Any Frank Zappa fans?

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toadfan64
04/19/2020
09:38 PM
#1
Favorite albums? Songs? Zappa has so many good albums and songs that I always discover some new good ones when talking about him.

Anyways, here's some of my favs

Albums:

  1. Overnight Sensation
  2. You Are What You Is
  3. Apostrophe
  4. Joe's Garage
  5. One Size Fits All


Songs:

  1. Watermelon in Easter Hay
  2. Peaches en Regalia
  3. Joe's Garage
  4. Flakes
  5. Camarillo Brillo


Except for Watermelon, it's hard to make a top 5 for Zappa cause he has way too many great tunes. What say you guys?
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casio_guy
04/19/2020
09:41 PM
#2
I like his music, can't really name any off the top of my head but when I was learning music theory my teacher would reference Zappa's music quite frequently. So much of his music is jam packed and I heard he was a crazy perfectionist... It's hard to imagine what it would've been like as part of his band
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SiO4
04/19/2020
09:44 PM
#3
Sorta, I don't actively listen too much. My brother did more so.
I do love his/The Mothers, first album though!

Sussy, Sussy Cream Cheese...
...Waaht?

Also, Hungry Freaks, Daddy is an amazing song. Way ahead of its time.

Trouble Every Day...is basically prophetic, and still relevant to this day.
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SiO4
04/19/2020
09:45 PM
#5
Also, 200 Hotels is fucked up.
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KiwiTerraRizing
04/19/2020
09:46 PM
#6
I have all his albums on vinyl, my dad collected them. My favorite is Zoot Allures
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treewojima
04/19/2020
09:47 PM
#7
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toadfan64
04/19/2020
09:48 PM
#8
casio_guy posted...
I like his music, can't really name any off the top of my head but when I was learning music theory my teacher would reference Zappa's music quite frequently. So much of his music is jam packed and I heard he was a crazy perfectionist... It's hard to imagine what it would've been like as part of his band
My one friend who took a music class in college was referenced a lot to Zappa as well. I seem to hear that from people who take those classes alot, which is pretty cool.

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CW_McGraw
04/19/2020
09:48 PM
#9
I'm pretty casual, but my dad had dozen of Zappa albums and CDs. I had never bothered to listen to Watermelon in Easter Hay before. I was just watching some Youtube video of two dudes comparing Telecasters and Strats while jamming and thought to myself, "Wow, this is awful. I guess I just don't like guitar music anymore." Watermelon in Easter Hay has changed my mind.

I liked Son of Mr. Green Jeans, Montana, Catholic Girls, and Billy the Mountain.
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toadfan64
04/19/2020
09:50 PM
#10
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
I have all his albums on vinyl, my dad collected them. My favorite is Zoot Allures
Nice! Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station is my favorite off that one. Wish my dad was a fan of Zappa, the only vinyl I inherited from him were Elvis, Van Halen, and Olivia Newton John, lol.
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SMAP-
04/19/2020
09:51 PM
#11
Some of my favorites:

who are the brain police
cosmik debris
peaches in regalia
the eric dolphy memorial barbecue
go cry on somebody elses shoulder
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toadfan64
04/19/2020
09:54 PM
#12
CW_McGraw posted...
I'm pretty casual, but my dad had dozen of Zappa albums and CDs. I had never bothered to listen to Watermelon in Easter Hay before. I was just watching some Youtube video of two dudes comparing Telecasters and Strats while jamming and thought to myself, "Wow, this is awful. I guess I just don't like guitar music anymore." Watermelon in Easter Hay has changed my mind.

I liked Son of Mr. Green Jeans, Montana, Catholic Girls, and Billy the Mountain.
I always felt like Watermelon sounded like it was a lost Pink Floyd song (probably why I love it so much), but it does really show how solid of an underrated guitar player Zappa is.

Montanta and Catholic Girls would make it in my top 10. Montana being another great guitar song from Zappa.
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SiO4
04/19/2020
09:56 PM
#13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOH7o8Vw6Mc
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Shotgunnova
04/19/2020
10:09 PM
#14
Hot Rats 4 Lyfe
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toadfan64
04/19/2020
10:11 PM
#15
Shotgunnova posted...
Hot Rats 4 Lyfe
Son Of Mr. Green Genes is a great tune on top of Peaches of course. Willie The Pimp is pretty solid too.
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Southernfatman
04/19/2020
11:24 PM
#16
Yeah. Not a super huge/deep fan, but I love a lot of his stuff. Hot Rats is my favorite still, particularly the 80's CD cut. The production is different and some of the songs are a tad longer.

I'd also include songs like Catholic Girls and Montana in my favorites as well. Same for Peaches en Regalia, The Gumbo Variations, Zoot Allures, Eat That Question, Apostrophe, the live jazz fusion version of Chunga's Revenge, and Bobby Brown Goes Down.

It's hard to make a list when there's so much out there.

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