Happy birthday, Frank Zappa

Is Tinseltown Rebellion an acceptable place to start with Zappa? That's the only record I have by him.

>>69797367
>What's your favorite album?
absolutego

>>69797367
"Uncle Meat"
But "Freak out" and "We are only in it for the money" are also incredible

>>69797367
Uncle Meat and Joe's Garage are tied for me. Very honorable mentions to the Filmore 1971 album and We're Only in it For the Money as well.

>>69797367
I like the album where he completely wastes his talent and and makes 'I'm too good for this' meme music and acts all pretentious

>>69797470
I too love that album

>>69797475
Good taste. It's seriously underrated

I'd have to go with Freak Out.

>>69797410
Seems like an odd start to me. I feel like Freak Out, Hot Rats and Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation are the logical starter albums.

>>69797367
Hot Rats

Coming in close behind are Roxy, One Size, and Grand Wazoo.

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Grand Wazoo.

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Hot rats 2

>>69798104
I heard Hot Rats first but Apostrophe is definitely my favorite, followed by Sheik Yerbouti and We're Only In It For The Money

i know that its just a track but watermelon in easter hay from joes garage its a Masterpiece.

Burnt Weeny and Weasels

freak out
absolutely free
lumpy gravy
uncle meat
we're only in it for the money
apostrophe

Overnite Sensation.

>birthday right before christmas

No wonder he was so pissed off all the time.

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My favorite.

Uncle Meat's his best

uncle meat and were only in it for the money are his goat albums
>>69797367

Burnt Weeny Sandwich

>He still listens to Studio albums

His live albums are where it's at. Hammersmith Odeon and Road Tapes Venue #2 are great.

>>69800785
kek

>>69802372

wish Odeon was still in print

>>69802372
Nah its all about that You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore vol. 2

>>69797470
When did this ever happen

>>69804062

/mu/ has strange ideas about Zappa sometimes

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>>69797367
Shiek Yerbouti

>>69800785
>spent a lot of his life criticizing organized religion and debating with televangelists
>born right before Christmas
Lmao.

>>69802372
Thanks for the road tapes recommendation. I had no idea that series existed.

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>>69797367
Happy birthday Frank.

>What's your favorite album?
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>>69797367

Roxy & Elsewhere, no question. Echidna's arf (of you) is, imo, the peak of Frank Zappa!

http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Laurel_Fishman

>In The Real Frank Zappa Book, Zappa relates a story of his introduction to Fishman in the late 1960's. Fishman won a contest put on by a local promoter and radio station in which contestants were asked to describe how Zappa's music had affected their lives, and Fishman won the contest by saying that since hearing "Call Any Vegetable" she had started using them "internally" and they had benefitted her greatly. We are told that Fishman showed up to meet Zappa with a perfectly spherical ball of her own shit in a mason jar, and presented it to Zappa, who had not known about the contest or the meeting in advance. Bassist Jim Pons, was fascinated with the article and opened it to smell it while waiting for the elevator at the hotel. He made some kind of "wheeeouw!" sound and then dumped the jar with the shit in the trash can outside the elevator.

How the fuck did he find these people

>>69806819
Without a doubt, his 70s band was the greatest band in the history of rock and roll music. They could play literally anything.

>>69804062
The whole of zappas career

>>69806906
Zappa was never pretentious, and his music, while humorous, was often very serious.

>>69806878
http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Crazy_Jerry
http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Wild_Bill_the_Mannequin-Fucker
http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Sal_Lombardo
http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Mark_Trottiner

Again, what the fuck

>>69806884
George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson, Tom Fowler, Napoleon Murphy Brock - GOAT lineup.

>>69806942
can't forget the paranoid schizophrenic caveman who almost injured one of Zappa's children

http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Larry_Fischer

>>69806942
>>69806878
He searched for most of those people, because he wanted to capture the culture and the atmosphere that existed in LA in the 60's. Here's an interesting documentary that'll give you the answers:
https://youtu.be/fX_bnR1SZRM
If you're also a fan of Captain Beefheart and Alice Cooper, there's something for you.

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>>69806884
>>69806962

oh wow, i'm just a /b/tard that lost its way to /mu/, and i gotta say you guys are all great!!! i'm gonna hang out here more often

>>69807099
You're welcome, though I'm quite surprised that we haven't been raided by the majority of the board. It's quote nice having a civil discussion on /mu/, which is not often the case. I think that /mu/ and /g/ are the only boards worth something on the whole site.

>>69807142
Quite nice*

A few days ago I had surgery and spent a few days high off my ass on oxy. Listening to Hot Rats in this state was possibly one of the greatest music listening experiences of my entire life.

Huh, didn't know it was Zap's birthday I was just listening to Freak Out! then Absolutely Free earlier.

My favorite album of his is Roxy & Elsewhere

>>69807215

get well soon anon

Also Uncle Meat is my favorite Zappa album probably.

Apostrophe, Overnite Sensation, and Hot Rats are my favorites.

His name is Stevie Vai...and hes a crazy guy...last November I recall he needed a spanking!

Did anyone else think that it was Zappa himself on the cover of Hot Rats? I thought forever that it was him until I read that it was a woman

>>69797410

Tinsletown Rebellion is an excellent album featuring some the tightest performances ever

>>69806884

not true. it's why he hired people like steve vai and steve couita in the 80s

>>69802372
All of the "You Can't Do that On Stage Anymore" releases are amazing

>>69797367
Grand Wazoo.

>>69807142
/mu/ is the only board still vehemently anti-/pol/.

>>69797367
Jazz From Hell

Jazz From Hell is underrated,

>>69810192

I feel like a lot of his 80s output goes under the radar

>>69810212
I like Broadway or the Hard Way