Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread
 

Frank Zappa is god, comments?

Heaven sounds a lot more appealing now.

oh yes,

Fun Piece of trivia: Zappa has 74 Studio albums.

Steve Vai got his start as Frank Zappa's music transcriber.

bump

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I'm bumpin' the thread that you started cuz' your ignoring it and I don't want it to die like all the other good threads do around here, ya' filthy hippy!!!

Frank Zappa
 

omg did you know that zappa is italian for hoe.

Zappa!!!
 

Who here listens to Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention?

Sounds familiar, but, alas, no. sorry.

I DO, I DO !!!!!!!!:tramp:

My friend recently lent my a couple of Frank Zappa CD's to listen to, and they are very good.

Bobby Brown for teh w1n!

:P

Good song.

Indeed it is!

A genius who is missed tbh.

Oh yeah I'm his friend, and Zygomycota burnt them, it's all a symbiotic realationship

But of course Phishfood, if that's your REAL name!

It's a conspiracy...

Fav. Zappa song: "Tryin' To Grow A Chin" off of You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1

so what kind of music is it anyway...?

Oh man, it is weird and crazy. Really political music. It's experimental, with some prog/art, with some jazz, with some classical, with some everything.

He's had awesome people in his band:

Steve Vai
Flo & Eddie
Captain Beefheart
Ike Willis
ect...

I've nothing more to say than "Zappa is god"

Ike Willis has a Frank Zappa tribute band called Project Object and they're INSANE!!!!! If you feel that you missed out on the live Zappa experience, this is as close as you're gonna' get !

didnt he burn down a casino?

wait no it was someone with a flare gun while he was playing sorry

Yeah, that's what Deep Puprple's song Smoke on the Water is about.

smoke on the water fire in the sky.... it was montreux casino

Dude, that is awesome!

Also, for anyone who likes band biographies and such, The Real Frank Zappa Book is a must read for any Zappa fan. Right now I'm reading the most recent biography on Zappa, and I must say it's pretty good....I'm listening to Beefheart right now.

deep purples ****in nuts too

frank zappa
 

dont no much about this guy, and havent heard much of his stuff, but what i have heard is the album 'sheik yerbouti' (the name always makes me smile) which is really cool, my favourite songs being 'dancing fool' 'wild love' 'baby snakes' and 'rat tomago'.

one more thing, is there anybody here that actually owns all of zappa's stuff?\
apparently he released like 60+ albums.

i hoped i never see the day when an alien ant farm thread has more posts than a zappa thread... :(

zappa is sick i dun have any of his stuff though uhh. but there should definatley be more posts about him

78 studio and live albums. I own about 5.... but my friends father owns about 50 on vinyl.

Now that is pretty lame. :mad:

I love Zappa, a genius.

so many great great albums; weasels ripped my flesh, sheik yerbouti

he medled in all sorts of music which was unusual for a rock musician

like i said, a genius

ive got 15 zappa albums on Cd and 2 on vinyl

i love Uncle Remus - greatest song ever

Zappa = the mad scientist of rock n' roll. He was greatness

the Real Frank Zappa Book is hilarious

Moley made me bump this.

So, this is the most pathetic official thread I have ever seen. For a musical genius, you think you people could muster up a bit more enthusiasm. I recently (last month) purchased Absolutely Free on vinyl and every time I listen to it I like it even more. Quickly becoming one of my favorite all-time albums.

Comments, anyone? Tell us, what is your favorite Zappa album. Zappa period, early, mid, late? I think his first couple Mothers albums are probably his best work. But that's just me.

Apostraphe is great, Ship Arriving too Late, also great.. We're Only in it for the Money.. many many others..