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manofmystery 
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 Topic: Zappa: Part 1 "the 60s"
Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:43 |
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Ok, the basic idea here is to identify the greatest Zappa album from each decade then to take the winners and pit them against each other in a final mind boggling, mustache twirling battle royal. Each poll will include both studio and live releases and there will be five polls: "the 60s", "the 70s", "the 80s", "the 90s (including posthumous)", and "the 2000s (all posthumous)". Any excuse for more Zappa in the forums, I say! Discuss, debate, wave your fists wildly in the air at each other, break things about one anothers heads, just clean up your mess afterward. This week, "the 60s", seeing as the beginning is often a good starting place. Yunz have but one week (till Saturday 12am) to make up yer minds. Go!
Edited by manofmystery - December 06 2008 at 00:48
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Man With Hat
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:51 |
God the 70s are going to be difficult!
I think Hot Rats will win this one.
BUT, I will vote for We're Only In It For The Money...brillant from start to finish.
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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:59 |
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I have to go with Hot Rats.
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manofmystery
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:01 |
only two votes in and this poll is already splitting the way I expected it to, bwaahahahahaha
seemed like that needed an evil laugh, not sure why
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:07 |
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Absolutely Free with no doubt!
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unclemeat69
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:29 |
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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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Follow your bliss
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SataNick
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:39 |
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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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Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:49 |
I'll vote for Uncle Meat!  Absolutely Free, We're Only in it for the money & Hot Rats are also great! 
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proggy
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:27 |
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We're Only in it For The Money is amazing......
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Syzygy
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:44 |
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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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:50 |
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.  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
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:43 |
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Hot Rats, for The Gumbo Variations! And of course the rest is top class.
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DatM
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:57 |
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We're Only In It For The Money, definitely. It's still one of my favorites.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:10 |
 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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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Carlos
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:14 |
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 
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Carlos
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:18 |
Weasels was not on the list...  , 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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dwill123
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 11:38 |
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Frank Zappa album - "Hot Rats"
Frank Zappa with the Mothers - "Uncle Meat"
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manofmystery
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:11 |
Carlos wrote:
Weasels was not on the list..., 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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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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jammun
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:12 |
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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horsewithteeth11
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Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:38 |
Hot Rats! 
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