best Zappa albums - need recommendations!
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Topic: best Zappa albums - need recommendations!
Posted By: LOUDTRAX
Subject: best Zappa albums - need recommendations!
Date Posted: November 17 2009 at 21:34
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TOP 10 ZAPPA ALBUMS hi guys, for whatever reason, i never took the time to really discover Frank Zappa. Was at a party the other night and they were all talking about Zappa and i could not even take part. So, I ask, out of the 6543 albums he has, can you recommend say the top 10 that one should listen to. your tips are appreciated! Antonio ------------- www.Loudtrax.com |
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 01:52
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Hmm...I can't necessarily do a top ten, but I will say that I enjoy the following: Hot Rats, Grand Wazoo, Roxy & Elsewhere, Waka/Jawaka, Uncle Meat, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Freak Out, One Size Fits All, and Apostrophe. Wait, that's 10 albums...alright, so there's a bit of each of his styles in there (except classical and synclavier) with a focus on his fusion/out there style stuff. I've only got a few other of his albums, but these are definitely my favorites of what I have. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 01:55
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10 albums, eh? Hot Rats We're Only In It For the Money Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention Joe's Garage Lather One Size Fits All Make a Jazz Noise Here Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation (Two greats albums on one disc!) Freak Out! The Grand Wazoo |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 02:12
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In no particular order these albums are probably the easiest ( well Uncle Meat isnīt easy listening but itīs a favorite of mine) introduction to Zappaīs discography. Most people will probably include album.asp?id=5330 - Hot Rats too but itīs never been a favorite of mine: album.asp?id=5407 - Sheik Yerbouti
album.asp?id=5404 - Over-Nite Sensation album.asp?id=5334 - Apostrophe (') album.asp?id=5331 - One Size Fits All album.asp?id=5328 - We're Only In It For The Money album.asp?id=5485 - Joe's Garage, Act I album.asp?id=5486 - Joe's Garage, Acts II & III album.asp?id=5406 - Roxy & Elsewhere album.asp?id=5338 - Broadway The Hard Way album.asp?id=5329 - Uncle Meat I can also recommend the You Canīt Do That On Stage Anymore vol. 1 - 6 series. Zappaīs live albums were just as great as his studio output. Sometimes even better.
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Posted By: questionsneverknown
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 02:26
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You can never eat just ten . . . but here goes (in no meaningful order): One Size Fits All We're Only in it for the Money You Can't Do That On Stage Vol. 2 Apostrophe Overnite Sensation Waka/Jawaka Grand Wazoo Studio Tan Them or Us and if you really want to commit, Lather
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 02:39
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One Size Fits All |
Posted By: LOUDTRAX
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 09:13
very cool! thanks guys! will start my "Zappa studies" 
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Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 12:06
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I'd highly suggest listening to a couple of his Live albums first .. Will be a nice mixture and really shows his versatility and humor.. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 12:16
I'm thinking the Z man should have put out some more albums before he moved on. My damn paperback autobio got flooded. Arrgh. Let's see, off the top of my head: Ovenite Sensation One Size Fits All Sheik Yerbouti The Best Band You Never Heard Freak Out! Apostrophe You Are What You Is Broadway The Hard Way Joe's Garages We're Only In It For The Money And for a bonus, Thing Fish (probably his most vile, but I like it)  I'm also tossing in a DVD recommedation: Baby Snakes ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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LOUDTRAX wrote:Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 14:25
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You should listen to(firstly): - Hot Rats - Roxy & Elsewhere - Zappa in New York - One Size Fits All - Over-Nite Sensation - The Grand Wazoo - Uncle Meat - Joe's Garage - Make a Jazz Noise Here - Sleep Dirt |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 14:59
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I don't have 10 Zappa albums (yet), so I could use some of these as a point of reference myself
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Posted By: catfishrob
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 19:39
Yeah, The Best Band You Never Heard has good variety and some great tracks. I personally like almost every single thing FZ has ever done, but he has lots of styles in his music. I'd say the absolute essentials are: Hot Rats Over-nite Sensation We're Only In It For The Money One Size Fits All And from there you can build. For example, if you really enjoy Hot Rats (as I'm sure you probably will), then you should check out Waka/Jawaka. If you like Over-Nite Sensation, then check out Apostrophe(') and maybe Sheik Yerbouti (great lyrics). If you like WOIIFTM, then check out the early Mothers of Invention stuff like Absolutely Free. One Size Fits all is just a masterpiece. I also highly recommend Uncle Meat, but as someone has said before me, it's a difficult listen, but especially the King Kong parts are great to me. If your interested in his later synclavier/compositional stuff, I recommend Orchestral Favorites. It's just old stuff redone in an orchestra but it's very good. And Joe's Garage 1+2 is good as well. But the stuff above is what you really NEED to get. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 18 2009 at 19:44
You should buy them all   |