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catboy
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12/22/2005 12:18 am
I recently started listening to Frank Zappa. Its pretty good, but he has so many albums so can anyone reccommend a few. The more psychedelic the better.
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12/22/2005 5:39 pm
Well, Frank never really used drugs or drank, so none of his stuff can be really called "psychedelic."

He was just naturally one weird dude.


Personally, I would say Zappa in New York because it's an outstanding live album, Cheap Thrills because it has a good mix of his material (and, if you check the price tag, is very aptly named), and maybe some of the original Mothers of Invention stuff for your "psychedelia."

Also, get the Baby Snakes DVD. Don't even try to watch it if you're drunk or in an otherwise chemically altered state because there's simply no way you're going to be able to follow it.
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12/22/2005 6:13 pm
I love some Zappa....the shut up 'n play yer guitar series of albums are cool, it's all guitar solos...

Joe's Garage is another fav of mine.
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12/22/2005 10:53 pm
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12/22/2005 11:43 pm
Yeah gotta love zappa. I thought the guy was pretty heavily into lsd. Anyone know how he got his sound, like in those short spontaneous burst solos. Ive read he used a wah pedal pushed down slightly in a stationary position.
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12/23/2005 3:50 am
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