Best of the Mothers

This poll is inspired by a recent poll involving the first three Zappa albums (and also that I currently can't get enough of the early Mothers material). Since many members mentioned Mothers of Invention albums after the first three, I wanted to see what the overall favorite was! I know I left out some great titles (Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats, Waka / Jawaka, etc), but I only included albums that were under the "Mothers" name.




Edited by Zombywoof - May 15 2010 at 10:24

One Size Fits All.

Over-nite Sensation - later Mothers

I'd gladly vote for all the non-Flo & Eddie ones.

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.

Small furry creatures tore holes in my outer biological covering.

Zombywoof wrote: 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 absolutely love most of these, but the one that has been in constant rotation over the last 20 years since I first got it is Roxy and Elsewhere.

Thanks. My glasses are due in on Wednesday. Why to you think I've been typing in such large print?

Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - May 15 2010 at 15:47

While I absolutely love a lot of those albums, I´ll pick Uncle Meat. It´s one of the most unique Zappa albums. Weird, quirky and very demanding. I listened to this one a lot when I was younger and there´s an otherworldy feel to Uncle Meat that´s almost impossible to describe. If you haven´t listened to Uncle Meat yet, go get it.