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Poll Question: Best Frank Zappa album released in the 1960s:
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [2.33%]
7 [16.28%]
0 [0.00%]
11 [25.58%]
0 [0.00%]
8 [18.60%]
16 [37.21%]
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    Posted: December 14 2008 at 02:53
'Tis the Season to be Jelly   ..great boot performance from '67 with an early 'King Kong'
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pencils down, the 60s goes to Hot Rats, will have the 70s up shortly (I'm running a few hours behind the rest of mankind)


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Hot Rats will always win these.  As far as early FZ goes, it's an easy listen.  Not to mention that it contains the great Peaches. 

For the 0 vote-getters:
 
Freak Out:  this is a five-star album all the way, but I think you had to be there.  So let's say it hasn't aged particularly well.
Lumpy Gravy:  just not very good.
Ruben:  FZ's take on doo-wop is not appreciated sufficiently.  If they'd release the original on CD it would at least be listenable.  Ray Collins is da man.
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expected Hot Rats to be the front runner, was giving We're Only in It for the Money a fighting chance, Uncle Meat having nearly as many votes right now as Money surprises me a bit even though it is a great album


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Hot Rats!Big smile
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Tough choice, but I'll also go with Money. 

Ruben, by the way, is quite good if you can get hold of the LP. 

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Originally posted by Carlos Carlos wrote:

Weasels was not on the list...EmbarrassedLOL, guess I'm still sleppy. Anyway if I have to make a list It would be: HOT RATS,UNCLE MEAT AND ...MONEY...
 
Weasel's Ripped My Flesh (1970) - going with the dates listed on this website because, well, the polls on this website


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Frank Zappa album - "Hot Rats"

Frank Zappa with the Mothers - "Uncle Meat"
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Weasels was not on the list...EmbarrassedLOL, guess I'm still sleppy. Anyway if I have to make a list It would be: HOT RATS,UNCLE MEAT AND ...MONEY...
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Uncle Meat is quite a good album followed close by Weasels IMHO...but just HOT RATS escape from the list give a glace to the choices again and said: HOT RATS...my favorite Zappa album of all time Clap
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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

We're Only In It For The Money by a gnat's whisker.
 
No love for Lumpy Gravy? Not a 5* classic, but definitely repays careful listening.


I got love for Lumpy Gravy, but not as much as for

1. Uncle Meat
2. We're Only In It For The Money
3. Hot Rats
4. Absolutely Free
5. Freak Out!
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We're Only In It For The Money, definitely.  It's still one of my favorites.
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Hot Rats, for The Gumbo Variations! And of course the rest is top class.
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Hmm, I now have all those except for Ruben.  The '70's will probably be the hardest for me. I'll go with Money, an excellent parody of Sgt. Pepper and '60's hippie music.  Excuse me while go take my clothes off and dance. LOL  Then I think I'll go on with my drinkin' and drive home in my Lincoln.


Edited by Slartibartfast - December 06 2008 at 07:58
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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We're Only In It For The Money by a gnat's whisker.
 
No love for Lumpy Gravy? Not a 5* classic, but definitely repays careful listening.
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We're Only in it For The Money is amazing......
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I'll vote for Uncle Meat! Tongue
Absolutely Free, We're Only in it for the money & Hot Rats are also great! Pig
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There! I seem to have tipped the balance a bit. It's Hot Rats for me. And, yes, picking out an album from the 70s is going to be really hard (but I already know which one I'm going for).
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of course I have to go with Uncle Meat, which is a great album, although I pretty much like all mentioned albums (even Ruben which sounds better on vinyl than on cd). but Uncle Meat is I think the most ecclectic here.
however,  Hot Rats will probably win. I'm looking forward to the 70's
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Absolutely Free with no doubt!




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