Full Frank Zappa show - Oak Park School of Rock

[@lightofday.dayofdarkness]

God I love this channel 00:01:42 Joe's Garage liner note reading 00:04:31 The Central Scrutinizer [Joe's Garage] 00:06:29 Joe's Garage [Joe's Garage] 00:10:08 My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama [Weasels Ripped My Flesh] 00:13:31 Peaches en Regalia [Hot Rats] 00:18:27 Cosmik Debris [Apostrophe (')] 00:22:46 I'm the Slime [Over-Nite Sensation] 00:26:32 Black Napkins [Zoot Allures] 00:31:43 Uncle Remus [Apostrophe (')] 00:35:10 Valley Girl [Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch] 00:40:18 Doreen [You Are What You Is] 00:42:35 Black Page #1 [Zappa in New York] 00:45:25 Inca Roads [One Size Fits All] 00:55:00 San Ber'dino [One Size Fits All] 01:01:26 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [Joe's Garage] 01:03:52 Dancin' Fool [Sheik Yerbouti] 01:08:06 Bobby Brown [Sheik Yerbouti] (not really) 01:09:09 City of Tiny Lites [Sheik Yerbouti] 01:15:14 Montana [Over-Nite Sensation] 01:21:45 Zomby Woof [Over-Nite Sensation] 01:26:44 Peaches en Regalia (Reprise) 01:30:57 Muffin Man [Bongo Fury]

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Chaos Path Thank you so much! I was intending to do that, but I didn't have the file easily accessible (and I'm editing other shows pretty much every waking moment.)

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Chaos Path They had fun with the idea that they couldn't do Bobby Brown (and a bunch of other Zappa songs - lotsa children and grandparents in that audience.)

[@DrMackSplackem]

@@MidWestConcertVideo2 At least they got to go "reen-toon-teen-toon, teena-neena-nee".

[@ministrychicago1]

I So Wish I could have seen this live. What an Impressive Show by these Kids. Absolutely Amazing.

[@joevicicondi5195]

❤BRAVO YOUNGBLOOD BRAVO❤

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

No one realizes how happy it makes me to see these young people perform so well!! Thank you!!!

[@Shaktidej]

What is so incredible about Frank's music is that beyond the musicality and difficulty of the songs, everybody's really enjoying and laughing out loud, musicians and crowd alike. Why o why wasn't there a school of rock in my days down in France ? You guys are really lucky to have such a school and dedicated teachers. Kudos all !

[@noelhalvordson6465]

Thank you this was awesome! I wish more people my age also enjoyed Frank's music. This was truly amazing! Greetings from Sweden.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Frank's music is the foundation of the School of Rock program, the music that all the best musicians in it aspire to be able to play.

[@teedub9295]

It takes guts to do Zappa. With all the plays out there this was a good one.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Glad you dug it. Frank's music is, and always has been, the foundation of the _School of Rock_ program, and all of the best musicians in the program aspire to be able to play it.

[@blueshorecreative3146]

Man that was flippin good. Those young adults rock! They are blessed with the love of music, plus they are blessed with an immersion in Zappa. Hard work and well done!

[@bosola6]

These kids are just incredible.

[@jimcestaro7194]

This is pure awesomeness!! These kids are absolutely incredible! What a way to pay tribute to one of the most iconic and brilliant musicians in the history of music! This here proves that the music of Frank Zappa is timeless.

[@curtiscarman3110]

Blazing tight performances. Thank you Thank you and Thank you

[@jean-yvesthierrin1777]

Music is the best the best is Zappa

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Zappa has been the pinnacle of the School of Rock program since it was founded. Seek out the documentary "Rock School" (not the fictional Jack Black movie) and you'll see a group of his first class of students playing Zappanale, and getting a standing ovation led by Napoleon Murphy Brock.

[@ministrychicago1]

AWESOME!!!!! Thank You for showing these kids the Music of Frank. They do an AMAZING job.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Frank Zappa's music is and always has been the foundation and the pinnacle of the School of Rock, the music that all the best musicians in the school aspire to be able to play.

[@somersetcace1]

A little late in 2021, but this was awesome. What makes this so great, is how much fun it looked like everyone was having. Like this wasn't just some assignment but something they were really into. No, having stood 50' from the stage watching Frank and his band play, I can say this wasn't perfect, but so what!! Just the fact they chose to tackle it and did it as well as they did is amazing!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

I'm so glad you dug it. Frank's music is, and always has been, the pinnacle... the gold standard of the _School of Rock_ program, the music that all the best players in the program aspire to be able to play. The program was started by a Zappa fanatic named Paul Green, and if you get a chance seek out the documentary _Rock School._ Paul started his school long before the Jack Black movie, and in it he takes a group of his best musicians to Germany to play _Zappanale_ and they get a standing ovation led by Napoleon Murphy Brock.

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

Wow!! These ladies are great singers! The girl with the frizzy hair is one helluva lead!!!

[@fuegoranou9705]

wow bravo les kids, merci, génial, irène from france

[@ministrychicago1]

I'm sorry. HOLY SHIT!!!! "Muffin Man"....Insane!!!!!

[@greghortonsr.5428]

ZAPPA LIVES !

[@ministrychicago1]

Sorry.... Have to post one more time. Holy Shit. Peaches and Montana.These Kids are Beyond Awesome and they Played Fantastic. I'm literally shedding tears of Pure joy watching this Vid.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

One of the two directors of the show (it was so complicated that it took two) Jennifer Malone is a friend of mine and she's a huge Zappa fanatic. I was able to actually visit the school and record one of the last rehearsals before this show.

[@luisaumlauf3076]

gag me with a spoon! so there is really a School of Rock in the real world! it´s great to see that kids still dig music like this - here are the upcoming girls and boys of "Zappa plays Zappa"!!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Luisa Umlauf The real School of Rock predated the Jack Black movie, the Broadway show and the TV show by years, and Frank Zappa has always been the pinnacle of the program, the music all the kids aspire to be able to play.

[@luisaumlauf3076]

thanks - keep on the good work. MUSIC IS THE BEST!

[@greghortonsr.5428]

@@MidWestConcertVideo2 Jack Black also returns to the school and does shows with them. Even Jon Anderson from Yes does shows with them

[@ministrychicago1]

JFC!!!!! These kids are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@wilianat]

wow, that was impressive, I would love to see those guys playing live

[@poopoopadoo69]

Totally entertaining! They put "eYebR0wS" all OVER this - gives me hope for the future, seeing kids enjoying Zappa. Wotta talented bunch! Thanks for posting! ...deserves LOTS more views!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

poopoopadoo69 Carter Scofield, the lead on Black Napkins, had another wack at it a week or so ago, and is even better. Check it out if you get a chance.

[@BIZARBIES]

Inca Roads was brilliant!

[@ministrychicago1]

No shit. Amazing. These kids did an amazing job and I have to thank the adults who promoted playing Frank's music. Say no to Drugs. Say YES to Zappa. LOL

[@blueshorecreative3146]

I love this channel too but I get frustrated when a clip has bad sound. This historical stuff is important, and since it's all about music, then there should be a nice mix from the board to accompany the video. Lecture over.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

I'd like to get better audio, but I'm limited to what is being produced by the sound engineer. The only way I could would be to get isolated tracks, and that has happened only once out of more than 300 shows.

[@mtnmandeluxe5429]

Have you ever checked out a list of sidemen that Frank used in 30 plus years.

[@AnneLeighton]

Your teacher rocks!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

She does. Huge Zappa fanatic.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

It hasn't escaped me that the girl playing guitar is wearing a dress and double pigtail like Frank wore on the We're Only In It For The Money album cover. That's giving it the "eyebrows" in a visual sense. Hotcha!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Read through some of the comments if you get a chance. One thing I liked to make sure everybody knows is that Frank's music, right from the very beginning, has been the foundation of the _School of Rock_ program. Paul Green, the guy who founded it, is a gigantic Zappa fanatic, and Zappa music is the music that all the best musicians in the program aspire to be able to play. If you can, seek out a documentary called _Rock School_ (not the Jack Black movie) and you'll see Paul take his best musicians all the way to Bad Doveron Germany to play Zappa music at the _Zappanale_ festival before a gathering of the biggest Zappa fanatics you'll find anywhere on the planet, and get a standing ovation led by Napoleon Murphy Brock.

[@pbwbrian53]

Great rendition of Black Page!

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

Carter Scofield's version of Black Napkins is also pretty amazing.

[@mtnmandeluxe5429]

Francis Vincent Zappa was a very underappreciated musical genius! Teenager's that have the talent and fortitude to tackle 90 minutes of F.V.Z. ,,,well,,frankly,, will succeed at much. Wish they could have gotten away with Dinah Moe Hum. I appreciated Miss Poke A. Dot. Actually the entire mob was brilliant! Thank you all.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

If you get a chance, read through the comments where I have responded to other people. Right from the very beginning Frank Zappa has been the basis of the program - the music that all of the most talented and skilled kids aspire to be able to play. In this case, there was a whole bunch of the best kids about to graduate from the program at 18, so the teacher (who is a huge Zappa fan) came up with a program for them.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

Please... his real name was Frank. Although even he thought his name was Francis, after his father. He learned in his 20s (probably when he got his first passport) that his name was, in fact, Frank.

[@mtnmandeluxe5429]

@@Royale_with_Cheeze I could not care less! I love and appreciate his skill and music,,but about semantics,,I couldn't give a half a shit. So I guess you win ,,no life nerdboy🤣😅🍪here's your prize,,a horrid convenience store chocolate chip cookie. Have a nice day ,,,and PAHlease,,,dont sh*t yourself while trying to correct your mental betters!

[@CliffordLake]

That girl could live in that Gretsch.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

The one with the long, dark hair?

[@CliffordLake]

That be her.@@MidWestConcertVideo2

[@CliffordLake]

She also plays sax.

[@CliffordLake]

THE BLACK PAGE.

[@MidWestConcertVideo2]

The director of this show is a huge Zappa freak and infected all the kids with Zappa.

[@CliffordLake]

That is an infection that can do nothing but good.@@MidWestConcertVideo2

[@bikingfencer]

Is there a list of performers?

[@forrestgreen179]

Nice performance, recording is horrible.