Submitted by MonotonousSolid t3_z55umt in OldSchoolCool
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WitchingHourIsNear t1_ixuabg7 wrote
"Broken hearts are for assholes"
catching_comets t1_ixubm83 wrote
He used to cut my grass. He was a nice boy.
catching_comets t1_ixubnlv wrote
Ketchup is a vegetable!
gOldenhOrse69 t1_ixuc25t wrote
This isn’t/wasn’t cool.
ProfMeowingtonPhd t1_ixude48 wrote
Shut your eyes, hold your breath, and jump. Maybe start with Hot Rats, Apostrophe ('), Sheik Yerbouti, and Joe garage. If you like those, try the live albums.
lilsnotnosetommy t1_ixuegbe wrote
Just another suburban mother
amazingsandwiches t1_ixuf0vp wrote
Hot Rats
amazingsandwiches t1_ixuf2tt wrote
What if you are the one who is not cool?
TimeSalvager t1_ixufzap wrote
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!
uli-knot t1_ixug4x0 wrote
My Introduction was “Thing Fish”. Don’t do that one unless you are very brave
LeoWolfBlack t1_ixuhbaf wrote
+1 for Hot Rats
LeoWolfBlack t1_ixuhp23 wrote
No one asked the Trump worshipping conservative boomer. This sub isn't for people who can't mentally handle or grasp anything that isn't endorsed by Fox. Gtfo
bigboogers87 t1_ixui5ka wrote
Good advice. I started with Apostrophe. It still took me a while to expand from there, but now consider myself a fan. I'd also recommend Overnight Sensation as a good starting point
Beefbuggy t1_ixuigqj wrote
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
SashaWoodson t1_ixuinvn wrote
All his albums sound like they were made under duress
gratch46 t1_ixujqwx wrote
Once you get Zappa down, take a deep breath, and put on Trout Mask Replica by Capt Beefheart.
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!
toobadkittykat t1_ixukwva wrote
don't eat the yellow snow , right there where the huskies go
najaraviel t1_ixulllr wrote
One Size Fits All - Sofa #2
HeyLookItsMeYourDad t1_ixuohdf wrote
But now his mind is totally destroyed by music.
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.
I_Miss_Lenny t1_ixuujmt wrote
I disagree
WhiteBearPrince t1_ixuux2j wrote
Give me your dirty love Just like your mama Make her fuzzy poodle do
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North_South_Side t1_ixuxu5y wrote
Or put on Zappa's "Bongo Fury" and get Beefheart and Zappa together. Those two were friends from high school.
bobobedo t1_ixuymyb wrote
Just jump in, there is no starting point. Try WakaJawaka or Hot Rats.
Pure-Negotiation-900 t1_ixv5rdw wrote
I don’t think he was gender bending. I think it’s more challenging the status quo.
nixiebunny t1_ixv6ca1 wrote
Yeah, more poodle than anything else.
jfuite t1_ixvast3 wrote
And, challenging the status quo by parody - not by taking it seriously.
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.
vinnydaq t1_ixvdvrv wrote
Gonna move on out to the wilds of Montana
And raise me up a crop of dental floss
Raisin’ it up and waxin’ it down
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.
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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Street_City363 t1_ixwc98o wrote
I was about to say, never trust a guy who looks like that and DOESN’T do drugs. Jerry you could never say that about.
ElectricPeterTork t1_ixwczsz wrote
Wrist watch. Crisco.
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.
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.
PaperLioness t1_ixx2mmp wrote
And yet, as a lifelong smoker who died from lung cancer. he apparently was just as much of a consumerist sheep as the people he critiqued in his songs.
bitzzwith2zs t1_ixx4iw8 wrote
Prostrate cancer
oroborus68 t1_ixx4mey wrote
🎶 and don't eat none of that yellow snow🎶
badscott4 t1_ixxdrvy wrote
Because he was a smoker?
naharadji t1_ixua8pu wrote
‟Tobacco is my favourite vegetable”