Frank Zappa

[uncle pelle]

come one, people, we have to appreciate this guy.....i know there are people out there who've heard of him!

[tjej]

come one, people, we have to appreciate this guy.....i know there are people out there who've heard of him!

I love the productiony stuff he did for Captain Beefheart!

[BeautifulOtherness]

hehehe...watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow!
my dad loves frank zappa. is ok :)

[doefi]

Frank rules :)

http://www.poster.net/zappa-frank/zappa-frank-toilet-5000882.jpg

[Mikhail Gorbachev]

I thought I was the only Zappa fan on the board, praise be!

[dboradio]

How can you not know of Frank Zappa?

[uncle pelle]

I thought I was the only Zappa fan on the board, praise be!

have you ever read teh handmaid's tale?

[Stuey]

classic mix of comedy and music, he was just great!

[The_Becoming]

A wicked composer Frank was the conscience of rock the balls of comtempory orchestral music (the yellow shark is fucking cool) and the leftfield of jazz, man some of his bands were tight, some of the live versions of the black page are just unbelievable......those were the days.

[Dream Digger]

"I want a little Jewish Princess (lalala)"... :happy:

This guy was FANTASTIC. Incredible talent, great intelect... One of the few contemporary artists who had actually something interesting to say.

Love him.

[cherub rock]

I thought I was the only Zappa fan on the board, praise be!

I have Wowie Zowie. Good stuff. Don't eat that yellow snow...

[spiteface]

he's fantastic..i love zoot alures and only in it for the money theyre great albums..cheap thrills too it does the job... oh such classics like concentration moon and bow tie daddy and disco boy , aww he was brilliant.. and his covers of stairway to heaven and such other stuff, everything he did was pure gold, and he was so funny..the rest of the band were great talent too...check them out if you havent all ready people.. :LOL:

[theimpressiveclergyman]

"He's so gay..."
Was treated to my friend's dad's rendition of this after Franz Ferdinand last month.... :LOL:

[Dream Digger]

And let's not forget about Dangerous Kitchen! :LOL:

[Half Life]

My partner has the entire Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart back catalogue (when he gets obsessed with something, he really gets obsessed).

I love some of it (Peaches en Regalia) and absolutely hate some of it (Yellow Snow).

FZ: "Don't kid yourself, you're all wearing a uniform."

[jimminys_gal]

I love frank zappa, billy was a mountain, bapadapadapa, ethyl was a tree growing off of his shoulder :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

What a quality artist... I mean who else could get away with naming their kid moon unit?

[progmetalfan]

Zappa is just great, plain and simple. Great composer, great musician and great mind.
Joe's Garage is easily one of my favorite albums of all-time.

[pira]

Oeh, I like him, thanks to my dad.

[leggless]

"great googley moogley"

'nuff said. :cool:

legend.

[the pearl guy]

legend.

[retardedgenius]

I got Joe's Garage last week. Love it.

[Jim Williams]

I'm impressed - here I am in my 30s and, as usual, if I want to find people who know anything about music I have to turn to you young whippersnappers on t'internet. Most people I know in their mid 20s-to mid-30s think I'm making it all up.

Anyway, for the uninitiated (and the initiated, come to think of it), here's my guide to 30 Zappa collections worth dipping into (yeh, I know it's a lot, but the guy's back catalogue is bigger than a very big thing):

The Lost Episodes 58 - 74
Lumpy Gravy c. 61 - Oct 67
Freak Out! Mar 66
Absolutely Free Nov 66
We’re Only In It For The Money Feb - Oct 67
Burnt Weeny Sandwich Aug 67 - 69
Uncle Meat Sep 67 - Jul 68
Weasels Ripped My Flesh Dec 67 - 69
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets Dec 67 – Feb 68
Ahead Of Their Time Oct 68
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 Feb 69 - Aug 84
Hot Rats Jul - Aug 69
Apostrophe (’) Mar 70 - 74
Fillmore East, June 71 Jun 71
Just Another Band From L.A. Aug 71
Waka/Jawaka Apr - May 72
The Grand Wazoo Apr - May 72
Over-Nite Sensation Mar - Jun 73
Roxy & Elsewhere Dec 73/May 74
One Size Fits All Aug - Dec 74
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2: The Helsinki Concert Sep 74
Studio Tan Dec 74 - 76
Bongo Fury Jan - May 75
Sheik Yerbouti Oct 77- Feb 78
Joe’s Garage Acts I, II & III Mar - Jun 79
You Are What You Is Apr - Sep 80
Make A Jazz Noise Here Feb - Jun 88
Broadway The Hard Way Feb - Jun 88
Civilization Phaze III [67] 91-92
The Yellow Shark Sep 92


[The list is chronological, but the dates given are recording dates, not release dates.]

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

Frank Zappa is god.

One of my favourite musicians of all time.

EVERYONE should listen to him.

[Frank Zappa]

Frank Zappa is god.

One of my favourite musicians of all time.

EVERYONE should listen to him.

I'll bump this to say I concur.

Zappa's musical genius needs mo' respect.

[christoph]

I want to learn Willie The Pimp SO SO bad.

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

The whole thing?!

[christoph]

Yep. There's no tabs though. It doesn't sound too difficult. It would just take ages to learn/remember. I think i'm capable of playing it.

Does Zappa have any tab books available?

[christoph]

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/frank_zappa/willie_the_pimp_tab.htm

:D:D:D

The bit at 1:06 on Peaches en Regalia has some of the best sounds ever. It's just soooooo amazing. He was such an amazing man.

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

I'm not sure. It would take ages to memorise though. Good luck.

Edit - Ha, well done, is that all of it though?

[christoph]

Yeah, that's not all of it either. Plus, he uses loads of effects, and I just have the amp and guitar. Ah well, i'll have a try.

[pedrogzappa]

Anyone Konw rhis Poor little bastard???

A great musician indeed!!!!

Do u like Zappa???

U can listen to some songs in you tube

He's So Gay! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpsRRJ2308o) :LOL:
Bobby Brown Goes Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9cRU1kjnfc) ( great song!! :LOL:
Peaches In Regalia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7I27AGw5_E)
Let's Make The Water Turn Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLMzmnjJBo)
Suicide Chump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGS9GaMgZi8) (GReat Guitar Solo!! :D
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-OQHaNFkto)



Here u have a VERY LITTLE Sample of what Zappa is....... Frank explorered all tiped of music......believe me u can see more in Zappa.com (http://www.zappa.com)...

[pubicmage]

Yes, he was an absolutely amazing musician/songwriter. His sense of humour was brilliant, as his music obviously shows.

I love Hot Rats and We're Only In It For The Money. The hippie-pisstake lyrical theme on the latter is hilarious.

[pedrogzappa]

Ya.... I love the lyrics of Dinah-Moe Hum... that's just WOW!!! :LOL: :LOL:

[pubicmage]

He's also a very under-rated guitar player!

Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar (all 3 parts) has some amazing stuff. Gee, I Like Your Pants is incredible, it's a shame he doesn't get the appreciation that he deserves.

[pedrogzappa]

Ya.... he's one of the best guitar player ever...... i love the guitar solo of Whippin' Post, u should try to listen to this..... :D

[christoph]

really love him. for all he stood for too, outside of music. what he's done for music is outstanding.

[pedrogzappa]

really love him. for all he stood for too, outside of music. what he's done for music is outstanding.

+1

He's "The GReat Mother" :LOL: :LOL:

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

He already has a thread but I can't be bothered to find it.

This is funny, he starts getting really cocky about half way through.
Ce5JG978QV0

He's one of my favourite Americans ever. Muffin Man and Camarillo Brillo are classics.

[Chizzleface]

I saw the Muffin Men a few years ago with Jimmy carl Black.

Zappa rocks.

"Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch"

[pedrogzappa]

I saw the Muffin Men a few years ago with Jimmy carl Black.

Zappa rocks.

"Fuck me, you ugly son of a bitch"


Ya... I love that :LOL: :LOL:

That's from Joe's Garage.....

[Chizzleface]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/chopsocky/861124zappa2.jpg

:LOL:

[pedrogzappa]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/chopsocky/861124zappa2.jpg

:LOL:


No he's not!! :LOL: :LOL:

[Chizzleface]

No he's not!! :LOL: :LOL:
I know, but that's one of his songs as well :D

[pedrogzappa]

I know, but that's one of his songs as well :D

:LOL: I know... :LOL:

[Chizzleface]

My all time favourite is Why does it hurt when I pee :LOL:

[pedrogzappa]

My all time favourite is Why does it hurt when I pee :LOL:

That's great... but my fav is "Let's Make The Water Turn Black.... :D

[pedrogzappa]

He already has a thread but I can't be bothered to find it.

This is funny, he starts getting really cocky about half way through.
Ce5JG978QV0

He's one of my favourite Americans ever. Muffin Man and Camarillo Brillo are classics.

VEry Good... he's my HERO :LOL: :LOL:

He literaly raped the other guy!!! :LOL:

[Glorious_Unintended]

Frank Zappa sucks... pode ser Pedro??

[pedrogzappa]

Frank Zappa sucks... pode ser Pedro??

English please... LOL.... I'm Pedro Zappa in honor to Frank!!! :D

[Sleepy]

Does anyone hear listen to this man?

Truly Amazing, "Don't you eat that yellow snow"

Beyond the silly lyrics, he really is an incredible artist.

[Stu]

already a thread http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=35291

[ScarredEyes]

Logically, everyone should love him.

[punkrockerjazzie]

Genius.

and dont forget,

Watch out where the huskies go. Don't you eat that yellow snow! :D :p

[ScarredEyes]

Also, it hurts when I pee.

[pubicmage]

We're Only In It For The Money. Best album of the '60s.

[pira]

<3

This is like, the 4th thread about him though. :p

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=37942
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=35291
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=3671

[ScarredEyes]

<3

This is like, the 4th thread about him though. :p

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=37942
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=35291
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=3671
Yeah, bleh.

[Dream Digger]

Still, Zappa rules. Even now, when dead for some 15 years or so.

[slipperypoo]

He's so gay......:p



Tied to tha whhippiiin pooooooooooooooooooooaaaawwwwwssssstttttt.........

[progmetalfan]

Easily one of the great artists and composers of the 20th century. He could do just about anything musically.

Joe's Garage is one of my favourite albums, and you won't find much better live material than all the stuff he did.

[Cydoniababy]

No Frank Sinatra thread? Seriously? Just let me know if I've missed it :-))


So, does anyone like him here?

[Argentinian_muser]

Yup! I do ^.^ He was awesome :D

[Cydoniababy]

My favourite song is I’ve Got You Under My Skin. The duet with Bono was great!

[ScarredEyes]

I bump this for the man is completely genius, Brown Shoes Don't Make It is one of the most complete songs ever, in my opinion.

[cutemuse]

I like Zappa. Expecially Baby Snakes:D Aww it's so cute:p

[progmetalfan]

Saw Zappa Plays Zappa last night, with Ray FREAKING White, and it was spectacularly awesome. The highlights were Joe's Garage, On the Bus, Cosmik Debris and Bamboozled By Love.

The band Dweezil put together is awesome, too. They were incredibly tight and looked to be having lots of fun. All in all, as close as it can get to a real Zappa show and I hope the Dweeze keeps doing it for many years to come. :happy:

[pedrogzappa]

Saw Zappa Plays Zappa last night, with Ray FREAKING White, and it was spectacularly awesome. The highlights were Joe's Garage, On the Bus, Cosmik Debris and Bamboozled By Love.

The band Dweezil put together is awesome, too. They were incredibly tight and looked to be having lots of fun. All in all, as close as it can get to a real Zappa show and I hope the Dweeze keeps doing it for many years to come. :happy:

I hope they come to Potugal someday :rolleyes:

[ScarredEyes]

This thread needs more recognition.

Zappa may not have been a particular nice guy - totally autocratic, at times very sexist amongst other things - but his contribution to music is incredible. So many of his compositions were original and never replicated music that had come before, though naturally there is influences he's drawn on.

[pubicmage]

I've been listening to him quite a lot recently. Hot Rats, We're Only in it For the Money, Weasels Ripped My Flesh and Waka/Jawaka in particular. I love the title track from Weasels, and the Son of Mr. Green Genes might just be the best instrumental I have ever heard.

There is a new album coming out, entitled 'Lumpy Money'. You can probably guess what it is, and I hope it will finally providedefinitive versions of both albums. There are so many botched versions of WOIIFTM, with overdubs and censorship and the like, so I really hope this one will finally be a mix with all of the original tracks, none of the censorship and a clear sound. It seems unlikely, but I can only remain hopeful. There is a short clip of the new Lumpy Gravy mix on the Zappa website and it sounds much more clear than any of the earlier pressings that I've heard. It's quite exciting, but they stupidly decided it would be a good idea to delay it, so we may have to wait a bit to hear it.

Why has a Frank Sinatra thread been merged with this one?

[ScarredEyes]

I've been listening to him quite a lot recently. Hot Rats, We're Only in it For the Money, Weasels Ripped My Flesh and Waka/Jawaka in particular. I love the title track from Weasels, and the Son of Mr. Green Genes might just be the best instrumental I have ever heard.

There is a new album coming out, entitled 'Lumpy Money'. You can probably guess what it is, and I hope it will finally providedefinitive versions of both albums. There are so many botched versions of WOIIFTM, with overdubs and censorship and the like, so I really hope this one will finally be a mix with all of the original tracks, none of the censorship and a clear sound. It seems unlikely, but I can only remain hopeful. There is a short clip of the new Lumpy Gravy mix on the Zappa website and it sounds much more clear than any of the earlier pressings that I've heard. It's quite exciting, but they stupidly decided it would be a good idea to delay it, so we may have to wait a bit to hear it.

Why has a Frank Sinatra thread been merged with this one?
I've not been able to track down a definitive version of Lumpy Gravy and still haven't been able to listen to it properly. Do you know when Lumpy Money is coming out? I'm sure it'll be leaked at some point.

I find it difficult to work out how much censorship there is on the version of We're Only In It For The Money I've downloaded, it has 19 tracks on it and there doesn't appear to be too much taken out as far as I am aware.

Hot Rats is generally regarded as Zappa's masterpiece. It's not my favourite work of his - I would probably say The Grand Wazoo albums ranks right at the top, simply because I haven't heard a better jazz fusion album, or enjoyed listening to one as much as that. For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitchhikers and the title track are especially good; there's a strong vein of comedy running through this particular album, I feel).

I really enjoy The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue from Weasels Ripped My Flesh, parts of it are rather sinister. Have you listened to the album Absolutely Free? It's between Freak Out and We're Only....and is probably his most orchestral for that particular time period, you can see the framework being set for later work.

[pubicmage]

I've not been able to track down a definitive version of Lumpy Gravy and still haven't been able to listen to it properly. Do you know when Lumpy Money is coming out? I'm sure it'll be leaked at some point.

I find it difficult to work out how much censorship there is on the version of We're Only In It For The Money I've downloaded, it has 19 tracks on it and there doesn't appear to be too much taken out as far as I am aware.

Hot Rats is generally regarded as Zappa's masterpiece. It's not my favourite work of his - I would probably say The Grand Wazoo albums ranks right at the top, simply because I haven't heard a better jazz fusion album, or enjoyed listening to one as much as that. For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitchhikers and the title track are especially good; there's a strong vein of comedy running through this particular album, I feel).

I really enjoy The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue from Weasels Ripped My Flesh, parts of it are rather sinister. Have you listened to the album Absolutely Free? It's between Freak Out and We're Only....and is probably his most orchestral for that particular time period, you can see the framework being set for later work.

As far as I'm aware, there isn't really a definitive version available at the moment. There is a website somewhere documenting all of the pressings available and how they are are all different to the master tape in some way. Lumpy Money is supposed to have two unreleased mixes of both albums by Zappa, with some outtakes from the era and an alternative (orchestral, I think) recording of Lumpy Gravy that was never released in its entirety. But I've no idea when it is due out. It was delayed with no specific date being given.

There are some really notable parts as far as censorship is concerned. During Concentration Moon, the short spoken passage by the engineer is usually missing out a short line about the Velvet Underground in the censored versions. There's also a part near the end of Harry, You're a Beast with the line "don't come in me, in me" being repeated a few times which is invariably edited with the tracks being mixed both normally and backwards, making it irreversable. The only version that has the line as it should be heard is a remix from the '80s, but that has overdubbed drum and bass tracks, and they don't quite fit in to the style of the original as well as they could.

It's my favourite of his fusion albums (hence the last.fm username), it has the best wind parts I have ever heard from Ian Underwood and it was recorded extremely well (the Beefheart cameo is also a good thing), but I don't think Zappa had fully matured as a composer by that point. On the Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka, the pieces are all far more elaborate and go beyond just being fairly straight-forward jams, which probably works in their favour. I would have liked them more if the mastering and production were as good as Hot Rats, but I guess I can settle for them being the way they are.

Tracks like the Dolphy tribute are so strange that they make the album name seem normal. I still cannot decide if I prefer Weasels or Burnt Weeny Sandwich. I've got Absolutely Free but haven't listened to it, inexplicably. I will get around to it sooner or later.

[Wendigo]

Juuust started looking into him last night. So far it's great. The music is quite fun.

[Mneme]

I've got Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation on one disc. The combination of styles is very compelling, and I swear nobody can rip a solo like Frank did!

[Clunge]

His soloing is unique.

Some of his licks are incredible, I'm The Slime is mmm, as is Camarillo Brillo.

[pubicmage]

I downloaded the new version of We're Only In it For Money the other day. It sounds much cleaner than the other reissues, but it is still plagued by censorship. I hate that stuff. It's still a superb record, though.

Who the hell merged this with the Frank Sinatra thread? haha.

[Mneme]

Who the hell merged this with the Frank Sinatra thread? haha.

Well, you know, Sinatra....Zappa....what's the difference? :LOL:

It is very odd indeed. Hmm. Not that I dislike Ol' Blue Eyes! Wonder what Zappa thought of him?

[velvetgrass]

BUMP.

Frank is one of my favorite musicians. He is also my favorite guitarist of all time (Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave is a close second though)