thoughts on frank zappa


the thought for this thread started from a response that jeffloistarca gave & he is correct,most people think fz was a drug crazed nut & his music is for stoners,this was farthest from the truth,the thing fish is without a doubt a masterpiece,the line up of his band was always of the best of the best,it seems that frank has 2 different reputations,in the states he is a nut for the most part but in europe he is put beside the likes of motzart & bach,i find it odd that a man who could write a symphony on a whim could be classed with the likes of alice cooper,i just wanted to hear others thoughts on frank,by the way anybody checked out
ZAPPAS UNIVERSE on dvd,a must see for all zappa fans.
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Dweller, this essay may enlighten you and maybe even allow you to "Freak out" (safely) yourself: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/7206/freakout.html

However, the beauty of art is its ability to be interpreted by the individual any way that he sees fit. If Zappa's music caused you to indulge in mind destroying drugs, I'm sure that would have been fine with him if it made you happy, but I don't think he would have approved of you implying that that was his intent.
That's like saying he regularly "plooked" a tiny chrome plated machine that looked like a magical pig with marital aids stuck all over it.

Gimme dat, Gimme dat, blowowo job.

Gimme dat chromium cob.

God I miss FZ.
btw i have just about the complete zappa catalog including the old masters sets & the you cant do that on stage anymore sets & the picture discs not to mention the 74 bootlegs i have,i also saw fz twice,for all you clasical music kinda guys check out all 3 london symphony albums &
civilation phase 3 & a piece called the yellow shark,
for all the fusion jazz guys check out sleep dirt & the grand wazoo & jean luc ponty plays zappas king kong,weather you choose to believe it or not fz is thought of very highly in the clasical music realm in europe,heres a tid bit for the true zappa fans,do a google search on SCOTT THUNES 1 of the zappa band bass players,he has a web address & will answer your questions & mail,he was very friendly to me via email, if you have never heard the thing fish & you like zappa its a must,its worth the 35$,its all done in BLACK FACE amos & andy sounding lyrics,BTW nobody mentioned that frank started the GTO'S or that he produced a grand funk album & thats the crux of the biscut.
btw imin2u,i think terry ted bozzio that cute little drummer is who you are thinking of instead of chad wackerman.