Frank zappa last photo

One Long Undifferentiated Piece of Work. He "thought it was great that a mad scientist had finally made a record. In fact, I see Frank as just that -- a mad scientist of music working away in some secret laboratory, conducting experiments involving combinations of various personalities and the sounds he could get them to create.

Frank zappa albums in order

The albums that he put out are really nothing more than the published results of his research, much as is standard to any scientific field. When I first started listening to Frank, I constantly found myself asking, "How the fuck could anyone think all this shit up? The guy's a fucking genius! His genius came from his ability to seize that small "window of opportunity" that avails itself to a musician provided that they're quick enough to catch it.

Only by being brave enough to allow the music to shape itself without interference, can one hope to gain the speed necessary to jump through that "window". And, although many composers will claim that they most certainly allow the music to dictate itself, few, if any, have any where near the output that Frank released to back their claim.

Frank zappa albums ranked

Frank tended not to release things in chronological order which was probably due to the sheer volume of material he had at his disposal. Because he attempted to record every experiment, the sheer volume of recordings he amassed eventually required three bank vaults to be built in his home for storage. I can imagine him wanting to get the new stuff out, but also wanting to get the old stuff out and so, trying to strike a balance between releasing new and old.

What I have endeavored to do is to arrange the items in his catalog in chronological order but only in as much as they fit into a particular category. If you want to view his catalog in the order that the albums were released, check out Frank Zappaedia. Instead, what I have done is to arrange his work into the following sections:.

The Moods and Themes of Frank Zappa. Several of Frank's albums could easily fit into more than one category.