Zappa's "accesible" albums.
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Topic: Zappa's "accesible" albums.
Posted By: The Quiet One
Subject: Zappa's "accesible" albums.
Date 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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Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 12:59
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Love All 3 but IMO One Size Fits All is his masterpiece....... |
Posted By: Astrodomine
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:00
| One Size Fits All with the incredible Inca Roads |
Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:12
| 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.. |
Posted By: wetton fan
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 13:15
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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.... |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 14:01
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. |
proggy wrote:Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 17:15
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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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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 17:25
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Over-nite Sensation
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Posted By: Relayer09
Date 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. ------------- If you lose your temper, you've lost the arguement. -Proverb |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 18:23
Exactly, me too. Although One Size Fits All has Inca Roads and Andy 
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date 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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Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date 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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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 19:46
Drugs? If that's what you meant I'm far as concerned that Zappa never druged hiself. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date 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. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 15 2008 at 21:43
| 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('). |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:14
| 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. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 03:17
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.
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date 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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Posted By: unclemeat69
Date 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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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 16:21
One Size Fits All.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 18:34
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