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Joren 
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Posted: February 29 2004 at 08:43 |
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I had to make a selection, but I think there are enough albums to choose between... I voted for 'We're Only In The Money' myself, although I think 'Hot Rats' and 'Weasels Ripped My Flesh' are great too. Let me hear you!
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Peter
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Posted: February 29 2004 at 10:25 |
 All good stuff, Joren, but I really like the way Frank skewers the hypocrisy in organized religion on the masterpiece that is YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS. The anti-religion songs on that great album really sum up how I feel about the (often harmful) role of organized religion  in our screwed up world. Tell it like it is, Frank!
One of Zappa's cleverest albums, with great music too!
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Alexander
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Posted: February 29 2004 at 14:41 |
Hmm...
I cannot vote. It is too difficult!
Here are my favorites of his:
Roxy & Elsewhere
The Grand Wazoo
Over-Nite Sensation
One Zize Fits All
Waka/Jawaka
Weasles Ripped My Flesh
Hot Rats
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On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want
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Joren
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 08:32 |
 Peter Rideout wrote:
All good stuff, Joren, but I really like the way Frank skewers the hypocrisy in organized religion on the masterpiece that is YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS. The anti-religion songs on that great album really sum up how I feel about the (often harmful) role of organized religion in our screwed up world. Tell it like it is, Frank!
One of Zappa's cleverest albums, with great music too!
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I have to admit: I don't own You Are What You Is (yet)  , although I am a big fan of Frank's. I know his music for just a year, and I also need money for other things... but I am the proud owner of 17 Zappa-CD's and two LP's (good old vinyl!). Nevertheless, I know the song 'You Are What You Is' (and the videoclip) and I love it! (but, hey, I love almost all the stuff Zappa recorded  )
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 12:36 |
I had to vote for Overnite Sensation, I am the Slime and Diana Moe Humm were staples of my 8 track rotation, back then, when I had hair.
Apostrophe was also in the mix, Ex-centrifigal Forz was a powerful statement.
Much of Zappa's music floated about me then, I'd really like to get some of the instrumental, SHUT and PLAY Yer Guitar stuff. Seeing Frank in 197? was an eye opening experience.
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Joren
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 13:17 |
I'm The Slime and Dinah-Moe Humm are indeed great songs! The lyrics to Dinah-Moe Humm are so funny! 
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RobJ
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 14:34 |
I'm thinking Chunga's Revenge and Live at the Filmore.
I love Road Ladies, Rudy Wants to Buy Ya'z a Drink and Twenty Small Cigars from CR and the Live at the Filmore album is a crack up, bwana dik is a legend .. enormous though art....heheh...
I had the pleasure of seeing FZ and company (once with Flo and Eddie) 5 times in the early to late '70s. His bands were always so precise in the execution of his music.
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Joren
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 17:01 |
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I heard many people weren't very fond of the line-up with flo and eddie...
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 17:25 |
I saw Flo & Eddie open for Frank and then they did the Filmore act as an encore. Frank with F & E was more about the show rather than the instrumental flash of many of Frank's other line-ups. 
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RobJ
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Posted: March 01 2004 at 19:11 |
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The Flo and Eddie thing was really just ribald entertainment and fun which was very much in step with FZ's twisted humor. Anyway, I enjoyed it.
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Joren
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Posted: March 02 2004 at 03:17 |
Well, I prefer early Mothers! Including Ian Underwood of course! You know the track 'Ian Underwood Whips It Out' from Uncle Meat? That's just fantastic! And it also tells something about how Zappa hired his bandmembers 
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Perry
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Posted: March 02 2004 at 09:23 |
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Voted for Apostrophe 'cause there Zappa proved his hard/blues/prog potential. His music is full of energy and improvisations. Aslo my favourite bass player Jack Bruce participated on this album, and track co-written by Bruce and Zappa is just incredible
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Let music make your life a little sweeter - Kim Simmonds
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Joren
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Posted: March 03 2004 at 07:50 |
The first four songs of that album sound like one big song! Great stuff 
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Joren
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Posted: March 08 2004 at 10:16 |
When will Zappa be added to the website, anyway?
I'm desperately waiting! 
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Glass-Prison
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Posted: March 08 2004 at 19:35 |
Joren wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
All good stuff, Joren, but I really like the way Frank skewers the hypocrisy in organized religion on the masterpiece that is YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS. The anti-religion songs on that great album really sum up how I feel about the (often harmful) role of organized religion in our screwed up world. Tell it like it is, Frank!
One of Zappa's cleverest albums, with great music too!
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I have to admit: I don't own You Are What You Is (yet) , although I am a big fan of Frank's. I know his music for just a year, and I also need money for other things... but I am the proud owner of 17 Zappa-CD's and two LP's (good old vinyl!). Nevertheless, I know the song 'You Are What You Is' (and the videoclip) and I love it! (but, hey, I love almost all the stuff Zappa recorded )
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Hmm... very interesting. As a fellow atheist, I was not able to pick up on the religious connotations in the song? shame on me. I will listen to the lyrics next opportunity I get.
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Joren
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Posted: March 09 2004 at 03:49 |
You should try to find the videoclip (on KaZaA, for instance). It's quite funny, and helps to explain the lyrics. By the way, I think Peter meant that the other songs on the album were anti-religious. 'You Are What You Is' itself is a song against discrimination, I think. Mercedes Bainnnnnz!
A foolish young man
Of the Negro Persuasion
Devoted his life
To become a caucasian
He stopped eating pork
He stopped eating greens
He traded his dashiki
("UHURU!")
For some Jordache Jeans
He learned to play golf
An' he got a good score
Now he says to himself
("I AIN'T NO NIGGER NO MORE...HEY! HEY! HEY!")
"I don't understand you..."
BWANA MA-COO-BAH
"Would you please speak more clearly..."
MERCEDES BAINNNNNNNZ
Edited by Joren
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Glass-Prison
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Posted: March 09 2004 at 18:01 |
Oh well, my mistake. I might as well download the lyrics sheet for the album. Knowing Mr. Zappa, they will be of some entertainment value...
Edited by Glass-Prison
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Joren
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Posted: March 10 2004 at 03:39 |
as always...
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 23 2005 at 18:03 |
One Size Fits All
Hot Rats, Apostrophe('), and Joe's Garage are really good too
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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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Syzygy
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Posted: March 23 2005 at 18:10 |
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I went for Burnt Weeny Sandwich - it contains some of his loveliest instrumentals, a splendid put down of a heckler (everyone in this auditorium is wearing a uniform, don't kid yourself!) and two tongue in cheek doo wop songs. Massively under rated IMO.
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'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
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