Frank Zappa, anyone? - Page 2

Cantankerous · 08.01.2008, 06:39 PM

frank zappa can go to hell for all i care.
i enjoy "we're only in it for the money" or "freak out!" every once in a very long while. it stops there.

"does humour belong in music?"
yes. humour does have a place in music.
COMEDY does not belong in music, particularly comedy that's not humorous at all.

StevOK · 08.01.2008, 06:46 PM

Even though he is the best "prog" artist ever, I can only handle so much of him at one time, like most prog. "Catholic Girls" is amazing.

Cantankerous · 08.01.2008, 06:47 PM

is he prog?

god, that genre is tainted now.

StevOK · 08.01.2008, 06:48 PM

Well, he is progressive. Any band that is "prog" basically worships him.

atsonicpark · 08.01.2008, 06:49 PM

I never thought of him as prog... just rock with experimental parts and some jazz and classical influences.

Cantankerous · 08.01.2008, 06:50 PM

a lot of it is really annoying though, isn't it?
like "the dangerous kitchen"

what a load of shit.

atsonicpark · 08.01.2008, 06:51 PM

zappa's pretty annoying period yeah. I think so at least.

Everyneurotic · 08.01.2008, 07:19 PM

i've never read an interview with robert fripp or any member of yes that mentions zappa.

atsonicpark · 08.01.2008, 07:21 PM

yeah.

Zappa's more someone cool hippies like once they outgrow phish.

viewtiful_alan · 08.01.2008, 11:06 PM

Listen to the album Zappa in New York to hear him in prog mode.
Or maybe shut up and play yer guitar.

Derek · 08.02.2008, 04:25 AM

We're Only In It For The Money rules.

leakyheadboy · 08.02.2008, 05:54 AM

monty python for music lovers.... make of that what you will

mangajunky · 08.02.2008, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

zappa is ridiculously OVERRATED, but he helped out with trout mask, so thats cool. has anyone read the article in the current mojo about zappa and van vliet's friendship/rivalry? only good article ive read in that shit nostalgia mag since the post punk/pil issue

I read that article. Pretty intense stuff. I highly recommend it.

I love Zappa. I have about 15 of his albums...

...underrated? Nope. Not at all. He's really well-respected and well-known in many circles of the music community from pop/rock to Jazz to classical.

Hell, there are college courses that are all about his music...definitely NOT underrated.

atsonicpark · 08.02.2008, 07:37 AM

you know, I don't even know where to find mojo magazine.

SuperCreep · 08.02.2008, 07:58 AM

I read them while I'm at Borders sometimes. Probably the only music rag I ever bother to read, actually.

viewtiful_alan · 08.02.2008, 12:47 PM

I bought the newest mojo for the sub pop cd.

Derek · 08.02.2008, 12:54 PM

mojo is awful

noisereductions · 08.11.2008, 02:27 PM

It's pretty hip to hate on Zappa. I like a lot of his work. I just watched THE DUB ROOM SPECIAL last night actually.

jetengine · 08.11.2008, 03:45 PM

Zappa has fallen somewhat by the wayside due mainly to the fact that he refused to kiss the left wing's arse, as well as the right's. Other rockers who leaned decidedly towards the right have also been pushed out of the picture by the mainstream media: Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, KISS, etc. I found it rather interesting when they did that 10-part series Rock And Roll for PBS back in '95, they didn't give him any coverage. He merely got a mention in passing by Alice Cooper. It's rather unfair--he is one of the best and most important musicians to come out of the mid '60s.

lungfish · 08.11.2008, 04:40 PM

it's not a Zappa thread until someone posts a link to the '86 Crossfire debate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc

08.01.2008, 06:39 PM	#21
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	frank zappa can go to hell for all i care. i enjoy "we're only in it for the money" or "freak out!" every once in a very long while. it stops there. "does humour belong in music?" yes. humour does have a place in music. *COMEDY* does not belong in music, particularly comedy that's not humorous at all. __________________ RETIRED
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08.01.2008, 06:46 PM	#22
StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Even though he is the best "prog" artist ever, I can only handle so much of him at one time, like most prog. "Catholic Girls" is amazing. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	is he prog? god, that genre is tainted now. __________________ RETIRED
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08.01.2008, 06:48 PM	#24
StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Well, he is progressive. Any band that is "prog" basically worships him. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I never thought of him as prog... just rock with experimental parts and some jazz and classical influences. __________________
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08.01.2008, 06:50 PM	#26
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	a lot of it is really annoying though, isn't it? like "the dangerous kitchen" what a load of shit. __________________ RETIRED
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	zappa's pretty annoying period yeah. I think so at least. __________________
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i've never read an interview with robert fripp or any member of yes that mentions zappa. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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08.01.2008, 07:21 PM	#29
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah. Zappa's more someone cool hippies like once they outgrow phish. __________________
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08.01.2008, 11:06 PM	#30
viewtiful_alan invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 2,663	Listen to the album Zappa in New York to hear him in prog mode. Or maybe shut up and play yer guitar. __________________
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08.02.2008, 04:25 AM	#31
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	We're Only In It For The Money rules.
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leakyheadboy bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: new cross Posts: 174	monty python for music lovers.... make of that what you will __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	you know, I don't even know where to find mojo magazine. __________________
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SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	I read them while I'm at Borders sometimes. Probably the only music rag I ever bother to read, actually. __________________
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viewtiful_alan invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 2,663	I bought the newest mojo for the sub pop cd. __________________
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08.02.2008, 12:54 PM	#37
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	mojo is awful
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08.11.2008, 02:27 PM	#38
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	It's pretty hip to hate on Zappa. I like a lot of his work. I just watched THE DUB ROOM SPECIAL last night actually.
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08.11.2008, 03:45 PM	#39
jetengine children of satan Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 399	Zappa has fallen somewhat by the wayside due mainly to the fact that he refused to kiss the left wing's arse, as well as the right's. Other rockers who leaned decidedly towards the right have also been pushed out of the picture by the mainstream media: Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, KISS, etc. I found it rather interesting when they did that 10-part series Rock And Roll for PBS back in '95, they didn't give him any coverage. He merely got a mention in passing by Alice Cooper. It's rather unfair--he is one of the best and most important musicians to come out of the mid '60s.
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08.11.2008, 04:40 PM	#40
lungfish bad moon rising Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 236	it's not a Zappa thread until someone posts a link to the '86 Crossfire debate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc
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