I would say: use your own criteria. Just the same as you listen to a band and judge it on your own criteria then the same applies here. I didn't vote for the Beach Boys because as far as I'm concerned , one album isn't enough to convince me of their influence or greatness.
With Zappa he is a true one off, extraordinarily gifted and also promoted the idea of making music for oneself unaffected by genre.
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