Today's Frank Zappa Playlist

[Dswankey]

Got around to mellowing out to BWS, and having not listened to it in quite awhile I reacquainted myself with this little nugget of a tune.

 

[Dswankey]

Quite a prescient number

 

[JParry335]

Was listening to "Blessed Relief" off of "The Grand Wazzo" last night. What a gem that son is!

I was impressed to find the Frank had his own forum here! This a great album of many many others that he did!

 

[tubed]

 

[MJB1959]

Don't forget Inca Roads!

Funny, I was just checking this out yesterday, trying to catch up on the Zappa family feud, and ran across this version of a great Zappa tune. Looks like Dweezil was able to get one of Franks vintage SG's.

 

[noogies]

Funny, I was just checking this out yesterday, trying to catch up on the Zappa family feud, and ran across this version of a great Zappa tune. Looks like Dweezil was able to get one of Franks vintage SG's.

I saw ZPZ play this in 2009(?) with special guests Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio. One of the more memorable live performances I've seen since the turn of the century.

 

[harman/kardon]

Vai, Bozzio (and Brock) performed in 2006 with ZPZ. Do you possibly mean 2006?

 

[Dswankey]

Check out Dweez & Vai on Montana

 

[noogies]

Vai, Bozzio (and Brock) performed in 2006 with ZPZ. Do you possibly mean 2006?

It could have been that long ago, I guess. Napoleon was definitely there also. I had thought it was more recent. Maybe I'll check with the friend that I went with and see if he remembers.

 

[johnr66]

Now playing "Absolutely Free". An album that doesn't get mentioned much but one of my favorites.
Plastic people Oh baby now you're such a drag

 

[jcamero]

"One Size fits All"

 

[danomar]

Overnight Sensation came up on iTunes rotation. What a classic. Lonely dental floss, moving to Montana soon... Sigh. I miss Frank nearly every day.

 

[DirtFarmer]

Broken Hearts Are For Assholes ("Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up your poopshoot!")

 

[exhippy]

Got around to mellowing out to BWS, and having not listened to it in quite awhile I reacquainted myself with this little nugget of a tune.

Damn! It's lunch time here and this makes me hungry. Time to grab some Oscar Mayer's and a bottle of French's. Turn-up the fire and let's burn some weeny's!

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[FOH Engineer]

Taken the day of show, Nov 14 1975...one of my most prized possessions
Now playing Dog Breath Variations
The Yellow Shark

 

[harman/kardon]

Thing Fish

3 LP set, EMI

I have this album for about ten years, today I listened to it for the first time. And probably for the last time.

I think that the libretto of this sociocritical opera buffa is half the fun. Although I can read it via booklet while listening to Thing Fish, I only understand less than 20%. But this is not the main problem. The main problem is that the musical value of this poor piece of workmanship is almost zero.

Frank produced even more bs in the eighties, as every hardcore FZ disciple may confirm...

 

[Dswankey]

I've been listening to this version of "Big Swifty" for the past week or so and I must say it rips!!. The band is super tight and the solos are killer!!

 

[scottmack]

Zappa Sleep Dirt

 

[scottmack]

Lumpy Gravy

 

[noogies]

Thing Fish
The main problem is that the musical value of this poor piece of workmanship is almost zero.

Frank produced even more bs in the eighties, as every hardcore FZ disciple may confirm...

Good point, Chris. As Zappa fans, many of us are loathe to admit that while he was one of the premier composers of the 20th century, his output was so prodigious that it couldn't all be great. He definitely released some lousy music and I think many of us are reluctant to acknowledge that. Perhaps we're just afraid to admit that we didn't "get" absolutely everything he did.

You know, kind of an "emperor's new clothes" kind of a deal.