Frank Zappa Tried to Warn Us...

[@astrosauce]

GUYS HIS ADVICE WAS “Don’t eat the yellow snow” ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@coolg.u.s.]

watch out where the huskies go bro

[@KomboAndy]

great googely moogely

[@stevencooper3202]

Zappa's best piece of advice is to shut up and play your guitar.

[@honjon666]

That got me just about as evil as an eskimo boy can be

[@unknownuser105]

He’s right though.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Everyone’s thinking we’re living in 1984, but we’re really living in Joes Garage

[@ackerjawaka1966]

It's not very large though but there is just enough room to cram the drums in the corner over by the dodge 😜 MOOWAH

[@albertcapley6894]

A 54 with a mashed up door?

[@ackerjawaka1966]

@@albertcapley6894 and a cheesy little amp 🎶

[@svenjansen2134]

'Even if you played it on a saxophone' moehaaaa

[@svenjansen2134]

With a sign on the front said 'Fender Champ'.

[@RumchugMusic]

I don't think Zappa was sentenced to 6 months, that's just how long he was in jail. It's an awful part of the American justice system in which people can be left to rot in jail for lengthy periods while awaiting trial.

[@Maulbeere]

That and that entrapment is ostensibly illegal and they do it anyway and get away with it. Entrapment was used at Ruby Ridge as well, same kind of vendetta by thugs abusing power.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Time served

[@JaMeshuggah]

Better to let all offenders out and jail political opposition, the British way

[@lindboknifeandtool]

@@Maulbeere rules for thee. You can make lots of arguments based on law and the constitution but it’s not going to hold up in court. According to the constitution making any drug illegal is against the constitution. Good luck arguing that in court. I had hope. Now fuck it. I don’t follow the law. I better have a good reason to follow it, otherwise im doing my own thing. Which does the most good for the world

[@badart3204]

⁠@@lindboknifeandtoolthe constitution doesn’t explicitly prevent the government from making that illegal. It falls under commerce clause thus is subject to regulation. The Constitution was designed to give the government MORE power and that includes production of substances for consumption as shown by the Whiskey tax leading to the Whiskey Rebellion being put down by Washington himself. It’s not an Anarchist document

[@theactualTVB]

Frank Zappa's guest appearance in Ren & Stimpy was the first time I've discovered his music. No joke

[@svenjansen2134]

Voicing over the Pope in a Powdered Toast Man episode. He also played a coke dealer in Miami Vice go look for it.

[@poindextertunes]

@SagaciousBoothethats a DEEP cut

[@andrejz8954]

@@svenjansen2134 if true, it's very funny, cause he was very much against illegal drugs! Smoked 24/7 ironically...

[@R_Marinho]

@@andrejz8954 He wasn't really against drugs, he just was very diligent about his bandmates not using drugs because that would bring problems with police, law and bring troubles to the band work. After all, imagine not having a bandmate in a rehearsal or, worse, in a show just because he got arrested due drug problems.

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@R_Marinho He wasn't on a "crusade" against drugs, no, but in addition to wanting his band members to be clean, he certainly had his opinions on people who used drugs. Not judgmental opinions as such, but he found it deeply tragic. Which it is.

[@brambourgojgurt7973]

13:41 Deep Purple were also present there, and the whole thing with the stupid with the flare gun inspired theme to write smoke on the Water.

[@svenjansen2134]

And fire in the sky.

[@GabAssbreaker]

they literaly namedrop him in the song... "Frank Zappa and The Mothers, where at the best place around"

[@nathanmcgill7249]

Frank Zappa sounds like the Neil Cicierega of music. Influencing everything while remaining obscure

[@dennismetzger9287]

Back in 2010 Ray white and his group's (use to play for Zappa) tour bus broke down in front of my buddy's parents auto shop. They got it fixed up and alongside the payment Ray gifted my friend a signed Telecaster. Now I use to pull that guitar out and play it everytime I went over to his house and he eventually said I could borrow it. That guitar to this day is still one of the smoothest I've played and what an honor it was.

[@sammyxx434]

FRANK ZAPPA MENTIONED ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️🔥🔥🔥🔥🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@JasonCan-wp2fu]

Nobody knows this guy

[@sammyxx434]

@@JasonCan-wp2fu yes they do

[@svenjansen2134]

You have no idea yourself.

[@standrew131]

@@JasonCan-wp2fuyes they do

[@rosyrose2112]

@@JasonCan-wp2fuyes they do

[@Skullnaught]

"Why does it hurt when I pee"

[@svenjansen2134]

I don't want no doctor to stick no needles in me.

[@svenjansen2134]

'Got it from the toilet seat'

[@seryog-sothoth8616]

"It jumped right up..."

[@hiddencryptid]

@@seryog-sothoth8616 ...And grabbed my meat

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@seryog-sothoth8616 and grabbed my meat

[@crummyregent0527]

Zappa was a genius... That didn't stop him from writing Bobby Brown Goes Down

[@castaholic8665]

Great song

[@crummyregent0527]

@@castaholic8665 True

[@dopey473]

Hey there people

[@kiritazu4703]

And keep it greasy as well as stick it out haha

[@svenjansen2134]

Watermelon in Easter Hay

[@joeydanielski962]

Didn't expect a Zappa video from you. Kudos. I think he's really important.

[@jaki3885]

zappa was more influencial than the beatles, just not so popular. GOAT

[@KomboAndy]

Lennon actually stole a song that Zappa wrote and both performed

[@BadringerGronger]

@@KomboAndy Bro definitely didn’t get the pass with one of the songs.

[@Meladjusted]

Zappa also used to play with mercury filled instruments from his dad's job, as a kid. He'd break the stuff open, pour the mercury onto the floor and smash it with a hammer to spray the mercury droplets. He said his bedroom floor was eventually covered in it. So..

[@-jank-willson]

...it's a miracle he didn't get cancer sooner...

[@Deedeo25]

Good to see Coolea finally talking about a REAL musician.

[@Deedeo25]

@SagaciousBoothe well I was mostly making fun of how pretentious Zappa and his fans can be at times, but Coolea does have a video on bands with imaginary members. Just watch all his stuff, you’ll catch up in about a week of binge watching.

[@captweirdbeard]

Goes to show how special Zappa really was when youtubes most sarcastic, cynical goblin gives him nothing but praise for 20 minutes straight.

[@MrDaveangelo1]

Zappa is one of my main music heroes. He is so inspirational. Second to none, a true maverick. Great video!

[@svenjansen2134]

Same here. I unconditionally love Zappa. No way around it. He can't do anything wrong in my ears.

[@Box_Son]

Arf

[@suicidecontrition]

ending with 'happiness in slavery' is for the true zappa fans. the nin-zappa connection is a cool one.

[@jonvia]

As someone who grew up with the explicit warning on albums, I feel like my eyes went towards those works more when I was flipping around albums as a kid at Best Buy. Basically every rap and metal album had the sticker haha

[@yungpm]

That’s how I find movies lol “oh it’s R? Yeahs it’s probably good.”

[@albertcapley6894]

"The modern day composer refuses to die"

[@svenjansen2134]

Because it's a computer now.

[@unduloid]

@@svenjansen2134 Zappa used computers too.

[@BoogerwolfJones]

@@unduloid frank woulda loved cubase and fruity loops. i couldnt imagine the kind of stuff he'd be doing now!

[@unduloid]

@@BoogerwolfJones He famously expressed annoyance with the unreliability of humanoid musicians.

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

18:07 This is not by far the full story There was this band called Plastic People Of The Universe (PPU), wchich was massively inspired by Frank Zappa’s music, and this band influenced the whole scene, so this weird Zappa-esque rock was synonymous with the underground for much of the 70s and still continues to maintain albeit aging, a pretty enthusiastic and vital fanbase Examples of songs in this “Zappaesque” underground rock from Czechoslovakia would be Plastic People - Magické Noci, Podivuhodný Mandarin, Eliášův Oheň, Půlnoční Myš, Moucha v Ranním Pivě, Nenávist Vola K Řeznickýmu Psu, Francovka Umělá Hmota - Brouci Extempore - Rozhovor Neznámých Cizinců, Varování Darebáků Prasečí Farma - Mrdky Z Český Skalice, Nepíšící Autor, Záložáci Kloaka - Marná Snaha, Exklamáze Terra Ignota - Už Mě Vezou Do Bohnic Rozmazané Děti - Někdo Je Malý

[@Michael69]

Mmm, I noticed a few other 'exaggerations' within this video. Which is a shame, because I was enjoying it, but couldn't get past the inaccuracies (e.g. claiming that Zappa meeting Lennon and Ono in '71 caused them to do something they did in '69.... wut)

[@idreamofcosmicsheep451]

The fact that there is a timelime.Where zappa's president amazes me

[@svenjansen2134]

Would be a different world I hope. But I know better.

[@RanterInShades]

Zappa's always been an artist I wanted to learn more about, but his discography intimidated me and his fans kinda scare me.

[@svenjansen2134]

Start with Joe's Garage, Sheik Yerbouti, Hot Rats, Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation, You are what you is. His more accessible works. It's absolutely worth it.

[@R_Marinho]

@@svenjansen2134 Freak Out also need to be listened.

[@Ian.420]

I got into him through One Size Fits All. Great album!

[@Helaw0lf]

Freak Out! is where I began with MOI and Zappa.

[@paultaylor914]

Be Afraid... Be Very Afraid

[@johnplayer420]

So... What did he try to warn us about? I just watched the entire video

[@jag-stang29]

clickbait 😔

[@mochi_b8r]

censorship

[@indianalover1956]

Woke

[@paultaylor914]

Fascist Theocracy

[@R_Marinho]

Whenever someone asks me if there's someone I would bring back to life, I always answer Frank Zappa.

[@johnmichel4865]

Great call.

[@ToddRock16]

Great 👍 synopsis of a great artist, visionary, influence,hero & literal world- changer. Summing up the various facets of Zappa's too- short, multi- faceted life in this short amount of time is one thing . Simultaneously giving the viewer a sense of the zany , clever,sarcastic, tongue - in cheek, humorous side of his work... No easy task. Impressive video.⭐⭐⭐⭐⌛

[@ronzombie6541]

It's a synopsis of the FZ documentary that's presently free on KZbin. Just watched it yesterday.

[@yourstereotypicalnerd]

1:36 "return too MarEEland"

[@Catthepunk]

Mary land

[@hiddencryptid]

Mary-lin

[@wellofmanyworlds]

The central scrutinized had amazing foresight.

[@wellofmanyworlds]

Scrutinizer ...

[@BadringerGronger]

I’ve only finished his 60’s catalog, but WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY is genuinely one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@weirdnessisgood4446]

You talking about Zappa is a dream come true. 🔥

[@svenjansen2134]

"Zappa is a dream'. True.

[@bradleyb4920]

This dude has been on my mind, and this video is what I needed to help connect some dots. It's hard not to hear about the guy's name if you get into music or modern musics history, I guess. It's His contribution in the fight towards censorship Was the birth of my admiration for the man. Great video!✌️

[@jackmac523]

Coolea is the hero we needed. Thank you, great job as always

[@morrisalanisette9067]

for anyone whos ever done a deep dive on zappa, its insane the life he lived. I mean i think he may be the most legendary figure in music in some ways. in the 60s his house was like a mecha for all the pop stars at the time. Paul from the Beatles was basically impersonating him at one point, wearing a trench coat and moustache and conducting an orchestra. he show jimi hendrix the Wah pedal which he became famous for. He had the first concept album and double album. his music spans all genres and even had stuff that could be considered rapping. First to popularize humor in music, orchestra in rock, greatly influenced jazz fusion. His early performances were unique and experimental at the time and his later use of video. I mean the list goes on and on. And those are just obscure footnotes in all the influences he's had. It's never ending

[@hiddencryptid]

It's so easy for people to dismiss him without a sliver of understanding that in some way, what they hear is likely distantly (or closely) influenced by him.

[@nicolafiorillo4048]

not the first to popularize humour in music, though... Spike Jones comesnto mind, for example, or, in Italy, Renato Carosone

[@boskodelic8907]

Some real stretches here. There were a lot of double albums before Zappa. If we count rock music, then it's Dylan's Blonde on blonde. The Beatles definitely used orchestra in rock before Zappa. Sgt. Pepper is widely considered a first concept album.

[@morrisalanisette9067]

@@boskodelic8907 on Wikipedia it says it’s one of first rocks first concept albums . Also 2nd double album because blonde on blonde came out one week earlier. sgt peppers came after freak out and clearly inspired Paul.

[@exsanguinator1465]

Captain beefheart was a crazy bastard

[@punkrockjemojzivot]

FRANK ZAPPA MENTIONED RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@sp4ceg0atshgsdfh58]

Watching Coolea go from shorter meme overviews of genres (Thrash video my beloved) to now making a more than 20 minute documentary on the goat. God bless you Coolea continue releasing exclusively peak 🥰😍🥰

[@rosyrose2112]

This video doesn’t get political until 16 minutes in. I was expecting you to talk about him during the Reagan presidency. I recommend Zappa’s autobiography “The Real Frank Zappa Book”. Zappa has at least 4 chapters on politics in the book.

[@outofthebloom9546]

Aw yes more fire slop 😩 p.s Was cool meeting you at outbreak man. I was v drunk and dehydrated so sorry if i was awkward 😭

[@coolea]

Yooo, was sick to meet you too, no worries at all, I was the exact same.

[@lefikabogosi6209]

Its always a good day when Coolea posts

[@drowsy7921]

My dad used to play Zappa's music when I was younger. Wonderful music for your four year old.

[@christophermoebs5514]

The Mothers were not named after Mother's Day back then the best musicians were called motherfuckers the record company made him change the name to Mothers of Invention

[@glowgreen3]

I’ve been waiting for someone from overseas to pronounce Maryland like that haha thank you so much. I’m not even kidding actually. The way it’s spelled vs pronounced in the states make zero sense but it’s still hilarious to me to hear Mary-Land hahaha. Killed this too such a good video it’s people like you making KZbin worthwhile. Let’s hope KZbin doesn’t rev up more censorship anytime soon or ever.

[@jakegibbons2977]

I would love to see a video of yours on The Velvet Underground. Love your stuff!

[@vita3921]

CZECHIA MENTIONED RAAAAH 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🦅🦅🦅

[@stevencooper3202]

As usual this troll gets his facts/stories incorrect. The Mothers of Invention were not named the mothers of Invention because of a gig on mothersday. They are called that because the original name for the band was Motherfuckers, which in 60s n 70s music scene lingo was a term of affection for extremely talanted musicians. Zappa wanted to call the band the Motherfuckers because thats exactly what they were. Extremely talented musicians. Obviously no one would release, produce, play on the radio a band called the Motherfuckers in the 60s n 70s so the name was changed to Mothers of Invention.

[@morrisalanisette9067]

i think it was just The Mothers, but ppl knew it really meant motherfuckers so he had to change it. and he added of invention bc of the Plato quote "necessity is the mother of invention", so by necessity he changed it to that

[@fallenshallrise]

This whole video sounds like a student who didn't prepare for a speech in front of the class so they just skimmed wikipedia for 5 minutes.

[@cyphershock9712]

Thank you for keeping this man alive

[@zelandmusic]

I'm gonna need Coolea to say "figure" one more time

[@DoncampbellUSMC]

R.I.P. TOM FOWLER 🙏

[@corruptedmilk2481]

wonderful to see coverage of Zappa

[@svenjansen2134]

YES

[@rodjack1378]

18:45 l like the quote iread in at least one of his autobiographys , james baker stops by during a meeting w/Frank Zappa and the new prez. of Check, leans on the table and says "either you do business with Zappa or the U.S. you choose

[@skaraotzky9114]

I almost thought this was some AI slop Moon video and almost had a heart attack

[@MKULTRAVOLUNTEER1984]

Wonderful broadcast thank you for sharing. Frank was a visionary decades ahead of his time. A pure soul that made this awful world a slightly better place with his silly music. You are what you is at the end of the day.

[@tyler1460]

sooo we're only in it for the money came out a year after sgt peppers.. and also Hendrix was on the cover with zappa.

[@doodleydoo2369]

Best recap of the documentary ZAPPA ever. Zappa is currently free to watch on KZbin as well...

[@SliceJosiah]

4:04 Uhm, so basically my laptop happened to be running out of battery, and it suddenly started looping the word 'consistently', I thought that was a dumb joke until I realised my mouse wasn't moving 💀

[@thickerbrummietwat]

"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny..."

[@satanism_rocks]

world's best bicycle player

[@sanuku535]

Quite nice parents. They didn't exactly agree with him but they supported him somewhat nonetheless

[@sambrowne5196]

My father is a huge Zappa fan. I was raised on his shit. I've;read his autobiography as well.

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

My Hero in Music & Life = Frank Zappa

[@demo_sphere]

Oh hell yeah, Frank Zappa was a legend !

[@petrirantanen]

Great video. Thank you for the all the work you put behind this. Frank Zappa was the real deal like him or not. Cheers from Finland!

[@travisguide4516]

nice to know someone loved music as much as Zappa truely inspired

[@JazzHead808]

I feel like the editing of this video was great! However…..I would prefer less of the tedious Zappa clips ……and MORE of the silly/random clips 🥳👍🏼 …. I think it will motivate the elderly to become much more engaged and interested in KZbin! ❤

[@jerrylev59]

Hard to believe any music store owners would have actually banned the sale of Blues records, as the narrator states, even in those days. I would think that they would be happy to sell any records they had in stock, regardless of the race of the performer. I could be wrong. Perhaps they were receiving unsolicited shipments of Blues records from distributors and refusing to sell them even if any customer happened to spy them in their inventory storage area and inquired if they were available for purchase. Perhaps the store owner was planning to ship them back for a refund or otherwise destroy them. Weird, but possible. That would be frustrating, though at least you would know that those records existed and could search for another outlet.

[@hiddencryptid]

Just another example of how fucked up it was back then

[@SpaceCattttt]

I think you summed up Frank's life a lot better than the Zappa film did in 2 hours. Of course, there's a huge amount of details left out due to the brevity of the video, but overall, not a bad job! I particularly chuckled at the suggestion (via meme) that Frank delivered Läther to Warner Bros by THROWING it at them! 😂

[@JimFreeman-h6g]

Superb biographical documentary! A good condensed flow of dialog!

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

I keep a portrait of Zappa on my desk. I have these little 2" frames with all my heroes. He was so important to who I became after I was introdced to him at the age of sixteen. Even now, his influene informs a lot of my politics. I have no musical talent but I appreciate all kinds of things. I was devesated when he died. I wish like hell I had gotten the chance to thank him.

[@yohonza]

"Oh God I am the American dream but now I smell like vasaline..."

[@kenlen8029]

Less memes, more professional. Trust me.

[@itisimatadvc]

The doctor put radium in his nostrils, which is where he got his superpowers. Spiderman ain't got nothing on Frank 😂👍

[@kajuiceboi3592]

That was one of your best videos, I've been following you since 10k subs. Could you please do an ignorant guide to modern psychidielic music and its sub-genres next? Idk man I have a weird urge for you to talk about Tame Impala and Melody's Echo Chamber lmao.

[@danplaysguitar6706]

Zappa so good even Coolea can't talk down on him

[@grichard1585]

0:20 -- Are you saying that "We're only in it for the money" inspired "Sgt. Peppers"? If so you got it wrong - Sgt Peppers was released a year before "We're only in it for the money"

[@motelmicrowave]

In conclusion an inspired single visionary leading the way, GOOOOD

[@JimmyBoah]

Yes, speaking about politics is absolutely dead. Taking action and sticking to your principles isn't, so make sure to stand for what you believe in. Nobody can take that from you but yourself.

[@fuzzytransmissionman]

Keep making my dad happy, do NoMeansNo next!

[@johnsmith-wp5kb]

I second this

[@flamindigo]

It's not really dead. It just smells bad.

[@NuclearFantasies]

My musical idol is being discussed by coolea? Never thought I'd see the day.

[@SamLazier]

Zappa is one of the most absolute genius philosophical musicians, but sometimes his nihilism went little too far. Anyway he predicted lotta stuff we struggle with today.

[@meronyach.]

As much as Frank's music isn't my cup of tea, he had a good head on his shoulders. His interviews taught me a lot about not only music, but life in general. Much love, Mr Zappa!

[@Gearhart_Music]

The PMRC accomplished the exact opposite of what they were trying to do. Those stickers drove us to some really awesome music!!

[@rosyrose2112]

the stickers only encourage us to buy it :3

[@agoodun11]

Very good videos. Jus came across this video about Frank and then saw ur Suicide Boys video and they r very good. Thanks 👍👍

[@taddybear4244]

I wish we could take some of the music we have now to the people who used to complain about pop being provocative.

[@4uhDamagecase]

my favorite zappa song rn is "willie the pimp". it has captain beefheart on vocals. ...and also "camarillo brillo"

[@MiotaLee]

The editing here is wild

[@skinnykid8524]

Spare us the Zappa lore and get to the F**king point.

[@rickc2102]

necessities are the mothers of invention

[@kennethanderson8827]

Odelay. Old Guy from San Diego is here to chime in (I’m not gonna rhyme in, if I do it’ll wreck my phone, and I already got 5150’d last year. 14 days in the loony bin sucked(?), but/yet it turned out to be the best thing to ever happen to me and I’m old, (how old?)…Shit, turns out i am still a temporary oxymoron. Question to my dog: “Rowan, where am i?” Rowan mind meld: “Still in your shitty/lovely converted garage of a room. Remember, this sucks way less for me, after all, I still remember TJ street life.” Thanks once more. You are my guru- sorta. Where…oh, yeah, dude, I love your Work, but even though I’m only at the 10ish minute mark, I think this might be your best. Then again- what do i know? amor fati

[@sunstar-r7e]

I kid you not, I just got an ad about politics before this video started

[@streetscissors3457]

"used car salesman" clip was highkey racist. like why not use an actual used car salesman?

[@illuminatiCorgi]

This was sooo good dude

[@kanen100]

random hand gestures to tell them to "jump up and down" haha. reminds me of when me friends say they are just playing a bunch of random notes. a little bit of misinformation in this video, made the lso practice till it was perfect that's so funny. there has been like 4 zappa documentary's made in the last maybe 7 years, hours of interviews, how do you get this info wrong?

[@isaacarmstrong9343]

I really like how you're showing your face more in videos!

[@mr.pothosswag8396]

bell clicked, channel subbed, music saved

[@BananaBolsterDuck]

Zappa has one of the self-delete songs of all time.

[@HotFuss-gd9qr]

Finally, a video on the GOAT

[@boinaxuda-bt1ib]

i was just listening to we're only in it for the money and saw a notification from COOLEA

[@gnarwhal7562]

Frank was certainly one of a kind, possessing one of the highest intellects in music of his time, and using all those talents to troll on a regular basis. Case and point: The Black Page 😂

[@UriahElroy666]

Excellent biography on the musical genius known as Frank Zappa, but where/what exactly was his "warning?"

[@cjsdizzy]

Ok im 31 seconds in, and ive always known zappa was like inavative, ahead of his time, a really creative person. But this first 31 seconds has settled it. Im 150% going to obsessed dive into his shit and stop sleeping on him. Thank you my man. Now back to watch the rest of the video so i can leave another comment im sure lol

[@svenjansen2134]

Start with Joe's Garage. Then Hot Rats and Sheik Yerbouti. Then Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation. After that you're gone lol.

[@Juan-wo7zu]

FINALLY A ZAPPA VIDEO