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Anthony H. 
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 Topic: '66 - '70 Zappa Albums (except Hot Rats)
Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:27 |
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What's your favorite Zappa/Mothers album released from 1966 though 1970? I omitted Hot Rats, because that would get all the votes.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:31 |
This is the Mothers of Invention that I really don't like, however I can't deny the excellency of stuff from Uncle Meat, Weasels Ripped my Flesh and Burnt Weeny Sandwich.
My vote goes for the "Sandwich" because of the masterpiece, "Little House I Used to Live In".
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:31 |
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Freak Out, even if Hot Rats was here.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:40 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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tarkus1980
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 13:44 |
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BURNT WEENY SANDWICH BURNT WEENY SANDWICH BURNT WEENY SANDWICH
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"History of Rock Written by the Losers."
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unclemeat69
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:39 |
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That one is obvious of course: Uncle Meat (without all the dialogue and that crap italian song)
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Follow your bliss
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 14:50 |
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh.
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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: July 28 2010 at 14:54 |
I voted Absolutely Free.......two reasons
1. It had no vote yet
2. Only way I would listen to any Zappa is if it were "Absolutely Free"
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Anthony H.
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:05 |
 unclemeat69 wrote:
That one is obvious of course: Uncle Meat (without all the dialogue and that crap italian song)
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Both of those tracks weren't on the original pressing of the album. So I don't even count them as part of it.
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:12 |
Catcher10 wrote:
I voted Absolutely Free.......two reasons
1. It had no vote yet
2. Only way I would listen to any Zappa is if it were "Absolutely Free"
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Next time you're in a record store and you see one grab it and run out the door. By the way, with regards to Burnt Weenie Sandwich, I consider it more of a burnt bread weenie sandwich. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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unclemeat69
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:37 |
Anthony H. wrote:
unclemeat69 wrote:
That one is obvious of course: Uncle Meat (without all the dialogue and that crap italian song)
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Both of those tracks weren't on the original pressing of the album. So I don't even count them as part of it.
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With those tracks it probably wouldn't have been my favorite.
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Follow your bliss
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:42 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
I voted Absolutely Free.......two reasons
1. It had no vote yet
2. Only way I would listen to any Zappa is if it were "Absolutely Free"
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Next time you're in a record store and you see one grab it and run out the door.
By the way, with regards to Burnt Weenie Sandwich, I consider it more of a burnt bread weenie sandwich.
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I think that's called a five finger discount....but then if I did that the following might happen..
I might get Chungas Revenge and the Weasles Ripped My Face and then turned it into Lumpy Gravy right before Uncle Meats eyes, as he ate his Burnt Weenie Sandwhich one hour before his Crusing with Ruben & The Jets...so then he Freaks Out! And since We're Only In It for the Money...we take all the albums for Absolutely Free....
What the krapp!!!! not sure where that all came from 
Next...
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 15:56 |
Man With Hat wrote:
Weasels Ripped My Flesh. |
I'll call 911!!
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Anthony H.
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 16:48 |
The Quiet One wrote:
Man With Hat wrote:
Weasels Ripped My Flesh. |
I'll call 911!! |
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:09 |
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 17:19 |
CinemaZebra wrote:
Freak Out, even if Hot Rats was here.
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Yup. Me too.
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:17 |
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Aaaahhhhhh Freak Out!
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 19:25 |
Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:
Aaaahhhhhh Freak Out! |
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 20:00 |
The only one I'm not that familiar with is Weasels
But in this list Chunga's Revenge is where the music wins over the humour.... and that's definitely what gets me.
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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
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jammun
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Posted: July 28 2010 at 21:12 |
Another vote for WOIIFTM. It's hard to choose just one. Even the dreaded Flo&Eddie contaminated Chunga's has Sharleena to recommend it. Which is of course the problem. Freakin' all of these albums have timeless music in their grooves (yes, it was grooves at the time). These albums are the soundtrack of my youth (well from about 13-17 years old). Even in my senescense, I can probably recite the lyrics, hum the melodies, make the noises for all of these albums.
Suzy Creamcheese, the Duke of Prunes, Ronny & Kenny and their numies and green fire, Cheap Thrills, sharkskin suits on the dog waste, Electric Aunt Jemima, Cruising for Burgers, the Pep Boys, brodie knobs and spinners, fuzzy dice, white port and lemon juice, I think you're probably out to lunch. Good lord, somebody help me! What a f**king great little world FZ created during these years!
The band maybe was not the best. But Ray Collins was a fine vocalist, Roy Estrada a very good bass player. Don Preston and Ruth Underwood uber competent. Just sit down and try to play their parts on the Uncle Meat Theme. Ian Underwood, well ya'll know that story.
Incredible era for Zappa, and he was just getting started.
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Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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