Comments on: Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage http://b--g.aalgar.com/reviews/frank-zappa-joes-garage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AAlgar http://b--g.aalgar.com/reviews/frank-zappa-joes-garage/comment-page-1#comment-235 AAlgar Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:01:23 +0000 http://b--g.aalgar.com/reviews/frank-zappa-joes-garage#comment-235 Actually I discovered Zappa via Strictly Commercial. I have a smattering of albums from the rather daunting discography, and at the moment I'd still have to say that Joe's Garage and Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation are my favorites. I did enjoy Freak Out! and Absolutely Free okay, but the sound wasn't quite... I dunno, polished? enough for me yet. I have not, however, heard The Grand Wazoo as of yet. I'll have to check that out. Thanks! Actually I discovered Zappa via Strictly Commercial. I have a smattering of albums from the rather daunting discography, and at the moment I’d still have to say that Joe’s Garage and Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation are my favorites. I did enjoy Freak Out! and Absolutely Free okay, but the sound wasn’t quite… I dunno, polished? enough for me yet. I have not, however, heard The Grand Wazoo as of yet. I’ll have to check that out. Thanks!

]]> By: mike weber http://b--g.aalgar.com/reviews/frank-zappa-joes-garage/comment-page-1#comment-234 mike weber Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:21:56 +0000 http://b--g.aalgar.com/reviews/frank-zappa-joes-garage#comment-234 One hopes that, having discovered Zappa through this set (which, though excellent, is, in my opinion, less than his best) you went back and sicovered the *really* good stuff - pre "Overnite Sensation", say. Listen to "The Grand Wazoo" (but read the liner notes first) for an example of the concept album done right. Read the notes and listen to "We're Only in It For the Money", for an early - and deadly accurate - deconstruction of the entire concept album concept. Try "Freak Out!" and "Absolutely Free" for bitter and trenchant commentary on society and its foibles, mid-Sixties style, burn-everything trades that trash flower children and fake hippies at least as nastily as they do the Establishment. One hopes that, having discovered Zappa through this set (which, though excellent, is, in my opinion, less than his best) you went back and sicovered the *really* good stuff – pre “Overnite Sensation”, say.

Listen to “The Grand Wazoo” (but read the liner notes first) for an example of the concept album done right. Read the notes and listen to “We’re Only in It For the Money”, for an early – and deadly accurate – deconstruction of the entire concept album concept.

Try “Freak Out!” and “Absolutely Free” for bitter and trenchant commentary on society and its foibles, mid-Sixties style, burn-everything trades that trash flower children and fake hippies at least as nastily as they do the Establishment.

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