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Mellotron Storm 
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 20:23 |
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A lot of these standout for me. Secret Oyster's debut is killer. That's my favourite live Santana record. Dean Watson blew me away with his first solo album. But i love all of these and i can't vote yet.
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Logan
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 20:27 |
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From what I know, Lather over Fourth. That's a real favourite Frank Zappa of mine.
I really should get that Secret Oyster album.
Edited by Logan - July 01 2012 at 20:29
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 21:36 |
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Fourth for sure.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 22:49 |
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Freak Out!
I actually quite like Fourth too, considering I barely like Soft Machine.
Not familiar with Oyster
Edited by Triceratopsoil - July 01 2012 at 22:50
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 23:55 |
 Logan wrote:
From what I know, Lather over Fourth. That's a real favourite Frank Zappa of mine.
I really should get that Secret Oyster album.
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There is so much amazing stuff on Lather that it's almost not fair having it on here except of course lts of these tracks were released on other albums earlier, and it's long. 
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 23:58 |
Man With Hat wrote:
Fourth for sure. |
Fifth doesn't seem to get much love. I rate them fairly evenly(Fourth & Fifth) and the reason i have both on here is that i have that 2 on 1 cd release by them. I have quite a few 2 on 1 Zappa cds too, so you'll see that on future polls.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 01 2012 at 23:59 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
Freak Out!
I actually quite like Fourth too, considering I barely like Soft Machine.
Not familiar with Oyster
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I still have to give my head a shake that Freak Out ! came out in 1966. Listened to it today and it stands up very well, especially since it was a double album.
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 00:27 |
Voted for Soft Machine's `Fifth', one of my favourite late PM/early AM, driving into work on a gloomy rainy night albums! At least it was that sort of weather condition where the album finally started to make sense to me! The black cover also adds to the fairly dark mood of the LP. Sometimes I feel like the album will drive me crazy! 
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 10:59 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:
Voted for Soft Machine's `Fifth', one of my favourite late PM/early AM, driving into work on a gloomy rainy night albums! At least it was that sort of weather condition where the album finally started to make sense to me! The black cover also adds to the fairly dark mood of the LP.
Sometimes I feel like the album will drive me crazy! |
I'm a little surprised at the votes it's gotten because i was beginning to think i was the only person on the planet who actually loves it. Thanks for the words 
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 11:00 |
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Man the two that don't have votes right now really deserve to. Anyway i'll vote later today.
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presdoug
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 11:52 |
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I picked Fourth, with Fifth a VERY close second. Soft Machine were really firing on all six cylinders when they recorded both of those-some of their very best work. I find Fourth is just a tad bit better than Fifth, though.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 14:09 |
presdoug wrote:
I picked Fourth, with Fifth a VERY close second. Soft Machine were really firing on all six cylinders when they recorded both of those-some of their very best work. I find Fourth is just a tad bit better than Fifth, though. |
For me they are very close as well.
I think it's boiled down to Lather or Santana's live one. I didn't think either would be in the running until i've lsitened to these all the last couple of days.
Santana's live record was before they released their debut and before they did Woodstock.
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 14:19 |
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Man With Hat wrote:
Fourth for sure. |
Fifth doesn't seem to get much love. I rate them fairly evenly(Fourth & Fifth) and the reason i have both on here is that i have that 2 on 1 cd release by them. I have quite a few 2 on 1 Zappa cds too, so you'll see that on future polls. |
I can understand it, esp on this site. Fifth is a good album (I believe I gave it a 3.5) but is my least favorite of their studio albums (barring LOC of course). Still, I think thats pretty good for a least favorite.  And Fourth for me is just about the bees knees for me. I love everything about it and it nearly kills me that Wyatt left before they could do another (hopefully in a similar vien, but I'll admit that wasn't probably going to happen). I also wish it was longer...but I pretty much wish that of all the albums I love.
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 17:06 |
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For fear of becoming too patriotic, I voted for that Santana live album. So free and jamming, and it's got some real dense atmosphere to it as well. I especially love Treat on there - feels like making love.
I do however adore that Secret Oyster album as well.
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presdoug
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 17:17 |
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With painful honesty, i must admit that i have never really liked Santana's music
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 19:04 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
For fear of becoming too patriotic, I voted for that Santana live album. So free and jamming, and it's got some real dense atmosphere to it as well. I especially love Treat on there - feels like making love.
I do however adore that Secret Oyster album as well. |
I made my mind up to vote Santana and i come on here to see you beat me to it. That surprised me but it's a great choice.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 19:06 |
presdoug wrote:
With painful honesty, i must admit that i have never really liked Santana's music |
That's cool. For me their early stuff reminds me of the late sixties and it makes me feel good. Weird how music can do that eh?
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Posted: July 02 2012 at 23:44 |
Softs - Fourth. Almost prefer it to Third. 
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Posted: July 03 2012 at 02:20 |
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I go with Lather. It's a prog-jazz fusion masterpiece, and possibly Zappa's magnum opus.
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Posted: July 03 2012 at 08:50 |
both Soft Machine albums and the Santana live effort are awesome
I don't understand all of the love for Freak Out - its below average for me
voted for Santana
haven't heard the others
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