This video showcases what has to be Frank Zappa's greatest group performing one of Frank's greatest songs: Inca Roads, from One Size Fits All. Sure, I probably like the song because it contains a touch of Alien Lore. The stellar band on this outing includes (among others) George Duke (on piano, synthesizer and vocals), Ruth Underwood (marimbas), Napoleon Murphy Brock (Sax and flute), Tom Fowler (bass), and Chester Thompson (drums).
You may have to hit the play button twice (don't ask me why)
Inca Roads
By Frank Zappa
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?
Was it round
And did it have
A motor
Or was it
Something
Different
Did a vehicle
Did a vehicle
Did a vehicle
Fly along the mountains
And find a place to park itself
Or did someone
Build a place
To leave a space
For such a vehicle to land
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Did the indians, first on the bill
Carve up the hill
Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?
Was she round
And did she have a motor
Or was she something different
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
At the Armadillo in Austin Texas, her aura,
Or did someone build a place
Or leave a space for Chester's Thing to land
*(Chester's Thing... on Ruth)*
Did a booger-beer
Come from somewhere out there
Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Did the Indians, first on the bill
Carve up her hill
On Ruth
On Ruth
That's Ruth
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Awesome. Just, awesome!!! When you see Frank smiling during the performance you know that things are going 'exactly' how he wanted them to!!! That was a great band.
ReplyDeleteMy only complaint was all of the extra SFX that they put in during the claymation segments. At times it really obstructed the stellar performance that was going on underneath it.
Did you ever watch the video I have of Project-Object performing the Andy Inca medley (\\Klingol\Kyle\Videos\music\Project_Object)? I really liked this performance.
Napoleon and Ike Willis mesh really well together vocally. And more and more, Napoleon is rapidly becoming my favorite Zappa front man.
One of the greatest moments from the Zappa Plays Zappa show I saw, were the people afterwards who had never heard of Napoleon before, all talking about how amazing he was on stage. He came damn close to stealing the entire show.
If you haven't watched these vids, check them out. They obviously don't have Zappa, but they are good performances none the less.
Thanks for the vid. You just made my day. :D
-Kyle