'71 - '80 Zappa Albums
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Topic: '71 - '80 Zappa Albums
Posted By: Anthony H.
Subject: '71 - '80 Zappa Albums
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:12
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What's your favorite Zappa/Mothers album released from 1971 though
1980?
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:13
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I'm weird, I really love Zoot Allures.
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Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:15
That doesn't make you weird. I love it too. Anybody who doesn't like the album that has "Black Napkins" and "The Torture Never Stops" can go f**k themselves.  |
CinemaZebra wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:16
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One Size Fits All.
My favorite Zappa album. ------------- 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: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:16
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Posted By: Noak
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:26
| The Grand Wazoo |
Posted By: tarkus1980
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:30
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Lather. ------------- "History of Rock Written by the Losers." |
Posted By: unclemeat69
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:45
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Where's Roxy & Elsewhere? Or In New York? I go for One Size, although it's a hard poll, this being my favorite FZ-decade. ------------- Follow your bliss |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:51
Except for the fact that a large chunk of the record is largely disposable. Heck, 2/3 of "Torture" could be cut out and I wouldn't mind at all. Today, my vote goes to Over-Nite Sensation. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:54
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It's either Roxy & Elsewhere or Zappa in New York, two of my absolute favorite albums of all-time.
But since those are not here, Over-Nite Sensation gets my vote, another of my dearest albums.
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Posted By: ssuarez
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 16:11
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zoot allures
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 16:23
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Sheik yerbouti ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 16:28
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I'm surprised no one's voted for Apostrophe yet.
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Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 16:47
| I'm going to do a poll for Zappa live albums. I will include In New York and Roxy & Elsewhere; I agree that those are two of Zappa's best albums. |
Posted By: Progatron
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:33
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I voted for One Size Fits All, although it was tough. Another day, in another mood, it might be Zoot Allures or Joe's Garage. I also have a soft spot for Fillmore East 1971, but I guess this is just studio stuff. Anyway, One Size Fits All. Phenomenal album! ------------- Genesis/Yes/Rush/Marillion/VDGG&PH/The Flower Kings/Zappa/Änglagård/Wobbler/PFM/Banco/Le Orme/Jethro Tull/Spock's Beard/Transatlantic/Ayreon/Beardfish/IQ/Dream Theater/Opeth/P.Tree/Arena/Camel/Kaipa! |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:39
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Haven't heard them all, but I like Grand Wazoo most out of what I have heard.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 18:05
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Well, I have seven out of twelve of those and enjoy them all. Over-Nite Sensation Apostrophe (') One Size Fits All Zoot Allures Studio Tan Sheik Yerbouti Joe's Garage If you like Sheik be sure and get the companion DVD Baby Snakes. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 18:15
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The Grand Wazoo but I'm a big Hot Rats fan so that's no surprise. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 18:19
You're not alone. "Black Napkins" is brilliant. But One Size Fits All just might be my fav. Ich bin der chrome dinette.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 18:23
And so is the title track!
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:11
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As always, voted for One Size. FZ was on an absolute roll with Overnite/Apostrophe/One Size/Roxy. Name any band that has a better consecutive foursome (not saying there aren't equivalents, but not better!). ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:15
No argument here. ------------- "The pointy birds are pointy pointy Anoint my head anointy nointy" Steve Martin The Man With Two Brains |
Posted By: daslaf
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:22
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I guess I'll go with Waka/Jawaka.. but damn this poll is so difficult
I almost vote for Sleep Dirt, one of my personal favorites... I think Sleep Dirt is the least Zappa-esque album from the list, but i totally love it. ------------- But now my branches suffer And my leaves don't bear the glow They did so long ago |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:30
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Looking like one size is going to fit most. No wait, actually if you add all the other votes together... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:49
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I went for Jawaka, but I think I should have gone for Sleep Dirt that doesn't have a vote yet. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Klogg
Date Posted: July 28 2010 at 20:09
| Can't vote, can't choose between Overnite and One size |
Posted By: Zombywoof
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 00:41
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This is my favorite Zappa era. Different titles appeal to me strongly in different moods....well, except for 200 Motels. No vote! ------------- Continue the prog discussion here: http://zombyprog.proboards.com/index.cgi ... |
Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 11:40
Like nearly every one else has said, these are the master years, making it extremely hard to choose. 200 Motels is definitely at the bottom, and Orchestral doesn't jazz me  .In the last year I've probably been listening to Waka and Wazoo the most often, but I had to go with the uberwurk. One Size indeed Fits All. ------------- The damage that we do is just so powerfully strong we call it love The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough. --Robyn Hitchcock |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 12:58
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I went with Grand Wazoo, but was feeling close on many others. Studio Tan is getting wrecked unfortunately, what a great album. The first track is some of the craziest Zappa I've ever heard. ------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 13:01
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Whatever wins this I will buy. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 13:09
What do you have by him?
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 13:10
Studio Tan has one of Zappa's finest moments ever: RDNZL. Unfortunately the rest I can't appreciate, well with the exception of 'Let Me Take You to the Beach'.
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Posted By: Mr Greeen Genes
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 14:55
| Between the Lather albums for me... I'll go with Sleep Dirt though. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 15:07
Joes Garage Roxy and Elsewhere Hot rats and I've heard Sheik yerbouti...actually I have this on tape Witch drowning........ ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: July 29 2010 at 15:11
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I'll go with Sheik Yerbouti, although I think that the Lather box set (In New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and Orchestral Favourites the way Zappa originally wanted them issued) is the best of his 70s work - unfortunately it wasn't issued in that form until the 90s. ------------- '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: cloviskoba
Date Posted: August 02 2010 at 17:07
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Sleep Dirt - awesome acoustic solo
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Posted By: GY!BE
Date Posted: August 02 2010 at 20:05
 Joe.s Garage!!!!
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