I FORGOT: aynsley dunbar was in jeff beck’s group. ANYWAY: what’s your favorite zappa song? comment below!

Once you go Zap, you never go back.

Abby going down her Zappa arc. In 6 months she'll be reviewing Joe's Garage and crying while listening to Watermelons in Easter Hay

When he sings “I cant see”, it is so funny.

"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sear's poncho?" Abigail, did I just see you turn into a Frank Girlie? Love it!

As a young teenager, "Apostrophe" and "Overnight Sensation" was a wave of wonderful weirdness

Mahavishnu Orchestra opened for Zappa on his Spring ‘73 tour where he featured Apostrophe. Zappa was obviously very intimidated by McLaughlin, and played his ass off on guitar, As well as coming up with a fresh improvisation for each of these gigs. (I saw them dueling at the Spectrum in Philly. Just awesome.)

Twelve words: "Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?" Zappa is a trip, and Apostrophe is one of his best!

YES! Zappa! First Coltrane, now this Frank release Abby is growin' in a wonderful way in '24 SO proud!

One comment my late brother made shortly before he passed away was "You started liking Zappa - I've NEVER understood that" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think that was part of his appeal.

The humour of Weird Al, the eccentricity of Aphex Twin, the technicality of Black Midi... It's all thanks to Frank Zappa, his success allowed other musicians to be who they wanted to be, his influence on artist personality is not talked about enough, in my opinion. He showed that it's okay to be eccentric, and as someone with autism & ADHD, it resonates with me a lot. Zappa has taught me to be proud of who I am, and not be afraid of my quirks and idiosyncrasies. Thank you so much Abby, for once again covering one of my heroes

I enjoyed your enthusiastic review of Apostrophe. This was the first Zappa album I bought back in 1974 when I was 13. Previously I had taped off the radio the “Yellow Snow Suite” on a cheap mono cassette recorder and eventually wore out the tape. Time to get the real thing. Having heard a few bizarre stories about Zappa, I did not know what to expect. The record store owner who sold me the album gave me a cautious look and said “Kid, you don’t know what you are getting yourself into”. I was intrigued and a little scared. When I put the record on I listened to it in headphones as not to cause any possible controversy with my parents. To my delight the record was a wholesome outing of great music, musicianship and absurd humor. Made total sense to me. It changed my life. Zappa became the catalyst (a guiding light) for me becoming a full time uncompromising recording artist. That’s the kind of power this guy could have on people. I wish he was still around. At least he left us with tons of music that still sounds fresh to my ears. Great Googly Moogly! Music is the best!

"Music is the only religion that delivers the goods." - Frank Zappa. 🎸🙏 Godspeed on your FZ journey, Agnostic Abby... Arf! 🐩

And we have to thank Zappa for getting the Zeppelin mud shark story out into the world. Steve Vai learned the hard way never tell Zappa a secret cause he’ll write a song about it, Moon learned this too with Valley Girl

This, “Overnite Sensation” and Beefheart’s “Trout Mask” were my gateway drugs, so to speak. Opened new, way-out frontiers of music to me that I’m still exploring twenty years after I heard those albums-as way-out as stuff by Basil Kirchin, Mr. Bungle, and my beloved Cardiacs. Zappa and Beefheart (along with George Clinton) taught me how to truly LISTEN to music, and compelled me to demand more from it.

Frank probably got "Great Googly Moogly" from Howlin Wolf's ~ Goin' Down Slow (1961), it was on his self titled album AKA "The Rocking Chair Album" (1962) that was very popular with blues lovers. It was originally called Going Down Slow, written by James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden, he recorded it in 1941. Great video as always Abby. Give The Rocking Chair Album a spin. Wolf was fierce. One of my conceptual continuity moments was running over a lawn jockey with my van while cranking Joe's Garage Act 1. I did that.

Zappa: No person, place, or thing was safe from the brilliance, absurdity, psycho analysis, or just plain satirical treatment from the man. God I miss him! We need Zappa!

This is now my favorite episode of vinyl Monday. The wife and I are impressed with your progression since Freak Out ❤

I literally never know it’s Monday until a new Abbie drops

Yes I've been a Zappa devotee since buyin' Freak Out in 1966, age 14. My favorite Zappa/Mothers album remains We're Only In It For The Money. (I'm sure Abigail will appreciate the spoken word cameo from one Eric Clapton). It is a master class in what possibilities lie in a studio atmosphere with a musical genius behind the controls...beyond anything previously imaginable.

She's going to 'freak out' when she discovers the story behind the mud shark.

Can hardly wait for Uncle Meat!

Excentrifugal Forz is literally my favorite Zappa song of all time, and I have pretty much everything that has been released. Apostrophe, Overnite Sensation, Sheik Yerbuti and Joe's Garage are my go-to Zappa albums.

Congrats on one year since Blind Faith, Abby! I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say that Vinyl Monday is one of the highlights of my week. Looking forward to what you have in store for the rest of the season! 😃

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Am I the only one that gets obsessed with identifying lots of your albums , just from the edges in the rack? I cant help it. Some are so obvious. As for the great Frank Zappa; well I have been an absolute fan of his since I first heard his music when I was a teenager. I do not love or even like a lot of his work, but I appreciate him very much as a composer, performer ,musical explorer & absolute genius, & oh yeah, he is my absolute favorite ever , by far, guitarist, ( along with Jimi Hendrix). I adore the tones he gets, his riffs, notes, progressions & solos. I believe, for my taste, the best , greatest guitar solos ever recorded or played live were played by Frank. I was lucky enough to witness my absolute favorite one live on the mesmerizing Joes Garage tour , in Maryland in 1982 ( was it?) .I traveled from Ireland for that & was 19 I was needless to say blown away & have never recovered from that gig. He has had a huge influence on me as a musician. He has got to be the most prolific composer & recording artist ever. He , ( like myself) was absolutely & utterly lost in music. (caught in a trance) My favorite Zappa albums begin after this one, apart from 'Hot Rats' which I love very much. What a f ing huge pioneer. A hugely important & mostly misunderstood artist with a capital A. An artist's artist. A musician's musician.

This is a wonderful, amusing, and very astute breakdown of Apostrophe. I chuckled throughout. Thanks.

"BUT I GOT A KRISTL BOL!"🔮

Once she gets into Just Another Band From L.A., Fillmore East 71, and Roxy & Elsewhere she's gonna be gut-busting laughing in tears with the humor! 😆🙌🏽

Would I buy an album by this man? Hmm, yes, I would. And I have. All 120+ albums. Many in different formats and issues. Frank's music was essentially ONE BIG WORK, so you've got to get all the puzzle pieces, haven't you?

I’m an old man fan of Zappa and appreciate your interest and insight in his music, and was surprised to learn that you know more than me about THE man and his MUSIC.

Old guy here - grew up with this and all other Zappa albums. I had no idea about the midnight sun reference. Very cool. Thank you.

An astounding output of elaborate inventiveness, glorious sound with superior musicians giving excellent performances, outrageous humor, and serious social satire--who else ever before, or ever will again, give us so much?

Zappa is my all-time fave musician and helped get me through high school (and basically everything since), great to see the boy show up here again

You're smart as hell!

Apostrophe isn't my favourite Zappa album. But your review is the best and most humorous Zappa review I've ever heard/seen/read..... very refreshing with all your humour and self irony... it really adds something special to your knowledge and - very Zappa'sk.

I love the titles reference to Stanley Kubrick's Doctor Strangelove: or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

My first and one of my favorite Zappa albums. I now have over 30. I got to see him live in 1975. My second concert. Amazing show

Just discovered your channel ! Very well done. Apostrophe was my first Frank album, along with Overnite Sensation. I was 15, and it’s 50 years later..and I’d still if I could, go driving around with my buds from high school looking for houses with those horribly nifty little jockeys on the front lawn. We found many. And ya know what we did? Yup, one of us would get out of the car, run up, and knock that sucker over. We called it jockey knocking. In honor of FZ and George Duke . Thanks for your channel! I needed that. Liked and subbed. You betcha!

Brilliant deep dive analysis into a Zappa classic and its position in his conceptional continuity.

This was so fun to watch Abigail, I love seeing younger generations discovering, appreciating and talking about Franks music. I grew up listening and seeing him live and have always called him "the greatest American composer of our time" thank you for helping keep this/his musical genre alive!! "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible"

The Zappaverse is something I've always wanted to dive into, but as someone who's currently on the outside looking in, this episode sounds like you've made up some sort of absurdist dialect. Love it.

This is one of the best album reviews I've ever heard. Very skillfully produced.

I have been a F.Z. fan since this album came out. A local fm station would play it late at night. D.E.T.Y.S. was the first song I heard and loved it . I soon bought the record and as time went by I bought every piece of music that Frank put out. I like a lot of music but Frank is my number one. You have a treasure trove of his music to discover and I know you will be blown away by much of what you will be hearing . Enjoy the gifts Frank left behind for all of us. Signed, Old codger , Peace.

You will eventually thoroughly enjoy Freak Out. It took me decades to truly appreciate and enjoy it. Now I enjoy it thoroughly with foil.

“Sometimes I love America, wtf is a kilometer?” I think Frank would have appreciated that, I did. I saw Frank way back in 1979 at the Palladium in NYC, then saw Dweezil’s tribute about 10 years ago in California. Both were tremendous shows.

you go! love hearing your spirit learn and mature. Frank was always an enigma wrapped in a burrito, in San Bern-dino...

You dear, are awesome! This was my first Zappa album (in 1974). I am a far better composer now because of Frank.

Good morning your highness...

I've been a Zappa fan since *Freak Out!* came out when I was in 6th grade... I love your detailed humor. This album came out when I was a college freshman working at the college FM station. It was one of our most-played albums for the next two years, and one of the most heavily dissected at late night listening sessions in the dorms. You get Zappa straight up! Subscribed! Very few of my contemporaries outside of college got him. Frank was one of the genius composers of the 20th Century, and certainly one of the most fun. Now, Abigail, have you heard *Queen of the Murder Scene,* from your Gen Z contemporaries, The Warning? It's a rock novel composed in English by teenage Mexican sisters who were 13, 16, and 18 when it debuted. It's the first CD I've bothered to buy this century, it's that good. It's brilliant, dark, tragic, and wonderfully told on stage in the Live at Lunario 2018 concert. Must be played LOUD to appreciate... It's REAL rock like bands made in the '60s. Read the lyrics before watching or listening.

By Jove, Miss, Frank would be proud of you. That is praise indeed. From Antelope Valley, California, Sicilian ancestry, a non drinker, or drugs, might've smoked. Died from prostate trouble. Was a severe critic of Ronald Reagan. The album "Wiesels tear my flesh" is highly suggested.

I fell into Zappa's Universe in the late 80's. This was a very engaging essay and your research was impeccable. I'm going to check out your Freak Out video now. Great Job! There is a guitar piece called St. Etienne that is my favorite. I suggest folks check it out!

Ruth has long been my favorite FZ musician.

My entry point to Frank's universe was Hot Rats (the track from Peaches en Regalia was transcribed in a guitar magazine) as well as Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe ('). From their I acquired many more. I have to recommend The Frank Zappa Book (if you haven't already read it...worth it for the transcription of his appearance during the censorship trials alone). My father's Steve Martin records introduced me to both absurdist and subversive humor which allowed me to greatly appreciate Zappa's contributions to the form. I always enjoyed Frank's use of sound effects for this album but I never counted how many times (27); now I know. Well done review Abby! Cheers!

Lovelovelovelovelove Zappa!!!! This is an album I can't just pick one song from. Once I put the needle on the record, don't bother me for the next half hour. I'm listening to greatness. (-_-) And I love how the title song is flipped on its head. With the bass on fuzz and guitar with treble totally chopped off the top.

Ha brilliant stuff. You articulate your thoughts so so well. Apostrophe was my first Zappa experience way back in 1990 and the start of a still going journey :)

Thank you for your open mindedness. I'm a Zappa fan since 1973. I was lucky enough to see him twice perform live. I'll be the first to say, Zappa is an acquired taste for sure. As much as I love many of his albums, there are many I don't love. As a composer, musician, audio mixer, editor, film maker, businessman and much more...I would definitely put him in the genius category.

Love the "How I learned to stop worrying" title. I saw Frank at a charming li'l venue in Louisville in the early '80's, and of course I'm familiar with "Yellow Snow." But Frank? He has always reminded me of Christian Rock, where one gets so caught up in a central element (he: complexity; they: the Christian message) that something gets left behind: music that can be enjoyed. But the articulate and passionate nature of your reviews have already sent me scurrying back to an old favorite, Blind Faith, which repaid much enjoyment, so I think I'll let you talk me into scurrying forth into a visitation of Frank. I'll let you know how it turns out. (You have such a shiny mind, I bet you'd be really fun to have discourse with....)

You need to do more vinyl on Zappa because his life's work is so extreme and unique he's a one of a kind musical genius

I remember, back in the day, there were television commercials promoting the album. Great video Abby! Your "What the f--- is a kilometer?" had me rolling!

I've been following your stuff for about a year now. Saw all the Hendrix and Cream stuff, and others. But Lady, THIS time, you really f-in' NAILED it. It was an absolute blast listening to you go all frenzy about Apostrophe. Glad you enjoyed yourself. I enjoyed you enjoying it. Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious. Keep on doing! Thanks. Favorite song? Impossible to say, but Hot Rats is my fave album; and the side from Just Another Band from LA beginning with Call Any Vegetable just plain rocks. Enjoy!

Possibly the most thorough, intelligent and entertaining review of any album, but especially so of a Frank Zappa album.... Color me a 'fanboy' of your channel, Abby..!

"St. Alphonso Pancake Breakfast" got me hooked on this album. But It's no "Billy the Mountain", a criminally underrated Zappa + Mothers of Invention song.

"Apostrophe" & "Over Night Sensation Two of the most cutting edge albums of the 70's not to mention two of the funniest and memorable albums. Then later came my favorite album Zoot Allures with the song "Black Napkin". Great decade of music from Frank.

Well done, Abigail. I had the good fortune to go to a Zappa concert when he was promoting this album. It was easily the best of several Zappa concerts I attended.

Oh Abby I love you. You hit this on the head. Your review of this album acknowledged every aspect of it that I love. I kept shaking my head in agreement to your descriptions and experiences. Now, my Apostrophe experience includes the Overnight Sensation music, it's all one thing to me. Your a gas Abby, keep it up.

Abigail! Weazels ripped our brains! Ain't no cure for the ZAPPA's world blues!

Super episode, Abigail. Fantastic job. Apostrophe, Overnight, and Roxy were the three albums that Zappa made stylistically alike, and never again. However, for a live record, I highly recommend "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life", CD/Digital only. His band was so sharp and talented, they could have built an atomic bomb with pipe cleaners and borax.

Love it, my introduction to Frank and your writing is on point. 😤 Uncle Remus remains one of my favorite songs.

Both my kids loved the Yellow Snow Suite and could sing all vocal parts. This was utilized every weekend on our 3 hour trip down the ocean. Imagine using Zappa as a bonding tool with kids today. Lol, I'd be canceled.

City of tiny lights! Love that track! Many others great video Abi! Yes as a writer you have come on so much!

Hi. Child of two Zappa fans here. Thank you for this video.

I got see him live in 1975. All these people ran up to the stage. He asked them to sit down, and let the prople in the back see the show. He played jazz, and scat sang the entire show. The last song he played that night was: The Idiot Bastard Son. Our high school jazz fussion band played Dirty Love, and Moving to Montana. Our guitarist was a jazz snob.

Great explanation of the album! I've always thought what Frank was saying with, "The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe," is this: the crucial thing to understanding the world (the biscuit) is what is left out of what they tell you, represented by an apostrophe, which takes the place of letters left out of words. The album is full of stories the official channels would never tell you. In Father O'Blivion, there's even a reference to priestly pedophilia (the night before, behind the door, a leprechaun had stroked his thigh) 30 years before anyone was talking about it publicly. So yes, in a way it is about negative space, the holes in official narratives.

thanks for doing your channel, Abigail! it’s fun!

Another excellent review! Your astute observations and info bring new life to albums I've listen to for decades. Thanks!

So great to see that a younger listener "gets" Frank. I saw him play a couple of times and formally met him in NYC at a nightclub I was working at where he was screening new video works in the mid - 80s. . Also happened to be in Prague several years ago and the National Orchestra was performing unheard works at the Opera House! I got a ticket day of and heard many of his compositions done by a live orchestra. You are so cute and honest about your opinions. Really refreshing because you are genuine or an excellent actress. I've only recently discovered your channel and love the fact that you are reviewing the albums of my youth...the medicine that got me through Junior High and High School. The same School that Iggy Pop and Bob Seger went to! Apostrophe is an amazing album and deserves the accolades you bestow upon it. Now that you've opened up the Zappa Universe Wormhole it's time to travel to "Shut up and Play yer Guitar" and later live recordings such as "Zappa in New York" , "London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1" and "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1". Your reviews are great fun to watch and your bubbly personality is contagious. Let's get married!

somebody out there in that audience knows what we are doing. and that person is getting off on it beyond his or her wildest comprehension. - "Frank Zappa"

I had this record when it came out. Frank Zappa was coming to town and the show was advertised as the Apostrophe tour. my friend and I got tickets we were expecting to hear Don't Eat Yellow Snow and Dynamo Humm. It turned out they didn't play any of those songs they played Penguin in Bondage, and Trouble Every Day the guitar solo on that was excellent the whole show was. a wile later they came out with Roxey and Elsewhere and I realized that is the music that was played at the show I guess they were trying out the next album before it came out. bands would do things like that in those days.

Well hello! The algorithm randomly served up your video, and now you've got a new subscriber. 🙂 Apostrophe was my first Zappa album, in a Rykodisc double edition with Overnite Sensation. Impressed by your very thoughtful and well researched review! (Certainly more thought than Christgau put into it! 😂)

I’ve been trying since like 10 years before you were born, and I still can’t learn to love Zappa. I acknowledge his influence and his technical brilliance. I admire his fight against censorship. Major props for supporting Beefheart and others. But Freak Out is as close as I can get to actually enjoying his music.

i dont know how many times my friends and i uh...........engaged in a certain activity that frank zappa supposedly didnt and listened to this album when i was younger (2000-2010). awesome video!

Give Just Another Band From LA a listen, that;s where I started with Zappa.

This is probably your best review yet

Great googly-moogly!

As a possible failed artist myself I have to appreciate your use of art history through your videos. Also, idk if you’d be interested, but there’s gonna be a showing of Ferris in theaters in Long Island April 6 with Alan Ruck talking about the movie if that’s something you’d like!

Will also always have the greatest respect for Zappa testifying against the PMRC.

I love Zappa's albums from the 60s and 70s, I'm not a big fan of his albums from the mid-80s. Love his instrumental albums both guitar and orchestral. I became a fan especially of his way and technique of playing guitar by reading guitar magazines where they published transcriptions of songs and solos like "Peaches en Regalia", "Sofa No. 1", "Inca Roads", or analysis of his style. Most of his lyrics are interesting. Love also from 1974 the Roxy & Elsewhere album. The first time I saw him was in a GUITAR WORLD magazine issue from the late 80's. From there I began my research on his vast catalog, during that time was when he died in 1993, and he continued to appear in magazines, and I discovered more and more about his influence on other artists.

My favourite Zappa album is Burnt Weeny Sandwich.

Awesome and entertaining!! Zappa was one of a kind!

Loved this episode!! Frank was truly the master of the one liner. Back those lyrics with his superhuman sounds makes listening to this album seem like you're watching a series of memes created by some alien observing our absurd planet. Oh the humanity. lol

Don't Eat the Yellow Snow is probably his most widely-known song. It's a song title you never forget.

This came up as a recommended video. I'm fucking glad it did. One of my favorite albums and your review was awesome.

Great Abby! I love that you had a great time with it! It’s a kick ass little record. Go for Roxy and Elsewhere next. Same band but more fusion/Prog. You can do it! ❤️

Huh. Learned more about this than I thought I would; I had a copy of this on a 1982 TDK "D" cassette from a Zappa fanatic, and I didn't know how many guests were on there. Tina Turner? Cool. Weird to think of this as a "commercial" LP.

Abby! You TOTALLY GET IT! I've loved this album a very long time. This video was great, I think you're great. Thank you for this one!

Thanks for this🎉 I lived this album during my glory hippie days in Europe. Brings back the memories.

I am utterly captivated --- by Abby. Fun? Absolutely.

I have always said that Apostrophe was the "Zappa Starter Kit". I really liked your observations and am looking forward to more Zappa reviews. I would very much like your take on "Joe's Garage" because it is one big slab of a concept album. My second choice would be "Uncle Meat" which I consider to be a concept album as well but more geared towards musical compositions that follow a theme.

I went to see the eclipse in 2017, and we had to drive for 13 hours straight to get there, so we put on a "live" Zappa album playlist. It lasted the whole way up, and almost all the way home. His live albums are like a whole new version so it doubles the Zappa fun.

Love seeing Abby review Zappa. Would love to see her do more Zappa such as “Over-Nite Sensations”, “Joe’s Garage” and many more.