Frank Zappa Appreciation Thread

[jadis]

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I am not calling everyone "pretentious" in fact I'm doing the opposite. I am trying to divert that accusation being levied against someone who thinks independently both on a philosophical and on a creative level.

I think your stance is admirable. I was referring to something else.

You said Elph’s accusing Zappa of being “pretentious” made no sense in light of Zappa deeming X, Y and Z “pretentious”. I didn’t see any contradiction there because you can rail against pretentiousness all you want and still fit many people’s definitions of pretentiousness. Who’s to say whose definition is the more legitimate etc.

I guess your definition of "pretentious" is someone who says "Wowie Zowie."

Not at all, I like WZ, a perfectly crafted little ditty. In general, I’m a fan of Dadaist language games. My personal definition of pretentiousness is probably the former singer of the smiths but then I am generally not in a brilliant position to level the accusation at anyone.