Zappa: Part 1 "the 60s"
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Topic: Zappa: Part 1 "the 60s"
Posted By: manofmystery
Subject: Zappa: Part 1 "the 60s"
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:43
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Ok, the basic idea here is to identify the greatest Zappa album from each decade then to take the winners and pit them against each other in a final mind boggling, mustache twirling battle royal. Each poll will include both studio and live releases and there will be five polls: "the 60s", "the 70s", "the 80s", "the 90s (including posthumous)", and "the 2000s (all posthumous)". Any excuse for more Zappa in the forums, I say! Discuss, debate, wave your fists wildly in the air at each other, break things about one anothers heads, just clean up your mess afterward. This week, "the 60s", seeing as the beginning is often a good starting place. Yunz have but one week (till Saturday 12am) to make up yer minds. Go! -------------  Time always wins. |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:51
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God the 70s are going to be difficult!
I think Hot Rats will win this one.
BUT, I will vote for We're Only In It For The Money...brillant from start to finish. ------------- 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: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:59
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I have to go with Hot Rats.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:01
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only two votes in and this poll is already splitting the way I expected it to, bwaahahahahaha seemed like that needed an evil laugh, not sure why ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:07
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Absolutely Free with no doubt!
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Posted By: unclemeat69
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:29
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of course I have to go with Uncle Meat, which is a great album, although I pretty much like all mentioned albums (even Ruben which sounds better on vinyl than on cd). but Uncle Meat is I think the most ecclectic here. however, Hot Rats will probably win. I'm looking forward to the 70's ------------- Follow your bliss |
Posted By: SataNick
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:39
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There! I seem to have tipped the balance a bit. It's Hot Rats for me. And, yes, picking out an album from the 70s is going to be really hard (but I already know which one I'm going for). |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:49
I'll vote for Uncle Meat!  Absolutely Free, We're Only in it for the money & Hot Rats are also great!  |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:27
| We're Only in it For The Money is amazing...... |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:44
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We're Only In It For The Money by a gnat's whisker.
No love for Lumpy Gravy? Not a 5* classic, but definitely repays careful listening. ------------- '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: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:50
Hmm, I now have all those except for Ruben. The '70's will probably be the hardest for me. I'll go with Money, an excellent parody of Sgt. Pepper and '60's hippie music. Excuse me while go take my clothes off and dance.  Then I think I'll go on with my drinkin' and drive home in my Lincoln.------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:43
| Hot Rats, for The Gumbo Variations! And of course the rest is top class. |
Posted By: DatM
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:57
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We're Only In It For The Money, definitely. It's still one of my favorites.
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:10
I got love for Lumpy Gravy, but not as much as for 1. Uncle Meat 2. We're Only In It For The Money 3. Hot Rats 4. Absolutely Free 5. Freak Out! ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Syzygy wrote:Posted By: Carlos
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:14
Uncle Meat is quite a good album followed close by Weasels IMHO...but just HOT RATS escape from the list give a glace to the choices again and said: HOT RATS...my favorite Zappa album of all time 
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Posted By: Carlos
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:18
Weasels was not on the list... , guess I'm still sleppy. Anyway if I have to make a list It would be: HOT RATS,UNCLE MEAT AND ...MONEY...------------- Democracy=A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people...
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 11:38
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Frank Zappa album - "Hot Rats" Frank Zappa with the Mothers - "Uncle Meat" |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:11
Weasel's Ripped My Flesh (1970) - going with the dates listed on this website because, well, the polls on this website ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:12
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Tough choice, but I'll also go with Money. Ruben, by the way, is quite good if you can get hold of the LP. |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:38
Hot Rats!
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 09 2008 at 22:47
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expected Hot Rats to be the front runner, was giving We're Only in It for the Money a fighting chance, Uncle Meat having nearly as many votes right now as Money surprises me a bit even though it is a great album ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: December 09 2008 at 23:04
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Hot Rats will always win these. As far as early FZ goes, it's an easy listen. Not to mention that it contains the great Peaches. For the 0 vote-getters:
Freak Out: this is a five-star album all the way, but I think you had to be there. So let's say it hasn't aged particularly well.
Lumpy Gravy: just not very good.
Ruben: FZ's take on doo-wop is not appreciated sufficiently. If they'd release the original on CD it would at least be listenable. Ray Collins is da man.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 02:50
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pencils down, the 60s goes to Hot Rats, will have the 70s up shortly (I'm running a few hours behind the rest of mankind) ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 14 2008 at 02:53
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'Tis the Season to be Jelly ..great boot performance from '67 with an early 'King Kong' |