I'm sorry, but The Grand Wazoo was a hell of an album.

[reflection]

That is all.

[johnsolaris]

1. The Great & Wonderful Zappa

Hi,

The first time I saw him in concert was an incredible experience. It is still in the top 2 or 3 Greatest concerts I ever saw. I went to a few more of his shows when he was in town. Greatness at it's best.

We should never forget those that were different & out of the ordinary for they have changed History in ways the average person can not understand.

[reflection]

2. Never saw him. Was born a little late.

I envy you, sir/madam. You were truly in the presence of greatness.

[HarveyDarkey]

3. Why are you sorry? It was, and still is...

[zappaman]

4. No argument here.

Obviously.

[reflection]

6. Ha! I guess not. n/t

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Zappa was a genius. I love his music, although I don't care for much of his instrumental stuff.

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Ironically, The Grand Wazoo is one of my favorite albums of all time. I bet I'm still listening
to it in its entirety about once a week.
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[reflection]

7. I think I like his interviews as much as his music.

And that's saying something. He was always such a great interview.

[olddots]

8. I wish we had something like Zappa now

n.t.

[reflection]

9. Agreed.

It might be out there, but I'm not seeing it. There's probably some genius somewhere cranking out music like that in anonymity without the benefit of marketing.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Met Him, and Had Breakfast With Him

At the Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt, Germany.

He was waiting in the atrium waiting for his food, and i stopped to tell him how much i liked his "Shut and Play . . ." series of albums.

He started chatting and when the watier came, he asked the waiter to take my order and get me some flatware and coffee.

So, i sat there talking with him about this and that for about an hour.

That was fun.

[mokawanis]

11. Forgive me for saying this

but I always hated his music. I wish I could understand why people like it, I really do. I talk to friends who love Zappa and I still walk away thinking "man, I hate that music."

[reflection]

12. To each his/her own. I completely understand.

I'm also an enormous Rush fan, so I'm used to everyone hating the music I like.

Regarding Zappa however, his catalog is so diverse and spans so many genres that I'd be shocked if you hated all of it.