Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt VS Waka/Jawaka |
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The Quiet One
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Topic: Frank Zappa - Sleep Dirt VS Waka/Jawaka Posted: October 30 2009 at 20:25 |
Both often ranked below Hot Rats and The Grand Wazoo, but still highly regarded as some of the finest albums from the Jazz Rock side by Frank Zappa. VOTE AWAY.......... |
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LiquidEternity
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Posted: October 30 2009 at 21:04 |
Two of Zappa's best and most underrated albums. Sleep Dirt wins by a hair, simply because The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution probably is the best song Zappa ever created.
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Logan
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Posted: October 30 2009 at 21:06 |
I wish I could vote.
I never have heard all of Sleep Dirt that I can recall, which is a shame since I really like what I have heard of it. Of course Waka/Jawaka is a very good album. |
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Just a fanboy passin' through.
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WalterDigsTunes
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 11 2007 Location: SanDiegoTijuana Status: Offline Points: 4373 |
Posted: October 30 2009 at 21:06 |
Are we talking about the vinyl version of Sleep Dirt or the CD version with vocals?
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J-Man
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Posted: October 30 2009 at 21:09 |
I actually don't have Sleep Dirt (yet), but I do enjoy Waka/Jawaka.
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jammun
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Posted: October 31 2009 at 00:39 |
Waka. Sleep Dirt is just a WB f**k you to FZ. Lather is the appropriate release to have for the Sleep Dirt songs. |
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
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Man With Hat
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Posted: October 31 2009 at 00:44 |
IF the cd version of Sleep Dirt didn't have the vocals I would vote for it right away, being the instrumentals are goregous...especially The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution (which the Lather verison is no match for). I havne't heard the vinyl version.
Waka/Jawaka just may be FZ most underrated album as it is rarely mentioned but everytime I listen to it I am blown away. That trumpet in the title track...amazing!
I hate to vote against TOITUS but in this case I will. Its close, and even though the vocal songs are on it, Sleep Dirt is near essential for anyone interested in exploring FZ catalouge just a bit further than the obvious.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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snobb
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Posted: October 31 2009 at 03:30 |
Waka. FZ had many great albums a nd some terrible ones. But that both are between good. :)
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Anderson III
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Posted: October 31 2009 at 08:50 |
Precisely! I've thought The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution is something of a "forgotten masterwork". |
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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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unclemeat69
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Posted: October 31 2009 at 08:59 |
I voted for the vinyl version of Sleep Dirt, more thoroughly composed songs (eg. Time Is Money)
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: October 31 2009 at 14:02 |
I'll vote for Sleep Dirt(without the vocals), since I found while it doesn't have much of the jazziness that made The Grand Wazzoo/Hot Rats characteristic, I find Waka/Jawaka to be quite of a fail with the exception of the title track.
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questionsneverknown
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 22 2009 Location: Ultima Thule Status: Offline Points: 602 |
Posted: October 31 2009 at 16:14 |
Two great albums. Going for Waka, a work I listen to quite frequently, often back to back with the Grand Wazoo.
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