A Breakdown Of Frank Zappa's "Andy" (feat. Simon Prentis)

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⁠that, my dudes, would be joyous / enriching! - THE premier FZ analyst who’s also a *deep* fan, shoulder-to-shoulder with THE heartbeat powering the collective celebration of Frank’s live music and spirit?.. well, would be a shame for collaboration to *not* happen, IMO. endorsed 😊 seanM

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wowsers. that'd be incredible!

[@brianlinse]

I don't know what is crazier-that someone would make a two-hour video analyzing one Zappa composition or that I would watch it in one sitting. Amazing. Thank you. Still can't believe I never picked up on the Dupree's lick after all these years.

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[@TylerBartram]

Not cringe-inducing at all, my friend. This is incredibly meaningful to me, especially since I considered taking this channel down for good and not doing stuff like this anymore (blah blah I won't bore anyone with the details but it's all good now). It's so rewarding that people enjoy this, and I'm, of course, so happy we can come together and enjoy Zappa's music in (hopefully) a unique way. I can't thank you enough for the support - seriously!

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[@agemans_stuff]

Wow! I think you really earned your PhD with this video. It's priceless, thank you so much!

[@joeliewan]

I have never seen videos with this much depth and detail and such incredible production value. You are the Frank Zappa of music analysis videos! PLEASE keep up the incredible work!!!

[@TylerBartram]

Thank you so much! Gonna try to do as many as I can 😃

[@ganazby]

This video is an incredible piece of work in its own right, and more than does justice to its subject matter. Arf.

[@noebelzil9213]

Just in time for Zappa’s birthday!

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

I did not clock that, nice pull.

[@wietzejohanneskrikke1910]

Well, the blind wasn't drawn on this analysis. You've left no stone unturned and showed us the sheer brilliance of Zappa's mind contained in this one song... And Frank made hundreds! Thank you so much for this deeply interesting and fun exploration of Andy. I always thought the song was about some random dude that left a trail of baffled and shocked victims behind. Oh, how wrong was I...

[@pedrozappa]

You are our sofa! ARF! Thank you for this maestro.

[@TylerBartram]

Thanks so much for watching, and a special shoutout to Simon for his extraordinary contributions! What Zappa song would you like to see a video on next?

[@tixximmi1]

Stucco Homes

[@noebelzil9213]

It would be a massive undertaking but I would love to see an analysis of The Adventures of Greggary Peccary, or maybe an analysis of just one or two sections from it

[@tixximmi1]

@@noebelzil9213 I want to know who is making those huge brown clouds?

[@critiqueoblique5820]

Someone mentioned Greggary Peccary, which would be amazing but a massive undertaking - but it is also the track that gets a whole sode on his masterpiece album (Lather) - and I think doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Similarly, the title track "Lather" or Regyptian Strut, which I think has some of the best harmonies Zappa ever wrote. I'd love to know how that piece works.

[@tixximmi1]

@@critiqueoblique5820 I can do it in two words - It's great! there

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We are so unbelievably back

[@JoeContiMusic]

I freaking love this video and this channel! I worked for Frank on the 84 tour, and I played in a band with Ike Willis. I can’t get enough of this. Great entertainment analysis!❤

[@TylerBartram]

That's amazing! Thank you!

[@pooletranslation7581]

This was one of the most interesting videos I have watched in a long time. I am a Zappa fan and Japanese translator and have exchanged emails now with Simon.

[@Miguelito1985-f6t]

Great work!! Thanks a lot!!

[@marca7434]

Tyler ... Every time I take in one of your videos productions, I think of it as your best and there's no way to top. Then you bless us with another and I'm even more blown away. This was outstanding and I thank you for sharing all of your efforts with us.

[@TylerBartram]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you letting me know that - it means a lot!

[@marca7434]

@TylerBartram Absolutely. And, I really enjoy the half dozen videos you did years ago where you were doing FZ's tunes in a basement. Sometimes with split screens and, at least once, with some of your buddies. Reaal great stuff !!!

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Man, what a track. I started listening to FZ at the age of 11, 1986 and One Size Fits All was literally life changing. I recommend all musicians to learn this tune, it absolutely rips.

[@leechild4655]

Did he get Andy from that joke about a preacher asking a young boy do you know God`s name? To which the boy replies, yes. It`s Andy. The preacher stunned asked how do you know this. The boy says it`s in the song we sing in church. Andy walks with me, Andy he talks with me.

[@mikebryant4146]

Howdy Simon! How the hell are you!? Nice to see you in this video!

[@SingenSpielenSprechen]

Impressive reconstruction - musically, lyrics-wise, methodically, in terms of didactics, use of different types of graphics and animation, presentation of isolated sounds etc pp. Masterpiece. This is the upside of the internet. Simply put: Thank you.

[@BillsBoxOfSound]

Holy crap. This video made my head hurt, but in a good way. Fine job, Tyler.

[@TylerBartram]

Hey, thanks Bill! I'm a real big fan of yours.

[@MegamanStreetband]

Thx a lot for this. Finally I think I understand something about how FZ was thinking when he made his wonderful music.

[@RemcoLamberts]

Omg I know what I'll be watching tomorrow lol. 2 hrs of Zappa goodness. Cheers

[@RemcoLamberts]

Just to say, I did watch it, and boy it didn't disappoint. The sheer craftsmanship of Tyler is mind-blowing, both his insights and musical analysis and his video editing and clever visuals explaining the concepts. I also enjoyed the collaboration with Simon. Thanks so much both!

[@crispyrobot77]

Agreed! "Andy" is an AMAZING song. Johnny "Guitar" Watson has an awesome voice.

[@Annellsson]

Tyler, 59:56, Frank mentions Todd in The Blue Light "Excuse me Todd" when taking about "underwater pyramid" and "squid decor".

[@TylerBartram]

Good catch! Are we positive it's a reference to Mr. Rundgren, though?

[@Annellsson]

@@TylerBartram Yes, I'm pretty sure since Todd's band Utopia used a pyramid in their stage setup.

[@SlippsStanking]

Christmas came early! Andy is one of my favorite Zappa songs, I'm absolutely ecstatic that you dedicated 2 FULL HOURS to it!

[@johntabacco]

Excellent work (again) Tyler. Thank you. I remember reading in Nigey Lennon's book "Being Frank" how she thought "Andy" was about the end of her relationship with FZ. After working with Nigey, (producing her CD) she seemed to vehemently believe it. Could be some truth there - who knows? In any event, it's a wonderful piece of music and it has entertained me now for over 50 years! One Size Fits All (anagram for SOFA) indeed. I think an interesting tune to analyze would be "It Just Might Be A One Shot Deal" or "Regyptian Strut". Or if you wanna go nuts "Mo and Herb's Vacation". Ha!

[@TylerBartram]

Interesting! Thank you for watching and the great suggestions!

[@lilyeebo]

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Christmas came early. Thank you! ❤

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[@budfoon]

Interesting - adds more context to Ed Palermo's Zodd Zundgren adventures... And OSFA has *always* been my favorite FZ album. Your song breakdown and Simon's analysis added more reasons to love it. I'd love to hear an in-depth musical analysis of Inca Roads!

[@TheCompleteJeff]

Such a unique track from an already very unique artist!

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Immaculate. Where can I donate to your channel?

[@TylerBartram]

Thank you so much! paypal.me/TylerBartram556

[@MegaTubescreamer]

a very welcome breakdown and brilliant insight of this tiny bit of franks genius i love every nanosecond of one size fits all, so this video fits nicely also😊

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Hardest work, that all o can say! O cant imagine you spending hours and hours making this really treasure. Thank you very much for these materials. Also thank for your special guest apparences. João Paulo from Brazil! 2hs complete! Happy Christmas for you and your family.

[@jimruel2121]

Thank you for this comprehensive break down…amazing. The more you dig into Frank, the more you realize his genius.

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Wow that was so great!

[@flaredrake8058]

Much appreciated analysis! Glad you have returned to this format after a pause. Your work is very valuable.

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[@MattGoldstine]

This is incredible! Your work is much appreciated.

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Congratulations, incredible work. Greetings from Madrid, Spain

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Thank you so much Tyler. I love these!!! Never stop the collection.

[@Thatotheralien]

A very good production. Good transcription work Good research I really enjoyed it A really good effort!

[@direttoreprimopiano5224]

wonderful job as always. Frank would be proud

[@ackerjawaka1966]

My favourite song from one of my favourite Zappa albums 🍺🍻

[@Erkki_Mela]

Holy hell this is an amazing video! A ton of work to get this done! On top of everything else this video editing is incredible too, I hope to get even close to your level one day!

[@pauldenby878]

Thanks so much for this Tyler - fantastic stuff!

[@NN-ul4oy]

Tyler, thank you very much for this very excellent christmas present!!!

[@noahellis5250]

Congratulations Tyler on another enlightening and interersting FZ video-thanks so much for all the great content!

[@jerryoutlaw3396]

Such an iconic song!! Thank you for this

[@uncleremus64]

Used the tip jar. Thank you, Tyler. Happy Birthday Frank!!!

[@TylerBartram]

Much appreciated!! Happy birthday to the Maestro!

[@TheRudySchwartzProject]

Great work, yet again.

[@a.phakic4854]

As always Tyler, an extremely thorough and amazing analysis! Thank you for this!

[@opu9264]

Man...Thank you......incredubly deeply made

[@steelingcable6350]

With out a doubt of Frank's most underrated and overlooked compositions. I never hear anyone talk about this one even when discussing One Size Fits All as a whole they just gloss over it. I never understood why, its great! Although I guess it never really stood a chance on the same disc of polyvinyl-carbonate as Inca Roads and Po-Jama People.

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great video

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Amazing!

[@robotcalus]

Looking forward to diving into this one, thanks as always Tyler!

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Pure gold! Thanks for this and the others

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Que tremendo video man ! Te felicito muchisimo

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Incredibly well done, man!

[@ayychuchi]

this is great stuff, man, respect

[@boudiccamarchestorome9475]

Great step-by-step musical guide leading us through modes and back: Thank you!

[@mikepowers5753]

Thank you! Another gem.

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[@derekpavlic]

Awesome video man, I learned a lot! I was thinking when you referenced Approximate that one of the rhythms in there is similar to the opening percussion lick. Great stuff

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[@johncaudy8739]

Man… you’ve even done your research on Zappateers I assume? Nice work thank you!

[@TylerBartram]

Of course! An essential Zappa website and all fantastic people

[@davidallen3901]

Excellent!

[@badtoguro]

Hi Tyler, where that interview talking about zen came from? i wanna hear it seems interesting as zappa dont normaly comment about that so much, great video a pleasure to watch !

[@TylerBartram]

That is actually from Simon's interview with Zappa, which he graciously shared with me. Maybe he will release the whole thing!

[@badtoguro]

@@TylerBartram oh i cant wait hahah thanks!

[@fzmisty7579]

Thanks a lot! Great job)

[@nazfrde]

He does the quintuplets thing (up two, down three) on the "Guacamole Queen" bit in "Inca Roads".

[@TylerBartram]

Good one!

[@a_missippian]

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[@jlrp9929]

Amazing! thank you.!

[@Civilizashum]

I did not know Brett Clement had written "Lydian/Mixolydian oscillation". I always thought that about the I-II or bVII-I vamp.

[@declassified1]

Andy Devine hwy exists 😅 he said in his sqeekyest voice. .. .. incredible breakdown 👌

[@bleemblorm]

I need an inca roads vid!

[@dirkfrohling7948]

Wow.

[@lepoisson]

This is gonna take me four hours due to all my pausing and rewinding so I guess I have to double my tip.

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Anne D Divine - conceptual continuity...

[@hogsaloft3089]

Hmmm.... sound like HIGH-LEVEL COROBBERATIUM to me!

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[@rikk1546]

Some of the background vocals are at times reminiscent of gospel style, which would also support the religious theory somewhat.

[@TylerBartram]

For sure!

[@pangeaproxima3681]

Tomorrow is genius Frank's birthday.

[@carlyellison8498]

Need a warning sticker on that one.

[@AcoustiMan818]

@Tyler: which AI tool did you use to separate the parts?

[@TylerBartram]

I used this one - audiostrip.com I’ve tried a bunch out and they are more or less the same, though.

[@AcoustiMan818]

@ Again thx for your very thorough analysis of ‘“Andy”. Must have been a lot of work to make such an elaborate video 🙏

[@TylerBartram]

@@AcoustiMan818 Thank you for your support!

[@Belas_Photography]

Thanks, and just to remind everyone Dec 21st is Frank's birthday.

[@PAULLONDEN]

"One Size Fits All" ...utterly brilliant. After that sadly Zappa's genius deserted him... endless clever dickie ranting , endless gittar solos. ..."Sheik Yerbouti" ,anyone ?😭

[@hogsaloft3089]

Different idiom, but the Sheik is a work of genius nonetheless. 'Wild Love' is worthy of Basho...

[@pechondelgado]

Some of the 80s prog was incredible.

[@greenatom]

Here is Andy Devine, BTW: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKmle5d5ibBroac I remember him as the annoying hoarse-voiced old man on the Flipper show.

[@utahtuber]

Andy is about Andy Devine. The main drag through Kingman AZ is Andy Devine Ave. which is also historic US Route 66. Anyone traveling the country back then knew Kingman as an outpost in the middle of nowhere. At the intersection of old route 66 with present day Interstate 40 is the old Lido Hotel mentioned in Willie the Pimp "Standin on the porch of the Lido Hotel, Floozies in the lobby love the way I sell.. Was the band possibly traveling Route 66 back in the day and came up with this song. I'd love to hear any corroboration.

[@TylerBartram]

Interesting!

[@eldoctortangalanga6480]

Can you activate subtittles?

[@TylerBartram]

Done! Hope it works.

[@eldoctortangalanga6480]

@TylerBartram yes thank you

[@MonsieurMosca]

That great feeling when I reached for the “subscribe” button and discovered that I was already subscribed to your channel. BTW, I always assumed the “thong rind” was a spoonerism for “wrong thing”.

[@kevin-ze7zd]

The thong rind portion is pure Leon Russel. Vocal and the organ. Or maybe I'm thinking Dr John.

[@kevin-ze7zd]

I may be confusing the two. It's one or the other. Maybe both influences.

[@knottydm2448]

Time to eat

[@smaclardie]

The name Andrew means 'manly'. I've always thought he was asking is there anything good in man. You have to wonder in 2024.

[@TylerBartram]

Interesting!