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01-18-2011, 09:55 PM
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I just watched "Zappa plays Zappa" DVD and was totally blown away by the music. Almost all songs have killer bass lines. I'm not familiar with Frank Zappa's music. Where should I start?
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01-18-2011, 09:56 PM
| | | | Hot Rats is a fave of mine. Most people will say Apostrophe.
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01-18-2011, 09:57 PM
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Sheik Yerbouti
are a couple of my favorites
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01-18-2011, 09:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH | | | +1 to Sheik Yerbouti! A good collection is Joes Garage and Live in NY as well. But usually if it says Frank Zappa its amazing music |
01-18-2011, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by StingrayDerek Hot Rats is a fave of mine. Most people will say Apostrophe. | +1
Also Over-Nite Sensation.
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01-18-2011, 10:03 PM
|  | Esteemed Nitpicker | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away | | | All of them! Must haves though are ', One Size Fits All, Joe's Garage, Sheik Yerbouti, the '88 tour albums, and The Yellow Shark (those who don't like chamber music can go jump off a duck! but in a nice, forum appropriate way).
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01-18-2011, 10:03 PM
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Head Tinkerer, The Flufflab | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: California | | There's a whole bunch of different Zappa eras and styles, it's hard to say which one(s) will do it for you. Apostrophe and Hot Rats are definitely good choices. I'd maybe add One Size Fits All.
oh! oh! .... and Filmore East '71 ... and the "Does Humor Belong In Music?" video ... and ...
His autobiography is actually a really good read and it will add a lot of context to the listening experience.
Avoid Lumpy Gravy for a while, though 
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01-18-2011, 10:07 PM
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01-18-2011, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by UncleFluffy His autobiography is actually a really good read and it will add a lot of context to the listening experience. | Yes, definitely...
Oh, and I almost forgot! "We're Only In It For the Money" with the Mothers of Invention... a classic from my elementary school days. |
01-18-2011, 10:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | | Joe's Garage, parts 1 and 2.
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01-18-2011, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by C.Linton Joe's Garage, parts 1 and 2. | I didn't like Part 3 much, either... |
01-18-2011, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by onosson I didn't like Part 3 much, either... | Watermelon in Easter Hay makes up for everything else, IMO.
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01-18-2011, 10:15 PM
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01-18-2011, 10:17 PM
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01-18-2011, 10:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: madison, wi | | | +1 on 'hot rats'
not so much for bass reasons, but check out 'jazz from hell'
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01-18-2011, 10:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fair Haven, MI | | | definitely "Apostrophe" and "Overnight Sensation" without question |
01-18-2011, 10:34 PM
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01-18-2011, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by onosson Yes, definitely...
Oh, and I almost forgot! "We're Only In It For the Money" with the Mothers of Invention... a classic from my elementary school days. |
+1
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01-18-2011, 10:38 PM
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Overnight Sensation is another absolute classic.
"We're Only In It for the Money" and "Lumpy Gravy" and "Weasels Rip My Flesh" are classics from their era.
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01-18-2011, 10:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New Jersey | | | Good place to start IMO will be Apostrophe and Overnite sensation. Then you'll have a whole universe ahead of you that'll keep your head busy for a long time. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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