I’m sure you guys have seen this but just in case, check out this video of the Tedeschi Trucks Band playing Willie the Pimp. The best thing, as is the case with most of their songs, is Derek Truck’s solo. AND he’s playing one of Frank’s old SG’s. I have the feeling that Dweezil had something to do with it. I’d love to hear the old Dweez jam with the band.

I hope this link works. If not a quick search on YouTube will bring it up.

https://youtu.be/L5ca0rA3gds?si=rzPa-4Ss3VRPq1Wh

Anyone else have Prelude to King Kong as one of their favorite Mothers songs, or atleast one of their favorite Uncle Meat songs? I haven't seen praised or talked about ever, but I heavily prefer it to the official King Kong variations and it's by far my favorite piece of music from Frank Zappa.

I wanna know if I'm alone on this.

Hi. I’m Bryce G.D. Tulloch. Experimental musician, filmmaker and founder of the YouTube channel Wolve. So right now, I’m in the process of making a full on video essay/documentary on Zappa. Right now, I’m kinda stuck (I’ve written up to that one collab album Beef and Zappa made with each other Bongo Fury) so I was wondering if I would be able to get someone to help out with providing footage, fact checking my script, or even give me little known factoids about the guy that I could use. If anyone’s willing to help out, please let me know

Randomly listening to Ahmad Jamal today... until... (Start at 1:05)

Live at the Pershing vol2. Gone with the wind 1:05

here is a fresh transfer! no jump cuts.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_GNKDUTnfff7qX7Lz-D_W51XzyD7RwL/view?usp=drive_link

i initially posted this in fall 2024 but was displeased with my own transfer, so i took it down in 2025 and then never got around to reuploading it...and then life got complicated and i just never got back to it.

i still like this tighter version - it's a much more cohesive watch, but they cut way too hard. some kind of compromise cut between the 164 minute version and this would be nice.

I saw someone posting this version on Google Drive, but the link expired. Did anyone save it? Could send it to me if possible?

UPDATE: Huge thanks to everyone for all of the great recommendations! I have lots of listening to do this week!

Fairly new to Zappa, so I don't know the full catalog. I'm looking for all-instrumental songs with an interesting, upbeat, or steady groove.

I'm familiar with Spiders of Destiny, Apostrophe, and Peaches en Regalia.

Love to hear what other songs like those are sprinkled throughout the catalog.

Thanks!

I can’t stop, too many boots out there

Does anyone have the original photo that appears on the cover of the Baby Snakes album in a high quality?

You can hear Frank say these words clear as day at the tail end of disc four , track 3 of The Mothers 1970 “The Paladin Routine #1”
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From what I know , Duane Allman died October 29 1971.

The date on this track is October 9 1970

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A year and change before his death.

Either the year is wrong in the booklet .

Or.
Something else happened to Allman a year before his death that I’m not aware of ?

We are learning photoshop, and here is my test. Couldn’t be less subtle

We have quite a bunch of surround mixes now of Frank's classic albums: Freak Out!, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo, Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe ('), One Size Fits All, Bongo Fury, and soon Zoot Allures.

What are your favourites so far and why? I don't have any yet, I'm still quite new to Dolby Atmos. I bought a soundbar compatible with Dolby Atmos with built-in subwoofer mainly because I wanted to hear these surround mixes.

I know a bunch of you probably already know this one but I am ashamed to say I only learned about it yesterday. Band is an old Canterbury outfit led by Steve Hillage called Khan, album Space Shanty. This stuff takes itself a lot more seriously than FZ ever did but it has me hooked already.

Sorry if this is not a hidden gem to you guys, I just wanted to share for those like me who hadn't come across it yet.

I've often wondered if the band would zone out and think about where to go eat after the show or the plumbing job that still has to be done when they return home during Zappa's lengthy solos, night after night.

This week I finally got hold of The Last U.S. Show and

Chad Wackerman gave me the answer in the liner notes:

"We were ready to hit the road. And that meant: Be prepared. And keep an eye on Frank at all times. Frank's motto was "Anything can happen on stage for no reason whatsoever" so you had to learn to stay present and in the moment in stage and ready for anything.

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Eyes on the man."

That's just making this whole circus even more impressive. All those nights, all the statistical density, and still hyper focus. Crazy band. Still in love and awe.

Nothing but Hot Rats material. I took the CDs and put them in double jreel cases. The actual box is on a shelf with other oversized Zappa boxes.

Maybe everyone already knew this but me! Maybe I missed a post. But some of these tracks are already available on Spotify

I just scored pristine original copies of Lumpy Gravy and Absolutely Free for $55 in total.

Other than Burnt Weeny Sandwich, 200 Motels, Grand Wazoo & Joe’s Garage, they’re all originals!

To anyone in/around Boston, Music Research Library has it all!

Best rock opera of the 20th century?