I know you guys love Frank Zappa and I was wondering if Freak Out! was the best starting album. I heard it's really praised as an awesome album and I wanted to hear your guys opinion on it.
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03-06-2009 05:13 PM #1Generic Person
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Is Freak Out! a good Zappa starting album?
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03-06-2009 06:33 PM #2Road Warrior
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It's not where I started but it is a great album. I'm not sure if that's where I'd start someone on Zappa though I'm sure Hungryfreak would disagree with me on that.
Dweezil has stated that Apostrophe is the best starting place in his opinion as that album does kind of run the gambit of Frank's musical madness.
Myself, I started with Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. I got into Zappa via Steve Vai so I started with one of the albums that featured Frank's "Little Italian virtuoso" on it."There's a place where Krokus plays Stadiums?
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03-06-2009 06:49 PM #3Road Warrior
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The best Zappa to start on is in my opinion Apostrophe, it's got all of Zappa's most crucial elements(Sharp wit, epic guitar, strange samples, studio trickery) rolled into a really easy to get into album, and it includes his biggest hit, "Don't eat the Yellow Snow".
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03-06-2009 06:52 PM #4Washed Up
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i think it's a good start, though i'll agree that "apostrophe" would work as well.
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03-06-2009 07:46 PM #5Washed Up
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I says yes although my favorite is definitely We're Only In It For The Money
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03-06-2009 08:24 PM #6Prog-nosticator
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really with Zappa, you can't ask if (____) album would be good because his discography covers so much musical ground, that it really depends on what type of music you truly enjoy
Freak Out! is great for jazz fusion lovers
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03-06-2009 10:59 PM #7Headliner
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Apostrophe(') is the best starting place, if you ask me.
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03-06-2009 11:06 PM #8Pooper of Parties
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Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar was my first Zappa record.
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03-07-2009 12:49 AM #9Headliner
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My first was Freak Out! and I turned out fine, haha. I would agree Apostrope is the best starting place, though. It's one of the more accessible ones, its awesome, and gives a good idea of some of Zappa's sides. I also think the Strictly Commercial compilation is a good launch point, as it gives you a broader sense of Zappa and you can use it as a reference point for which albums of his you want to look into.
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03-07-2009 09:07 AM #10Road Warrior
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That's a great one too. I think that was my third Zappa album. It was definitely among the first 5 I owned.
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