200 Motels
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Topic: 200 Motels
Posted By: Man With Hat
Subject: 200 Motels
Date Posted: August 05 2005 at 19:49
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I've acquired many Zappa albums albums over the past...month or so. I was wondering if this is a good CD to purchase. So, in short: Is this a good buy?? Thanks for the help. ------------- 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. |
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 09:10
| Depends on whether you like Zappa's more humourous efforts such as 'Fillmore East 1971' from the same era; I don't like '200 Motels' much as it doesn't feature much in the way of musicianship what I recall, and is mainly juvenile jokes with a vaudeville flavour. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 09:17
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"200 Motels" makes more sense after you have seen the movie. Yes, there is a movie by that name. Zappa appears as himself, but he is also being doubled by, of all people, Ringo Starr! -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 09:26
Yeah, I saw the pictures of the film in the CD booklet- the Ringo thing was genius, and I think it also has Keith Moon as a nun!
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 10:04
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both film and record are awful and make no sense. A bunch of short sketchs and stupid gags. Zappa is a genius of electric guitar but he dramatically failed to explore new territories! His approach in "dodecaphonism" is dull as we can hear in 200 motels. His music has no soul! Soul needs introspection! ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 21:19
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So, at this moment it's no go. Please more people voice your opinoins (and someone give it a pity vote ------------- 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: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:43
Surely, someone else has opinions  ------------- 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: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 15:47
do•dec•a•pho•nism Where on 200 motels did he use this? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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