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how does one get into frank zappa? i find him very interesting and his music is very unique.. but there is SO MUCH OF IT! which is a good thing, but where do you jump in at?
and zappa fans wanna help me out? | |
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Are there particular songs/styles that you are drawn to? He has a few different and distinct styles that he has tried and not many people love everything that he did. For example I quite like his early instrumental albums like Hot Rats and The Grand Wazoo but I'm not really a fan of his "comedy" music of the late seventies/early eighties.
Tell us what you have heard that you liked and, if applicable, what you haven't liked. That should make it much easier to give you a recommendation.
You probably can't go wrong with his first album (Freak Out). | |
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I asked my husband, who is the resident Frank Zappa fan in our household and he said...
Free your mind and the rest will follow.
Being the resident George Clinton fan that I am...that was a good damn answer!
I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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If you're really interested in his career...
...Overnite Sensation, Sheik Yerbouti, Apostrophe
"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Also try to find Live at Fillmore East. The live show is a great intro. | |
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I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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I don't have a huge number of his albums, but Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation are packaged in a single disc (or were) and I have found them to be the most accessible of my Zappa discs. Over the last 20 years, they've gotten the most attention.
I also recently saw Dweezil Zappa say that those two albums are the best introduction to his music. My Legacy
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start off with his 60s albums
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very carefully "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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This where i started about a year ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jh6wnmRbvQ | |
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