Infinite and immortal wisdom, as displayed in thoughtful lyrics, like “Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow.”Posted the song in the Inglenook forum, if you've got a few minutes. As with a lot of Zappa, you have to listen to it ten times before you even begin to get it.
That's the only Zappa you know? That is "strictly from commercial." You're a drummer though..maybe you're tone-deaf.Infinite and immortal wisdom, as displayed in thoughtful lyrics, like “Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow.”
Infinite and immortal wisdom, as displayed in thoughtful lyrics, like “Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow.”
As to creo and chimney sweepings, I leave it in the firebox and convert it to ash. I never understood why people shovel or vacuum that crap out of their stove after sweeping their flue. Burn it!
That's the only Zappa you know? That is "strictly from commercial." You're a drummer though..maybe you're tone-deaf.
Like a chimp sitting at a keyboard hitting random keys and producing a doctoral thesis? Not likely, and the chimp is much less like to pound out "a few."Anyone as prolific is Zappa is going to churn out a few good tunes.
We who aren't musical geniuses listen through the prism of easily-understood musical laws, innately evident to anyone that can hear relative pitch. Songs constructed from these basics might appeal to most people, including me, and then there are other things I like as well, such as time-signature changes or super-imposed beats (Led Zeppelin "Black Dog" or Zappa "G-spot Tornado") or melodies based on odd-sounding "modes"/scales. The pentatonic mode was one of Zappa's (and my) favorites. Crude but effective.He recorded some brilliant stuff, among the many miles of magnetic tape filled with pure crap.
My summary: brilliant, but he needed an editor to do some weeding of the collection, before publishing.
Just out of curiosity, I'd be interested in hearing what are your favorite ten (or whatever) Zappa songs..I’ve got all the classics. Went thru a Zappa phase in college, but only occasionally go back to it.
Yeah, I've got some as well. "Absolutely Free," "We're Only In It For the Money," "Hot Rats," "Waka/Jawaka," "The Grand Wazoo,"....all superb. He didn't let up, either...transcendent stuff on later discs as well. Like anyone else, I like some songs better than others. If I was deserted on a desert island, with only one artist's work, there's no doubt who I'm picking..still have my Zappa albums from the 60's/70's.
Well, just confirms that one man's trash is another man's treasure (-8.Yeah, I've got some as well. "Absolutely Free," "We're Only In It For the Money," "Hot Rats," "Waka/Jawaka," "The Grand Wazoo,"....all superb. He didn't let up, either...transcendent stuff on later discs as well. Like anyone else, I like some songs better than others. If I was deserted on a desert island, with only one artist's work, there's no doubt who I'm picking..
I've considered getting a USB turntable and ripping some of the old vinyl to digital. As far as Zappa, I may just see what they get for his entire catalogue, in lossless files..
Hmmm, I'm sure I've heard that somewhere before, but where...Well, just confirms that one man's trash is another man's treasure (-8.
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