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Poll Question: Which is the best Zappa album?
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    Posted: June 08 2010 at 01:55
Sorry I am a newbie to Zappa
 
I thought Id make a weird poll to match his weird sense of humour
 
i own 'Hot Rats' and love it
 
i have bits n pieces and a DVD called Zappa plays Zappa
 
I have a live one called 'Yellow Shark' and a weird live one from Mothers whose name escapes me.
 
But what should I purchase as a newbie to Zappa.?
 
i am serious here - which album should I get????
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The other live one, referring to Roxy & Elsewhere.
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Typical recs for newbies:

Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation (twofer)
Roxy & Elsewhere
One Size Fits All

My recs:

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
Make a Jazz Noise Here
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Originally posted by WalterDigsTunes WalterDigsTunes wrote:

Typical recs for newbies:

Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation (twofer)
Roxy & Elsewhere
One Size Fits All

My recs:

Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
Make a Jazz Noise Here
REALLY? Ok noted and logged - I can trust a Zappa fan.
 
Funny choices for the poll I noticed already LOL
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the one that fits them all
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Well Scott, I'm starting at the beginning and going chronological.  It would seem that with an important artist like this, best to go in order to enjoy the progression as it happened. 

And besides, Freak Out is fabulous!Big smile
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If you liked Hot Rats, the next logical step would be to go get Waka / Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.

Also, you might want to take a look at this:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67436&PN=1
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Zappa in NY or Make a Jazz Noise Here.
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Studio Tan. ''The Adventures of Greggery Peccary'' is his finest work in my opinion.

''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.''

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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"!
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Originally posted by Adams Bolero Adams Bolero wrote:

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



lolololol

Don't blow your cash on Studio Tan, Orchestral Favorites or Sleep Dirt: get the Lather triple album instead.

Zappa in New York is for the most part found on the Lather set, but the consistency of that live set makes it worth owning on its own.
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One Size Fits All is incredible and my favourite.
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the weird one,followed by the one with the jazz bits and the one with no lyrics.



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He has so many freakin' albums. Smile
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If you want one that has a good overview of this material and funny cover song, I always recommend The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life.Big smile  Covers include Stairway To Heaven and Purple Haze, Gabby Hays, Willy Mays....Tongue

If you want to go DVD, it's gotta be Baby Snakes.


Edited by Slartibartfast - June 08 2010 at 12:27
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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One Size Fits All
Over Nite Sensation
Sheik Yerbouti
Bongo Fury
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 2
 
All great accessible albums, ideal for Zappa newbies 
Haiku

Writing a poem
With seventeen syllables
Is very diffic....
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That one is the best and the one you should get.
The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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I've been getting into Zappa lately myself, and my 3 favorites are Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, and Over-Nite Sensation. One Size Fits All is probably his "proggiest", but it's not one of my favorites. 

Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime
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ESSENTIALS:
 
From the Jazz Rock period: The Grand Wazoo and Sleep Dirt
From the early Mothers: Uncle Meat and Burnt Weeny Sandwich
From the mid-70's: Roxy & Elsewhere, Zappa in New York, One Size Fits All and Over-Nite Sensation.
Later stuff: Jazz From Hell, The Yellow Shark and Shut Up N' Play Yer Guitar Some More
 
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   Bongo Fury --  Sleep Dirt  --  Zoot Allures --  Joe's Garage & Sheik Yarbouti ///
Tracking Tracks of Rock
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