Zappa
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Topic: Zappa
Posted By: Joren
Subject: Zappa
Date Posted: February 29 2004 at 08:43
| I had to make a selection, but I think there are enough albums to choose between... I voted for 'We're Only In The Money' myself, although I think 'Hot Rats' and 'Weasels Ripped My Flesh' are great too. Let me hear you! |
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 29 2004 at 10:25
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One of Zappa's cleverest albums, with great music too! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
All good stuff, Joren, but I really like the way Frank skewers the hypocrisy in organized religion on the masterpiece that is YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS. The anti-religion songs on that great album really sum up how I feel about the (often harmful) role of organized religion 
in our screwed up world. Tell it like it is, Frank!Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 29 2004 at 14:41
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Hmm... I cannot vote. It is too difficult! Here are my favorites of his: Roxy & Elsewhere The Grand Wazoo Over-Nite Sensation One Zize Fits All Waka/Jawaka Weasles Ripped My Flesh Hot Rats ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want 
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 08:32
I have to admit: I don't own You Are What You Is (yet) |
Peter Rideout wrote:
, although I am a big fan of Frank's. I know his music for just a year, and I also need money for other things... but I am the proud owner of 17 Zappa-CD's and two LP's (good old vinyl!). Nevertheless, I know the song 'You Are What You Is' (and the videoclip) and I love it! (but, hey, I love almost all the stuff Zappa recorded Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 12:36
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I had to vote for Overnite Sensation, I am the Slime and Diana Moe Humm were staples of my 8 track rotation, back then, when I had hair. Apostrophe was also in the mix, Ex-centrifigal Forz was a powerful statement. Much of Zappa's music floated about me then, I'd really like to get some of the instrumental, SHUT and PLAY Yer Guitar stuff. Seeing Frank in 197? was an eye opening experience. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 13:17
I'm The Slime and Dinah-Moe Humm are indeed great songs! The lyrics to Dinah-Moe Humm are so funny!
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Posted By: RobJ
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 14:34
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I'm thinking Chunga's Revenge and Live at the Filmore. I love Road Ladies, Rudy Wants to Buy Ya'z a Drink and Twenty Small Cigars from CR and the Live at the Filmore album is a crack up, bwana dik is a legend .. enormous though art....heheh... I had the pleasure of seeing FZ and company (once with Flo and Eddie) 5 times in the early to late '70s. His bands were always so precise in the execution of his music. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 17:01
| I heard many people weren't very fond of the line-up with flo and eddie... |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 17:25
I saw Flo & Eddie open for Frank and then they did the Filmore act as an encore. Frank with F & E was more about the show rather than the instrumental flash of many of Frank's other line-ups. 
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Posted By: RobJ
Date Posted: March 01 2004 at 19:11
| The Flo and Eddie thing was really just ribald entertainment and fun which was very much in step with FZ's twisted humor. Anyway, I enjoyed it. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 02 2004 at 03:17
Well, I prefer early Mothers! Including Ian Underwood of course! You know the track 'Ian Underwood Whips It Out' from Uncle Meat? That's just fantastic! And it also tells something about how Zappa hired his bandmembers 
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Posted By: Perry
Date Posted: March 02 2004 at 09:23
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Voted for Apostrophe 'cause there Zappa proved his hard/blues/prog potential. His music is full of energy and improvisations. Aslo my favourite bass player Jack Bruce participated on this album, and track co-written by Bruce and Zappa is just incredible ------------- Let music make your life a little sweeter - Kim Simmonds |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 03 2004 at 07:50
The first four songs of that album sound like one big song! Great stuff 
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 08 2004 at 10:16
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When will Zappa be added to the website, anyway? I'm desperately waiting! |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: March 08 2004 at 19:35
Hmm... very interesting. As a fellow atheist, I was not able to pick up on the religious connotations in the song? shame on me. I will listen to the lyrics next opportunity I get. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 03:49
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You should try to find the videoclip (on KaZaA, for instance). It's quite funny, and helps to explain the lyrics. By the way, I think Peter meant that the other songs on the album were anti-religious. 'You Are What You Is' itself is a song against discrimination, I think. Mercedes Bainnnnnz! A foolish young man "I don't understand you..." |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 18:01
Oh well, my mistake. I might as well download the lyrics sheet for the album. Knowing Mr. Zappa, they will be of some entertainment value...
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 10 2004 at 03:39
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as always...
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 18:03
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One Size Fits All Hot Rats, Apostrophe('), and Joe's Garage are really good too ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 18:10
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I went for Burnt Weeny Sandwich - it contains some of his loveliest instrumentals, a splendid put down of a heckler (everyone in this auditorium is wearing a uniform, don't kid yourself!) and two tongue in cheek doo wop songs. Massively under rated IMO. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 18:26
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I gotta go with Apostrophe. I mean Jack Bruce must have gone to 11 on that title track. ------------- 
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 20:09
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where are studio tan and orchestral favorites, my 2 favorite ones? ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 20:52
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I had to go with a sentimental favorite, Apostrophe. It was actually the first Zappa album I ever listened to all the way through. And I was so high that it truly blew my mind. I mean, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow? How did he ever come up with that story? And how can anything ever top it? Then you also get Cozmik Debris (brilliant) and Stinkfoot (brilliant again). Plus the title track. The album simply cannot be beat... Peace. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 00:35
 ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 03:21
For me, it's a battle between Apostrophe' and Hot Rats.. but since
Apostrophe' has already so many votes I'll give mine to Hot Rats! 
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Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 04:49
| Does anybody like 'Make A Jazz Noise Here' as much as I do? This album is pretty under-appreciated but I think it's fantastic. |
Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 05:13
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Yes 'You Are Not Alone'. 'Jazz Noise' is great. It's worth it just for the 'Eat That Question' snippet. A wonderful album. 'Grand Wazoo' has always been a big favourite of mine. |
Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 09:43
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Still crazy after all these years,take it away Ruth... Ich bin maroon |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 10:22
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Oh no, whip it on me, honey !
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 10:40
| How about "Shut Up and Play yer Guitar"? |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 10:44
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my favourites:
uncle meat wakajawaka the gran wazoo burnt weeny sandwich |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 07:55
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A year ago I said "We're Only In It For The Money" myself... but right now I don't know!!! Uncle Meat, Roxy & Elsewhere, Weasels Ripped My Flesh? Great to see that this old poll is back, guys!
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 07:56
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Yeah, it's a GREAT album! But I prefer Weasels Ripped My Flesh myself! |
Posted By: Keke
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 10:45
| Apostrophe, Overnite sensation, Hot rats. |