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Points: 139 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 24 2005 at 22:55
Look, for every 20 humorous songs Zappa makes he makes one serious, or something like that and they are usually only serious because they are instrumental. Clearly he was as good as incapable of being serious. Thus no contradiction in anything I ever said!
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Points: 139 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 02:51

Here is a photo that says more than words ever could.

http://www.whocollection.com/ZappaOA304.JPG
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 02:53
Originally posted by Ofur Ofur wrote:

Here is a photo that says more than words ever could.

http://www.whocollection.com/ZappaOA304.JPG



overused photo
 
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Points: 139 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 02:59
Overused? Are the walls in your home covered with this photo or maybe just the bathroom?
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Points: 199 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 03:35

We're only in it for the money

is Frank Zappa to it's full potential. I just wished he made more albums like that. He has a conceptual view of folk, prog and classical influences (WOIIFTM proofs it, it's full of it) and still he made albums full of jams after WOIIFTM. I don't say jams are bad, but on some albums the jams are too long. And that is something I don't understand...most bands make jams too long if they don't have a conceptual view on folk, prog and classical influences so they cannot come up with something different then a long jam...

But I must say that "Son of Mr. Green Genes" is an example of a long jam that is good. That song contains enough dynamics to make it interesting for a listener.



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Points: 441 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 04:33

I'd say Zappa was serious enough about the shallowness of humans, enough to take him to the grave with understandable disgust.

The man was the greatest humanitarian in our lifetimes, expressing himself in a humorous, crazy, upsetting manner that alienated 99% of his potential admirers. He took no prisoners and paid the price for his courage. In my perception, he put a mirror in front of many of us, asking the question - Is this what you really are? Shallow and a piece of excrement?

He took no prisoners and didn't spare my idols either for an understandable reason. HE LET GO OF EGO by then. The man is a legend and whilst it's somewhat sad, he had to forego words and express feelings in music instead. For that, we all are better off - without having to find a mirror.....

  
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Points: 3047 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2005 at 12:10

what a dumb thread
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