i love apostrophe personally..after getting used to that,im ready for anything!
Drew,
"Crusin with Ruben..." was zappa\'s attempt to have a doo-wop band hope you weren\'t expecting something else. "Roxy" is da
**** though, hope you enjoy both of em.
Whatever you do, and whether or not you\'re already into Zappa, do NOT buy Thing-Fish
Another couple of good ones (and two of my personal favorites) which no one has mentioned are \'Chunga\'s Revenge\' and \'Weasel\'s Ripped my Flesh\'
One album that I don\'t feel is a good "gateway" album, but is unquestionably worth listening to is "Lumpy Gravy." Highly unique. Occasionally disturbing. Vastly underrated.
A dark horse.
Lumpy Gravy was the first Zappa album I ever heard and it turned me into a lifelong fan. It is a little strange for many though.
"Look, it\'s a little pig with wings"
"Drums are too noisy and you\'ve got no corners to hide in"
if you like lumpy gravy, you should go get
civilization phaze III Lumpy gravy - phaze I
woiift$ - phaze II
civilization - phaze III
hey nowza theire mista pitchie, whasum yuza gots against the mammy potato peoples all in their fancy froc clothing line?
Won ton on!
Originally posted by wstielau
Another couple of good ones (and two of my personal favorites) which no one has mentioned are \'Chunga\'s Revenge\' and \'Weasel\'s Ripped my Flesh\'
Should have mentioned Weasels earlier - got it as a vinyl twofer with Burnt Weeny Sandwich in a tiny record store in the south of France in their bargain bin. Definitely a bargain!!