CHEAP THRILLS

Zappa had his peak in the early seventies, just before I got interested in (pop)music. When I started to get to know bands I heard about Zappa sometimes, occasionally heard a song of him and his band, and thought in those days it was really weird. I was suprised to find Zappa back on progarchives a few years ago. But I thought, well OK, let's check him out as well, bought a cheap specimen of this album and played it a few times. I heard enough after that. It was the Zappa I had in mind and still think it's kind of weird. And believe that's exactly what Zappa intends to do. Puzzle people with what he does, what to make of it. I always wonder what kind of musiclovers are big fans of his (music). I can't help thinking about drugs in that sense, I mean: what sane person takes this seriously ? Unless you like humour in music and like weird stuff. But I have to agree, there is also real music on this album and also: it's all I know of Zappa and of course he did a lot more than just this album. I like Zomby Woof and The Torture Never Stops somewhat, they are quite good songs. But the rest ... 2 stars.