FRANK ZAPPA Elimination tourney
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Topic: FRANK ZAPPA Elimination tourney
Posted By: Chris H
Subject: FRANK ZAPPA Elimination tourney
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:03
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Well, this is pretty much the same as the RUSH tournament, just with FZ albums. Plenty to choose from, this tourney will take a while!
May the best album win, and have fun  ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:04
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I'm gonna start off and give one to "Ship..." because I felt it was too commercial. ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:07
Zappa's "ouchies" to my ears, so I'm eliminating him completely. 
(okay, I'll behave throughout the whole tournament)  ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:21
Haha yeah, control yourself
 And this round is going to end Monday the 8th, so get all your votes in before it turns Tuesday!! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Ricochet wrote:Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:26
The thing with Zappa is that some of his live albums are essential to his catalogue, like Zappa in New York for example. And I understand you can't put all his albums like that up there along with them because he has so many (I have nearly all of them).
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:30
Yeah there is such an overwhelming number of albums that for now I was just concentrating on studio albums. After this tourney is finished, however, I will most likeyl do something with live albums or something of that nature.
And I'm listening to Zappa in New York as we speak  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 16:40
Second that... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 17:14
Hehe, FZ's "Ship..." was Genesis' "Abacab"
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 17:18
To go with the poll, I think that Thing-Fish may be one of the worst albums I've ever heard. Even Terry Bozzio couldn't save it.
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Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:10
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Side 2 of 'Ship...' contains some of Zappa's greatest 80's work, no sh*t! 'ThingFish', however, is annoying, and 'Francesco Zappa' is just a waste of disc-space. -------------  |
Posted By: Pietro
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:18
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All of "ship....' is a waste of disk space! ------------- Once a man, like the sea I raged, once a woman, like the Earth I gave, But there is in fact more earth than sea. GENESIS RULES! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:36
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Fransesco Zappa. Of what I remember from it, it didn't "do" it for me at all. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 20:52
All opinions are welcome, just keep em' clean please
And which did you choose by the way? ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 22:11
Francesco Zappa.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 22:17
Agree. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 23:00
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The only obvious choice for me is Thing-Fish. Of all the others that I own, this bites. (Well, I've heard most
of the album, I don't own it). I own most of the albums put on the poll, and most of them are great! ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 23:03
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It warms my heart nobody has touched the two guitar solo albums yet. Such a virtuoso of the instrument. ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 00:01
48 hours left!  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 00:13
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I had to go with "Absolutely Free." I listened to that alongside of "Freak Out!" and "We're only in it for the Money." It just leaves me cold. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 00:18
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Joe's Garage I guess, I'm no expert.
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 00:55
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Im not an expert, i haven`t heard various of those albums, but i can say now that i didn`t like at all Burnt Weeny Sandwich when i tried it... ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Soupykan
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 01:17
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I'm refraining from voting because I only have about half of his studio albums, and of the ones I have there is not a single one I dislike. Although I will say I tend to prefer his live work to his studio.
I'll stop wasting space on this thread now ------------- She ruled the toads of the short forest And every Newt in Idaho.... |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 05:20
To be more clear, I chose Francesco Zappa.
Just saw it already had 5 votes. Way to go.  ------------- |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 08:50
Yeah I can honestly say that of all the early Mothers works, "Absolutely Free" was the only one that didn't leave me completely satisfied. ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 10:46
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I voted Francesco Zappa. I still have to come to terms with that album, but I think it should be the first one to be voted out of this poll anyway, since it doesn't contain any FRANK Zappa music. PS: Absolutely Free is excellent.  |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 10:58
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I voted for Joe's Garage. It's kinda boring in some parts. -------------  
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Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:05
| Francesco Zappa. It's the only album on this list that I really don't care for. |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:15
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Looks like the curtain call for Francesco already!The suspense is killing me
only 36 more hours to vote! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:54
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Fransesco Zappa. ------------- 
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Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 16:57
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I'll refrain from voting since I've only heard "Weasels rip my Flesh" and didn't like it much ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 18:20
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Hmmm seems like there is a variety of tastes in the voting process, might get interesting later on ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 23:31
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I voted Lumpy Gravy. I just don't like it... -------------  
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 14:39
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JUST OVER 9 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 14:43
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I've got to go with the majority on this one. ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:05
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Ok guys, just under six hours left to vote.
Somebody save Francesco Zappa!  ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:08
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Francesco Zappa deserves to be taken off first.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:10
Yeah, yeah i figured out a while back that it isn't his most worldly-loved piece, but I have a terrible soft spot for it
No! Don't Shoot Me! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:11
Well, I mean if you like NES RPG music then by all means you'll probably love that album. -------------
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:16
Now don't even bring Super Mario Brothers 3 into this mess, or we might have to take this outside...
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:17
I won't because technically that isn't an RPG. Brilliant game, though. -------------
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:20
Eh, role-playing schmole-playing
Love that game though! All these people and their Xbox 360's and such, and I'm still playing NES.
The original SMB is kickin' too! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:21
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i still play bubble bobble i appreciate that that was obvious to a certain extent edit: more on topic I voted for Joe's Garage because of the humour I can't seem to stomache ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 19:28
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Personally I still think Galaga pwns every single game ever made. Except Halo 2, because if it werent for that game we wouldn't be saying 'pwn' right now. Either that or Counter-Strike ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 20:52
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Back on topic: 3 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE!
Somebody help me save Francesco!!!!!!!!!! Arrrghhh I knew this would happen! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 21:10
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Gotta go with Francesco Zappa like everyone else. Basically it was a just-for-giggles, look-what-I-can-do-with-the-synclavier project. Just messing around with some chamber pieces from the 18th century that hadn't been played by an orchestra since the year they were written.
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 22:15
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Yikes! Less than 2 hours people, get those last minute votes in! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 22:58
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One hour! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 23:44
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15 minutes! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 00:02
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Mmkay, ladies and gentlemen, we are done here! Francesco Zappa - 11 votes has been eliminated! ROUND ONE VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! ROUND TWO WILL BE PSOTED IMMEDIATELY!------------- Beauty will save the world.
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