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    Posted: March 29 2006 at 14:29

 

I've never listened to anything from FRANK ZAPPA...but I am interested in "testing the water".

I am primarily a fan of stuff along the lines of YES, GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, early MAHAVISHNU, ELP, UK (etc).

Anybody out there have one solid suggestion as a starting point for me (assuming THAT even exists, of course).

 

Oh... I suppose I should say that I'm not a fan of "goofy" material (since he apparently likes to be humorous on occasion).

 

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Points: 10266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2006 at 14:31
How about "The Grand Wazoo"?


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Points: 218 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2006 at 14:39

Over-Nite Sensation, Hot Rats  or maybe Apstrophe and after that just get everything!!!!

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Hot Rats
(1969)


Freak Out!
(1966)


The Grand Wazoo
(1972)

Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere CD album cover

Roxy & Elsewhere

1974

Live


Apostrophe (')
(1974)


Joe's Garage, Act I
(1979)

Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Acts II & III CD album cover

Joe's Garage, Acts II & III

1979

Studio Album

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Points: 31644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2006 at 15:02
Hot Rats, The Grand Wazoo, One Size Fits All
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Points: 657 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2006 at 15:08
Originally posted by blazno blazno wrote:

Over-Nite Sensation, Hot Rats  or maybe Apstrophe and after that just get everything!!!!

Get it all!  (bring a platinum credit card with you)

Seriously though, I'd start with Hot Rats then as blazno says - start buying.
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Points: 940 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2006 at 16:24

There's a sampler CD that reunites 19 tracks from 1967 to 1988 by FZ. It's called "Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa". It's a good way to test if you like Zappa's style.

 
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