anyone here like frank zappa? what are some good albums? nt

[inflection]

[ET Awful]

1. The Mothers, Filmore East Live 71

One of the only Zappa albums that's been in my collection regularly for years. Others have come and gone, but that one has been replaced twice when it's gone :)

[achtung_circus]

3. What's a gril like you, doin' in a place like thiiiiiiisssssss?

I concur, a classic.

[ET Awful]

6. If you're lookin' for a good time, this is it

This is the swinginest place in New York City

No Shit!

[achtung_circus]

10. How true that is,

Oh how true indeed.
Me and my grilfriend we come here every Friday Saturday night looking for that hot romance we need,

[ET Awful]

14. We like to get it on --

Do you like to get it on, too?

Well now, what did you have in mind?

Okay: well I get off bein' juked
With a baby octopus
An spewed upon with cream corn! AAH... UNH!
An' my girlfriend, she digs it
With a hot YOOHOO bottle

While somebody's screamin':
CORKS 'N' SAFETIES
PIGS 'N' DONKEYS
ALICE COOPER'S GONNA ... AAAAAAH!

Well, it gets me so hot
I could scream
ALICE COOPER, ALICE COOPER! YAAAAH!
ALICE COOPER, ALICE COOPER! YAAAAH!

[achtung_circus]

18. Well you 2 girls sound real far out and groovy,

Ever been to a Holiday Inn?

[ET Awful]

20. Magic Fingers in the Bed (Picture it!)

Wall-mounted TV screen:
Coffee-Host plugged into the bathroom wall
Formica's really keen!

[achtung_circus]

26. What kind of girl

What kind of girl do you think we are?
(what kind of girl)
What kind of girl do you think we are?
(what kind of girl)
Don't call us groupies, that is going too far,
(what kind of girl)
We wouldn't ball you just because you're a star.

These girls wouldn't let just anybody
Spew on their vital parts.
They want a guy
from a group
with a big hit single
ON THE CHARTS

[ET Awful]

30. Funny you should mention it.

Our new single just made the charts this week
With a bullet! With a bullet!
Just let me put a little more
Rancid Budweiser on my beard right now, Baby

And you can show me how a young girl such as you
Might be thrilled and overwhelmed by me...

What hotel did you say you are staying at?

Wanna split right away?

[achtung_circus]

31. Not so fast, you silly boy,

There's one thing I've got to say.

[madrchsod]

7. i saw him live when he opened for cream

in chicago----fuck`n amazing-----i`m going to get the filmore album.

[miss_kitty]

13. Out. You go out. So far out.

You do the Mud Shark, bay-bee.

[ET Awful]

15. Girls from all over the world

flock to write my name on the toilet walls

At the Whiskey a Go Go
For I am Bwana Dik
I am Bwana Dik
Me Bwana Dik
Me Bwana Dik

[Squatch]

2. Sheik Yerbouti

[salvorhardin]

4. Grand Wazoo

One of Zappa's most overlooked albums in my opinion.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000009SF

[blindpig]

17. most excellent

I was very fortunate to catch that tour, DAR Constitution Hall about 74-75 I think. In many ways my favorite.

[On the Road]

5. I am in the Minority on This,

but "The Grand Wazoo" (released under "The Mothers," I believe) is probably my favorite. "Hot Rats" is also good.

FZ has a lot of unlistenable stuff. It's wise to ask for advice.

I one bought a recording called something like "Francesco Zappa: His First Digital Recording in Over 300 Years." It featured a dog wearing a dress and sunglasses on the cover. Apparently (I am guessing now) FZ had discovered a real historical composer named Francesco Zappa and these were his works. Straight unadulterated chamber music. No what I was expecting.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

8. Joe's Garage is pretty phenomenal n/t

[Rainbowreflect]

16. You are what you is & Joe's Garage are my favs.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Definitely get "Overnite Sensation" and "Apostrophe"

Other favorites of mine (off the top of my head):

Zoot Allures
You Are What You Is
Baby Snakes (soundtrack)
Them or Us
FZ Meets The Mothers of Prevention ("Porn Wars")
Broadway The Hard Way

:evilgrin:

Oh, hell, here's the discography (so far). Have fun!!

Link:
http://www.science.uva.nl/~robbert/zappa/albums/

:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin:

[redqueen]

23. Yup... I agree those are both must haves.

Inflection, try http://www.allmusic.com -- search for Zappa and check out some tunes.

:hi:

[quispquake]

11. Any with the Mothers...

We're Only In It For the Money being my personal fave...

[tigerbeat]

12. i'm partial to Hot Rats, 200 Motels and Joe's Garage.....

...as it happens you can get most of zappa's catalogue right now on www.emusic.com. there's a free trial period and then it's like $9.99 a month for 40 downloads. pretty nifty site if you ask me.

[AllegroRondo]

19. Jazz from Hell, and Civilization

[mrfrapp]

21. Lather

Lather (pronounced Leather) is my favourite.

[catmandu57]

22. Watch out where the huskies go

and don't you eat that yellow snow.

[Robeson]

24. Zoot Allures.

[blindpig]

25. Uncle Meat, Chunga's Revenge, Hot Rats, One Size Fits All, Grand Wazoo

those titles lean towards the jazz/dada aspect of Zappa, what I like best. For "comedy music" Overnight Sensation and the 200 Motels soundtrack album are a gas.

Oh yeah, Rubin and the Jets was probably the the absolute end of doowop and maybe the best in the genre.

[onager]

27. Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?

:-)

Frank was dissing media 'ho's way back with his FIRST album. I still remember "Trouble Coming Every Day," the song about the 1965 Watts riots:

And if another woman driver gets machine-gunned in her seat
We'll send some joker with a Brownie, to get it all complete.

[edbermac]

28. I like Hot Rats and We're Only In It For The Money...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

29. Chunga's Revenge, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, Bongo Fury...

...One Size Fits All, Zoot Allures, Zappa In New York...those are just a few of the albums in which his guitar playing is really front-and-center. Volume One of "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore" features a jaw-dropping live version of "The Torture Never Stops" with Adrian Belew on second guitar and what is probably the best drumming of Terry Bozzio's entire career.



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