Which is the best Frank Zappa album?

PrognosticMind wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: Joe's Garage..........they are very 'entertaining' albums for sure, his 'central scrutiniser' character just cracks me up. Some cool music to go with all this madness - if one can stomach the crassness, these should be a winner. Give me a Catholic Girl any day....... Agreed. Watermelon in Easter Hay is almost enough for me to grant that one immunity .

Much agreed, and I also love the track before it, Packard Goose

This is my top 5 in no particular order

Hots Rats
Waka/Jawaka
Apostrophe
One Size Fits All
Joe's Garage

Hot Rats would probably be my favorite, though it often rotates between that one and Waka/Jawaka. I love the instrumentals on these albums. Easily some of his best.

And I thought I might be able to wittle down a best of list and have a poll. What was I smoking, I mean drinking, I mean thinking?

In chronological order:

rushfan4 wrote: What album is Valley Girl from?

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

One Size Fits All, but some come very close. 

Thingfish. 
That's a really tough question.
My first one was Bongo Fury, but the better live album is The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life.
Maybe Sheik Yerbouti.

Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar (full three record set). To a guitarist like myself it's a sort of indulgence that I feel like I sometimes deserve. Zappa is right up there next to Hackett for me. I get fascinated by the irregular note durations and the unpredictable accenting of notes. I love the rock fugue structuring and interplay. And then there's the bouzouki and baritone violin improv at the end. Where else do you get that?

Hot Rats