Who IS Frank Zappa

I am also interested in the Lumpy Gravy instrumental. How about that 25 minute song on the third disc? The project/object albums in general are probably going to be bought last as they're very expensive.

So here are the FZ albums I'm still missing. Part of me wants to get CPIII next, but another part of me is saying to get other albums first. What do you think?

56.    Civilization Phaze III
59.    Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
63.    Everything Is Healing Nicely
64.    FZ:OZ
66.    Joe's XMASage
67.    Joe's Domage
68.    MOFO
74.    Joe's Menage
75.    Philly '76
76.    Lumpy Money
77.    Hammersmith Odeon
78.    Greasy Love Songs
80.    Carnegie Hall

HolyMoly wrote: darkshade wrote:   Yea Road Tapes is easily one of the best Zappa albums I've ever heard, posthumous or not. one of the best, you say?  I definitely need to look into this.

If you enjoy the original Mothers of course, as I have been these last few months. I think it's better than related albums like YCDTOSA vol. 5 (disc 1), Ahead Of Their Time, Finer Moments, and Mystery Disc. Don't really want to compare it to any of the original studio/live albums from the 60s/early 70s, as they're a different beast, but it's just as good as BWS/WRMF.

I'm gonna have to listen to Road Tapes again myself tonight. I hope future installments are just as good (and cover lineups with little to no official release, like the 73 band with Jean-Luc Ponty for example).

HolyMoly wrote: darkshade wrote: Road Tapes Venue 1 is pretty awesome. That does look pretty good.  I have some catching up to do! Btw, I'm listening to this now and am being impressed by its accurate rendering of the Zappa style - and it's by Weird Al Yankovic to boot!  If you haven't heard this, prepare yourself for:

Yea Road Tapes is easily one of the best Zappa albums I've ever heard, posthumous or not.

That Weird Al song is VERRRRY Zappa haha.


Edited by darkshade - May 05 2013 at 10:52

darkshade wrote: Road Tapes Venue 1 is pretty awesome.

That does look pretty good.  I have some catching up to do!

Slartibartfast wrote: I probably said this already, get The Real Frank Zappa Book.   It's a great read. :)

I ordered a cheap $1 paperback copy from Amazon, got it a few days ago, and actually started reading today and finished the first chapter already. I have a feeling I'm going to breeze right through the book.

I wonder if it's worth it to buy the 200 Motels album for about $40 on Amazon, or wait until it (hopefully) gets reissued on UMe like the rest...... Aside from CPIII, it's the only Zappa album from the main catalog that I'm missing.

Seriously, when you put all the FZ tracks from the first four AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundles together, you get a little more than two hours of fresh, new Frank.
Probably the closest to YCDTOSA Vol. 7 that you can get. I re-ordered them, as they don't have any real position on those "albums" anyway. I think I made a good order of them.