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SteveG 
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Posted: September 23 2014 at 16:21 |
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Pick your favorite of these highly rated Zappas from 1975 to 1979. Good luck.
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: September 23 2014 at 16:36 |
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I absolutely love the one, three and four.
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Posted: September 23 2014 at 16:42 |
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I'll pick Sleep Dirt because of The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution.
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Posted: September 23 2014 at 17:53 |
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One Size Fits All
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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
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Posted: September 23 2014 at 23:18 |
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One Size Fits All
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: September 24 2014 at 02:33 |
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5 great albums in this list. I'll probably have to go with Sleep Dirt, mainly for Filthy Habits.
Studio Tan would be my next pick.
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Posted: September 24 2014 at 03:59 |
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One Size Fits All, is my fav Zappa album ever
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Posted: September 24 2014 at 13:29 |
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One Size
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Rednight
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Posted: September 24 2014 at 16:52 |
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Studio Tan if only for the fact that I've never heard One Size Fits All.
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proggman
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 18:11 |
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One Size Fits All.
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 18:33 |
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Sheik Yerbouti!
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zappaholic
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 19:30 |
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OSFA kicks so much ass it ain't even funny. Probably my favorite of Frank's regular studio albums.
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SteveG
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 19:33 |
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^Yes, obviously I had to pair it down with just a few others. It is awesome.
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PrognosticMind
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Posted: September 26 2014 at 11:15 |
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One Size Fits All.
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uduwudu
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Posted: September 27 2014 at 07:32 |
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Don't suppose we could include Lather as this was the initial idea for Orchestral Favorites, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and In New York?
Yes, The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution - stunning piece of music.
Edited by uduwudu - September 27 2014 at 07:35
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: September 27 2014 at 17:15 |
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^ I really love all those 4 albums that were initially to make up the Lather set. The Orchestral version of Prunes is such a cool rendition.
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uduwudu
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Posted: September 27 2014 at 20:22 |
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^ There's an unofficial version of Orchestral outtake, which dare I say, seems at least as good as the finished album ( a lot like everything FZ). Oh, as for Lather the new version of Lather I think has some tracks like the DJ chat and a few other relatively non-essential but enjoyable moments included on the 1997 issue but not the new version.
Lather imvho is the one stop shop for anything Zappa. It has a lot of everything. That jam over the Whole Lotta Love riff (Duck Duck Doo) is fun.... but Ocean... ultimate indeed. You'd have to find a Watermelon In Easter Hay for equivalent lyrical instrumental eloquence.
Edited by uduwudu - September 27 2014 at 20:24
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Frank Zappa Albums Poll No.2