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naharadji t1_ixua8pu wrote

‟Tobacco is my favourite vegetable”

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Flintoid t1_ixud3w0 wrote

A thread on zappa!

I need to ask someone who knows, how do i approach his discography? He has like a zillion albums on Spotify and he seems to be all over the place on style and genre.

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SashaWoodson t1_ixuinvn wrote

All his albums sound like they were made under duress

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barriedalenick t1_ixuk1b7 wrote

Well my introduction to Zappa was Joe's Garage. Someone got me very, very stoned in my teens and played the entire album and nothing was ever the same again (musically).

  • Joe's Garage
  • You are what you is.
  • Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
  • Over-Nite Sensation

Trouble is ask 20 Zappa fans and you'll get 20 different answers!

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toobadkittykat t1_ixukwva wrote

don't eat the yellow snow , right there where the huskies go

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najaraviel t1_ixulllr wrote

One Size Fits All - Sofa #2

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SBRH33 t1_ixun935 wrote

I think Garcia was wearing pigtails way before Frank.

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bettiebomb t1_ixuqgzs wrote

Yes that’s the only people who might not like Zappa. 🙄 I love Zappa but I swear to God you anti trump people are more judgmental than 99% of Trump supporters (or trump not-carers like me). It’s fkn weird.

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WhiteBearPrince t1_ixuux2j wrote

Give me your dirty love Just like your mama Make her fuzzy poodle do

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Pure-Negotiation-900 t1_ixv5rdw wrote

I don’t think he was gender bending. I think it’s more challenging the status quo.

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idowanna t1_ixvbj1s wrote

About 25 years ago or so, I saw a commercial on TV wherein he says:

When Portland General Electric asked me to do this commercial I said, "I refuse to sell your product." They said, "great". I said, "as a matter of fact, I would encourage your customers to use LESS of your product." They said, "perfect".

And then he just gave a confused look. It was very funny.

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Previousman755 t1_ixvfw2x wrote

Totally agree with your recommendations. Another approach could be to find which era and musicians you connect with the most. The Ed Mann vocals and keys are very accessible foe new listeners. The Tommy Mars keyboards are intricate and unpredictable. Adrian Belew’s guitar is out there, Steve Vai’s more rock and experimental. All of the drummers have a different feel. Thunes, Ohearn, Barrow all add different flavors. My take on Zappa is that every version of the band is different. Find a version of the band you connect with then branch out.

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Newtohonolulu18 t1_ixvnbkl wrote

It depends on your musical tastes upon entering. I grew up listening to punk rock, so actually his work with the Mothers is what got me very interested. We’re Only In It For the Money is a great record that begins introducing Zappa’s eccentricities in a rock-friendly way. From there, Apostrophe, Overnight Sensation, Hot Rats, Chunga’s Revenge. Enjoy the journey!

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badscott4 t1_ixwm0yf wrote

He was an iconoclast, a free thinker.

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shelbycsdn t1_ixwm2lj wrote

I can't say where I would start, i can only say where i did start. It was 1971 i believe, summer before 10th grade. The Mudshark on Zappa's Fillmore East album. I was forever shaped by that song. I laughed at the crazy story and couldn't believe what i was hearing but also utterly transfixed. And i ended up working in music as a lighting designer. Can't say it was that song, but i can't say it wasn't.

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PaperLioness t1_ixx268n wrote

We're Only in it for the Money is that sweet spot between avant garde and rock/pop, and a good sumnation of Zappa/Mothers up to that point. Other albums from this Mothers era can be challenging to sit all the way through. I'd then jump to the "Roxy" era Mothers (one of the last and most talented lineups). Look for Roxy and Elsewhere and One Size Fits All. I'm still trying to get into The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawalka - some interesting points, but too noodly to me. Latter Zappa is fine, but I just can't with the cringey oversexualization in his lyrics.

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palmtreo t1_ixxg0kn wrote

That is one deeply disturbing picture

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PapaRigpa t1_iybn8w6 wrote

Frank was a musical genius. "The present day composer refuses to die".

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