Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread

Dr_Rez · 04-16-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by vacuumnoise

caus i much prefer Captain Beefheart to Zappa, but I have more Beefheart albums, caus i Just got more into that stuff...

Then just listen to when Beefheart plays with Zappa! Problem solved.

Antonio · 04-16-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Anti-Christ

And I absolutely love it!

I love the solos in Muffin Man, Any Kind of Pain, Chunga's Revenge, Montana (especially the live version in Stockholm 1973, look it up on youtube), Fifty-Fifty, Hungry Freaks, Daddy!, uhh, Black Napkins, Shut up 'n Play yer Guitar etc...

one of my favorite guitar solos ever

vacuumnoise · 04-16-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RezZ

Then just listen to when Beefheart plays with Zappa! Problem solved.

ok

which albums?

cardboard adolescent · 04-17-2009, 08:58 PM

hot rats, metal man has hornet's wings, bongo fury

vacuumnoise · 04-18-2009, 02:08 AM

thanks, Ill check them out...

Roemilca · 04-18-2009, 07:39 PM

I've only really PURCHASED 'Waka/Jawaka', but I have around seven on my computer.

Mirrorball95 · 04-22-2009, 06:15 PM

'Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel' is a great song. Also 'The Mudshark Interview' is hilarious. As you can tell probably I have 'Cheap Thrills' & also 'Hot Rats' which I was blown away by the first time i heard it.

Guybrush · 04-28-2009, 03:37 PM

My favourite Zappa album is Joe's Garage. I find there's not much to not like about it .. At number two for me is Apostrophe (').

If you don't know them, consider them warmly recommended!

Molecules · 04-28-2009, 04:55 PM

It is always a close call but this one nabs the title of most cherished Zappa album for me.
Contender for best album of 1968 imo, although it supersedes all of the competition by making them look intellectually bankrupt hedonists. Could talk for hours about how much I love this album... the home-recorded sound, the mixture of (ridiculously catchy) pop satire with tape splicing and general experimentation, it is just one big, effortless send-up of Sgt. Pepper's and it's brood basically...

I found a label compilation somewhere and every song was a different interpretation of this song, forgot where i saw it though

:

'Golly, do I ever have a lotta soul!'

ElephantSack · 04-28-2009, 05:59 PM

Over-Nite Sensation was the one that I was first exposed to, and it still might be my favorite. "Montana" almost brought me to tears the first time I heard it.
After that I saw a couple of movies that he made: Does Humor Belong in Music and The Dub Room Special. I have to say, I'm most favorable of his work from the seventies, particularly with Terry Bozzio. They seemed to have an indelible chemistry.
Whenever I'm at a bar that has a Touchtunes Jukebox, I like to put on "The Muffin Man" just to fuck with everyone.

04-18-2009, 07:39 PM	#186 (permalink)
Roemilca Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 412	I've only really PURCHASED 'Waka/Jawaka', but I have around seven on my computer. __________________

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	My favourite Zappa album is Joe's Garage. I find there's not much to not like about it .. At number two for me is Apostrophe ('). If you don't know them, consider them warmly recommended! __________________ Something Completely Different

04-28-2009, 04:55 PM	#189 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	It is always a close call but this one nabs the title of most cherished Zappa album for me. Contender for best album of 1968 imo, although it supersedes all of the competition by making them look intellectually bankrupt hedonists. Could talk for hours about how much I love this album... the home-recorded sound, the mixture of (ridiculously catchy) pop satire with tape splicing and general experimentation, it is just one big, effortless send-up of Sgt. Pepper's and it's brood basically... I found a label compilation somewhere and every song was a different interpretation of this song, forgot where i saw it though : 'Golly, do I ever have a lotta soul!' __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	hot rats, metal man has hornet's wings, bongo fury

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vacuumnoise Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 29	thanks, Ill check them out...

04-28-2009, 05:59 PM	#190 (permalink)
ElephantSack Man vs. Wild Turkey Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 948	Over-Nite Sensation was the one that I was first exposed to, and it still might be my favorite. "Montana" almost brought me to tears the first time I heard it. After that I saw a couple of movies that he made: Does Humor Belong in Music and The Dub Room Special. I have to say, I'm most favorable of his work from the seventies, particularly with Terry Bozzio. They seemed to have an indelible chemistry. Whenever I'm at a bar that has a Touchtunes Jukebox, I like to put on "The Muffin Man" just to fuck with everyone.