Frank Zappa - Whippin' Post (live)

[@florescualin-florin3641]

a bunch of people having fun on stage and singing together for others to have yet more fun... such a rare thing these days....

[@chuckiejay]

Absolutely no one had a band as tight as Frank Zappa`s. Virtually all of them were virtuosos and it shows in clips like this one. RIP, Frank Zappa . The world of music is worse off for your departure from this mortal coil .

[@TheDavejmcknight]

Absolutely!

[@opaljk4835]

James Brown

[@Timur-1300]

Yeah except that the lineup changed every now & then. It was like an academy.

[@telsport]

Early -" Heart" was tight...Tull, and off in another world Lawrence WElk" (yeah don't boo me.. they were great musicians..and all of these bands were led b manical workaholic taskmasters.

[@richardarmstrong-finnerty4304]

Bobby Martin's performance is the absolute highlight of the entire DHBIM? video.

[@sternumagnum]

Come on, it is VERY easy to play like this! All you need is to surround yourself with brilliant musicians, have your head screwed on tight and be a genius... Frank was a hell of a guitarist by the way.

[@chickenbeek]

1 in a trillion.

[@trumpsucks3624]

MISS YOU EVERY DAY FRANK , STILL NO ONE DOES IT BETTER

[@litedawg]

Holy shit that dude can sing!

[@massapower]

When Frank Zappa died, music creativity has never been the same ! 😎✌

[@MrTurboparker]

So glad that I was fortunate to see the master 4 times in concert - once with Captain Beefheart!

[@stephenrochester6309]

MrTurboparker I am jealous of you. By the time I was old enough to go to concerts Frank was long dead. One of the minor tragedies of my life.

[@MastaBlasta2008]

Zappa was seriously underrated as a guitarist.

[@02jstock]

one of the best voices i've ever heard

[@pwkpilot]

Bobby Martin killed it on vocals!!! The look on frank's face at the end of the song says" I have to follow this?"

[@chickenbeek]

it really was. so apparent, he was like yes, oh fk yes., he knew it. no in ears max volume, he knew it.

[@binnyman]

Only FZ and his band could break into a free-time jam behind the guitar solo in a song like 'Whippin' Post' !!! All of his musicians where the best !!!!!!! Miss ya, Frank ! Peace:-)

[@stucknda60s]

I'd never heard this version before. Glad I finally got to hear it. Makes me wonder what else he covered I'm missing...

[@Maza675]

Dunno whats better, the performance or Frank's smug grin knowing the band is really coming together tonight

[@downloader1970]

They play out of this world, so tight and just.. TOO GOOD!

[@markkearney6873]

Sven Jansen I'm sure they rehearsed it many times. But it was a great rendition of an old Allman's song with the usual Zappa-isms. But it was a great performance. You're right.

[@downloader1970]

Mark Kearney They're pretty good musicians..

[@NOISEDEPT]

+Sven Jansen - "But no one gives a fuck if there are good musicians on it" ... :-)

[@downloader1970]

NOISEDEPT You make a muffin betta!

[@frankzappafan1978]

Bobby Martin is fucking amazing on this song. Frank always had a nack for finding great talent and pushing them to become something even more!

[@mauriziomarraffa7843]

Thanks for the Name. Incredible this song.

[@adam872]

Bobby Martin, for. tha. win. Great performance

[@WildBillCox13]

Wow! Talk about taking a cover and making it your own! Six countercultural thumbs up for Frank and another pair for the Singer/Keyboardist (and another pair for that bassist!)! Fantastic live performance, gentlemen! I salute you all!

[@Jarnagua]

That ending cadence was so lit, punctuated by Franks wry little grin. ;) They transcended genre, honored the ABB, and kicked ass in their their own unique idiom. That's what artists live for. Great stuff.

[@dockdog266]

He was my cousin. Seriously, he has relatives in Brazil that we are related to.Viva Frank Zappa!

[@surfyogi]

Frank's band at this time was obviously one of his best, of so many. Bobby Martin's vocals here are some of the best I have ever seen in my life, he sings with such incredible intensity. If you don't get that from hearing this, you must be dead. Yes, that's Chad W. on drums and of course, he's not "under-rated" as one member puts it; he happens to be one of the most celebrated Jazz drummers in history. But he was a child prodigy and Frank met him very early on in Chad's career. I heard Frank's band many times over the years, and several times in early 80's but I don't think Bobby Martin was in the band then. I would have remembered him. Terry B. was also really great to hear with Frank, but Chad came in after Terry and could hold his own. Frank's band was so much ahead of his time in 1984, 29 years later, it still sounds fresh and riveting! F&ck I wish I could sing like that!

[@okantichrist]

Jeff Papineau Wish I could see vocals too 😎

[@angelrocknnnroll]

Fucking awesome, great, incredible cover of The Allman Brothers Band by Frank Zappa ! The singer is just awesome, at the end he sing like a gospel singer, he's just perfect ! FZ !

[@georgemoore8832]

in spite of some of my southern ROCK friends, Frank did this in tribute, not as a parody.

[@davidparry2054]

It's such a drag that both Gregg Allman and Frank Zappa are no longer with us. How great would it have been to see them play together "LIVE"?!

[@przemekb1975]

Amazing solo, amazing band and amazing Bobby Martin on vocal. Simply the best band you've never heard in your live.

[@liselottecan]

Je me souviens de ce concert. J'y étais par hasard. La claque !

[@Wernerandreasli]

One of the 20 best songs/performance EVER

[@Taichimd]

Got the DVD for my wife, a Zappa fan, recently and I really loved it. But this guitar solo is just incredible, off the charts. He is without a doubt one of the best that I have heard. Truly emotional.

[@Steviescottish]

yes....humour does belong in music!! RIP Frankie.....Chad, Scott, Bobby you're all frickin awesome!!

[@brucetydd7300]

I'm amazed at Frank Zappa never get to mention for his guitar work he is one of the great gone way too soon

[@tixximmi1]

He does. They just don't mention Frank playing the drums. Most underrated drummer that there is.

[@jd5588]

EVH 🎸 knew it 😉

[@andra1311]

there was and will only be one frank zappa rip my man

[@ViCiOuS66]

this has got to be one of my favourite live Zappa performances..he really was a legend

[@briaansara7047]

This is one of my favorite videos of all time I'm so in love with the keyboardist. God he killed it I really think it's better than the original. So soulful and punchy and sexy. One of the greatest live performances ever.

[@bullseyestrat]

Love to see the respect Frank Zappa and his band had for the Allman Brothers band. I've seen them do many parodies at concerts but they went all out on their own version that kicked ass imo

[@davidparry2054]

Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, and the Allman Brothers band were all "so different", but so FUCKING GREAT!!!

[@AngrySemite]

I was at this one. Bobby Martin crushed the vocal.

[@shadowliqour]

I saw Banned from utopia in "Blackburn Lancashire..." Robert Martin at the age of sixty one smashed it out again, i was so excited to be two meters away from him that i shouted"Go on Martin!!!" immediately i knew i had fluffed my line as he looked at me sternly and did not film him singing Whipping post,

[@jimmindway3978]

😅 what a night.@! .just wish i had been there. But what a great video memory. Thanks Frank and the crew for many decades of fun.

[@mediaferret]

I was 17 when I was at this show, part of the Concerts on the Pier shows on the Hudson River in Manhattan. Although I knew Zappa was a good musician, I had no idea what an amazing guitarist he was. He pretty much blew me away. Very cool to be able to see it all over again. Thanks.

[@rjrunlikehell2366]

The greatest live performance ever, in my opinion.

[@LucasFerreira-cq8qz]

I mean, Allman Brothers band have Live at Fillmore East, one of the best live album and perfomances of all time.

[@FZmustacheFZ]

Frank Zappa is the only man i know who can wear shorts and white socks to a show, and still be the best, classiest, most talented guy in the room

[@RobertWeingher]

Zappa was a huge talent, he chose the best musicians for his studio albums and live shows, he was one off the first guitar players to use the tapping tech, it was in 1976 on a tv show, it is on youtube, it was before anyone ever heard or saw eddie van halen, at that time only a few guitar players used that tech and for a short measure, when he played that tech live on tv he didn't say to the tv host that he used a new and rare tech, he was one off the greatest artists of all time but he was a humble person

[@kanemura93]

What an incredible vocal performance!

[@mikec9729]

I've seen Frank so many times I have bought lots of albums and later on in life the CDs I've seen him in Berkeley and Stockton and Sacramento one of these days I'm going to see his son playing his dad's music such great memories

[@chickenbeek]

on his best days, Frank is the greatest dirty filthy rock guitarist to have ever done it.

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

The same guy who ten minutes earlier did the lilting falsetto in "He's So Gay". Get you a man who can do both.

[@miked.1950]

The man was a genius, both in music and in life. Well ahead of his time.

[@andreaprodan5616]

Spellbound when I watched this show on a DVD outdoors in a Film Festival in Rome, this summer. Holy Shit... WHAT a show, even by Zappa standards. A MUST HAVE DVD, folks!

[@MW2multikillSNIPA87]

Why is he so fucking good at guitar

[@zappalony830]

+Tyler Tallant He he, c'mon... I adore FZ but pop the same question to Mr. Guthrie Govan :)

[@Beatnikzombie]

OMG, Frank. Your fingers are so fast and make such a pretty sound. Missing you.

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

He was greater than Jimi Hendrix on guitar. Most people fail to realise how incredible Frank played. Ask Stevie Via

[@jjj13031984]

guys: no kidding, this IS my favourite youtube video. and I watched thousands and thousands of them. THIS is it. PERIOD.

[@yankeejib]

Fantastic. Watched it like 9 times in a row.

[@svenjansen2134]

It's really that good.

[@antokent]

This is the best version of anything ever!

[@quaifong]

Ive seen this version in Buffalo and 3 days later a reggae version in Cleveland, both great that's for sure!!!! Frank man I miss you!, that's ok Dweezle is keepin the music alive!

[@JimmyPince]

I been run down Lord, I been lied to And I don't know why I let that mean woman make out a fool She took all my money Wrecked my new car Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, Drinkin' in some cross-town bar Sometimes I feel Sometimes I feel Like I been Tied to the whippin' post Tied to the whippin' post Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' My friends tell me That I been such a fool But I got to stand there an' take it All for loving you Drown myself in sorrow As I look at what you done Nothin' seems to change; That bad times stay the same, And I can't run Sometimes I feel Sometimes I feel Like I been Tied to the whippin' post Tied to the whippin' post Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' Read more: Zappa Frank - Whippin' Post Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[@angelrocknnnroll]

"I say i believe, i say i believe" Fucking great !

[@svenjansen2134]

This eliminates everything else. It's the top of the top. It's one of the best things ever.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Thanks so much for this AWESOME upload...It's been in my favorites since you uploaded it...I hope your still around and healthy....Chills seeing everyone so young... Chad looks like a kid...:)...And Frank, it's moving to see him like this in his prime... Saw FZ in 78 at the Tower Theater in upper darby...

[@wangson]

god dammit is that singer ever great!

[@drunkenarabatastripclub7762]

Yeah, no talent in Frank's band (roll eyes)

[@michaelt.2009]

Well, he had some big shoes to fill. Gregg allman, one of the best white blues singers ever.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@michaelt.2009 he really could sing. I didn't get to see the Allmans til 89 and unlike a few singers from the 60s/70s he hadn't lost a step.

[@craiglawrence8457]

Bobby Martin

[@guringai]

Heck there's so much energy intensity in the intro part where it gets heavy and Bobby starts singing.

[@NobbyHall48]

Quality like this is thin on the ground. Nobody can fill the shoes of the great man,and a band bordering on perfection.

[@chickenbeek]

historical performance. amongst uncountable ones by FZ. this is the bar of excellence and no fks given.

[@Sausahgagutz]

Boston, MA, Feb.'88 ended with "Whppin' Post" and the audience near shit their shoes, myself included!

[@auxout400]

this alone makes life worth living. thanks frank. there is no such thing as dying in music!

[@1thaleb]

I was glued to that. 40 times in the last week so far.....

[@RaveyDave99]

That gig was twenty years ago, I was 22, it was an awsome gig. It is a big hightlight in my life...!

[@rzwart2]

I saw this video in 1984 and allways rememberd it as a fantastic song, but never saw/heard it before. After long time seeking after this song I found it here. It's really fanastic with a great role for Bob Martin. What a fantastic singer he is. Now I'm looking for the DVD.

[@ianmorton5264]

Frank was and will always remain The Man. No one comes near him on every factor of music. The Captain gets close, though. Together they are pure genius. When will the world recognise such talented people.

[@terminatorfan1]

I have this on DVD. Great Concert! RIP Frank Zappa

[@Pythonbird]

Absolutely brilliant, first class, at the end 'cos probably not easy to follow. Ace, more than five stars im in awe.

[@holdmeclosertonydanza22]

Frank's guitar face is so much better than mine haha

[@landofhopeandglory]

All the musicians who played with Frank, are great and have each their own style, perior. This has to be one of my favorite songs.

[@chrononessgeno]

Wow. Frank single handedly made this song even more amazing....

[@stevesatterwhite5141]

What a band.

[@svenjansen2134]

Like a dream band. The perfect band.

[@georginaaranda5654]

Frank zappa 4ever

[@obst7759]

this band is KICK ASS, all of them giving superior performances and I'm not just talking about the music, but also stage perfomance. One seemingly crazier than the other.

[@pilotpete405]

ROBERT MARTIN killing it on lead vocals here!

[@adam872]

Isn't it great when you take an already great song, by a great band, and make it even better. Well actually, it's pretty tough to separate the two. I'll say this though, Bobby Martin absolutely kills it on lead vocal. The band is amazingly tight too.

[@garwog]

Finally someone who thinks and feels the way I do....Right on man!

[@williamweiss6128]

Amazing band at this time. Love all the ycdtosa cd's.

[@ukkfayooyay]

I was at this concert, in August 1984. Wow. Amazing to see it on video.

[@rixwerld]

I love this interpretation of this Allman Brothers classic.

[@WildBillCox13]

An incredible Rock performance by Frank and Crew. Thanks for posting! Bobby exceeded Greg and Whitney by a considerable margin here (and, I bet, elsewhere as well).

Love the way he leaves, like he was saying "it's over and i don't have emotions"

[@downloader1970]

Pavol Sočuvka Supercool!

[@kurdtkobain674]

holy shit what a unique sound he has in his solos

[@svenjansen2134]

One of the many things about Zappa that I love!

[@LJH70122]

Loved it ! I saw him do this live in Dallas in 1981. A lot of people mistakenly think Frank was just some goofball who sang novelty songs and they have no idea what a fantastic musician he was. I like the funny stuff , too.

[@jjj13031984]

Scott Thunas rock on! This concert was recorded in the year of my birth, but fellas you've not been entirely forgotten by my generation! Not at all!

[@biminitwst]

Wow. I grew up with the Allman Brothers, and I listened to Frank and the Mothers on vinyl......

[@breenVA]

The mothers doing a close to faithful account of the brothers. My God....... Awesome.

[@journey2zen]

I didn't know much I miss Frank till I saw this video, I never knew he did other songs!!

[@wordreet]

Can't get enough of Frank's music right now. I never bought any back in the day. I'm changing that right away! B-) Thanx for sharing. 5/5

[@danielandersen8271]

I never get tirred of this song. Frank was just amazing

[@devax1986]

the ability for the bass and other guitar parts to stay in key and make those shifts is just amazing. Sure his solo's are different, that doesn't mean they are bad though. I like that he brings change to the table, instead of hearing the same blue patterns and sweeps that you hear in most guitar solo's in bands anymore.

[@JohnSmith-ws6jg]

What a fabulous cover!!

[@justplainstupidbored]

You're OK Bob6. Hitting the nail on the head. so to speak. There's a lot of phenominal live Frank "toss-offs" as you put it. Pretty tight band to pull it off. Never thought of any of it as a cover, but rather as tributes. Boot-legged and weird old vinyl is the best stuff I've ever heard, when they just go. Frank freakin' Zappa.

[@RSTAR2009]

I agree! I feel in love with this song and video back in the 1980's. That singer is incredibly soulful!

[@downloader1970]

Beatles for the songs, Hendrix for the guitar, but Zappa for PURE CRAFTSMANSHIP!

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

Heres a jewel::::: ZAPPA WAS BETTER ON GUITAR THAN HENDRIX.

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

@@peterbartolomeo5542 Zappa's guitar is more clinical, gives more of a "Look at what can be done with the guitar" feel than Hendrix's "Look at the bearing of my soul in the form of sweet sound." I'd give the edge to Zappa for composition, but Hendrix is king when it comes to rock guitar improvisation.

[@100mpgus]

Franks expression at the end? "Man that was fucking great Bobby"

[@kevlynnmusic1401]

Frank Zappa does my favorite cover of this song since the Allmans I believe I was at this show and I caught the Halloween show at the Palladium a year or 2 before he did the best version of Black Napkins at that one!!

[@retiredidiot]

thanks for posting this.....the world lost a great talent

[@skicatdave]

Sure glad I saw Frank play live!

[@beowulf3075]

Frank and the Mothers doing what comes naturally - playing great music, entertaining and leaving a lasting impression.

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Bobby Martin,otra figura estelar en la banda de Zappa...Aquí se suma otro LIKE!

[@SkyFlyerZayne]

ahh the ending is so awesome! singing and that huge climax and frank zappa just walks away

[@trotshot]

That bobby Martin can sing like a mf