Album Rating: 5.0

It's Zappa's granddaughter, I approve! That's adorable.

opener is awesome

Album Rating: 5.0

[2].

Album Rating: 3.5

The Gumbo Variations > rest

Album Rating: 5.0

Willie the Pimp > rest



Hot Rats = 5th best Zappa :P

Album Rating: 5.0

no way



Gumbo Variations all the way

Album Rating: 5.0

Gumbo is only my 3rd fave on here :P



Willie > Peaches > Gumbo > Son > Umbrella > Camel

"Gumbo" [2], but "Peaches" comes close.

Not a fan of "Willie" because of Captain's vocals, it's strange because I can't think of one Magic song I wouldn't love him in, but on all the Zappa pieces he sounds so awful - unnatural? fed up? disgusted? I don't know how to describe his voice exactly but he sounds terrible to me.

Album Rating: 5.0

GUMBO



FUCKING



VARIATIONS

Album Rating: 5.0

Gumbo's probably my 2nd favorite at this point



Used to prefer Peaches though

Album Rating: 5.0

Peaches and Willie are perfect entry point Zappa tunes, but once you get accustomed to this and his other albums, it's stuff like Little Umbrellas and Gumbo that outshine the others. That's not saying too much since Peaches and Willie are both classics in their own right.

Album Rating: 5.0

I don't agree that Hot Rats is a good Zappa intro honestly



I feel like it gives people the wrong impression of him.



I usually rec Apostrophe first

Album Rating: 5.0

I guess I can understand since it bored the living hell out of me, but that was like five years ago.

I notice you rec Joe's Garage, which would be fine if it wasn't so overblown in some parts. I'd say the best of the best to rec would be



Apostrophe

Absolutely Free

Over-nite Sensation

The Grand Wazoo

Album Rating: 5.0

Joe's Garage was the album that started my Zappa obsession so I'm a bit biased

Album Rating: 5.0

Considering Absolutely Free was the one that sealed the deal for me, I got ya on that

Album Rating: 5.0

I started out with Hot Rats, knew instantly on Willie the Pimp that the man was a sonical god

Album Rating: 5.0

this is good intro no comedy or derision being thrown at the listener

Album Rating: 5.0

I don't know, I still think it gives the listener that wrong impression of Zappa

Album Rating: 5.0

Well at the time I was going on a progressive rock spree, so naturally finding Zappa was like finding a gold mine.

Album Rating: 3.5

I really like the more thoroughly composed material on here, I could do without the endless jams. Peaches en regalia and little umbrellas are my favourites.