Rushman14 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 it doesnt get any better than this http://talkingnow.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/zappa-apostrophe.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silas Lang Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Ok Zappa experts. I've been searching for a youtube link for a Zappa song on I'm assuming is from the '69-'70 era. I remember it from the times my dad played it when I was about the age of 5. The only thing I recall about it is Zappa repeatedly singing Alice Cooper's name over and over again. So if anyone knows the title of it or can post the appropriate link I'd appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I love the Muffin Man from Baby Snakes where he just hits the outro solo. Roxy, Live in NY, and the Helsinki concert are amazing. Love early 70s Zappa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Silas Lang @ Feb 23 2011, 02:11 AM) Ok Zappa experts. I've been searching for a youtube link for a Zappa song on I'm assuming is from the '69-'70 era. I remember it from the times my dad played it when I was about the age of 5. The only thing I recall about it is Zappa repeatedly singing Alice Cooper's name over and over again. So if anyone knows the title of it or can post the appropriate link I'd appreciate it. That would be "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e3kgSTIQcY Edited February 23, 2011 by Test4VitalSigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Mar 23 2010, 03:21 PM) it doesnt get any better than this http://talkingnow.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/zappa-apostrophe.jpg I've been listening to the title track a lot lately. Kickass jamming instrumental with Zappa on guitar of course, Jack Bruce on bass and Jim Gordon on drums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Live In New York & Joe's Garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 The Great Wazoo and Lather are 2 of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 QUOTE (theredtamasrule @ Mar 21 2010, 07:04 PM) Yes, I forgot about The Man From Utopia. Love, love that album especially "Tink Walks Amok" & "The Jazz Discharge Party Hats". There's some serious funky bass in Tink Walks Amok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Feb 23 2011, 02:32 PM)The Grand Wazoo and Lather are 2 of my favorites. I know I f*cked it up, I meant The Grand Wazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 QUOTE (raygun47 @ Mar 22 2010, 06:23 PM) Did want to mention "Trance-Fusion." Sort of a more recent release that I'm fond of at the moment. I'll be back in the future to talk some Zappa. I bought a copy last summer... some really good stuff there, from different eras, too. I agree with Zoot Allures, it sticks with me quite a bit. I'm also a big fan of One Size Fits All and Shut Up And Play yer Guitar. He had good stuff from every decade he recorded in. How could he not? Very prolific and never stopped experimenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrush2112 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 My first Zappa album was Sheik Yerbouti. The album that REALLY got me into him was Hot Rats. And my current favorite album is Zappa in New York. Just got the Baby Snakes DVD this week. Wowie zowie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Apparently I have a Zappa promo LP; picked it up for $1 at a garage sale, but have yet to listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) Which one? Wow. Play it, dude. Edited March 1, 2011 by ozzy85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thinking about Zappa, while listening to "Broadway the Hardway"... You know, out of any artist or band Frank Zappa is the most un-duplicatable artist out there... Think of Rush, many artists have duplicated or played stylistically similar to Rush, same for a plethora of artists, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis... all these bands have been (for want of a better word) "matched" in their style.... Not Zappa though... As great as the bands like Rush and Floyd are, you can say that "There will be another artist or band like Rush, like Floyd, like Zeppelin"...etc... I do not think you can say that about Zappa... I truly think that there will never be another artist "like Zappa" (not including Dweezil's ZPZ).... never... This also brings another thought about Zappa, where to classify Zappa? Is he rock? Prog? Jazz? IMO its a bit of all, and nothing of any.... Zappa, more than any other artist can be classified almost as a genera onto his own... Zappa is almost his own genera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitball Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (KillerInstinct @ Mar 21 2010, 03:47 PM) Zappa newbie here what album should i listen to to get started? someone reccommended Hot Rats to me, but i haven't bothered to listen to it yet Zappa's work is hard to classify, but there are some general eras you can reference, and after years of listening to Frank, I feel the best to recommend to a newbie is the early/mid 70's funky rock era; albums like Overnite Sensation, Apostrophe, Roxy and Elsewhere, and One Size Fits All. I am also very fond of his big band stuff of the years just preceeding that, and I also like most of the more harsh listening served up by the original Mothers lineup of the late 60's (We're Only in it for the Money is a virtual time warp into the unknown world of the LA Freak scene of the late 60's....it is an anthropological sensation). Frank had a lot of good material after the mid 70's, but it got more and more diluted by what I consider to be filler, so I would steer clear of his 80's stuff for a bit until you really get hungry for more. The late 70's had some good stuff. Sheik Yerbouti is a mixed bag of good and bad for me, I feel that Joe's Garage is better. Then there's the huge Lather album which was recorded 75-77 or so....a really amazing mix of bands and even orchestra. It has some filler for sure, but is pretty essential actually. And oh yes, I almost forgot,.....there are several official releases of live material from the 1988 tour (which I attended twice, hallelujah!). It was one of his better bands, and some amazing gems are to be found in those releases. Edited April 4, 2011 by spitball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 'Make a Jazz Noise Here' is an excellent document of his '88 tour. His bands are always tight but on this outing they are Incredibly so, especially the brass players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Roxy And Elsewhere is my favorite Zappa record. Love it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/c1dd622f-f5d0-478e-aabe-4901d009491c.jpg I need more ZAPPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I come back from vacation and find a Frank Zappa thread on TRF. My life is now better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 QUOTE (The Owl @ Jul 26 2011, 08:29 PM)http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/c1dd622f-f5d0-478e-aabe-4901d009491c.jpg I need more ZAPPA I was just listening to a few of his albums this morning, actually. Some people don't "get" him but I think he was an incredible musician. I'd do anything to go back in time and see him live. He had so many albums its ridiculous. I love how he had such a wide range of material. There's something for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 QUOTE (Oracle @ Jul 26 2011, 07:32 PM) I come back from vacation and find a Frank Zappa thread on TRF. My life is now better. Awesome thread...peaches is a great instrumental, and I need more titties and beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briremo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 QUOTE (KillerInstinct @ Mar 21 2010, 03:47 PM) Zappa newbie here what album should i listen to to get started? someone reccommended Hot Rats to me, but i haven't bothered to listen to it yet I like zoot allures torture never stops kicks ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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