Frank Zappa - Stockholm 1973 08 21 (full concert)

[@4069fzdz]

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[@mikehahaha2962]

THANKS where do you get that (more precisely the i'm obsessed with the footage of baby snakes movie :) )?

[@4069fzdz]

@@mikehahaha2962 It's all available for backers in "WHO THE F*@% IS FRANK ZAPPA?" campaign on Kickstarter.

[@toilert]

@@4069fzdz Dude, you're a massive legend.

[@Karthik-nv6ry]

all we need more of baby snake footage

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

@@mikehahaha2962 ohboy. i sneaked a cassette recorder into the theater - everybody was hsnd searvhed By Prod ! maybe my exbuddy who used to grab my cassettrs, have his dirty car cassette maul it - and then toss the irrepleaceble spunds to the cemetery of his bavk seat....

[@DrKennyWang]

Zappa will forever give me memories of my mom, who has dementia now, she owned overnight sensation and apostrophe on LP and held them through her life. Her faste in music combined with her sense of humor is completely in line with Zappa. Love you, Mom.

[@schinaro]

A great mother we wish we all had - mines laughed her ass off at 85’s Mothers Of Prevention - Porn Wars

[@christophernoble289]

Ruth, Ian, George, Jean Luc, the Fowlers, Ralph...dig the bass clarinet!

[@crutchead]

outta half a century past: on this date 21st of August in 1973, Frank Zappa played in Stockholm. Weird of Zappa and his 'orchestra' is that they can seem to flawlessly come up with an unbelievable set of musical arrangements as if done impromptu by improvization, that's kind of crappy and yet fascinating in their lengthy composition which could eat the heart out of any prog band in quite a funny way. Reminds me of my impromptu recorded keyboard play which are all relatively improv only setting in mind the length and a little brush on what to do with the segments and yet they seem to pull off (and maybe draw away the ears of those who'd hear it 😁) and that's the magic of music. Further, there's a segment where they've just about invented scratching with those electronic sythesisers.

[@muzicmachine1]

This is one of Zappa'a greatest bands, if not his absolute greatest and I totally understand tha Mahavishnu comparison. Like Mahavishnu, these guys were total masters and made the playing of the most complex charts sound effortless..Zappa was an amazing guitar player, writer, arranger and band leader who is remembered for too much of the silly stuff and not enough of the great stuff (like this performance)

[@markwallinger5801]

He was an amazing lyricist,silly stuff included......most of it....1200 plus charted compositions

[@MarsNova]

We did not deserve the Roxy Mothers. To think that this was Mk. 1 version of the Mothers he would loosen his iron grip for, and give more freedom to explore onstage, which was very cool. In the KCET performance, you see FZ warn George Duke that he’d better know what he’s doing, but in that, you see FZ mellowing out and letting Duke and Nappy go out on their own to open “Dupree’s Paradise.”

[@jimmythecreep]

genius stuff...ralph humphery drumming here...he was one of my instructors at musicians institute (P.I.T)...he helped elevate my drumming and musicality to a sick level...after that year there...everything i heard in my head i could play and my phone has been ringing ever since, ty you for that ralph. :)

[@christophernoble289]

Ralph was both in the pocket and out there!

[@cyberfeces]

One of my all-time favorite Zappa band assemblies. Talent that still plays on. The Montana solo is enough to enlighten anyone to Frank’s ability. Frank your knowledge of music, instruments, and musicians is dearly missed. God has a great band assembled for his/herself. He/she seems to prefer guitar players.

[@graxjpg]

Maybe guitars are a lot like what David would have played in the fields while he wrote the book of Psalms

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Love 'Montana', a personal favourite. 😂

[@sandpointcinema7557]

Agreed, that lead in Montana has a ridiculous tone. Love the early Zappa sound captured here.

[@johnknottenbelt2502]

What a concert ! Unless someone has a better quality version of this, I'm as happy as a puppy in a quilt ! Nice one guy, to whoever had the mind to film this gig & post it here for us to experience ! Without people like yourselves we would have been poorer for it. Zappa was a true genius ! Rainy day here in Durban SA, just the right weather for a nice stew & a great video to watch ! Round up some like minded mates & away we go....

[@jamesward4250]

I had some Durban seeds, that's an island off the coast of I'm not mistaken, love ya mates Jim the states.

[@trevorelliston1]

This transcends labels like “rock” or “jazz”..it’s just brilliant music. The solo work In Dupree’s paradise was sublime.

[@jimgroff6880]

👍

[@andrewstruzyk9954]

So great !!! Not, only, was, , Frank Zappa, an awesome, guitar player, but, also, a great "composer", and, made, it a "point", to showcase, his, "backing", band !!!!

[@fdk7014]

Are you sure you have enough commas there?

[@johntabacco]

Fantastic group. No midi or musical sequencers back then, just unbelievable musicians. Little did they know I'd be watching this in the comfort of my own home many decades later on a computer no less. Love this.

[@ericfranchi1354]

Ive always thought of Zappas guitar style as an upgraded Hendrix style. Can never tire of listening to him.

[@skeptical4446]

Its like they are playing every genre of music at once. A super group of underappreciated musicians. Each individually a grandmaster at their own specific instrument. A stage jam packed with shining stars, yet somehow they seem to form into one. The timing is perfect. Its not one person shredding while the band tries to keep up. They always seem to know where each other are going. Inspiring.

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

i couldn't agree more. well put

[@maxbashyrov5785]

"underappreciated"? lol, what?

[@shpetimlutfiu9255]

That's because Frank Zappa wrote all the songs and I can sens it that you have played LoL 😏

[@skeptical4446]

@@maxbashyrov5785 I'm not sure what you are asking. If you want to know what the word Underappreciated means, I would suggest googling it and asking someone to read the definition to you. Everyone knows who Jean-Luc Ponty is through right? Household name!

[@maxbashyrov5785]

@@skeptical4446 it's not mandatory for 'appreciated' musicians to be known 'by everyone'. Also, 'super group of underappreciated musicians' sounds like oxymoron.

[@mgkey5947]

How wonderful! Maybe the best Zappa's lineup ever, in my opinion of course. Ruth Uderwood, George Duke, Jean Luc Ponty puts freshness and a matchless performance skillinto FZ music. Thank You!

[@michaeldubin3638]

+mgkey I was just thinking the same thing as I began listening. Maybe the best band ever?

Can't belive as was there and LEFT BEFORE THE CONCERT ENDED! I attended all Zappa concerts in Stockholms since then, including the 1988 concert where Mats & Morgan blowed us away. RIP Zappa and Duke.

[@CryptoPyros]

Thank you Ruth

[@BLzBob.7268]

So much to admire about this band. I saw them in Liverpool on this tour but I was only 13 and was bamboozled. (By love?) Truly amazing. Tom Fowlers bass playing has always inspired me. I was thrilled to chat to him many yrs later after a 'Banned from Utopia' gig in Manchester (uk). I had a T shirt on with my Liverpool Stadium ticket printed on the front. Wish I had more bragging rights but hey ho there you go.

[@drew6194]

Brilliant! Bragging rights quota more than met.

[@BLzBob.7268]

@@drew6194 Was stood outside the Band on the Wall venue having a ciggy and Tom was there having a smoke. I said to him 'jeez, Tom what you smokin, smells like old socks?' he flicked it into the gutter sayin sorry. I said no, fucking hell I'm only having a laugh. I asked him how the Europe tour had gone, and he got his phone out and showed me his photos. Was blown away to be shoulder to shoulder with one of my 'heros', looking at his personal photo memories. Some were of the WWI cemeteries in Belgium. I'll never forget that.

[@岩﨑誠司-v7h]

ザッパの音楽の特徴として、先ず主旋律が有って、それからバッハ的に異なるメロディーを幾重にも重ねて行く事です。 C.フラーのトロンボーンが素晴らしい!

[@HiTekRedNek]

He always surrounded himself with the most talented people that made it look so easy.

[@СергейШершнев-х3л]

Шикандос...Вернулся в юность...Заппу я первый раз послушал в году 78)))

[@martinroland]

Had this on video tape back in the days and every year I wrote to swedish public service to shot it on TV. Thanks for Bartek and youtube to make this public!

[@SkipMitchell-d1y]

Frank, Ralph, & George- RIP (to be updated)

[@chrisbarrett3544]

Well I was there and it was the greatest Concert I ever seen... :)

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

i would imagine so

[@freddystaelens]

Chris Barrett blessed be your ears

[@jpetersgoyanks]

Nice, it’a a classic. Did they ever release this as a film or was it part of a German TV show?

[@petermaxwell2965]

I saw these chaps too, but in Australia..tally ho ! Also the greatest thing I had ever seen and heard 😋

[@officialkw77]

I certainly bEt

[@curtiswitt1837]

Saw the Pirate's World, Dania, Florida version of this line-up. Been trying to explain all my life why this was the most intriguing concert i've attended. Now that I've found this video my life just got easier. So much talent on one stage was mesmerizing . If anyone ever wondered what all the fuss was over Zappa, watch this video. RIP FRANK

[@shawngallo7430]

Unfortunately I saw FZ only once in '88.. @springfield c.c., awesome.. saw Zappa does Zappa in Providence as an octet, then 2 special guests.. Bozzio & Vai.. equally awesome in a restored theater

[@christerlindstrom8511]

I was there. The guards forgot to lock one of the doors so we snuck in. :-)

[@mosesbacke2311]

The Swedish Television Company, a public service company, broadcasted this concert. It was played at Skansen in Stockholm and the tv show was called Oppopoppa lead by Claes af Geijerstam. It's ironic to think that none of the networks in the US broadcasted an Zappa concert in the 70's, but in Europe they did.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Agreed. Real irony that Frank was maybe undervalued in his home country.

[@jeremyclark8434]

this is sooo great! Im glad this footage exists. Im new to Zappa, but have listened to little else for a year. Thank you for posting

[@bobabooee6749]

I envy you...I remember when I was new to Zappa. Every new discovery was so exciting. Welcome aboard, it's a way of life.

[@seanmclaughlin1700]

You'll love it.

[@rogeredouard5481]

All albums of Frank Zappa, the Mothers of invention from the debut... are just unprestcriptable.

[@kevinmichaelcallihansr5053]

Really needed to see this again to restore and kickstart my daily routine of music kept here in volumes saved thanks to KZbin/ABC/Google. Studying Frank's life was a pleasure. He's with a carousel of genius kind musicians here. I saw George Duke in Cincinnati Ohio in the Cincy Reds centerfield. Lady singers surrounded him while they all were eating chicken and talking to the audience between songs. Jean-Luc Ponty, I want to say I've maybe watched his works on YT. This one showed the younger Swedish crowd with mixed ages that I liked to see. His compositions are deep and his stories and song often tells a tale. Maybe notifications turned on here just to talk film, music, art, and creative content suggestions helpful for me. Thank you kindly for seeing this in the "red" and knowing why it was a "must" today.

[@robertmurphy5518]

This is the type of show , that everybody is having a good time , the band is really tight , and absolutely no complaints on this end! Thanks for the post.

[@SuperStrik9]

THIS is why youtube is great. For all the hate it gets, it's great posts like this that make youtube awesome. As a long time Zappa fan youtube is an incredible source for live shows, interviews and all sorts of rarities. It's a great substitute 'till I own every Frank Zappa item available on earth for purchase!

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Yep. Right on.

[@metaphysicalmigraine694]

What's this? History and a music lesson by the legend of dapper Zappa. This is old but it never dies (the torture never stops). Ace upload. Many thanks.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Whenever I see Zappa performing before a large group of fans, my faith in humankind is restored.

[@ziggyzappada4554]

I can tell you are a huge Zappa fan bro.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Keith Hall Yeah, I'm 47, and the only time I was a bigger fan was back beginning around the age of 12. I worshiped Jimmy Page so much made my parents afraid I'd give up Catholicism, which I did, but it had nothing to do with Zeppelin. lol Zappa is the only other musical artist I've just gone balls to the walls for, but with him it's a more mature fandom. He is just amazing on so many levels: singular musical rang and composition skills, prolific beyond measure, film maker, political / social / ethical philosopher, and so much more. Yeah, huge fan. ;=)

[@ziggyzappada4554]

probrojeffro I was probably the same, until I understood music on a more mature level... Loved Page, (saw Zep live in 71' I was !3 Years old) Hendrix, EC, Beck, Floyd mainly guitarist's), ... and of late guitarists like, Frusciante not nec. RHCP as a whole band... Wes Montgomery, Allen Holdsworth, Dweezil, Vai (especially when he plays with 'The Mothers' as a guest)... My Roots go way back to 'Robert Johnson'... One hell of a blues cat! but about 17-18 years old I started playing with a friend who's whole band where FZ fans... I mean Jim (my mate) Had So many of Frank's albums back then, I started collecting everything I could of Frank's music... I remember playin' 'Lucille' and other songs with the band down in this huge basement they had... (even enough room to have visitors come in and listen) I think you articulated what I would have liked to say about frank, much better than I could have... Thank you for your time :-)

[@TreeintheQuad]

lol dude im a huge zappa fan myself and i think i see you on all the videos i watch of him on youtube

[@ziggyzappada4554]

SonnyBoy Novoselic Yeah, I am a huge Zappa fan! I watch everything I can about him... I have seen your name on many site's too also.

[@krycklund]

I think this is the best Zappa line-up honestly, the playing is super tight while still keeping the human element there and not feeling too robotic.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Yeah, that's really accurate. Frank in catch 22 with the music business. He needs his material to be released, but the Record Companies are nervous with the artistic content. It was not surprising that he had an ongoing battle with the business. Maybe why he had to disband the Mother's... the financial pressures to keep the band together were just too intense.

[@drjukebox]

I was there....and yes it was memorable

[@jimgroff6880]

Ponty just slays on this performance, 🔥

[@tonygee50]

I've been listening to FZ since about 1970. I was lucky enough to see him live. A true musical genius.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Yeah, I got into ZP around 1970 too. He was light years ahead of the game. RIP Frank 😊

[@rogeredouard5481]

Rien qu'un immense et inoubliable MERCI... Un an après, en 1974, ce sera "One size fits all", l'album qui parfait la Création.

[@KTGHATS]

Duke certainly was at the peak of his playing career, he's the shining star of this show IMO..

[@toygnisht]

Frank Zappa -- guitar; vocals George Duke -- keyboards Jean-Luc Ponty -- violin Ian Underwood -- clarinet; bass cl; synth; flute Bruce Fowler -- trombone Tom Fowler -- bass Ralph Humphrey -- drums Ruth Underwood -- percussion

[@markorwoll5443]

((speechless)) A band in which George Duke, Ian Underwood, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ralph Humphrey and the rest are "sidemen" is a band for the ages...

[@armandvulliet8695]

Les musiciens ne sont pas tous cités. Il manque au moins le nom du saxophoniste (?) et Ruth Underwood.

[@jogmas12]

Jerold Towber I liked the 60’s line up. They were funny because they were, this later band was funny because they had to be. See the difference?

[@sdgakatbk]

This has to be my favorite Zappa lineup, though there have been so many good musicians who have played with Frank.

[@danielgagnon6468]

armand vulliet , c’est une clarinette basse. Elle est en ébene en haut et en argent pour la partie basse. c’est l’encètre du sax actuel.

[@martinroland]

Unfortunatly there is this beef going on between Ponty and Zappa during this period. And it affects the mood of the concert and the other members just stepping on toes around him.... But even so some of the solos that Ponty pulls out of his pocket are just insane

[@peterlowery4906]

Holy shit. Join the March and Eat My Starch is ridiculous. Well, it all is. Great video

[@kevinschaefer3945]

Frank, known foremost for his eccentricities, was highly underappreciated as a guitarist.

[@cravinbob]

No, he was many times featured in musician magazines. Just because regular media outlets did not praise him or lack of airplay on stodgy old AM radio means nothing.

[@kevinschaefer3945]

cravinbob I don't think you understood my comment.

[@agnieszkarek1952]

#16 on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists

[@Dont_stay_long_k077]

Kevin Schaefer /// Gotta agree with you ,,,; he was as good as Carlos Santana ,,;;; he knew too who could " cut the mustard " to be in his band

[@Dont_stay_long_k077]

Kevin Schaefer //// Kevin this puts any critics To Bed .. check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZmYmHaYZtmbb5I

[@johnhendricks5113]

Frank I know you are up there somewhere You did a wonderful thing for Mankind and Me when you decided to Produce Music! Thanks for all the good stuff!

[@williamchylik7992]

Right on John, My feelings as well.

[@phillipthompson4349]

was the only musician whose albums were worth stealing. i got 90 of them now. top robber

[@cravinbob]

""Up" where???

[@williamchylik7992]

Just an expression cravin, I don't believe Heaven is "up there" as well. Words, my man, that's all. A different spirit realm, Hows that?

[@jeronimoluiscaetanomarques7317]

John Hendricks verdade ZAPA foi um gênio,músico,cantor, compositor,etc!!!

[@elizabethpinkerton9866]

I saw him twice they were amazeing. I was Jean Luc Ponti fan! They where amazeingly tight never a dull moment. There where so many amazeing bands at that time.The 70s and 80s was a wonderful time for music lovers. Oh and it didnt cost a lot so people could see them.

[@davenelson8187]

Loved JLPs solo in Directly from my Heart to You (Weasels Ripped my Flesh, as I recall) . That’s how I discovered him! ❤

[@Lumby1]

Still love Frank and the Mothers after 50 years of listening. At first they looked and sounded strange but fun, then saw them live at London (Ontario 1973), they are all top musicians and far ahead of their time, led by a master.

[@DistanceVSCreativity]

Once you listen to enough Zappa, other musical artists seem limited. Nobody before or since has come up with such sonic diversity.

[@まめ太-u2k]

01. Intro － 1:48 02. "Cosmik Debris" － 8:01 03. "Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" － 1:04 04. "Kung Fu" － 1:01 05. "Penguin In Bondage" － 4:06 06. "RDNZL" － 4:24 07. "Montana" － 8:35 08. "Duke's Improvisation" － 5:07 09. "Dupree's Paradise" － 8:41 10. "Join The March and Eat My Starch" － 1:32 11. "Farther Oblivion / Be-Bop Tango / Cucamonga / Steno Pool" － 21:05

[@pechondelgado]

Good effort but no. This is not how you timestamp.

[@DrMbutu]

@@pechondelgado its the track lengths. The time stamp is in the description.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Thanks, much appreciated. 😊😊😊😊

[@digitalsmooth8377]

Thank you!

[@Mr.Bassman]

33:58 Funky George and Tom and Frank subtly trolls the crowd about their lack of rhythm (34:30). What a great video, thanks for sharing.

[@jazzizm]

There's two guys missing keeping this from the greatest FZ lineup ever: Chester Thompson on drums and of course Napoleon Murphy Brock on vocals, sax, and general madness.

[@Jack-vy6uo]

Ralph Humphrey did the job I saw this band and other bands with Aynsley Chester Vinnie and Chad all good or OUT!!

[@maciek5457]

NMB and his exotic dancing :)

[@trevorelliston1]

@@Jack-vy6uo one of the other possible best line ups had both Chester Thompson and Ralph Humphreys on drums, along with NMB.

[@billcain9249]

Shortly after this show Jean Luc-Ponty and Ian Underwood were cut loose and Thompson and Brock were added for the next iteration of the band

[@stephenzayfert9356]

Neither was in the group at this point.

[@xaviganjam]

wow... gran jueves para escuchar esto ¡¡ gracias

[@theslime6881]

the most underrated guitar player of all time

[@williamchylik7992]

That's right. On top of it, venture off into the unknown, and take that risk in the Public Arena . Frank wasn't in it, for the Guitar ratings. He played a very different Solo. When I'd listen to his Live Solo's, I could hear him thinking.

[@cravinbob]

AgaIn... bullshit. Rated highly but you have been unaware of it.

[@williamchylik7992]

Okay, I'm wrong then. What I meant was, HE didn't care about the ratings. I loved Franks guitar playing. I'm very happy to hear that cravinbob

[@williamchylik7992]

I've made separate recordings of Franks Guitar works. And at times ,listen to that by itself.

[@williamchylik7992]

I just heard one time in a interview, he could care less about shredding, which He could do very well anyway.

[@turretstudios9907]

Seriously one of the best FZ shows I've seen! Prime Zappa.

[@boudierantoine912]

J'écoute en ce moment le solo de guitare de FZ , et je sourie de BONHEUR ! une petite larme aussi !

[@paulleman1915]

47 ans plus tard j'écoute cette vidéo et c'est extraordinaire ce jazz rock sauce Zappa. Extraordinaire.

[@michaeldelving9472]

Thanks for Posting this-it's hard finding anything with Ralph Humphrey on drums! "The price of meat just gone on up and your ol' lady has just gone down......"

[@malayali-appreciator-69]

Zappa's technically accurate description of how the audience is clapping is amazing to me in and of itself. He really knew rhythm.

[@nickandthecrisis]

What time??

[@malayali-appreciator-69]

@@nickandthecrisis I'd have to find it again I'm not sure now sorry

[@trevorelliston1]

He was first a percussionist before he was a guitarist.

[@sheldoncooper8199]

Ian Underwood such a great musician.

[@shucksful]

This is one of the best line-up's of musicians I think you would probably find anywhere, at anytime in rock history.....period.

[@ziggyzappada4554]

George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey all great muso's .... and Frank! great Line up...'The Mothers'!!

[@sdgakatbk]

Keith Hall Maybe the best FZ lineup?

[@ziggyzappada4554]

***** Maybe the best line up. yes! but I do love 'Napoleon Murphy Brock'... Who joined not long after this video, so he would be included in this line up, a couple of months later (October 73'.. I think?) I really like Terry (Bozzio) who didn't join and start recording and touring until 75', and Steve (Vai) who started as a 'Music Transcriptionist' whilst still at college then started recording and touring with frank from 80-82... I think? with those 3 added to this list it would have been the best line up (IMO) There are other muso's from 'The Mothers'...I really dig too though

[@shucksful]

Keith Hall Correct you are, sir! You'll notice I did make a point of stating "one of the best" line ups... So, again, I agree with you here.. Thanks so much for the timeline and additional names, as well... Sometimes I go through a FZ phase,,, This is one of those times. lol. Peace, and happy new year to you! "She's dressed like a penguin in bondage boy.. LOL

[@ziggyzappada4554]

shucksful Thank you for your reply! :-)) Greetings and Happy New Year to you friend.

[@markbellamy349]

Geez, what a tight band. And that guitar! Frank put out an astounding body of work.

[@balongisland3065]

As this video proves, if Frank Zappa was just a guitar player, he would have been epic. Listen to this solo in "Montana". My favorite is on "Willie the Pimp" on Hot Rats. Add to it that Frank composed and performed the most progressive and unique music ever, he was simply a mega-genius!

[@Quatrocanti59]

nothing like it ... just glad i got to see FZ during this period.

[@thomasroy9444]

Saw thus line up in March 1973 doing three hits of Orange sunshine. I still have not recovered.

[@lambisi]

Yeah Tom..that was the real orange sunshine..... saw him with the same line up. in Miami doing 5 or 6 cubensis mushrooms.

[@jeffboyce2184]

Far Out

[@FRANK1985SAMP]

GREAT RDNZL! i saw montana somewhere on dvd, I can't recognize witch dvd but I've got it :-D. great Post ! thanks a lot

[@RoryGFan-39]

I'd be glad that I stumbled across this footage even without it, but the fact that FZ started his set with my favorite song made this a total score!! Thanks for the upload!

[@SitarRay]

Thanks Frank!!!!

[@flemmingdalsgaard4979]

Video quality is offcourse less than perfect, but the event, the music? Much better than perfect! I just wish that Ruth got more attention! I love that woman! Sublime performance from all. Frank has a lot of humor in his speech and text. He saves the melancholy for the guitar.

[@andragg]

When I was 18 I saw this same Zappa Band in March, 1973 at Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida. Zappa was my idol at the time, mostly from the 1967-1969 period with the original Mothers. Before the show my girlfriend and I walked behind the auditorium to get away from all the people waiting to get in. As we walked I began to hear a faint sound of a guitar being played. The closer we got I could hear the inimitable Zappa style. Sure enough, Zappa was in a back room with the door half open, warming up, playing some of the best guitar playing I had ever heard from him. We were behind a chain link fence and about 30 feet from him. My Girlfriend and I began calling out to him to come over and say hello. He was known for being very cordial and nice to fans, taking time to meet them. But he kept shaking his head "no". Then a bald headed man walked in the room and chatted with Zappa for a moment. Zappa then unplugged his Gibson SG and walked with that man over to the two of us. I was a bit mesmerized. I was struck by how strange he looked, very thin with piercing eyes. He stuck two fingers through the chain link fence and we shook fingers, so to speak. I asked him if he will do an all orchestral album in the future and he just rolled his eyes indicating frustration (I understood why years later). I then asked if he'll do any pieces from the late 60's and he said yes and that I will really like his band he had that night. All of a sudden dozens of young people came out of nowhere and crowded around us, trying to get close to Zappa and get a piece of him as if he were one of the Beatles. I was 18 at the time and I learned a valuable lesson about famous people and how they give up a lot of their freedoms because of it. I found out later that the bald man was his body guard and that's the reason he did not come to meet us alone at first. In 1971 while doing a concert in England, he was pushed off stage by a jealous idiot who thought Zappa was eyeing his girlfriend. Zappa was correct saying I would like his band that night. But as good as they were, I would rather have seen the 1969 version of the Mothers with Art Tripp, Don Preston, Bunk & Buzz Gardiner, Ian Underwood, Roy Estrada, Jim Black, & Motorhead. They were such an original and unique band.

[@geinikan1kan]

No complaints from me. This is a wonderful post. One of my favorite Zappa periods. Thanx.

[@Joackolbt]

You can't never know, how much i love you in this moment, for uploading this full Concert.

[@MsYndia]

Ruth Ynderwood It is a trademark of sound. Nobody ever touched or will play the marimba like Ruth.

[@jolusan82]

Always Zappaaholic. Thank You for posting.

[@curiousnomad]

I saw the same band in the States. The whole concert was jaw dropping. Frank was so charismatic and such an amazing musician that every second was exciting, and you kept wondering what was coming next.

[@SamuelRHoward]

Such a fantastic version of RDNZL - Ralph is letting loose, it's insane.

[@brötzmannsax]

I have seen Zappa about a dozen times including his Fillmore East shows, but I have never this band. Is the possibly his best bad ever live? ALL musicians, I love the original Mothers but let's face it, this band is far superior. Great show, thanks for sharing!

[@ГеоргийВасильцов-ъ2з]

I don't bat spicing and i don't andarstyd to English language

[@ГеоргийВасильцов-ъ2з]

Not it oll

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Yep. Many fans think this was better than earlier lineups.

[@mattcherry6244]

I got to see Frank Zappa in either 78 or 79 the drummer was Terry Bozzio and he had on a mask and he was the devil and it was like a play you know bits of it it was cool.

[@sergeyermolenko6034]

Представляю, что пережил зал! Все раз и навсегда превратились в фанатов FZ, отвернулись от своих прежних кумиров, переосмыслили самих себя и свои вкусы. Мне это понятно: в 1977 я стал случайным обладателем запиленной и потрёпанной пластинки Overnight Sensation. И хотя Ponty с Duke тогда были мне хорошо знакомы и я был без ума от их творчества, для понимания шедевра мне потребовалось два года. Когда я раскусил этот орешек, меня пробило током, и я тут же вычеркнул из списка своих авторитетов John McLaughlin, открыв истину, что он никогда не был главным в Mahavishnu Orchestra. А Фрэнк Винсентович Заппа просто гений музыки, мыслитель, мозг. Он никогда и не стремился стать первым гитаристом. Он первый открыл Allan Holdsworth и рекомендовал публике обратить на него внимание. Привет из России/Советского Союза😅

[@TJFerguson2013]

Jean-Luc Ponty's solo at 37:45 is bloody amazing! ha!

[@whimgrinder]

The way he slides into it is so cool 😎

[@buildingunitconversionsbyr1357]

As you can see. The band members were very concerned about the sax. He almost blew the top of his head off. Great job

[@Bill12700]

Love this memory. Thanks for posting it Bartek. I was lucky enough to see this line up at Liverpool on the same tour, two weeks after this actual concert.. . AND I saw Banned From Utopia recently and got my photo took with Tom Fowler! AND I had a T shirt on that had my ticket from the Liverpool gig on the front! Price of entry . . .£1.25 !!!!

[@friendofbeaver6636]

Enjoyed the show! Thanks for sharing. this is the band that set the bar.

[@ziggyzappada4554]

It can't be a year since i listened/ watched this video, a favorite of mine! I must have forgot to comment so I can keep a record of how long it actually takes me to 'recycle' through all of Frank's music.. I've been a bit strict with myself and started at 'Freak Out' till' 'Yellow Shark'... then from 'Civilization Phaze III'.. I love a lot of Frank's posthumous albums, like 'Trance Fusion' ( anyone who has played with Frank is just about on this album ) 'One Shot Deal' is a real good one too, nothing like a bit of 'Occum's Razor' ( I think 'On The Bus' is a faster tempo though? ) The Dub Room Special' is a gem!.. 'Lather'.. and on and on! ...lol... I love watching Frank play guitar, he has a manic, spontaneity about him, and sometimes you can see Frank play like he just lived for music. Anyways, a great line up of motherfuckers here!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

+Ziggy “Frappanised” Zappada Yes, the cycle has brought me 'round again. I think it's cool that Frank was so big in Europe, but sad that he was actually less popular in the states. Hell, I'm 50 before I heard 90% of his stuff. And if it wasn't for KZbin who knows, maybe I'd never be able to appreciate him for all he was. Praise the internet gods for KZbin!

[@ziggyzappada4554]

Frankincensed I think it's cool how we 'clash ' from to time to time... depending on what music of Frank's we are listening to at the time.. lol.. bro. without the internet we wouldn't get to hear anywhere near listening to ALL of Frank's music/ interviews/ concerts/ just fooling around... I'm so glad to have the internet just for that reason! Cycle on dude. :-)

[@markhoel7054]

Ziggy Zappada

[@lo0ksik]

+Ziggy Zappada (Frappanised) keep cycling

[@ziggyzappada4554]

Looksik here Will do!

[@jeronimomarques9943]

Simplesmente fantástico, viver estes momentos com ZAPA......

[@cutbaithooks3376]

I saw this same line up give an instramental preformance of the Over Night Sensation album ... thx for the memories 👍

[@mantovannni]

Of all the zappa live I have watched, I've never seen again the first show I saw as a teen which blew my mind. One day I hope to see that again.

[@FaheyRobert]

Scatterbrained and yet well-rehearsed and polished. I respect it, but wouldn't want to listen to it a second time.

[@psjofors]

I was there.

[@massimilianomarchioni9343]

Hey men your Luke, i was Born in 1972

[@massimilianomarchioni9343]

Luky

[@thierryelies7254]

Lucky you.

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

was the Montana solo any good?

[@Helmert100]

Geluksvogel

[@rrr1063]

Very happy to have video of this time and lineup.

[@crimkingson56]

I can't get enough of Frank !!!

[@outdoors1999]

Man youtube is great. I wish this shit were around back when I was younger and a lot more into playing my instruments with time to look thru all of this great stuff. I now run a business while trying to raise a 3 and 4 year old so only every once and awhile can I just sit down and watch an entire 1:15 concert from '73 (I was 3).

[@sdgakatbk]

Lol, I love his comments starting with Quite a bit of natural rhythm here tonight. This really is a frickin good concert!!

[@ahnonnib3591]

Topissime concert 🥰👍

[@gmsdrmr]

Ruth Underwood = bad ass. OMG.

[@johnbragg6220]

Thanx, & thank u God, we r so blessed to have this music

[@redbank2]

Lucky you to get to know it, period! Frank was the best live show ever and he lives through people like you! Thank you!

[@GeSchmidtt]

So tight it is like a studio album even with frozen fingers.

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Yeah, must have been cold on stage.

[@kenvorland]

A real legend rock on in heaven

[@Flash023]

Really liked this period of time for the band

[@SlickNick840]

Frank with some mean golf pants on - band tight as a ducks arse as usual and looks like he's having fun - oh Frank wish you were still here to bring some real flair back to the music scene. RIP pal

[@torbjornlundmark9799]

The ducks arse is a new expression to me and probably to a lot of Swedes. But we are still learning. How about your approach towards the language of honour and glory (Swedish of c)?

[@alexfirst7613]

best men ever, what a group, great