Anyone here like this genius? I fucking love listening to his albums when high, especially Zoot Allures . What albums do you like of his?
holy shit dude, I was just about to make a zappa thread. i got a live version of muffin man here that is ridiculous, but i gotta convert it to throw it up on youtube first
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1rwkgCAVsc]Frank Zappa - What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? - YouTube[/ame]
I never really "got" Zappa's music. I just don't find him interesting, which is odd because I like Captain Beefheart.
YES...one of the most underrated musicians of his era. I'd say my favorite album was One Size Fits All back when he was with the Mothers. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LszJ9sM3bbk]Frank Zappa - Florentine Pogen - YouTube[/ame]
I wouldn't say he's 'underrated'...I always run into people who think he's better than God. He's got some good stuff out there, Joe's Garage, Freak Out!, Overnight sensation (where most people start out) Etc. I mainly like his weird little 2 minute numbers with found sound. Got a live Halloween version of Camarillo Brillo that's good. Very fast and funny. Madda fact, here t'is: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSdTVM3JFeM]Frank Zappa LIVE Halloween 1978 [31] Camarillo Brillo ~ Muffin Man - YouTube[/ame] Wow, that's like 32kps...or something. Sorry. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f1E3wCX7G4]Take Your Clothes off When You dance - Mothers of invention - YouTube[/ame] A weird version of a classic.
It seems like the people that like him LOVE him, myself included, but it's not like he gets a ton of airplay on classic rock stations like the other greats of his era. But then again, he died when I was a kid, so idk what it was like back in the day when he was cranking out an album a year.
I loved Freak Out!, awesome album. I can't beleive no ones mentioned, don't eat the yellow snow, titties and beer, crew slut, and if you havent listened to the 2cd Thing-Fish album, you'll love it. Help I'm A Rock!
Titties and Beer is one of my all-time favorites. I would kill to have see it live. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzWEeiUf3Y]Frank Zappa - Titties and beer (with subtitles) - YouTube[/ame]
In general, his lyrics seem juvenile and redundant to me. Titties n Beer is a perfect example. They rarely add to the intellectual status some die hard fans hold him to...at least in my humble opinion. He's better as just a goof doin weird shit.
You clearly haven't read between the lines with his music, he may seem to be simply looking for laughs with his music but there is something more there. His music was very satyrical at times, both politically and of life in general. He was also musically talented in ways that I've never seen before him, take the time to really listen to his stuff, you'll like it.