Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread

cardboard adolescent · 07-20-2006, 12:41 PM

The first three are absolutely magnificent, and of those, Absolutely Free is probably my favorite.

mosesandtherubberducky · 07-20-2006, 12:52 PM

I'm going to attempt to learn Willie the Pimp from Hot Rats. If I remember it all I'll record it =/

analogdemon · 07-21-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesandtherubberducky

I'm going to attempt to learn Willie the Pimp from Hot Rats. If I remember it all I'll record it =/

Forget playing that song, I just wish I could learn to sing the way Beefheart does on that song!!!

*sings* I'm a little pimp with my hair gassed back...pair of khaki pants and my shoes shined black...

God I love that song.

jackhammer · 01-06-2008, 02:31 PM

FRANK ZAPPA

The genius that is Frank Zappa. Here is a ten track taster for all the unitiated out there. Most of these tracks are taken from his STRICTLY COMMERCIAL album and are just that, for Zappa it is! The guy can play pretty much any genre sometimes even in the same song and excel at all of it. DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW combines his trademark humour with a truly genre hopping sound. SEXUAL HARRASMENT IN THE WORKPLACE showcases his awesome guitar playing and DIRTY LOVE is a slab of funk tinged rock. Download now and enter the world of Zappa!

Tracklisting:

1.DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW
2.WILLIE THE PIMP
3.GOBLIN GIRL
4.DIRTY LOVE
5.MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA
6.SAN BER'DINO
7.TROUBLE EVERY DAY
8.FINE GIRL
9.SEXUAL HARRASMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
10.VALLEY GIRL

hxxp://www.badongo.com/file/7207867

jackhammer · 01-10-2008, 03:20 PM

Check y'all.

Kevorkian Logic · 01-12-2008, 06:50 AM

What does everyone think of Hot Rats? It's an album of his that I quite enjoy that I rarely hear mentioned. If anyone wants a listen feel free to PM me.

GravitySlips · 01-12-2008, 09:07 AM

Hot Rats is great. Initially I thought it was one of his weaker early albums, but after a few recent listens it's shot well up my list.

Kevorkian Logic · 01-12-2008, 11:50 AM

I think people widely consider it one of his weaker albums just because its not as well-known as others.

Braincheese · 01-13-2008, 10:46 AM

Zappa is the ****.. seriously, awesome man. His son is a great guitarist aswell.

mrbagel3 · 01-14-2008, 04:28 PM

i really disagree that it's considered one of his weaker albums. most lists of best album's i've seen have it on them as well as absolutely free, woiiftm, freak out, and the grand wazoo.

it's definitely his most respected jazz/rock album.

07-20-2006, 12:52 PM	#92 (permalink)
mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,649	I'm going to attempt to learn Willie the Pimp from Hot Rats. If I remember it all I'll record it =/ __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text"

01-06-2008, 02:31 PM	#94 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread FRANK ZAPPA The genius that is Frank Zappa. Here is a ten track taster for all the unitiated out there. Most of these tracks are taken from his STRICTLY COMMERCIAL album and are just that, for Zappa it is! The guy can play pretty much any genre sometimes even in the same song and excel at all of it. DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW combines his trademark humour with a truly genre hopping sound. SEXUAL HARRASMENT IN THE WORKPLACE showcases his awesome guitar playing and DIRTY LOVE is a slab of funk tinged rock. Download now and enter the world of Zappa! Tracklisting: 1.DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW 2.WILLIE THE PIMP 3.GOBLIN GIRL 4.DIRTY LOVE 5.MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA 6.SAN BER'DINO 7.TROUBLE EVERY DAY 8.FINE GIRL 9.SEXUAL HARRASMENT IN THE WORKPLACE 10.VALLEY GIRL hxxp://www.badongo.com/file/7207867 __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-10-2008, 03:20 PM	#95 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Check y'all. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-12-2008, 06:50 AM	#96 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	What does everyone think of Hot Rats? It's an album of his that I quite enjoy that I rarely hear mentioned. If anyone wants a listen feel free to PM me. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

01-12-2008, 11:50 AM	#98 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	I think people widely consider it one of his weaker albums just because its not as well-known as others. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

07-20-2006, 12:41 PM	#91 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	The first three are absolutely magnificent, and of those, Absolutely Free is probably my favorite.

01-12-2008, 09:07 AM	#97 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Hot Rats is great. Initially I thought it was one of his weaker early albums, but after a few recent listens it's shot well up my list.

01-13-2008, 10:46 AM	#99 (permalink)
Braincheese Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Zappa is the ****.. seriously, awesome man. His son is a great guitarist aswell.

01-14-2008, 04:28 PM	#100 (permalink)
mrbagel3 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	i really disagree that it's considered one of his weaker albums. most lists of best album's i've seen have it on them as well as absolutely free, woiiftm, freak out, and the grand wazoo. it's definitely his most respected jazz/rock album.