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The Quiet One 
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 12:53 |
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Which of these Zappa albums being the most accesibles of the 70's you like most?
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proggy
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 12:59 |
Love All 3 but IMO One Size Fits All is his masterpiece.......
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Astrodomine
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:00 |
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One Size Fits All with the incredible Inca Roads
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Luke. J
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:12 |
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Let me consider "One Size Fits All" a personal classic of mine. "Over-nite Sensation" is not bad either, but since I can only vote one.. no comment on "Apostrophe" here..
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wetton fan
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:15 |
Overnite sensation....the solo in Montana,possibly one of the best recorder guitar solos ever,Ruth's stellar xylophone work throughout,but particularly 50-50....
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fuxi
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 14:01 |
 proggy wrote:
Love All 3 but IMO One Size Fits All is his masterpiece....... |
I agree! It's a true SYMPHONIC PROG masterpiece, perhaps not quite on the same level as SELLING ENGLAND or CLOSE TO THE EDGE (not as visionary), but more varied and exciting than FOXTROT or GOING FOR THE ONE - and with considerably better playing.
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Frippertron
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 17:15 |
Spent ages trying to pick one out, very difficult..
Of all the albums The Great Master has done, you have gone picked my favourite 3.
Well.. Cheers! lol.
Ok, gun is to my head.. I have to pick one, I still love the other two with all my heart.
"Apostrophe"
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The Cheerful Insanity of Prog Rock
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stonebeard
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 17:25 |
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Over-nite Sensation
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Relayer09
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 17:30 |
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Great Googly Moogly!!! Tough choice but I like Over Night Sensation as a whole.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 18:23 |
Relayer09 wrote:
Great Googly Moogly!!! Tough choice but I like Over Night Sensation as a whole. |
Exactly, me too.
Although One Size Fits All has Inca Roads and Andy 
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horsewithteeth11
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:20 |
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This is a tough choice cacho. I'm going to have to think about it, but it'll either be Apostrophe or Overnite
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:43 |
Apostrophe (  ) followed by One Size. Honestly, I don't find Over Nite all that great... sounds to me like Zappa may have been eating some yellow snow when he made that one... 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:46 |
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tszirmay
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:55 |
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Overnite has a raunchy feel with some rough tunes like "Dirty Love", "I am the Slime" , "Camarillo Brillo" and the ever popular zircon encrusted "Dinamo-hum" . In fact the whole thing is singularly brilliant and at the time, extremely "pushing the envelope" of censors. Ahhh Heady days, those.
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jammun
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Posted: May 15 2008 at 21:43 |
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Tough choice. I vote One Size Fits All, even though musically it may not be as accessible as the other two. It is perfection. Overnite Sensation musically is almost mainstream rock, but in this politically correct age there are some who object to Dinah-Moe. Same thing with Apostrophe(').
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:14 |
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Of the three, Apostrophe should win easily, but Hot Rats is more accessible than all of them, and Waka-Jawaka isn't far behind. If Joes' Garage is allowed, that one is about as acessible as Apostrophe.
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - May 16 2008 at 03:18
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:17 |
ClassicRocker wrote:
Apostrophe () followed by One Size.
Honestly, I don't find Over Nite all that great... sounds to me like Zappa may have been eating some yellow snow when he made that one...
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I wouldn't got that far, but Overnite would not be an album that I would recommend to a first time Zappa listener. And not because of the lyrics, either. If I'm recommending you some Zappa, I WANT you to be offended.
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - May 16 2008 at 03:17
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horsewithteeth11
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 13:55 |
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I think in the end, I have to go with Overnite. As much as I love Apostrophe, I just consider Overnite to be a more essential Zappa album.
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unclemeat69
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 16:14 |
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for me it's One Size, possbly the most complete picture of FZ out of these 3 albums
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