Five Frank Zappa Albums
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Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Track: 01: WPLJ
Track: 02: Igor's Boogie, Phase One
Track: 03: Overture To A Holiday In Berlin
Track: 04: Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Track: 05: Igor's Boogie, Phase Two
Track: 06: Holiday In Berlin, Full-Blown
Track: 07: Aybe Sea
Track: 08: The Little House I Used To Live In
Track: 09: Valarie
Frank Zappa - Make a Jazz Noise
Track: 01: Stinkfoot
Track: 02: When Yuppies Go To Hell
Track: 03: Fire And Chains
Track: 04: Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Track: 05: Harry, You're A Beast
Track: 06: The Orange Country Lumber Truck
Track: 07: Oh No
Track: 08: Theme From Lumpy Gravy
Track: 09: Eat That Question
Track: 10: Black Napkins
Track: 11: King Kong
Track: 12: Star Wars Won't Work
Track: 13: The Black Page (new age version)
Track: 14: T'mershi Duweeen
Track: 15: Dupree's Paradise
Track: 16: City of Tiny Lights
Track: 17: Royal March from "L'historie du soldat'' (Stravinsky)
Track: 18: Theme from the Bartok Piano Concerto #3
Track: 19: Sinister Footwear (2nd movement)
Track: 20: Stevie's Spanking
Track: 21: Alien Orifice
Track: 22: Cruisin' for Burgers
Track: 23: Advance Romance
Track: 24: Strictly Genteel
Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere
Track: 01: Penguin In Bondage
Track: 02: Pygmy Twylyte
Track: 03: Dummy Up
Track: 04: Village Of The Sun
Track: 05: Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Track: 06: Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
Track: 07: Cheepnis
Track: 08: Son Of Orange County
Track: 09: More Trouble Every Day
Track: 10: Bebop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Track: 01: Five-Five-Five
Track: 02: Hog Heaven
Track: 03: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Track: 04: While You Were Out
Track: 05: Treacherous Cretins
Track: 06: Heavy Duty Judy
Track: 07: Soup 'n Old Clothes
Track: 08: Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
Track: 09: Gee, I Like Your Pants
Track: 10: Canarsie
Track: 11: Ship Ahoy
Track: 12: The Deathless Horsie
Track: 13: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More
Track: 14: Pink Napkins
Track: 15: Beat It with Your Fist
Track: 16: Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Track: 17: Pinocchio's Furniture
Track: 18: Why Johnny Can't Read
Track: 19: Stucco Homes
Track: 20: Canard du Jour
Frank Zappa - Strictly Genteel
Track: 01: Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
Track: 02: Regyptian Strut
Track: 03: Pedro's Dowry
Track: 04: Outrage at Valdez
Track: 05: Little Umbrellas
Track: 06: Run Home Slow Theme
Track: 07: Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
Track: 08: Dupree's Paradise
Track: 09: Opus 1, No. 3, 2nd Movement, Presto
Track: 10: Duke of Prunes
Track: 11: Aybe Sea
Track: 12: Naval Aviation in Art?
Track: 13: G-Spot Tornado
Track: 14: Bob in Dacron, First Movement
Track: 15: Opus 1, No. 4, 2nd Moveent, Allegro
Track: 16: Dog Breath Variations
Track: 17: Uncle Meat
Track: 18: Strictly Genteel
Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Track: 01: WPLJ
Track: 02: Igor's Boogie, Phase One
Track: 03: Overture To A Holiday In Berlin
Track: 04: Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Track: 05: Igor's Boogie, Phase Two
Track: 06: Holiday In Berlin, Full-Blown
Track: 07: Aybe Sea
Track: 08: The Little House I Used To Live In
Track: 09: Valarie
Frank Zappa - Make a Jazz Noise
Track: 01: Stinkfoot
Track: 02: When Yuppies Go To Hell
Track: 03: Fire And Chains
Track: 04: Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Track: 05: Harry, You're A Beast
Track: 06: The Orange Country Lumber Truck
Track: 07: Oh No
Track: 08: Theme From Lumpy Gravy
Track: 09: Eat That Question
Track: 10: Black Napkins
Track: 11: King Kong
Track: 12: Star Wars Won't Work
Track: 13: The Black Page (new age version)
Track: 14: T'mershi Duweeen
Track: 15: Dupree's Paradise
Track: 16: City of Tiny Lights
Track: 17: Royal March from "L'historie du soldat'' (Stravinsky)
Track: 18: Theme from the Bartok Piano Concerto #3
Track: 19: Sinister Footwear (2nd movement)
Track: 20: Stevie's Spanking
Track: 21: Alien Orifice
Track: 22: Cruisin' for Burgers
Track: 23: Advance Romance
Track: 24: Strictly Genteel
Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere
Track: 01: Penguin In Bondage
Track: 02: Pygmy Twylyte
Track: 03: Dummy Up
Track: 04: Village Of The Sun
Track: 05: Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Track: 06: Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
Track: 07: Cheepnis
Track: 08: Son Of Orange County
Track: 09: More Trouble Every Day
Track: 10: Bebop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)
Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
Track: 01: Five-Five-Five
Track: 02: Hog Heaven
Track: 03: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Track: 04: While You Were Out
Track: 05: Treacherous Cretins
Track: 06: Heavy Duty Judy
Track: 07: Soup 'n Old Clothes
Track: 08: Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
Track: 09: Gee, I Like Your Pants
Track: 10: Canarsie
Track: 11: Ship Ahoy
Track: 12: The Deathless Horsie
Track: 13: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More
Track: 14: Pink Napkins
Track: 15: Beat It with Your Fist
Track: 16: Return of the Son of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Track: 17: Pinocchio's Furniture
Track: 18: Why Johnny Can't Read
Track: 19: Stucco Homes
Track: 20: Canard du Jour
Frank Zappa - Strictly Genteel
Track: 01: Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
Track: 02: Regyptian Strut
Track: 03: Pedro's Dowry
Track: 04: Outrage at Valdez
Track: 05: Little Umbrellas
Track: 06: Run Home Slow Theme
Track: 07: Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
Track: 08: Dupree's Paradise
Track: 09: Opus 1, No. 3, 2nd Movement, Presto
Track: 10: Duke of Prunes
Track: 11: Aybe Sea
Track: 12: Naval Aviation in Art?
Track: 13: G-Spot Tornado
Track: 14: Bob in Dacron, First Movement
Track: 15: Opus 1, No. 4, 2nd Moveent, Allegro
Track: 16: Dog Breath Variations
Track: 17: Uncle Meat
Track: 18: Strictly Genteel
Comments
He's definitely an acquired taste. I sorta like his stuff now. Some of it is really funny.
I turned onto Zappa in 74 at the tender age of 12. Many of my friends growing up didn't get him and I took some ribbing for listening to him. But it is like I used to say to them, you have to get past the "humor" of the lyrics, see them for the social commentary that they are, and then forget all that and just listen to the music. He was a fantastic composer and one of the most underrated guitarists of all time IMHO.
Try listening to some of his more recent work like the whole Joe's Garage set or even Shiek Yerbouti. While they are still the 80's maybe some of the social commentary in the lyrics will be more relevant to your experiences.
Take a listen to this, it is all instrumental. This may give you an appreciation for his talent with an axe.
Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
Give it a few to finish uploading.
1. Hot Rats
2. Joe's Garage
3. Shut up and play your guitar
4. Roxy and Elsewhere
5. Bongo Fury
Here is really great live cover of Dirty Love by Steve Vai.