I'm pretty new to Zappa but the two albums I have heard so far (Freak Out and We're Only in It For The Money) are great. His range is so big and his satire for pop culture is great to hear even decades later.
so why the hate ilm?
― gman, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:47 (seventeen years ago)
It does? A couple of folks weren't huge fans but there's a lot of love here.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:51 (seventeen years ago)
Frank Zappa: Classic or Dud?
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:51 (seventeen years ago)
Zappa - C/D
teaching mark s a *LESSON* response one: ZAPPA
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:52 (seventeen years ago)
Post-Mothers ZAPPA: C/D?
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:53 (seventeen years ago)
maybe you should have tried to read the book and see the movie before starting a conversation about it
its cause his satire for pop culture is bad to hear even decades later.
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:53 (seventeen years ago)
no wait its cause hes a wanker
you don't really need to hear a joke more than once, even if it's funny (which in zappa's case is arguable)
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:54 (seventeen years ago)
it's because we ALL met in the Peace Corps
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:55 (seventeen years ago)
because it really DOES hurt when I pee
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago)
because my kitchen IS dangerous
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:00 (seventeen years ago)
it cause hes a goth
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:02 (seventeen years ago)
sry i dont have any zappa references to offer
it cuase i hate hims
However bad he's hated, it doesn't compare for the bile thrown the Dead's way.
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:04 (seventeen years ago)
Bill Magill, show me the bile.
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:07 (seventeen years ago)
the dead arent goths, theyre just lazy slobs, there is a difference
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:08 (seventeen years ago)
alot of ilm-ers are dead fans
― chaki, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:13 (seventeen years ago)
where's darraghmac when we need a hillsborough joke
― Just got offed, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:15 (seventeen years ago)
Frank Zappa: When Did He Jump the Yellow Shark?
Maybe because he did more than those two records.
And I don't hate him by any means -- some of his stuff is brilliant. Dude's just complicated.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:17 (seventeen years ago)
I hated on him plenty on that C/D? thread, and I felt like the lone hater. Now, as with The Doors, I can't be bothered to even hate anymore.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 19:21 (seventeen years ago)
should i give the grateful dead a chance?
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 20:26 (seventeen years ago)
that's like from 3 years ago
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 20:29 (seventeen years ago)
Didn't realize there was a goddamn statute of limitations.
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 20:38 (seventeen years ago)
i am shameless zappa fan
― cutty, Wednesday, 5 December 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago)
And I don't hate him by any means -- some of his stuff is brilliant. Dude's just complicated This is your best quote on the other thread.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 6 December 2007 16:29 (seventeen years ago)
Lazy fucker, wasn't he?
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 December 2007 16:31 (seventeen years ago)
Best instrumental Zappa
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 6 December 2007 22:43 (seventeen years ago)