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I once set out to buy every Zappa album (there's more than 60 of them). I own quite a few LPs and CDs, but haven't completed the mission yet.
What's great about Zappa is that you can always go back, sometimes many years later, listen to an album you haven't heard in a while and still enjoy it. That's really tough to say about most recording artists, IMO.
I recently went through Joe's Garage - all three acts - and laughed and marveled at the genius that is Zappa. I wish he was still around.
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Biography
I've read a few of the Zappa bios over the years. This one was one of my favorites of the bunch.
5 of my favorite Zappa albums
Actually, picking 5 is quite difficult. I'll probably change my mind in a week, but here goes.
Disclaimer on Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention. This is nowhere near the best musically, but it was a huge statement in the 80s, and one that had me on the floor when it was released. Zappa outsmarted everyone.
Disclaimer on Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention. This is nowhere near the best musically, but it was a huge statement in the 80s, and one that had me on the floor when it was released. Zappa outsmarted everyone.
Are you in the Frank Zappa Fan Club?
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- jimhefpgh jimhefpgh Sep 30, 2009 @ 7:47 am | in reply to lancaster jim
- do you still have Frank's highschool yearbook? I'm interested in purchasing it from you.
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- 2Eklectik 2Eklectik Jul 10, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
- I've been a Zappa fan since I bought Sheik Yerbutti back in high school. Many years, albums/CDs and concers later, I still enjoy his music and unique social commentary. Great lens, 5 stars.
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- lancaster jim lancaster jim May 28, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
- i have an original copy of franks highschool 1956 yucca grad. yearbook,many photos of the master man @ 18 years old,including him in cap and gown.am willing to sell to highest bid
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- Frank Frank Apr 30, 2009 @ 10:48 am
- Greetings, Seeing how this a Frank Zappa fan site, I thought you'd like this YouTube link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWCdlrAVqTU&feature=channel_page
In it, Essra Mohawk, who Frank invited to join the Mothers of Invention when she was just 19, speaks on CNBC of Frank's charisma. Essra is a legendary artist whose 1970 PRIMORDIAL LOVERS was rated "top 25 album of all time" by Rolling Stone. Enjoy...
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- kathleen kathleen Mar 13, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
- Oops. I meant Napoleon Murphy Brock....
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- Kathleen Kathleen Mar 13, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
- If anyone is in the San Francisco bay area and wants to see some 15 year olds play a 2-hour set of Zappa classics accompanied by none other than Napoleon Murphy Brown, head to the Make Out Room in San Francisco March 26th at 8pm. A second smaller show will be on March 27 at 7pm at the Clubhouse Theater, Suite 502, 414 Mason Street, San Francisco. For more information, check out: http://www.schoolofrock.com/sanfrancisco/concerts_school.php
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- Jon Jon Oct 16, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
- Hey,
My name is Jon and im a 30yo FZ fan from Perth, Western Australia. I first discovered Frank with Overnight Sensation(Yep, it woz me and tha pigmy pony :). and have enjoyed many album's since that day.
Take care guys and lets never forget this special man of music :)
kr
Jon
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- OldGrampa OldGrampa Sep 25, 2008 @ 8:07 pm
- Hey Corey! I have been a big Zappa fanatic for a long time. I am in my 40s and over the years I have turned a lot of younger people on to Zappa.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Aug 24, 2008 @ 9:48 am
- Well done! I've featured this on my 'Valley Girl' lyrics lens.
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- Mike_Ock Mike_Ock Aug 23, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
- It's for sure that Frank is not for everyone, so I'm sure glad I'm one of them. There are such few artists that are as talented and as influential as Frank Zappa. Director, musician, lyricist, and activist I'm sure many folks would never even know how many young careers he launched throughout his career. Truly worthy of much more praise than I could craft here, maybe I'll have to do my own lens on him just to demonstrate my appreciation.
Thanks for sharing.
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Frank Zappa at a Glance
Frank Vincent ZappaUntil discovering his birth certificate as an adult, Zappa believed he had been christened "Francis", and he is credited as Francis on some of his early albums. His real name was "Frank", however, never "Francis." Cf. Zappa with Occhiogrosso, 1989, The Real Frank Zappa Book, p. 15. (December 21, 1940 ? December 4, 1993) was an American composer, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music vide...
Zappa on the web
- Zappa.com
- The Zappa family is doing a nice job keeping it going. Lots of new stuff from the official site.
- Zappa Quote of the Day
- My favorites:
Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?
Jazz is not dead...it just smells funny.
Number one ain't you... You ain't even number two. - Zappa Radio
- Coming soon?
Zappa memorabilia
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
The amazing Hendrix/Zappa Guitar
Jimi Hendrix famously burned his guitar during a performance at the Monterey Pop Festival.Frank Zappa later bought the guitar, and I heard it was playable. In fact, I heard Steve Vai played it during a Zappa tour.
The guitar is late 60s Fender.
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