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Jimbo 
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 Topic: Zappa: Where to Start?
Posted: March 05 2005 at 04:34 |
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I started with Apostrophe' and it's still my favourite Zappa album. So I'd start with that.
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Eddy
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Posted: March 04 2005 at 23:41 |
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well i no buig fan either, but his more musical ones(hot rats) is one good prog peice! if your into jazz(like i am!) get the grand wazoo! thats my fav of his. if you want to get deep into frank zappa probly want to start out witrh shake your but a or whatever
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Posted: March 04 2005 at 23:06 |
 Joren wrote:
JrKASperov wrote:
I find roxy in elsewhere(the live album) also a fine one to get into. Very easy to listen, and funky. |
One of my favourites! 
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Hangedman
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 19:49 |
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 06:26 |
the musical box wrote:
Ive never really liked the guy personally, i find he's incredibly overrated, and overuses his humour but anyways... My local record store just got a huge amount of used Zappa discs in, where should i start? Any symphonic ones? |
Zappa considered his life and work as a "conceptual continuity", so it doesn't really matter where you start, either you love it or you don't. Nevertheless try the Black Page drum solo on New York, a big dance tune!
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 02:14 |
Joren is a wise man
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Posted: February 09 2005 at 02:10 |
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If you're mostly a fan of Progressive, it's better to start with those Zappa's albums which are closer to Classical Progressive Rock (I also prefer them, BTW): Zoot Allures, Shiek Yerbouti, Tinsell Town Rebellion and Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch.
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I Prophesy Disaster...
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Joren
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 20:02 |
They are very "findable" here in the Netherlands. No problem! 
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 18:12 |
You can't do that on stage anymore!
great live albums, if you can find them
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Sun Tsu: The art of War
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AngelRat
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 17:57 |
Avoid all samplers/compilations, they do no justice to this genius. Get 'YCDTOSA Vol. 2: The Helsinki Concert'. One of his best gigs ever, committed to cd especially for you. To enjoy.
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 17:55 |
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A little disgression: I read somewhere that Neil Young is the father of Grunge. It is right?
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Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 17:50 |
the musical box wrote:
Thanks alot for The suggestions guys; i'll
take Maani's suggestion and buy "Apostrophe" next week, and budget
permitting, i'll try to get "Hot Rats" as well. Thanks: Keep the
suggestions coming!
Also: Any Neil Young fans on the board? My college English prof.
just lent me "Unplugged" and "Trans", and i find them both very
interesting. Any suggestions? |
Okay man, I'll make sure to get "Apostrophe" tommorow. 
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DallasBryan
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 14:25 |
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start with Apostrophe and OverNite Sensations, then
you might try - Hot Rats, One Size Fits All, Grand
Wazoo(symphonic), Sheik Yerbouti. Strickly
Commericial is a
good sampler!
Neil Young just released his first one disc Greatest
Hits and it is THE best place to start. Decade(2CD
comp) has Cortez the Killer(which I miss on the new
one) but sound quality is very poor, Decade has
never been remastered and some of Neils stuff was
not recorded well(or scorched masters), so I wouldnt
recommend it.
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Gabito
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 13:50 |
Apostrophe & Overnight Sensation to begin... agree. Hot Rats? Yes!! Awesome album... And later ones as Sheik Sherbouti, Joe's Garage or Tinseltown Rebelion (this is a good one!) are very good choices as well...
By the way, Zappa is not underrated... He's a complete musical genious!
Regards
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the musical box
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 13:39 |
Thanks alot for The suggestions guys; i'll take Maani's suggestion and buy "Apostrophe" next week, and budget permitting, i'll try to get "Hot Rats" as well. Thanks: Keep the suggestions coming!
Also: Any Neil Young fans on the board? My college English prof. just lent me "Unplugged" and "Trans", and i find them both very interesting. Any suggestions?
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something pretentious
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 13:36 |
JrKASperov wrote:
I find roxy in elsewhere(the live album) also a fine one to get into. Very easy to listen, and funky. |
One of my favourites!
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JrKASperov
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 13:09 |
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I find roxy in elsewhere(the live album) also a fine one to get into. Very easy to listen, and funky.
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Epic.
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 13:08 |
you are what you is is great.
i recommend studio tan for a complex funny sympathic experience.
i like very much his modern sound, from joe's garage to jazz from hell
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 12:59 |
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Grand Wazoo or Hot Rats
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"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.”
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Posted: February 08 2005 at 12:13 |
YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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