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Poll Question: Which is the best Zappa album?
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wow there is some consistency here with One Size Fits All and Zappa in NY, Roxy and Elsewhere and Grand Wazoo
 
i must get those first i think
 
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OK I did get Apostrophe and I liked it but One Size Fits All is definitive prog and I loved that. Roxy and Elsewhere is difficult to get but I am hunting down Were only in it for the money and Freak Out. Great albums I believe.
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Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

OK I did get Apostrophe and I liked it but One Size Fits All is definitive prog and I loved that. Roxy and Elsewhere is difficult to get but I am hunting down Were only in it for the money and Freak Out. Great albums I believe.


Did you try amazon or ebay?
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i think Make A Jazz Noise Here and Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life should be your next purchases if youre enjoying the 72-76 era (OSFA, ('), R&E, ZNY, TGW, Waka-Jawaka, etc...)

Lather should also be purchased, all those 70s albums kinda lead up to Lather (which i think was originally supposed to be released in 77?) and is the exclamation point of his 72-76 era
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Originally posted by Zombywoof Zombywoof wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

OK I did get Apostrophe and I liked it but One Size Fits All is definitive prog and I loved that. Roxy and Elsewhere is difficult to get but I am hunting down Were only in it for the money and Freak Out. Great albums I believe.


Did you try amazon or ebay?


This...http://www.amazon.com/Roxy-Elsewhere-Frank-Zappa-Mothers/dp/B0000009SK

8 bucks.
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2010 at 13:54
I'd go with Joe's Garage. You get humor,a storyline and serious guitar work. Watermelon in easter hay is likely one of his best solo guitar pieces.
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^

While that a great one, I don't know if its the best place for a newbie to start. If they can handle the bawdy humour aspect, then it is definitely essential.
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Buy every freakin' one of them.

Most accessible for newbies:
Overnight Sensation
Joe's Garage
Apostrophe

Don't miss:
We're only in it for the Money
Waka Jawaka
Lumpy Gravy
Freak Out
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Generally I like all of them but especially his debut albums like the first 3.
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I like the option "the one that has all the jazzy bits", but I have to go with "the other live album", which for me would be The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life. LOL

I'd have to guess you haven't heard that one yet.


Edited by Slartibartfast - October 18 2010 at 19:48
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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1973 Over-Nite Sensation , love the music, dislike the woman singing.

Edited by Arnold_Layne - October 18 2010 at 20:48
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The jazzy one...Hot Rats.

Would you like some Bailey's?
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Hot Rats isn't the jazzy one dude.

I have to go for Apostrophe. It's the first one I heard and it's brilliant. I also love Over Nite Sensation, Hot Rats, Grand Wazoo and Sheik Yerbouti. 

I hate Uncle Meat and don't have much time for Burnt Weeny Sandwich. 

One Size Fits All has Po'Jama People, which is a tie for my favourite Zappa song (along with Uncle Remus), but the rest of the album isn't nearly as good.
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Hot rats
Zoot allures
Freak Out
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Originally posted by Zombywoof Zombywoof wrote:

Originally posted by Adams Bolero Adams Bolero wrote:

Studio Tan. ''The Adventures of Greggery Peccary'' is his finest work in my opinion.



Or, pay a little bit more and get Lather. I think there's something for everyone on that record, including "Greggery Peccary"!
Agreed - Lather is a one size fits all compendium of Zappa's early to mid 70s phase, nearly all killer and precious little filler. The chopped up sections that came out as In NY, Studio Tan, Orchestral Favourites and Sleep Dirt are all well and good, but it all makes a lot more sense as Zappa originally intended for it to be released.  
'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Overnite Sensations
Hot Rats
Grand Wazoo
Apostrophe
Zappa In NY
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My top three Zappa are pretty much set in stone:
  1. Apostrophe (')
  2. One Size Fits All
  3. Roxy & Elsewhere

Then it varies with time/mood, but the ones I like best of the rest are:
  • Hot Rats
  • Over-nite Sensation
  • Zoot Allures
  • The Grand Wazoo
  • Joe's Garage
  • Sleep Dirt
  • Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
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One Size Fits All
Hot Rats
The Grand Wazoo
Uncle Meat
Roxy And Elsewhere
Joe's Garage
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Everything but the compilation.
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Joe's Garage
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