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Poll Question: Which is your LEAST favorite FZ studio album?
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    Posted: January 13 2007 at 00:01
Okay, Round 4 is beginning NOW!
 
This round will close at midnight on Sunday, January 14.
 
History of Elimination:
Round 1: Francesco Zappa
Round 2: Thing-Fish
Round 3: Them Or Us
 
 
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Okay the first vote is going to go for "Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch". Once again, I feel that it is too commercial and not representative of Zappa's catalogue.
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I voted 'Trance-Fusion'. Heard it only a few times but it didn't blow me away like 'Shut Up And...' did. It's good though not essential.
 
'Ship Arriving Too Late...' too commercial? If they would ever play that stuff on the radio here...
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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. I have to admit that I only heard the CD version though.
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Originally posted by Zappa88 Zappa88 wrote:

Okay the first vote is going to go for "Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch". Once again, I feel that it is too commercial and not representative of Zappa's catalogue.


That album is not commercial at all ... it contains some of the most weird (and dense) music that Zappa ever recorded.

Imagine people dancing to "I Come From Nowhere" ... or American teenagers of the 80s listening to "Teen-Age Prostitute". Sorry, it doesn't workLOL

Still voting for Cruising, btw.Big smile
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Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. I have to admit that I only heard the CD version though.
 
I can back you up and say that the CD was actually physically painful to listen to, but you must get the album on vinyl to be able to listen to it properly.
 
And Mike, you've been Crusin' for a while now, huh?Wink
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^ I think I'll be cruising for burgers for a change ... Wink
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Originally posted by Zappa88 Zappa88 wrote:

Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. I have to admit that I only heard the CD version though.
 
I can back you up and say that the CD was actually physically painful to listen to, but you must get the album on vinyl to be able to listen to it properly.
 
And Mike, you've been Crusin' for a while now, huh?Wink


I currently don't have an lp-player. Cry My old one broke months ago, and it's about time that I get a new one...
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^^^ BTW: How is the Cruising LP different from the CD? I mean, maybe it has a more authentic sound, but the music is the same, isn't it?
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^^^ BTW: How is the Cruising LP different from the CD? I mean, maybe it has a more authentic sound, but the music is the same, isn't it?


No, it isn't. The cd version has new bass parts I believe, and maybe some other changes that I don't remember right now. That's why I'm still curious to hear the lp version. So far all reviews that I've read by people who had heard both the lp and cd version, preferred the lp version by far.


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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets.
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^^^ BTW: How is the Cruising LP different from the CD? I mean, maybe it has a more authentic sound, but the music is the same, isn't it?
 
Well its the same songs, but the sound quality on the CD is just so overpowered with bass and drums that it  becomes unlistenable. Only the bass on drums were re-recorded for the remaster making the singing and guitar parts sound very washed out, and on top of all that Chad Wackerman (Drums) used an electric kit while Arthur Barrow (Bass) played way lower than the original songs called for.
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Crusin' With Ruben And The Jets
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
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Ugh Crusin' has four votes already??
 
I didn't expect this tournament to bring such heartbreak!Cry
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^This won't ease your pain. Cruisin- only heard CD version
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Damn that CD remaster...worst idea FZ ever had!
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I still keep my vote for Ship Arriving Too Late...
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Okay, 26 hours left!
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7 hours left ladies and gents.
 
Get those votes in!
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