In honor of his passing 11 years ago, favorite Zappa album/cd?

[Aiptasia]

I'd have to go with Bongo Fury w/Captain Beefheart as a personal favorite.

Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation as a close 2nd (fav. studio album).

[LifeDuringWartime]

1. ive only heard two

freak out! and hot rats

i prefer hot rats

[sportndandy]

2. Apostrophe - hey maybe you could help.

Zappa recorded one of his last tours and it was released. I think a live show at the tower in philly or maybe NY. the encore is Stairway to Heaven with a full horn section doing the Jimmy Page solo note for note! I need a copy. Do you know the name of the disc?

[Aiptasia]

9. No, I sure don't but i'll keep my eyes peeled

[Medium Baby Jesus]

15. The best band you never heard in your life

They also cover Purple Haze and Ring of Fire. Great double disc.

[Zomby Woof]

21. The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

Still easily available from Rykodisc.

[peekaloo]

3. Hot Rats and Apostrophe

[Feathered Fish]

4. Uncle Meat

[Sporadicus]

5. We're Only in It for the Money n/t

[ragin_acadian]

6. Weasels ripped my flesh,

simply because my guitar wants to kill your mama.

cheap thrills was good too.

[MaineDem]

7. Just Another Band from LA

That long version of "Billy the Mountain" brings back memories of...man, I can't remember!

[Aiptasia]

10. a regular picturesque postcardy type mountain with his girlfriend ethyl

the treeeee!

[teach1st]

8. Uncle Meat and Burnt Weeny Sandwich

..and anything before

[Aiptasia]

11. omg burnt weenie sammitch

Jazz discharge party hats is my favorte track on that cd.

"Looking into her panties was like punching an eclair."

[Liberal_Andy]

12. Overnite Sensation

:nuke:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. Overnight Sensation and Shiek Yerbouti

[Zomby Woof]

22. dammit

"Sheik Yerbouti" could also be in my Top 5. It's impossible I say!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

23. with my fav song "Broken hearts are for assholes"

you sniffed the wreaking buns of angel..and acted like it was cocaine

[Zomby Woof]

25. I always post that song in "best break-up songs" threads!

:D Sir Richard Pump-A-Loaf!

[bbernardini]

14. I'm a rebel...The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life!

"Broadway The Hard Way" was my first FZ album, so I have a special affinity for the 1988 band, and "Best Band" collects a lot of the classics with sparkling new arrangements. It's my goal to collect recordings of every show they played. I think I'm close to half.

[Gothic Sponge]

16. I miss Frank!

:(

Bongo Fury

[Aiptasia]

18. mm bongo fury

the chicken has never been better...

[pintobean]

17. I'm not a FZ fan

but this was in an email I got today.

FRANK ZAPPA
"Tis THe Season To Be Jelly" A very interesting live Zappa CD from 1967 in
Sweden. So much of this is early Mothers of Invention stuff on here like "You
Didn't Try To Call Me" and "It Can't Happen Here (five minute freak out!!). The
CD runs for 36 minutes and also includes"Bristol Stomp", "Big Leg Emma" and
"King Kong" plus more. Regular price $13.99 -- Special price $9.99!

http://www.discconnection.com

[EstimatedProphet]

19. Apostrophe

Had some great songs on it, and some fantastic music, like Peaches en Regalia.

[Zomby Woof]

24. "Peaches" is from 'Hot Rats'

"Apostrophe" is okay, but too close to the mainstream Zappa-misconstrued-as-novelty-act norm for me. Maybe a good way to introduce someone to him, but by no means even close to his best. He put out albums like that to finance his better but less accessible ones.

[EstimatedProphet]

29. I agree-it is a lot more "mainstream"

than his other albums.
And I was thinking of Apostrophe, not Peaches! D'OH!

[Zomby Woof]

20. You Are What You Is

From 1981. Contains "Dumb All Over", "Heavenly Bank Account", and "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing". Plus the soon-to-be-timely again "Drafted Again", a self-remake of the then out-of-circulation "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted".

Also other favorites include:

"Freak Out!", "One Size Fits All", "Joe's Garage Acts I, II, & III", and "Läther" round out the Top 5.

[Aiptasia]

26. My intro to zappa was "Ship Arriving too late to save a drowning witch"

Back in the Valley Gurl days of the 80's.

I'm so glad I delved deeper into his catalogue. I'm more a fan of the Mothers & Don Van Vliet years.

[Zomby Woof]

27. All 60's Mothers albums rule

"We're Only In It For The Money", "Absolutely Free", "Uncle Meat", etc...

I'm a Beefheart fan too, and I love just about everything he did from "Safe As Milk" to his last one, "Ice Cream For Crow".

[alfredo]

28. Filmore East, June 1971

the plain wrapper cover.

It really put his showmanship on display. It also reintroduced us to Flo and Eddie of the Turtles. It was the best live Zappa performance of the three I attended.