One of my favorite lead guitar solos— Zappa’s Willie the Pimp— Capt Beefheart at vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hft8AZVlBGs
Hot Rats remains one of the most interesting and innovative — and underappreciated — albums of all time, IMO.
Yeah, best song on that album by far. Loved all iterations of Zappa but especially the early stuff with the original Mothers. Also playing on Hot Rats was the great electric violinist Jean Luc Ponty who I saw in concert twice.
Saw Zappa live when he had Beefheart for the Bongo Fury tour. Really awesome, loved that album too. Saw him when he had the great guitarist Steven Vie in the band for a New Years eve show. Really great times were had.
>sigh<
Absolutely Free - possibly his best work:
Frank Zappa Full Albums:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-97eQ5A7fpvracdpWya75_SfxqNViJm
RIP Mrs. Zappa.
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