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Poll Question: Which MOI album is your Favorite?
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One Size Fits All is always my choice.  But it being my perennial choice also means many other great albums get slighted.  Even of the era, Roxy and Overnite are fine albums.  As we move, time-wise, from that era, there are many great albums, looking backward to the Flo and Eddie years as a low point (but also capable of producing the incomparable Mud Shark), and forward to Lather, where ol' FZ is just kicking ass.  The later-day Mothers (Uncle Meat, Burnt Weenie, Weasels) is incomparable.  We can all  be thankful that the guy was an absolute music workaholic. 
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One Size for me, although the actual Mothers-era for me would be the 60's and later FZ just used the name for several totally unrelated bands.
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Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by Zombywoof Zombywoof wrote:

Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

1. Over-Nite Sensation (5 stars)
2. Roxy & Elsewhere (5 stars)
3. One Size Fits All (5 stars)
4. The Grand Wazoo (4.5 stars)
5. Burnt Weeny Sandwich (3.5 stars, though Little House I Used to Live In is surely Zappa's first true masterpiece)
6. Bongo Fury (3.5 stars)
 
The other albums, I either haven't heard them that much(Uncle Meat and Weasels) or just don't like them(We're Only in it, 200 motels).


If you are a fan of jazz, you really should check out Uncle Meat again. I didn't like it for the longest time, but then after hearing a lot of jazz (and playing a lot of jazz), one day it clicked and it is now probably my favorite early Mothers album.
 
I didn't say I didn't like Uncle Meat, in fact I liked it, what I did say was that I haven't heard it enough to form a concise opinion about it.


I know, I was just suggesting that you become more familiar with it!
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich gets my vote - some superb proto RIO instrumental rock bookended (for some inexplicable reason) by two spot on doo wop covers.
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I haven't heard all of these, but I've heard enough to vote. Here's my top 5:

1. We're Only In It For The Money (5 stars)
2. Absolutely Free (5 stars)
3. Over-Nite Sensation (5 stars)
4. Roxy & Elsewhere (4.5 stars)
5. One Size Fits All (4 stars)

Voted for Money!

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Over-nite sensation for me.
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Over-nite Sensation
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These are the ones I have:

One Size Fits All (5 stars)
Over-nite Sensation (4 stars)
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (4 stars and still growing with each listen)
 
Not enough to vote Ouch
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Points: 708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2010 at 08:52
I'd maybe rank them like this:

1.  Roxy & Elsewhere
2.  The Grand Wazoo
3.  Absolutely Free
4.  One Size Fits All
5.  Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Man, Frank made a lot of great albums, didn't he?! Probably more than anyone else...
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1.  Uncle Meat
2.  Burnt Weeny Sandwich      
3.  Absolutely Free
4.  We're Only In It For The Money
5.  Weasels Ripped My Flesh  
 
                                        RZZZZZ!
 
 
I could definitely do without the bonus tracks at the beginning of the 2nd disc of Uncle Meat though...
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1. Grand Wazoo
2. Overnite Sensation
3. One Size Fits All
4. Roxy & Elsewhere
5. Studio Tan
 
Thats MY choice....they ALL kick ass in their own way, tho. I like the music, personally....the early stuff just was'nt 'musical' enough for me....satire can only take you 'so far'.
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Points: 682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2010 at 18:13
When I'm lunching my father used to put 3 types of music, or Brazilian Popular Music to make mom happy, or jazz, or Over-nite Sensation. So the album was a important part of my life. Unfortunately Zappa rarely is playing on my house now, just when I'm alone.
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Points: 16 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2010 at 12:09
Absolutely Free for Me....
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One Size Fits All.  "Inca Roads" alone puts it at the top of the list.
Overnight Sensation gets special mention.
 
And of course, the first 3 albums are brilliant  ("... MOM, I TORE A BIG HOLE IN THE CONVERTIBLE!")
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Points: 40 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2010 at 00:17
Another vote for Roxy and Elsewhere with Freak Out a very close second. 
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Points: 40 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2010 at 10:02
This thread is a great reminder that I really need to get myself acquainted with The Great Wazoo. I'm a relative newcomer to Zappa's much who is trying to catch up. 
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One Size Fits All - later Mothers

Uncle Meat - early Mothers
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Uncle Meat, even if a lot are great

Edited by MonsterMagnet - August 28 2011 at 07:34
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