Music of Outstanding Merit

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one?

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one? Special edition. Previously unreleased "historic" perfomances recorded live at Boston 1968. Historic or hysteric?

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one?
This is a bootleg album released by Frank Zappa. Does anybody understand, why he did that? Too much intellectual crap of minor recording quality is spoiling my party....

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one?
If you are a Zappa afficionado, you should own this one. If not, you should let these episodes lost...

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one? He was able to record every fart (sorry, hm!) and to throw it on the lucrative music market, without any inhibitions. Nobody said: no, you shouldn't do that! Every intellectual music expert said yes,yes,yes... we want more of this divine work. As "der grosse Zampano der Rockmusik" said in his early career: he only did it for the money. Oh, i desperately have to put now a Status Quo LP on my turntable...

[Fritz The Cat]

I agree, Zappa put out several albums that are, in my opinion, unlistenable. "Jazz From Hell" is one that comes to mind

What about this one? Hey, don't laugh, it's not funny, it' just sad! (I spent some money for that!) Indeed, he only did it for the money, sadly not for the first time...

[Ducatista47]

I know, many of us proudly think we listen to all kinds of music. But I can tell from our boards that if someone tossed us a rope to pull us out of a musical rut, we should grab hold. At the other end of this particular rope are Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Billy Mac Fhloinn.

https://www.facebook.com/RTERnaG/vid...533526517/?t=0

[Kay Pirinha]

I haven' been a FZ fan in my youth. Yes, I knew that he existed and did music that in most instances was far beyond mainstream. But then something happened: In the evening of Friday 22 April 1988 I attended his show at Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, Bavaria, Southern Germany, during his Broadway The Hard Way tour. This event toggled a switch, as he proved to be a really great conductor of his overly brilliant band. Their performance was far more than perfect in any sense, and the music was convincing. Hence I became a great fan of him.

It was the most amazing show that I've been at before and since, btw.

Best regards!

[bedrock602]

I haven' been a FZ fan in my youth. Yes, I knew that he existed and did music that in most instances was far beyond mainstream. But then something happened: In the evening of Friday 22 April 1988 I attended his show at Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, Bavaria, Southern Germany, during his Broadway The Hard Way tour. This event toggled a switch, as he proved to be a really great conductor of his overly brilliant band. Their performance was far more than perfect in any sense, and the music was convincing. Hence I became a great fan of him.

It was the most amazing show that I've been at before and since, btw.

Best regards!

I saw Zappa on three occasions in my youth. They were all great experiences.

Even though the live performance of "Broadway The Hard Way" may have been enjoyable and even enlightening at the time, listening to it now, I would not buy tickets for that show...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUVw...aZeJLj&index=6

[bedrock602]

I would however, have purchased tickets to see Zappa perform jazz standards like this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j85a...ZeJLj&index=11

less Sting, of course

[bedrock602]

the real deal that actually deserves merit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbaGDDbpcQ4

[bedrock602]

Outstanding Merit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEzk8d3L1k

[bedrock602]

this is the first time I've heard this performed on the guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYBHTCGEoN0

[Fritz The Cat]

A big hand for the BLUES in general!

[bedrock602]

I've been a long time fan of Jack Dejohnette as a drummer, composer and ensemble leader. I just found this album recently in a used record store. Here is one of the cuts. In this incarnation of his ensemble, he is joined by one of my favorite trumpeters, Lester Bowie. Outstanding!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bJg...eGhtGn5pfsfiCl

https://ecmreviews.com/2011/04/12/new-directions/