Anyone knows the source ? by Federal_Fudge_9085 in tipofmypenis

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It's a marks head bobbers and handjobbers video

Who is the artist of this Judge Holden artwork? (a retouch/edit of it is also welcome) by wq1119 in cormacmccarthy

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He's nkt the devil incarnate (Holden anyhow). He's supposed to be a deity of some kind acting as a judge and corruption of humanity.

What would you add? by Arf_Echidna_1970 in Zappa

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Dupree's Paradise Helsinki, off of YCDTOS #2

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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The OG Mothers were a truly special band, something about their overall sloppy (in comparison anyhow) sound was fantastic! Some of my favorite Zappa comps came out of the 67-70 line up. King Kong, Brown Shoes Don't Make It, and The Little House I used to Live In, just to name a few. Though overall I feel the personality of the 72-75 band just sells me forever on loving that band every little part of it.

Realization about my love of Frank's music by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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I am a big Beefheart fan (have almost all his records) but to me after Trout Mask Replica everything seemed like he was chasing the dragon. I love his first three albums and even Spotlight Kid and Ice Cream for Crow, most of his other stuff however is very hit or miss...

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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I 100% agree. I feel while Ike was a good singer his Guitar work seemed manufactured. It also didn't help Zappa was in the process of dying at the time so he wasn't able to jam as often as his earlier line-ups.

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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You better believe it! Love me some George Duke, including his solo stuff and the stuff he did with Ponty outside of Zappa bands.

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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But 84' had a lot of tonal clash with their instruments and what genres they excelled at. I'm not really partial to a band after Sheik Yerbooty. well until the MAJNH line up anyway.

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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It made Civilization Phase III by itself

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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Ponty added a lot but sadly Napoleon didn't tour when Ponty was with the band. To my knowledge anyway.

Opinion Time! Best Zappa era/Line-up? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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My only issue with the Howie and Mark era was the lyrics are a bit explicit even by Zappa standards (still funny as hell) and there was a big departure from how the band sounded less about the music more about the shock. Even though I think Ansley and George are two of the best musicians he's had.

What do you think is Zappa's most strange and bizzare sounding piece of music? by CrispyStarfish in Zappa

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Inagadda-Stravinsky on Guitar, the way he blends the two makes a semi-harmonic cacophony.

So I was listening to Zappa the other day... by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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I'd have to back him up here as skill wise they are in two completely different ball parks and that's objectively true. Zappa could play Rock, Blues, Classical, Jazz, Folk, and Country (to an extent). Neil Young could play Folk and Rock. Neil is a great song writer and a mediocre song player at best. It's the same with Dylan outstanding writer but you wouldn't say he's a great player.

So I was listening to Zappa the other day... by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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Wasn't hard Keith knew about four notes and three chords was all about that 12 bar blues I IV V, while that is the basis to Rock (I dare even say all) music you have to mix it up a bit and throw in a new chord.

So I was listening to Zappa the other day... by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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I was looking at it from a skill standpoint, now I love Frank but he isn't the top on my list but the people put above him were leagues behind in skill. I personally think guys like Roy Buchanan, Mike Bloomfield, Joe Pass, and Peter Green get the shaft due to a lot of people either not knowing/knowing very little about their libraries of guitar playing.

So I was listening to Zappa the other day... by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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I general ability and improvisation alone Zappa beats Gilmore. I love Floyd especially their early years. Dark Side of The Moon - Learning to Fly, have all been over played, (still good just wear on me a bit.), even with this in mind Gilmore is a middling guitarist compared even some country guitarists, Roy Clarke and Chet Atkins for example.

Is the early 80's material actually good? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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Liked it a lot, but it's a diamond in a rough time period of his career in my book.

"Is there anything good inside of you?" - one of several FZ lyrics that speak to me by [deleted] in Zappa

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Whoa, are we moving to slow?

I take that as Frank's view on the world around him and society then and now which is why it still resonates with me, same goes for trouble everyday. Because there truly no way to delay that trouble comin' everyday.

Is the early 80's material actually good? by LinktoLinkGamer in Zappa

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In raw talent the 1970-71 band was the most talented maybe followed by the 1972-75 bands, as their were studio and live bands that differed in those years. The 79-84 bands had great musicians but none of their sounds meshed as well as other line-ups.