What are his essential albums?
What are his essential albums?
Owen Cook
Cameron Diaz
Just listen to everything from 66-75
Caleb Thomas
This plus throw in Joe's Garage. If you like his solos there are plenty of albums of just that. Uncle Meat should be required listening for everyone.
Jack Foster
Freak Out
Hot Rats
only in it for the money
uncle meat
joe's garage
apostrophe
sheik yerbouti
chunga's revenge
Justin Green
Weasels and jazz from hell
Aaron Barnes
What about Sheik Yerbouti? That seems to be one of his most popular albums.
Angel Morgan
It has some good songs, doesn't stand up to his masterpieces though. Still worth listening to, but not that necessary until you're already a fan.
Brody Nguyen
Freak Out, Weasels Rip my Flesh, and Hot Rats
Samuel Hill
Self-titled and Toxicity
Kayden Wilson
add one size fits all and over-nite sensation
Andrew Nelson
listen to all the mothers albums first
Camden Barnes
There's a flow chart, someone post it
Henry Martin
guys i think frank zappa sucks what do i do?
Connor Bailey
Elijah Williams
The answer is always that you're probably listening to the wrong album. He has a bunch of wildly different stuff; prog rock, jazz fusion, classical, doo-wop, "comedy"
Jacob Harris
Toxcicity
Steal This Album!
Mezmerize
James Thompson
kek
Gabriel Cooper
Everything except from 82-87. There's still some good stuff in that period, but it has a lot of his weakest albums.
Wyatt Hernandez
underrated reply
Jonathan Jenkins
If you know these, you know the absolute essentials:
>Freak Out
>Absolutely Free
>WOIIFTM
>Uncle Meat
>Hot Rats
>Burnt Weeny Sandwich
>Weasles Ripped My Flesh
>Grand Wazoo
>Over-nite Sensation
>Apostrophe
>One Size Fits All
>Sheik Yerbouti
>Joe's Garage
Further listening once you've finished the essentials:
>Lumpy Gravy
>Chunga's Revenge
>Waka/Jawaka
>Bongo Fury
>Zoot Allures
>Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (both albums)
>You Are What You Is
>Jazz From Hell
>The Yellow Shark
Cameron Martinez
If you like Hot Rats and Joe’s Garage, go further into Burnt Weenie Sandwich, the Grand Wazoo, and Apostrophe.
Noah Mitchell
I don't think you know what essential means
Adam Fisher
I just listed off his classic albums that everyone knows. Just because he has a lot of albums that define his career doesn't mean that one is more important to his artistic vision than another. If you just want a bit of everything smashed into an album, listen to Uncle Meat, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, or Weasles Ripped My Flesh. You won't know a lot of his classic songs, but you'll get an idea of the kind of thing he is known for.