Help I'm a Rock reminds me of Swans

Album Rating: 4.5

But better

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Its like listening to someone trying too hard to be interesting and out there but without the genius. Its hard to pinpoint but it has no genius, sometimes you start enjoying where its going and its like they run out of ideas and just stick something there because they lost the thread, a bit like bad Jazz. I see what they're trying to do here but its frustrating because the spark is not there. That moment that lifts it to the realm of the Gods, that spark of 'Electricity'. I gave it 2.5 because I can't knock them as musicians I just don't see the point. Velvet, the Captain, Love they all had genius, this is just some guys in a room trying to impress each other with how kooky they are.

Album Rating: 4.5

I mean I guess that’s fair? But I think unlike those artists Zappa had a big focus on technical proficiency and lyrical commentary so it’s ultimately different ballpark altogether even though of course he has his similarities to the Captain and the Velvets



I recommend Hot Rats since that’s basically Zappa for people who don’t like Zappa

Album Rating: 3.5

I used to listen to Zappa a lot, but that has waned becasue soemtimes it is too wierd just for the sake of it and the good groove gets ruined. If I listen to him now there are like 4 or 5 I go to, mostly his straight forward jazz stuff and Absolutely free



I would not judge him on this Kuyjuk I feel this is one of his lesser albums.Check Waka/Jawaka, Grand Wazoo, Absoletely free, We Are Only in it for the money, a combo of both jazz and his better attempts at this style of albem

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Hot Rats is a great album and probably one that came from an happy place, I just feel if Zappa wasn't so masturbatory and introspective at times, he could had more of a dialogue with its audience and many of his albums would have been less confused.



I guess he martirized himself too often but someone that talks to his listeners is not necessarily a sell-out.

I'm gonna jam this until I like it

Album Rating: 4.5

What don’t you like about it



Why not move on to something else if you don’t dig it?

I was being silly Ars, of course I like it.

It was an attempt to emulate Zappa's humorous tone on this record but I guess I failed miserably.