Music of Frank Zappa: Arthur Barrow at UNT, 23 April 2015

[@ethansedelmeier5547]

I'm the percussionist in gaudy hawaiian shirt! This was the highlight of my time at UNT. I became a huge fan of Zappa after stumbling on a clip of Ruth Underwood playing Rollo Interior on tv when i was 12 so I was thrilled to have the opurtunity to play in this group. I thoroughly enjoy reading the (mostly) positive comments on here so thank you all! What some might not realize is we only had 2 rehearsals as a full band before this show

[@homerfj1100]

Ignore anything negative here. Those are from whom Frank would label "people writing about music who know nothing about it".

[@alienair1748]

outstanding...2 rehearsals.. Frank would drill his lineups months before going on the road ...y'all did amazingly well. I can't believe I missed this.. I live here! nevertheless, you did great sir, along with this group of fine musicians.

[@wildmanfisher]

Thank you!!!

[@jankopiano577]

I saw Zappa 3 times in Austin in the 80s. I really enjoyed this performance.

[@tomz808]

You did a great job. Zappa really gives you a work out. And it looks like you all enjoyed it thoroughly.

[@mickdarabuka7778]

Screw the negative comments. I saw FZ live and he would love what you are doing. I'm a life long FZ fan. You are doing a great thing with fine, complex music. I salute you for your performance and your obvious joy in FZ's music. Salute to you people.

[@davidebettin7699]

Ciao, i miei più sinceri complimenti. Frank sarebbe stato felice di ascoltare questo meravigliosi pezzi. Bravi, bravi, siete riusciti a rifare una performance, senza togliere la sua ANIMA.

[@user-qg2uf8jp3h]

Frank would have said : "Gail, please give some coffee to this excellent fine musicians".

[@justherb666]

Outstanding! Eyebrows and all.

[@taraso63]

Frank Zappa would've been very proud of this wonderful performance!

[@arthurbarrow2847]

Thanks! I agree.

[@ronfrey6639]

@@arthurbarrow2847 ARTHUR OH MY GOD THESE PLAYERS AND YOU SIR IF YOU DO COME BACK TO TEXAS WILL YOU TELL ME SO I CAN SOMEHOW COME ? TO ALL WHO PLAYED THIS NIGHT IM CRYING....

[@pauliestags]

Tremendous! Such musicianship and attention to style. Thank you for posting this!

[@jimfagadore231]

What a tribute to Frank. He would be proud!!!

[@jeanpoincelet]

Absolutely killer performance.

[@moo3992]

Remarkable! Which is why i left a comment.

[@stevensprung-wo3pk]

Best therapy ever!! Soothing for the soul, thank you - love from Hamburg

[@jeffreywilliams2240]

My guess is not a single one of those young folks every heard of Frank Zappa or any of this music but I bet they dig it now! Great job!!

[@andsomeenery2964]

Brilliant choice of songs, completely forgot just how fantastic they were. Well done guys, you did justice to them all ✌️

[@steves2176]

Forgot to give major kudos to Arthur Barrow!!! Incredible job man!!

[@michielperdeck]

Great performance! FZ's music remains interesting. And the band is really good with the complex rythmic, melodic and harmonic structures of the songs!

[@bradrehn1007]

What an illuminating way to start my day. It makes even this "horribly fore shortened glass of orange juice", sound pleasing!!!

[@stefanomaxfrustalupo5057]

mamma mia GRANDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS AGAIN GENIUS !

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

FZ said Arthur was the best bass player he ever had. His playing on Shut up n Play Yer Guitar is glorious. And this so good to see him out playing FZ music with the another generation of music lovers. Positive vibrations...!

[@JohnSturino]

Still one of my favorite moments as a student at UNT. (I'm on drumset). Thank You Dr. Klein!

[@josephkleinmusic]

Some great memories, John... and thanks for your excellent contribution!

[@christianlefournis1557]

Great drumming

[@stevewarfel5788]

Not that I was hoping for it, but, I was certain a young drummer could not make it through an hour of Frank without a hiccup. It is wonderful to be wrong sometimes. John, you let it rip beautifully. Masterful performance. Just ran into this two days ago and it gets better with each viewing. Thanks.

[@michaelw.4434]

Very cool, Great job!!!

[@yunak9665]

You slayed it. Great job!

[@littleglasshouse5797]

this was MOST enjoyable! Well Done!

[@jerrymack6123]

Arthur unleashed the special ingredients of what makes a Zappa band go, and these cats poured it out here. Brilliant, superb.

[@markbrown1609]

chunga's revenge, this tune takes me back to the 70s in my room in high school writing my term paper using encyclopedias

[@nopseud]

Fantastic Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus !!!

[@smokeyg983]

College rhythm indeed. Fantastic!

[@FernandoFaria-qq4ko]

Arhur kindly teaching the new genaration the Word of Zappa's music. Beatiful!!!

[@patricegohier922]

Superbe ! Magnifique ! Bravo et merci !

[@whiskeyriver4322]

This is where it all begins. Teachers, students, great compositions, and supporting artists; all striving to learn, understand, perform, and enjoy great music. Unless you're born a genius, which is so extremely rare, this is how it's done. And, they chose one of the most challenging of composers to grind, hone, and polish their craft. Every one of those young men and women deserve a great token of appreciation from all of us who love great music. Parents, teachers, and Frank himself can not be proud enough. The only thing that was missing, was a forceful conductor to inject that depth that Frank was so well known for........... I hope the year since this was done, found you all happily continuing in a great tradition of unparalleled passion and enjoyment of this profound art form....... Never be afraid to do Broadway the Hard Way.......

[@freyrfreyrfreyr8001]

This comment wont matter.... But I actually cried when they played Sharleena ! This is amazing.... I don´t knoe ehy the fuck I am in tears right now...... Zappas music touches me like nothing else.....God damn it....!

[@arthurbarrow2847]

It matters to me! I get pretty emotional about Sharleena, Sofa, and a lot of others. That means it's good music and is touching you in a way that only music can, and is doing its job!

[@InSurrealtime]

Me too. How humiliating, but in a good way.

[@ChocolateBob]

I wept and blew my nose throughout this amazing performance. I saw Zappa in 1974 when I was 17 years old at a medium small round theater in Phoenix. I got tickets 2 hours after they went on sale and got 2nd row. I sat in awe, but now at 67 I just cried as the melodies and amazing riffs flew through my soul. Thank you to all of these fine young performers!!!

[@ccgwoodworks]

oh crap...this is bringing tears to my eyes

[@bryceelliott9112]

Thank God our youth is not totally lost. I could kiss everyone of these musician’s parents right on the lips! Thank EVERYONE so much for the elation I have received tonight. Oh and the guitar solo at around minute 46, Zappa is applauding “where ever you may be.”

[@magickriver]

Absolutely amazing... fucking incredible... yeehah! Take another bow, Arthur Barrow & The College Rhythm Orchestra! So glad I could listen to the whole show while channeling Uncle Frank.

[@filthwhistle]

As a 50 year Zapp fan, this is OUTFUCKINGSTANDING! Thank you.

[@skatterbrainz]

found this one by accident and glad that I did. awesome!

[@tomekolek8613]

same about me. and about this particular concert.

[@srv232]

Great googlymoogly, Black Page was just groovin.

[@didndido3638]

Well done! That must've been fun!

[@tomstiel7576]

I can only imagine how proud their parents must be,,,God Bless these kids

[@dannym1549]

wonderful

[@TheTralfaz]

Arthur.....you truly recognise the grandeur and fake splendour of Franks music....fantastic concert, wish I could have been there

[@Fretlessness]

This is the best recording of Sofa Great work

[@davetothebeard]

Damn it brings tears to my eyes to see a project like this in 2015!!

[@ChocolateBob]

It brings tears to my old eyes watching this in 2024.

[@sandpointcinema7557]

Dude playing the xylophone absolutely nailed Peaches. Great stuff.

[@eddiemalok4728]

Holy crap! Fantastic job everyone!

[@brianirving814]

I'm 70 yr Zappa freak, love that you bunch of friends, musicians, keep the music alive, it's unique, think have watched this before, my gal nearly got called Charlene, Sharlene, ?!?! Keep up the brilliant work people, love this along everywhere, ..... Remember Frank and his audacity, capability, virtuosity, and everything else,

[@fallbangskid8304]

Very, very good! Long live Frank Zappa's and those that play it well!

[@navek1]

Great stuff Frank hope your listen up there 👏👏👏

[@paulmartin7381]

Good is good...and this is "Damn Good!"

[@kyotojoel]

Wow, all I can say is, after being a Zappa fan for decades, this is a great performance of his works. Kudos to all the musicians, Arthur and the director of the College Rhythm Band, Joseph Klein! To see young people not only playing this unique composer's music, but obviously getting off on playing it has restored my hope in the human race today. Bravo!

[@sea6bear]

Agree impressive ....

[@frankzappaspussy7362]

they are quite good .. but if you want to see best most zen covers of zappa go to "Voice of Cheez"..

[@MissingMars]

yup!

[@criddycriddy]

Superb .... Genius played as ...

[@bryceelliott9112]

End-to-End, what an incredible group of musicians, thus I say End-to-End. Also thank you for the dignitaries that fought for the funds and put together the talent to bring so many poets to the stage. Without EVERYONE there could only be void.

[@notnorberte]

Wow, I would have really loved to have played in this band! Things really come full circle for this HS band member and FZ fan in the early 80s. Like some others who commented, I got a bit teary-eyed listening and watching this. It reminded me of band life and the joy of FZ's music. Bravo!

[@truthdweller3454]

Great stuff. Love that the guitarist shreds like Frank.

[@knastvogel]

That was awesome! Thank you all.

[@grandmacaesar]

I got chills going from Black Page to Sofa. Sometimes it's just so beautiful, I'm moved to tears.

[@ChocolateBob]

Me too.

[@bornr2797]

Great to see young people playing real music..and playing great

[@elizabethanderson2968]

Amazing!

[@octofish]

INCREDIBLE.

[@mikevo3974]

Great Googily Moogily !

[@andreasrosenberg9317]

Wow This was awesome!!!

[@theazza]

Wow great job dudes. Good set list too.

[@jimbocobb8855]

This is wonderful. Makes me very happy to hear the music passed down this way. Thanks to Arthur Barrow.

[@bikingfencer]

Little house is practically perfect

[@johnccleary1980]

Wonderful! The Next Generational Wave of Zappa Fans...and True Music Lovers! Great Initiative Arthur! Bravo!

[@marknyen9833]

very impressed good job by all......HUGE ZAPPA FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yezdejerdIII]

I'm from Argentina and a big fan of Zappa works. You must be proud for such a composer you gave to the World

[@srv232]

Just awesome, guys. You blew my mind. Big Zappa fan here.

[@zombiecart]

Sooooooo damned good! Who knew Zappa would be so alive still, his music is timeless.

[@pherrington13]

Wow, I didn't expect that ! Amazing selections done amazingly well. Sharleena has always pulled the heart strings and they nailed it. Bravo !!!

[@Stinkfuss100]

Its great to hear that Frank's music is appreciated by young people and brought on the stage at such an outstanding level. Wonderful!

[@bridgmjm]

Hearing a big band or orchestra play Zappa's music seems to expose the musical genius even more. I don't know.

[@swamisMotelBand1]

Dentonites ...a proud heritage special kudos to the trumpet player on the black Page pt 2

[@billlanier203]

I had this playing in background while working at my desk, had to see who it was, stayed for the duration of the best UNT performance I've ever seen. Fine piano [David Falterman] in Little House. The trumpet [Kole Pantuso] in Village of the Sun, that white guitar flies in Montana, and the girls got the fast parts down pat. And Anna Jalkeus, unbelievably, got the high note at the end. Did I mention the sax solo at 57:36? Much of this performance, particularly the instrumentals, is undistinguishable from Zappa's own. Mega kudos to the audio engineers [Derek Miller and Ermir Bejo] Whenever it pops up on my feed, I consume it once again.

[@mikeremarcke3118]

Awesome, greeat fun and the music, most awesome!

[@progfrogian9226]

That was the best 57:37min. I spent in 2016 so far. The Montana solo and the far right blonde singer always bopping to the music made my day. Congrats M. Barrow and all of the students/musicians. Most excellent job.

[@bikingfencer]

Plus she took on Ricky Lancelotti's falsetto at the end of Montana; I held my breath

[@paulvankleet]

Absolutely superb!! Thankyou!

[@red2060]

Excellent ! ! ! Pur bonheur, pure happiness. Powerfull and exact ! Bravo

[@spiffyg4939]

Fantastic! I just wish the camera had spent more time on the amazing percussion section because that is (to me) the foundation of Frank's best compositions.

[@bikingfencer]

Wonderful in general, Sharleena is great, the pianist is great, the bass after Village of the Sun (oh, that's Barrow!), the trumpet, so many are great; playing this in background, I went to visual when Montana came on BOLD, the white guitar takes the solo. Jeez Louise! How am I supposed to get any work done. I'd pay to see this.

[@jukkakarna7810]

Youngsters,thank you.

[@christian53050]

Admirable effort all in all...this material is very demanding. Takes confidence to even attempt.

[@luugooo]

Damn, we needed this

[@frankengels7843]

You all rule! Thank you for some great music. Zappa hits the spot!

[@ToddMason]

Very well done!

[@shootfirst2097]

Excellent! I hope history records this tribute to a talent and a era that probably will never be duplicated.

[@NebulousWeb]

Great choice of songs! Great arrangements! I would honestly show this video to someone to give them the idea of what Zappa was about musically, rather than some of his own original performances. You've made Zappa more accessible and palatable with this show. Most people need to be introduced gradually, and this is an amazingly good stepping stone. Also hats off to the sound engineers. I hope you all managed to stay in music in some capacity. Best of luck.

[@fabriziosalvini9737]

I really want to thank you guys for this precious gift you gave us. I literally have tears in my eyes watching you play this immortal music. Thank you so much. Besides, Arthur, you and Vinnie really changed my life.

[@quogir1]

undoubtfully wonderful

[@myhomeo429]

It’s wonderful to hear these kids who weren’t born when Frank died playing this music. Maybe there’s hope.

[@rosshart9514]

Well done, very well done! Clearly to hear that you're into this beautiful FZ stuff and that you love what you do. Keep his spirit alive, he's one of the greatest contemporary composers. I'm a huge fan of Zappa, saw him twice in Frankfurt/Germany, unfortunately couldn't get a ticket for Yellow Shark premiere here at the opera house...

[@Ralphs-House]

Nice set and nice work by all of you. Incredibly challenging to play/sing Frank's stuff with such rapid changes in style and tempo. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@fundament]

great, great performance and awesome tracklist

[@Musicmyvideo]

Bravo, Exceptional.

[@blzbob7936]

Really nice to see the next generation performing some of Franks classics!

[@pectenmaximus231]

I'm very honored to have been in bands (separate ones) with both guitarists. Amazing musicians, and great people too. Was sitting somewhere up front smiling ear to ear through this whole show because everyone on stage did an incredible job.

[@extremefrequencies]

Kudos Arthur and the rest of you guys. FZ is surely smilin'. (NTSU School of Music is my alma mater too!) 🎶

[@happyjellyfish2008]

Stank face at 3:30 lol! Killer cover!!! Loved it

[@stevewarfel5788]

Brilliant performance. Enjoyed every minute.

[@stevebinning977]

These Kids are astonishing musicians. If you closed your eyes during the instrumental passages you could have imagined you were listening to the genuine article. I wonder if they attempted Inca Roads but decided against it. However any band that can successfully pull off any version of The Black Page has my respect. Zappa could rarely afford to tour with such a large ensemble so this performance is a real treat for Zappa fans Hats off to Arthur Barrow for putting it together

[@lubricantrc3244]

Brilliance, Arthur Barrow and his members. Great performace

[@christianlefournis1557]

Very good, thank you

[@stefanopiovan3349]

Thanks Arthur, he applauds from up there.

[@mariusb5150]

That was great. And you really hit Sharleena. That's such beautiful song. Wonderful black page. Wonderful dynamics. Great singing and playing. Montana intro spot on and wonderful guitar solo. Well rehearsed 🙂Thank you. That made me happy.

[@rickandrews2112]

As a 40 year fan of Frank, and a musician of just as many years, I whole heartedly salute this group of students for investing in the work it takes to learn and perform correctly Frank's music. Y'all rock!

[@andrewborofsky3723]

Must be a younger pup than me first saw him 75