Frank Zappa - Hot Rats ALBUM REACTION │JAZZ JULY

[@sjfgvbskdkrifhds]

Thanks for the reaction. Excellent remarks. I will recommend some more of Zappa's masterpieces: Studio Tan, Waka Jawaka, Grand Wazoo, Sleep Dirt. And if you are ready to move away from jazz, then I highly recommend Over-Nite Sensation, Joe's Garage, Sheik Yerbouti and Zoot Allures.

[@crispyrobot77]

For the uninitiated, I highly recommend the Zappa album "Läther" (1996). It really has something for everyone: Guitar centric songs, Bass centric songs, Piano/Keyboard centric songs, Horn centric songs, Orchestral songs, Story-based songs, and random silliness (ex "Let Me Take You to the Beach").

[@BBlooger]

An all time classic! Love Beefheart on this. Zappa, of course, never used drugs. Pure inspired genius. Cheers!

[@Randyjoe213]

Wasn't aware he didn't do drugs. This whole album feels like a trip!

[@BBlooger]

@@Randyjoe213 Zappa was strongly against drug use, for himself and band members. Cheers! Great review.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Good analysis. Always appreciate when a fellow musician gets his analysis in the mix. I've listened to many people analyze Zappa, but you're the first one to mention Underwood's major contributions. At times, his influence is so evident that I've considered him co-creator on occasion. On the album Uncle Meat, Underwood is all over the place. Zappa is a reservoir of seemingly endless brilliance. He was a composer of considerable skill, depth, and breadth. Keep going, you won't be disappointed.

[@mattjohn4731]

It Must Be A Camel is a sweet groovy track. Definitely among my fav FZ songs, not only of his instrumentals

[@alldayadventures5418]

BACK IN THE DAY... Zappa would usually start his concerts with "Peaches", just to warm everyone up. Part of a group of instrumental albums Zappa put out. Along side are these sister albums: Waka-Jawak, Sleep Dirt, + Grand Wazoo.

[@mattjohn4731]

I never saw FZ, but I listened to dozens of FZ albums since the 90's. I saw several FZ players perform: Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Ike Willis, and a group called the Band From Utopia. I don't know the 80's roster to well but the Grandmothers were fun for me the most, with Ike's band 2nd and Utopia 3rd. Also saw Dweezil- Zappa Plays Zappa which was better then the other FZ bands

[@sonicart1808]

Great album, thanks for the breakdown.....this Frank album always makes me think of crickets and grasshoppers and that farts i can tell you.

[@dmoriarty96]

My all-time favorite!

[@dmoriarty96]

Very interesting you got In a silent way by Miles in the back. These 2 albums introduced the world in 1969 to Jazz Fusion!

[@Randyjoe213]

In A Silent Way is my favourite Miles Davis record and an album I consider to be perfect. Both Jazz Fusion but the directions they take are wildly different!

[@ulimenzebach7918]

AFAIK, as usual, most or even all of this is through-composed sheet music by Zappa. There may be some windows for the individual artists' improvisations, but most is FZ's composition.

[@DWHarper62]

This album was the first music recorded on the brand new 16 track tape machine, allowing Zappa to unleash multiple Ian Underwood tracks, of course, all composed by Zappa... Certainly, Ian Underwood is a great musician but he's playing charts written by Zappa, except for a couple solos...

[@timfeeley714-25]

For a great love song by Beefheart without the raspy vocals check out Candle Mambo

[@waltercrain2910]

you liked the percussion. frank's first instrument was drums.

[@AndrewMalcolmson]

My Dad had this album. The cover freaked out teenage me but I played the heck out of it!

[@erikahlander3489]

Don Sugarcane Harris is interesting also as a solo artist.

[@Randyjoe213]

I'll have to check him out

[@mikedemike5393]

16 track recording being used on a proto type machine...

[@Alix777.]

I hate this album.

[@Randyjoe213]

Why?

[@Alix777.]

@@Randyjoe213 Because it's so uninspired compared to other Zappa album, it's vastly overrated and I yawn when I try to listen to it.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@Alix777. So which album do you like of his and why?

[@Alix777.]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Albums that no one every talk about or react to on KZbin : Absolutely Free, We're Only in It for the Money, Burnt Weeny Sandwich (basically Hot Rats with inspiration and great compositions), Uncle Meat. Why because it's Zappa at his peak of creativity.

[@mikedemike5393]

@@Alix777. early Zappa albums suffer from static drumming...the musicianship is poor compared to the 73 band...uncle meat sounds like a machine made it...