"Z" - Live Performance, Hollywood, L.A. 1993

[@MichaelJKramer]

I thought then and I still think now that this was a GREAT band with GREAT orchestrations and vocals. Just balls out, pump your fist and sing loud and proud rock n' roll. I would LOVE to see this incarnation happen again.. Awesome stuff.

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

Saw them in d.c at the 9.30 club..it was great!

[@winnmiller6012]

It's like Ahmet's voice is really, REALLY good! Hope he's still singing!!!

[@klummpskards5652]

He will be singing on the hologram tour

[@goodwintrent2989]

Nice outfit, Scott!

[@vivalapsych]

Happier days

[@gdawg2389]

This is one of those situations where you give your brother a job because you feel like you have to take care of him. Dweezil's such a giving person.

[@michaelledford4751]

G Diddy look how Ahmet repaid his brother helping him ,now Dweezil can't even call his band Zappa plays Zappa and is blocked by the zappa trust their mother went against Frank's death bed wishes ,threw away his will and gave control of everything to the 2 children that are failures and can't make money on their own .

[@baldersackthethird768]

@@michaelledford4751 Spot on, well said.

[@seanmurphy26]

@@michaelledford4751 plus Gail was half a Momo too, supposedly..

[@nicolassosolic5928]

I just don't know what he's doing on stage,it"s a joke,he's like some kind of Phil Anselmo meet some IT worker gone wrong...Mais oui,ouh la la!

[@seanmurphy26]

Ahmet has great stage presence, amazing moves, and actually a pretty good singer. However, I am not a fan of what he has done to Dweezil. Ahmet is a screenwriter, he has written movies like The Odd Life of Timothy Green. So he is not a complete failure, he is just disappointing to all of Frank's fans

[@christopherelio4838]

The album “Shampoohorn” is such a great one. This is such a cool video, and the band sounds so damn good. This is a show I wish I could’ve seen.

[@Draxtor]

“Shampoohorn” is awesome! I still have it :)

[@iainwhite3476]

@@DraxtorI can’t find it anywhere I love that album I lost my vinyl 😢

[@Draxtor]

@@iainwhite3476 that is a CRIME you have to ask the Lord to forgive ;)

[@josephlewis8148]

I saw Z in Boston, to this day one of the shows I’ve ever seen! And yes, they did the melody.

[@hip2bsquareguitar]

Newcastle Riverside '93. Acknowledge the raven!!! Crazy brilliant gig.

[@xriss5462]

glasgow king tuts.....Acknowledge the raven....reply from punter...fuck the raven .....klassik gig

[@CJJC]

I’d forgotten about the raven

[@bastianogr4960]

They‘re remarkably tight. Damn! Especially for the anarchic silly bunch that they are. They sound awesome! Also, Dweezil‘s Gold Top Music Man is making me weak in my knees.

[@BrandonMilner]

Z in 1996 was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I so wish a full show bootleg existed!

[@trafficjamzombie1]

Amazing find, thank you for posting!

[@keenedgedesigns]

Mike Keneally! What a lineup!

[@zepgen8]

Great stuff, i bought the cd on it's release date, then missed there shows in the uk.blast. So thank you posting this..

[@OBACHOWA]

wow how does this exist? OOOOHHH yeah, thanks Frank!

[@KieranFunzig]

Very cool

[@crydee1]

Awesome...... good to see the bros jammin

[@chrischoir3594]

he sings great

[@azopalinc]

Best $16 I’ve ever spent. Saw them at the TLA on South Street in Philly.

[@Ottophil]

Love that venue. Seen many bands there

[@jeremyjimison189]

Pure awesome sauce thanks for posting his!

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

ROCKKKKKK!!!!! Thanks for this post.Peace.

[@LiberMedia_Podcast]

This was Franktastic!!

[@williamweiss6128]

Mike and Dweezil 😳

[@tomasrusso2285]

purple guitar, what an awesome tune!

[@kifskunkboy]

If i could go back to one gig it would be this one in King Tuts Glasgow :(

[@martinwiltrout9601]

Too bad Dweezil isn't doing this stuff any more.

[@johnnygault365]

I have a singed shampoohorn by all there guys From July 94 maybe Me and spoke to em all Tower recode in glasgow

[@jublaim]

Wow thanks!

[@jarrahdrum]

I was lucky enough to see them in Milton Keynes; only a scruffy fiver to get in; Bargain!

[@MrGiandrum]

che mostri!!!

[@defyras]

Really nice hard core! B-)

[@davidallen346]

Ahmet Zappa is a very Funny guy, his due with Jenny Roger's Lady on Conan O'Brien show was epic

[@winstonschwarz1636]

I saw this band in early '93 with Josh Freese on drums. It was way tighter and less plodding than this. And Ahmet had hair!

[@steevidrums]

Holy shit balls... why haven't I ever heard of this band before...?!?!

[@THVETHVE]

Genial.

[@Abyss60]

2 zappa!s

[@stevemitchell5009]

Can anyone name the song @ or around the 16:30 minute mark ? Awesome song.

[@skipflow]

2:50 nice little nod to "Live Wire"

[@Joepepelombardo]

This was the same year frank died

[@digbyinthedoghouse7455]

This is May 12th, not December 5th, yeah? In Europe, 05-12-93 would be 5th day of 12th month.

[@davidgerlach1132]

Clearly, from a different cloth, than his brilliant father, unlike myself.

[@davidhudson7813]

Who said it didn't rub off. This is scratch and sniff at its Best

[@michaelledford4751]

Now that we know Frank wrote a serious heavy metal song for Dweezils band Z that's on Dweezils new album it pisses me off they didn't play it back when heavy metal was king ,it would have made the charts . I can't remember the name of the song Frank wrote about Satan but it's on the Via Zamata album Dweezil released last year and I like it .

[@TheDudeMinds89]

Michael Ledford Dragon Master

[@anthonygonzalez4888]

Super DZ....can kick anyone's ass on guitar....

[@JamminClemmons]

*Anthony Gonzalez* - I agree 100% brother! Don't you forget Mike Keneally though. This footage doesn't show him very much but trust me *(I'm Honest)* , Mikey can shred the guitar right there with Steve Vai. Do a few youtube searches. That bastard can play!

[@soeffingwhat]

@@JamminClemmons Yep, he carried the Zappa's universe show I think.

[@josephlewis8148]

I’ve seen Mike playing keyboards with Vai and Satriani, and they agree that the best guitarist on stage is the keyboardist (Mike)!

[@Specksworld]

Damn Dweez is on fire !

[@deebonash1495]

Ahmet is such a troll lmaooo!!

[@jondefoor6657]

I was at this show,my wife is the girl in the front row that Ahmet was singing to. It was a great show,very entertaining,they did a talent show at one point,with celebrity guests.

[@brucewood6126]

"Z" Stands for zeal!!! 👍🤘

[@stevenluxenberg379]

Technically impressive; a rock solid and tight live performance with absolutely NO COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL. And what is with Scott Thunes in a skirt?

[@sosimple3585]

Yep. I could never get past the twee lyrics.

[@tomtiddler1]

From the biggest DZ fan I know :D How's things John?

[@bakeone4406]

Saw Dweezil's band i think a little before this performance in Orangevale CA. Don't think Keneally was in the band. It was more packed with energy and tighter than seemed humanly possible. Possibly the most brain busting display of rock guitar that venue had been subjected to. It went on for more than two hours and some people who really dug the show were exhausted and left, unfortunately for them, they missed Purple Guitar and a bunch of other @#$&(*** !! amazing poop.

[@klummpskards5652]

4 of 5 of these men are in a band together again Who Is The Problem????? I haven't watched this once a week for years to see Dweezil

[@daviddalziel884]

Saw Z in Glasgow 4th July 93, think having Mike and Scott on board helped a lot. Shame the boys can't "play nicely" together anymore.

[@dawners2301]

Yeah I was at that gig also :)

[@soeffingwhat]

Z never played Ireland back then (the situation up north and the stupid stupid thing with shannon airport in Limerick probably not helping) but Dweezil's been here a bunch of times with ZPZ and his other show last year. I first got to see Scott Thunes with Steve Vai when Vai did a handful of shows opening for Aerosmith in October 93..

[@Noitpure]

You sure this is L.A.? I've got this on DVD from the European tour that year.

[@briancarr9297]

You still got the DVD... Any chance of being uploaded...

[@handsomerube]

1:46 LOL...he even moves like eddie van halen here ;p

[@bosprocket]

chek out dweezils eddie van halen story

[@johnchurchillmusicart]

Motley Crue reference at 2:50

[@spikeybaby1735]

Z's dead baby, Z's dead

[@richardphilpott1225]

ti-eeeet

[@beta14ok]

Too bad Ahmet didn't stick with this. Such a fun band.

[@deebonash1495]

I like them more than their dad lol. And they have some damm good songs

[@experimentalrock]

Alright! Up and in the grill!

[@markkindermannart4028]

a lot of zep in there

[@Fadderuttan]

I actually saw them in L.A. in 1993. Anyone know where this specific concert is shot?

[@Fadderuttan]

Btw, I remembering meeting Bruce Kulick (Kiss) and Chris Robinson (Black Crows) that night. And rumors even says that Frank himself was there to watch the show. Anyone knows if this is the same concert?

[@tomtiddler1]

It does say in the description: Club Lingerie, Hollywood, LA, USA. 5.12.93.

[@davidheimark]

if this is in fact the lingerie show, yes, frank and moon, along with a caregiver, massaging and comforting frank, were at this show. how do i know? i am older than the youngsters and went directly to the balcony to watch without having to stand thru their marathon shows. fz and crew were brought in just as things got going and a small couch, for comfort, was put in in place of the bar stools. frank beamed watching his kids. i believe this was joe travers first gig with fz. amaze-balls show, of course. frank looked visibly beat and left prior to the end of the show. warren cucurullo stopped to say hello to frank briefly. wonderful memories.

[@mfoti123]

It was at Club Lingerie, Hollywood. I was there sitting in the roped off section reserved for the Zappa’s. I sat, actually stood next to Frank, his wife Gail was there, so was Moon Unit, (I locked eyes with her and fell in love, and the younger daughter, Diva Muffin. Ahmet was onstage singing lead. Great band, Dweezil, Scott Thunes on Bass and Mike Keanaly, that guy is sooooo great. Great show!

[@Fadderuttan]

​@@mfoti123 Thank god for notifications, so I didn't miss your answer. Those seats reserved for Frank... were those on an upper floor where you could look down at the stage?

[@ToneTraveler]

Trustafareye. At least they are playing originals on Daddy's coat tails.

[@klummppohare1061]

anyone else notice the 5150 on the one amp?

[@adamwright7954]

it was a EVH signature model amp made by Peavey for many years.

[@periurban]

Is this the show that Frank attended?

[@TheBorjamz]

I wish I could play like that FKN amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBorjamz]

Kikked my arse!!

[@fadethetrade]

Oh god no.

[@ohneende1]

+periurban Frank was at this show.

[@TheBorjamz]

Just a? Didn't Franks Son play in Bowies band?

[@patrickburbey2275]

Shank Hall

[@spikeybaby1735]

The same year Frank died

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Never heard of Z. Not surprised.

[@vincevirtua]

I thought this would be shit, it's actually ok.

[@deebonash1495]

They have some good song writing. Listen to hit me baby one more time. Pretty dope

[@ward9306]

I wonder if moon has a thatch like her brothers

[@JamminClemmons]

* *BASS PLAYER,* * A dress? *WHAT?*

[@tomtiddler1]

It's Scott Thunes!

[@JamminClemmons]

@@tomtiddler1 Right,,,,,, *IN A DRESS?* He turned gay, FFS.

[@bimmjim]

Wow ! That's painful. I could only endure 40 seconds of that noise.

[@SubtractiveMoves]

He's so gay

[@analyzingfunny]

gay but cool?