song with a Frank Zappa twist Awesome
@LarryNeie-lj7zc
@LarryNeie-lj7zc Жыл бұрын
I've been a Frank Zappa fan since 1967 when I was 16. First time I've heard this and love it. For anyone, especially the younger crowd go back and listen to Peaches in Regalia and Montana and I Am the Slime. There will never be another Frank Zappa.
@rickystrychnine
@rickystrychnine Жыл бұрын
Hot Rats
@SimpleManGuitars1973
@SimpleManGuitars1973 Жыл бұрын
​@@rickystrychnineJoe's Garage is probably my favorite. It's just amazing and hilarious and even moving by the end. Insane.
@robertvonnahme1596
@robertvonnahme1596 Жыл бұрын
50 50 and any downers and apostrophe are all great also...
@chrispraz877
@chrispraz877 Жыл бұрын
Only Frank could make this work...fantastic.
@billb6744
@billb6744 2 жыл бұрын
I am glad this is preserved on video, BUT it wold have been nice to actually see horn section when they rip into it!
@coalitionforeconomicsurviv5934
@coalitionforeconomicsurviv5934 Жыл бұрын
Love it. Simply a genius.
@daleboothby5644
@daleboothby5644 5 ай бұрын
I love when the horns play the guitar line
@jammygitt
@jammygitt Жыл бұрын
I saw this live in London in '98 and it blew my mind especially the horn solo. And it Makes Me Wonder.....What Page and Plant thought of this version. No one else on earth could manage to turn it on its head, make it so unique and fresh, and equal in stature to the original. Ike's vocals, Frank's fender, the weird Synclavier samples and the horn section = pure magic
@periurban
@periurban Жыл бұрын
I'm sure you meant 88. I was there too. I think Frank played two nights if I remember correctly. I was there on the first night. I travelled back to Scotland after the gig on the overnight mail train!
@jammygitt
@jammygitt Жыл бұрын
@@periurban yeah ‘88. 😁 I moved to US in ‘92. I never forgave my girlfriend at the time for that night ‘cause i’d wanted to see Frank for years and she made us late so I missed the first 15 of that show 😡
@periurban
@periurban Жыл бұрын
@@jammygitt I hope you didn't marry her! lol I remember on the day of the show going to Tower Records in London, and the whole place was decked out in Frank Zappa stuff - posters, albums covers - and they were playing Zappa over the speakers. Everyone there was a Zappa freak. I felt like I'd walked into my perfect world. I'd seen Frank twice before in Glasgow, but the London show had a much bigger vibe. It was a great night, and at the show I met two friends from back home who'd been given free tickets by AC/DC (they knew the band) who'd played there the night before. Happy days!
@jammygitt
@jammygitt Жыл бұрын
@@periurban ah. Tower Records - when major cities still had some life.
@jammygitt
@jammygitt Жыл бұрын
@@periurban if you are in NYC check out Ed Palermo Big Band. NYCs best musicians play Zappa. Often with alumnis like Napoleon Murphy Brock (!!!!), Mike Kennealy etc guesting. Always sense of humor. Some shows on KZbin. Used to play Zappa exclusively. Got threatened by Gail etc so while Zappa is heavily featured sometimes they mash up with other artists. Sometimes his versions compare with original or even excel. Sacriligious to say I know 😀
@Marie-Marie503
@Marie-Marie503 Жыл бұрын
Frank Zappa was our mascot growing up in Ontario. This is superb!
@ryszardkramek3220
@ryszardkramek3220 9 жыл бұрын
Geniusz. Bardzo "niegrzeczne" wykonanie tego klasyka. Ale jak wspaniałe i intrygujące. Mistrzostwo. Chylę czoło przed Frankiem.
@ralphecat
@ralphecat Жыл бұрын
Amen
@bizbizley
@bizbizley Жыл бұрын
I’ve never listened to ‘Stairway’ all the way through. I still haven’t but this is far more appealing.
@toddrunt
@toddrunt Жыл бұрын
Totally insane, to I it had a flair of fusion and a touch of reggae!
@lionellifson8518
@lionellifson8518 2 ай бұрын
I was at this concert!great to have seen FZ live he was the best!!!
@gabedestellano
@gabedestellano Жыл бұрын
It blows my mind that this line up had so much drama and fell apart so badly after they went to Europe. Regardless, Frank was ALWAYS changing and adding to the orchestrations. The way they played these songs at the beginning of the 88 tour vs the end is mental. I miss you Frank. So, so much.
@michaelb.6004
@michaelb.6004 Жыл бұрын
The fine camera work adds so much.
@bradostle584
@bradostle584 2 жыл бұрын
when you need a song to be happy again,this is it.
@bobgrant-beer3020
@bobgrant-beer3020 Жыл бұрын
Hello fellow Humans. How 1st Magnitude we’re Lead Zeppelin if the Mighty incredible Frank Zapper covered this song. Love to you all out there. From Bob Beer from England. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸👍.
@charlesgibson646
@charlesgibson646 3 жыл бұрын
With more than 50 years of listening to and admiring Frank's music, this is the very first cover I've heard him play. As usual, Well Done!!
@webow88
@webow88 3 жыл бұрын
Check out their cover of "I Am the Walrus" by The Beatles. Also, The Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post", featuring multi-instrumentalist Bobby Martin on lead vocals.
@webow88
@webow88 3 жыл бұрын
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@webow88
@webow88 3 жыл бұрын
m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXyxd2qbo7N2pqM
@brandonhendrix7223
@brandonhendrix7223 3 жыл бұрын
Burnt Weeny Sandwich had two covers on it (WPLJ, Valerie) and Zappa began covering Whipping Post in '81 and it remained in the setlist for every tour afterwards. So it's rare but he has done it.
@dyrwolf
@dyrwolf Жыл бұрын
Saw this tour front row center Cleveland Music Hall. One of best ever
@jefferyossello7011
@jefferyossello7011 2 жыл бұрын
been a zappa fan for 20+ and this is just so cool
@almostbeatlessongs
@almostbeatlessongs Жыл бұрын
The horns for the solo work well. Thank you!
@garywheeler60
@garywheeler60 Жыл бұрын
Zappa never disappointed....RIP. Frank
@KarinJa-eb3ix
@KarinJa-eb3ix Жыл бұрын
My spirit is crying for living. For so long so long so long. Zappa for President...
@marauder600
@marauder600 3 жыл бұрын
This is recorded in good quality live on one of the “Best band you never heard in your life” CD sets released by Frank. All great recordings from the road. What excellent bands he had. Ike nailed this one as usual. Great voice!
@martinkopplow8392
@martinkopplow8392 Жыл бұрын
Haha, the camera guy did not even get it when the horns took over the solo and kept focusing on the guitarists. Great! 😅 So much on surprises.
@markmower6507
@markmower6507 Жыл бұрын
Something that I have learned over the past 5 Decades of listening to Music is that Frank Zappa's Covers Are Better Than The Original Versions...
@kevinhourigan1365
@kevinhourigan1365 7 ай бұрын
I absolutely agree!!!
@stephensuddens9146
@stephensuddens9146 Жыл бұрын
I saw this tour. As ever just amazing.
@aurel42
@aurel42 10 жыл бұрын
Ein Schmuckstück aus der Zeit, als Kameras noch echte Kameras waren und Telefone noch echte Telefone.
@onepunchvegan866
@onepunchvegan866 8 жыл бұрын
+Marc Aurel Und Musik noch echte Musik. ;)
@ESSER68NJ
@ESSER68NJ 8 жыл бұрын
+Marc Aurel danke!!
@paulbennett772
@paulbennett772 3 жыл бұрын
@@onepunchvegan866 Genau!
@HeribertGrunewald
@HeribertGrunewald 8 ай бұрын
What a great performance, the arrangement of the horns makes something clear: Zappa was a genius❤
@bruceh1922
@bruceh1922 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating clip.I saw Frank 7-8 times never heard a single cover other than the mockery of Bob Dylan on the Sheik Yerbouti tour with Adrian Belew doing the voice.
@pedroortega3888
@pedroortega3888 Жыл бұрын
Así es tu si sabes.
@deanaoxo
@deanaoxo Жыл бұрын
Whipping Post, Atlanta, OMG
@michaelazimmermann7265
@michaelazimmermann7265 3 жыл бұрын
Musik wie ein interessantes Gemälde - Begleitet mich schon 25 Jahre und erinnert mich an meine Jugend. Mir geht immer noch das Herz auf, wenn ich es höre ❤
@TBaggs
@TBaggs Жыл бұрын
Seen Zappa three times. Incredible in every way. Musical theater 🎭. He makes you feel his music is just for you. I miss him dearly.
@geschickt
@geschickt 3 жыл бұрын
Ya gotta love Ike Willis here! And despite the seeming irreverence with the comical sound effects, etc., there's no mistaking the homage to Page's guitar solo with the note-for-note ensemble treatment!
@kay61100
@kay61100 3 жыл бұрын
This is from Bootleg , good Concert, i have this too...From this Song gives a Maxi Single , of the other Side is Bolero.. ZAPPA was a Genius !!! Thank you from Germany for this good make repair Video.
@bugeanuflorin1531
@bugeanuflorin1531 Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece, Master Frank Zappa. Thanks for posting them. Good time for you
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