For me, Roxy & Elsewhere IS one of the greatest albums of all time.

Zappa... Every time he came through the area I saw him. The best concerts I ever saw were Frank Zappa. I probably saw him 10 times. I miss Frank. 😥

I became a fan of Frank Zappa after he helped Dead Kennedys pay for legal expenses when they were taken to court over the copyright of there Frankenchrist album. Total respect and what a fantastic guitarist he was. He wasn't just a artist, he was a composer too. Apparently the Zappa family have so much unreleased material, they could release an album every year for a 100 years! Just goes to show his musical output was astonishing.

I have to agree, "One size fits all" is my favorite as well.

Ok, true story. Early 77, me and two friends of mine, who were also heavily into all kinds of music, wanted to expand our horizon. We had been delving into prog and we'd heard from Zappa, but not listened to him (no air play), that he'd be a proggier version of prog and so on - so we decided to go into a record shop and each buy a Zappa record (decision based on gut instinct), then compare our impressons and lease the records around. Friend #1 bought Over-Nite Sensation (and was in love with it); Friend #2 bought One Size Fits All (and was even more in love with that). I bought Zoot Allures. And now it gets strange. I come home, can't expect to put the record on, do it - what the hell, this sounds easy listening to me ... THAT is supposed to be Zappa? After listening to this a minute I decided, it can't be. and take a good look. The label on the record says, first song, Wind Up Working in a Gas Station 2:29, 4 tracks on side one, 5 on side 2. Record itself, though, shows 3 songs each on both sides (identifiable via the empty grooves in the vinyl). Immediately back to the record shop - wrong label on the record, wrongly packed. So I got me the real Zoot Allures (and was in love with it right away). At the time I didn't even know what the record was that got labeled wrongly as Zappa. I'm pretty sure it was George Benson, either Breezin or In Flight, can't actually remember it ... Anyway - Sleep Sirt ranks higher for me. Much higher. Filthy Habits, the title track, Christ, that is a great record. Roxy WOULD rank high on my list - if the later releases of You Can't do that on Stage Anymore, The Best Band you Never Heard", Does Humor belong in Music and so on hadn't made that album (sorry) somewhat redundant (or maybe it would be correct to say one of so many). At the time, yes, but later and in hindsight? Anyway. Zappa is one of the truly great artists of the 20th century.

The Inca Roads guitar solo on OSFA is lifted from the Helsinki concert.

Thanks for the Frank. He's so impossible to put in a box. Such an uncontained talent. A comet of a man. One could pick any 20 albums and it'd be cool.

You get the "ridiculously ambitious award" for doing this video on such a prolific and diverse artist.

I was at the bongo fury concert in the Armadillo , freaking unreal, Captain Beefheart and Frank were awesome.!!!

You took on a daunting task, this was much appreciated. All I can add is that every Zappa album I've listened to has something special on it. I think I have around 76 of his albums in mp3 form (yeah, back in the day I was a person Lars Ulrich would hate, I was a pirate). I can't rank them, but using your list reminds me of many of my favorites.

My dorm roommate played "Over-Nite Sensation" at least once a day every day. When I'm drooling in the old folks home, I'll still be able to remember the lyrics.

The first I heard of him was the Hot Rats album, and I still feel it's some of his very best music. I think it's his best album due to the strength of the compositions for numerous pieces, while also being the finest examples of his truly distinct sound. Frank was a percussionist first with an unmistakable humorous flair that gave his music a certain levity no matter how intricate the arrangments were. That's Hot Rats for me.

The most underrated guitar player ever. In the late '80s my then-girlfriend insisted on seeing FZ when he came to the Tower Theater outside Philly. I went just to make her happy. Yowza! I was blown away. Amazing show and an amazing guitar player. His cover of "Stairway to Heaven" was unbelievable, especially since you'd figure Zappa would make a parody of it. Nope. Straight-up awesome with a horn section to boot. Been a fan ever since. Thanks, Pete.

I would add CHUNGA´S REVENGE to your excellent list.

I’ve been a Zappa fan forever and I’ve got to hand it to you this is almost an impossible task. Well done for even attempting to do a favorites list.

I mentioned it in another post the other day - back in the mid 70s when girls my age had a David Cassidy poster on their wall I had a guy with a weird mustache sitting on a toilet... 1. Hot Rats (This was even done before Bitches Brew came out, Miles pushed the wall from one side and Zappa drilled it from the other...) 2. Overnite Sensation 3. Apostrophe 4. One Size Fits All 5. We're Only In it for the Money 6. Chunga's Revenge 7. Roxy & Elsewhere 8. Burnt Weenie Sandwich 9. The Grand Wazoo 10. Zappa in New York 11. Uncle Meat 12. Zoot Allures 13.Freak Out 14. Absolutely Free 15. Waka Jawaka 16. Weasels Ripped My Flesh 17. You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 2 The Helsinki Concert (The reason this is "relatively" low on my list is that it has no new material on it, unlike many of the other live album, but of course a stellar band at its peak) 18. Make a Jazz Noise Here 19. Fillmore East June 1971 20. 200 Motels Add on - Bongo Fury (I made the list prior listening to the video so I did not consider this collaboration) Worth mentioning musicians from his band: some of the first line-up of Little Feat, Jean-Luc Ponty...

BTW, what you're doing if one of my everyday highlights of that confinement period! Thanks, man.

16 years old in 1976, I discovered Zoot Allures. Enough said.

Muffin man still in my top 10 all time HARD rockin' songs!

Both Overnite Sensation and the Grand Wazoo changed my life.

"These are the ones that are kinda like, a little the best." That sounds like the way Frank would phrase it!

You definitely have credibility in the Zappa/Mother’s department!!! Great choices.. Absolutely Free was my first & favorite Mother’s album, and We’re Only in it for the Money was my second and 2nd favorite.. Saw them several times live, but the best one by far was at Carr’s Beach in Annapolis Maryland on 5/19/73... That was the same day Secretariat won the Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore, where I was before the concert... One of the best days of my life, and I am 68 years old..

Great video. Just now getting deeper into Zappa’s catalog. So much to buy!

Thanks! Just love you appreciating the Helsinki concert so much. The guitar solo on Pygmee Twylyte can still bring me to tears.

Great job Pete! 1. Roxy 2. Apostrophe 3. Over Nite 4. One Size 5. Joes Garage

Well done Pete. So glad you did a Frank Zappa album ranking and that you love his music. You had some great choices in your top 20 but I was a little surprised Freak Out didn't make the list. Freak Out would probably be my second favorite very close to Hot Rats which has been number 1 for me for a long time. But yeah Mr. Zappa put out many masterpieces such as Shake Yer Bouti, Sleep Dirt, Orchestral Favorites, Apostrophe and Wakka/Jawakka. I'm proud to be a subscriber of yours and looking forward to seeing more of your rock band shirts. Like you I have a huge collection of rock band shirts and wear a rock band shirt everyday. Unfortunately I don't have nor have I ever owned or even wore a Frank Zappa shirt but I think it's time for me to rectify that problem.

Thanks Pete! Been waiting for this one.

Really enjoyable! A favorite of mine(and I have the whole catalog) is the 2nd CD of YCDTOSA Vol. 5: The 1982 European tour. Man, I listen to that CD endlessly! Glad to have stumbled upon your channel.

Flo & Eddie years is where I jumped in. Live at the Fillmore East and Chunga's Revenge have to be right up there.

Wow, I just listened to The Grand Wazoo for the first time yesterday. I’m so excited to hear your take on this discography

Hi Pete, just subscribed to your channel. I have been watching for several months but hadn't joined until...well we have more free time these days! My husband is a huge Zappa fan and your top two albums are also his! I am your age, really diggin' the nostalgia, even when you talk about hanging out with your friends back in the day...it's all so familiar..and we are native New Yorker's as well. Lovin' this channel.

Many thanks for this video I enjoyed it very much, showed me some albums I've not seen before.

Thanks for the effort! You’re mostly on in my mind, and One Size is often my first recommendation to would be converts. To me what’s missing is Ship Arriving too Late, which you mention, but the title side of the album is as potent (especially the arrangement and guitar work) as anything. Finally, Freak Out and We’re Only in It for the Money need to be in there for several significant reasons, given the context of publications!

Please forgive the really long comment, seriously, but I feel like when someone does something with great effort and passion, they should know how valuable it is in a world of mediocrity and immediacy. This channel is amazing! I have been writting down names of bands and albums that I've never heard of, and without fail, I have encountered great music. Very nice recommendations! Particularly, I admire that you took the Zappa catalog head-on and categorized it according to your taste, of course, a much difficult task, only for dedicated, active listeners. Furthermore, your video on Zappa's Top 10 songs was a great discussion on the whole catalog as well, so thank you so much for providing the Internet with such nice discussions. Much refreshing! I believe Frank Zappa's music speaks to the most curious part of our brains. It tickles non-stop, and its exploration has no limits (heck, they're still releasing stuff unheard of!). For me, it was not enough to listen to the music over and over, and I could only find a feeling of peace once I started playing it myself! And man, what a challenge it is! I would like to share some of it with you and this great community of people with a passion for life-changing music: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNynhtuI3q_Fj6M.html That said, my top 10 would be somewhat like this (and sometimes these change places... Is just so hard to choose): 1. Waka/Jawaka - for emotional reasons. This was the album that awakened an infinite curiosity for the composer and his aesthetic. Sneaky Pete Kleinow's solo in "It might just be a one-shot deal" is one good reason to keep going on with life! 2. One Size fits All - "Inca Roads" takes me to my happy place, every damn time! The guitar solo is one of Zappa's best, and his band is on FIRE! Zappa + Lydian = BLISS. Everything from this band (Road Tapes, The Helsinki Concert, etc.) is mind-blowing. 3. Burnt Weeny Sandwich - More evident percussion ala Varèse, Stravinsky's direct influence, and "Holiday in Berlin." Stuff that Giovanni Trovesi explored further on in his own style. A great album with much variety. Can't listen to individual songs, the whole album is one great composition. 4. Sheik Yerbouti - I mean... WTF is all this?! Great humor, accurate stylizations of the rising Disco and Punk lifestyles and soundscapes, the momentum of that band, amazing vocals, and of course, in the middle of "Wild Love", Zappa's own classical music at its best (electro-funkified!). Very ecclectic, but balanced somehow. Genius at work in the studio. 5. Make a Jazz Noise Here - I am too young to have been able to see Zappa live, but along with The Best Band you Never Heard in Your Life, and Broadway the Hard Way, I can get a pretty good glimpse on how a live concert went on during the end of the 80s decade. It just makes me feel I'm there. The 1988 band is just out of this world. Athletic, muscular, PERFECT, and as always, incredibly artistic! Everything was spot-on. They never repeated themselved. Also, taking the Synclavier on-stage was NUTS, and I love it! 6. Them or Us - Gimme some Return to Forever, some Allan Holdsworth, but gimme FZ's sweet, sweet guitar tone in this record, along with Steve Vai's. I mean, DAMN! A great example on how to Jazz Fusion, baby. "Ya Hozna" might as well be a tribute to both Stockhausen and Schönberg at the same time. How the hell does someone come up with such a thing?! 7. Lumpy Gravy, We're Only in It for the Money & Civilization Phaze III - The best from Zappa's incredible editing/producing skills, poly-stylistic orchestral arrangements, and hollistic, hyper-textual narrative. In his hands, even the dada and the surreal have continuity and shape. The last of the albums being his consecration as a composer of PURE music. Excellent synclavier work that defies the realm of what's possible to do with sound. I believe these three works must be listened all the way through, top to bottom, otherwise, listening to the songs individually does not make much sense. From the Flower Power parodies, to the spicy comments of 80s US society and the rising mediocrity in the music industry, these three albums outline Zappa's aesthetic and artistic vision in a very complete way. Every other album he made, in my opinion, complemented what he did in these three. They rank at #7 because they are very inaccessible for someone that has not listened to classical music of the second part of the XX Century. They could be the worse recommendations for someone that wants to start exploring Frank Zappa's output. Be careful with these three. Treat them with respect. 8. Cruising with Ruben & The Jets - Because I share his love for Doo-Wop. A very serious album, and a great tribute to the vocal music of black people during the 50s. Always making it his own. Never understood why many fans attacked this album, or did not take it seriously. Zappa was a great musicologist, a very studious one, indeed. 9. Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention - There is so much going on here. After getting informed on the whole PMRC circus, I really enjoy what goes on in this album. "What's new in Baltimore" is one of my favorite compositions of his. Johnny Guitar Watson had a great time in these sessions, you can tell. Very diverse album. A great listening experience. 10. Zappa in New York - Last but not least. Now, some days these albums rank at the bottom, then I listen again and they become my favorites, so numbers don't mean a thing in this list. This band is jammin'! Having the Brecker Brothers really pumps up the shredding on this one. "Purple Lagoon" is just a bad motherfucker!!! Mallet work and guitar solos in this one are remarkable. Oh, can I have an AMEN for Ray White?! Great, great performances and arrangements. 11. Every single album dedicated to guitar solos - Self-explanatory, the man was a master of electric guitar expression. Mr. Sea of Tranquility, may this project of yours keep inspiring people to manifest their love for music, and may your life be filled with more vitalizing sounds and more great companies to listen with. Thanks once more for dedicating your Internet connection to the diffusion of sounds that feed the human soul. Greetings from ColOmbia!

Awesome! Stoked for this one.

Thanks for your presentation. I couldn't agree more on your favorites.

I don't know how any listing or ranking of Zappa's work can be complete without We're Only In It For The Money. It's one of those albums that changes you once you've listened all the way through.

10. Roxy + Elsewhere 9. Freak Out 8. We're Only in it for the Money 7. One Size Fits All 6. Apostrophe 5. Bongo Fury 4. You Are What You Is 3. Hot Rats 2. The Grand Wazoo 1. Joe's Garage

My personal top 10 in random order: -Joe's Garage -You Are What You Is -Freak Out! -Cruising with Ruben & the Jets -Sheik Yerbouti -Over-Nite Sensation -Lumpy Gravy -Hot Rats -Absolutely Free -Zoot Allures

Wonderful to hear you talk about Frank’s music. I’m 65 years old and I’m very fortunate to have watched him live 7 times in my lifetime He was truly amazing. To quote him he said you have a piece of time and you get to decorate it

It occurs to me that one of the great things about FZ is not even anything he created, and that's the community of fans, those that Love music that breaks the mould, so thanks for posting this Mr Tranquility. Although it puts me in the position of the non committed or perhaps soft core Zappa fan, Apostrophe was the first album of his that I got to know, so, naturally, I suppose, it will always be my favourite.

I listened to "Freak Out" in college dorm as my very first Zappa introduction. I was given the LP because nobody else wanted it and it is now framed on my wall.

You brought good time here ,symphathtic vibes,info and you bringing it to us ...thank you ,THANKS ,love Sylvia...

Great list Pete. When it comes to Zappa there could be a million combinations of best of lists

Pete, I'm loving your "favourite albums of the year" series. Together with your "ranking the albums" series you're opening my ears to many bands! My main two bands are Deep Purple and anything by Miles. Any chance of more Miles e.g. ranking his 1970s electric stuff? As for Zappa, I like his music, but I'm not a big fan of his singing.....so I need to check out the Guitar album....any more?

Pete is a musical carnivore when it comes to rock, astonishing width and breadth, although I'm still hoping he develops a love for more folk orientated music, I won't hold my breath though. My top albums by Frank: 1. Uncle Meat. 2. Rubin and the Jets. 3. We're only in it for the money. 4. Freak out. 5. Weazles ripped my flesh.

Exceptional Show!!! Pleasantly surprised to see my Top 2 are identical to yours!! "Inca Roads" is my fav Zappa song (over all). Although I love them, if I had to limit my list to only 20, 'Bongo' and 'New York' would not have been up there. All in all, a terrific show and an awesome Top 20. So glad to see you included 'Sleep Dirt' as well. Don't forget to warn your audience about the 'Sleep Dirt' reissue with vocals. For me, anyway, that ruined it. I had waited for Sleep Dirt to appear on CD for so long and, when it finally came out, and I rushed to and out of the store, then jumped in my car only to hear some singing "Time Is Money", I almost took it back. Thank God they ultimately released the original, instrumental version on CD. By the way, I love the story about you and your wife discussing Frank. Back circa 1982, I was apparently driving my wife nuts, talking about Frank all the time. One day we were leaving my folks house in NE Florida, heading to our apartment in Gainesville; about 80 minutes away. She asked me, "Tony, I don't understand. Why do you like Frank Zappa so much?!!" As we pulled into our apartment complex in Gainesville, I was still talking. I haven't seen her since.

I look forward to a ranking FZ song titles. Thanks for all ya do, Pete!

Thanks for posting Frank was a genius.Dweezil is following in his footsteps

Frank was definitely an artist in every sense of the word. Let us not forget how he stood up for us in the fight against censorship. We need more like him.

Great video. Frank Zappa helps keep me sane. So does Peter Pardo.

Well done! Zappa is very complex... I appreciate your ranking.... very interesting!

Honorable mention: Jean LucPonty Plays The Music of King Kong, Composed and arranged by Frank Zappa. Great list of my favorite 20th century composer ! Thanks

Here's a personal Top Ten in no order: - Freak Out - We're Only in it For the Money - Apostrophe - Zoot Allures - Live at the Filmore East - Hot Rats - One Size Fits All - Sheik Yerbouti - Bongo Fury - Absolutely Free

Excellent work Pete It's fantastic to watch your videos My favourite Zappa is 200 motels

YCDTOSA Vol.2 is probably my favorite Zappa album. It was actually the first album I ever picked up from Zappa, a long with Them or Us some 20 years ago, and became an enormous fan and collector since then. That album, to me, represents the "progiest" era of Zappa and features just my favorite lineup of musicians. Great job on the video! It would rack my brain trying to narrow down his body of work into 20 albums, But I find your choices to be pretty cool and well thought out.

An excellent selection of Frank Zappa's repertoire - My list is essentially similar but My favorite album is Broadway the Hard Way

"Just Another Band from L.A." may be my favorite for "Billy the Mountain" alone. Love the title track of "Sleep Dirt," too. I once asked a lady who used to work at a hotel in Salt Lake City where all the "stars" stayed if there was anyone who came off as genuinely nicer than the others. She replied "Frank Zappa" without hesitation. "He was such a gentleman during his entire stay." The worst? Olivia Newton-John, who apparently was never mellow HER entire stay. Go figure.

I always appreciate your ranking shows. The reviews provide an opportunity to revisit albums that warrant further listening. Thanks to the effort you put forth in producing the programs for our enjoyment. I am partial to the original Mothers of Invention because I grew up hearing those albums upon release due to my siblings bringing them home from the local record shop, much to our parent's distress. Frank's body of work remains a legacy I am grateful to have access and there are moments from the recordings which are unsurpassed: Frank's guitar solo on Dog Breath from "Just Another Band from LA". Wah pedal at its finest. George Duke's electric piano solo on Eat That Question from "The Grand Wazoo". Sheer beauty. The solos on Fifty Fifty from "Overnite Sensation". George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Frank tear it up. Ian Underwood's sax solo on Ian Underwood Whips it Out from "Uncle Meat". Sheer brilliance. Frank's solo on Holiday in Berlin from "Burnt Weeny Sandwich". Frank's phrasing is sublime. The entire Mother's playing on the Orange County Medley on "Ahead of Their Time". These guys weren't as gifted as later incarnations of Frank's ensembles, but I would stack them up against any band from the latter half of the 1960s. Thanks for allowing me my two cents worth.

nice touch, adding fav songs from the LP

Living in The Zappa Rabbit Hole has made quarantine bearable, kind of.

captain beefheart and bongo fury yah I had 21 zappa albums loved every one muffin man one of the greatest guitar solos ever

Thanks for all you do Pete, I very much enjoy your videos as we are the same age and have similar taste in music. Also love the 'Monsters Den' as you do a great job of rekindling my (and others) interest in re-watching some of the classic horror movies. Your 'Favourite Album of the Year' is also very entertaining and being from the UK I appreciate that you show no prejudice between bands due to their country of origin and just focus on the music. Please keep up the good work- Ranking the albums of Frank Zappa (I have all but one on vinyl ) for me would be a mammoth task but I'm always interested in what you have to say. Thanks again.

Nice list! There are gems in most of his albums. All of them are worth hearing once.

"Crux of the biscuit" has an outstanding "don't eat the yellow snow" version.

You have a great list there, Pete. But for me these three deserve a mention too.... You Are What You Is......with Teen-age Wind, Dumb All Over, Heavenly Bank Account, Suicide Chump and the title track. Tinseltown Rebellion........with Fine Girl, Easy Meat, Pick Me, I'm Clean, the famous Panty Rap (they made a quilt....no, really...), The Blue Light, and the title track. The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life........ A reggae Ring Of Fire even though Johnny Cash couldn't come to sing it, Purple Haze, Sunshine Of Your Love, More Trouble Every Day, and a reggae version of Stairway To Heaven before the band Dread Zeppelin was created. (Dread Zeppelin was a reggae band doing the music of Led Zeppelin.... with the Las Vegas era Elvis as the singer. Thank you very much.)

Great list Pete. Zappa is definitely an acquired taste. I was never into him as much in my younger years but got into his music later in life. He really was a musical genius. Overnight Sensation is probably my favorite album all time. Would like to hear your top 20 Zappa songs one of these days.

Great rundown! Surprised not to see Freak Out, Absolutely Free, or We’re Only in it for the Money in there!

"Lumpy Gravy" remains my favorite Zappa album. IMO, it is the definitive Zappa album philosophically and also musically, as he continued make stuff with the variation of ideas along the same line and got back to it in Civilization Phase III.

Check out the Eat That Question Zappa documentary, good stuff! Hard to rank the Zappa catalog, so much quality material.

Just started really getting into Zappa recently so thanks this really helped

Great job. Nice selection.

Haven't seen it mentioned here. "You are what you is" would be on my top 30 Zappa albums.

Discovered zappa senior year in HS and changed my life forever. 4 years down the zappa rabbit hole nowhere near done but i'd have to say favorite album is "We're Only in it for the Money"

Thank you very much Pete, for your half-hour countdown to Frank Zappa's catalogue; and, agree with your top choice, "One Size Fits All". I am amongst the many life-long fans he still has. Perhaps, always will be. Have an in-depth collection of his music; considering I still have 56 of his albums, and approximately a dozen CD's.

The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution - Pete you nailed it buddy around 6:50 FZ goes off for 7 minutes and it's unreal. Great stuff. Cheers!

The guitar work in Zoot Allures amazes me everytime I listen to it. Black Napkins the solo in Zoot Allures is totally mind blowing. I remember asking my guitar teacher if he could show me how it is played and he looked at me smirking and said never, I have no idea what he's doing.

1. Over Nite Sensation 2. We're Only In It For The Money 3. One Size Fits All 4. Apostrophe

Thank you Pete - I enjoyed that. I wouldn't argue too much about the albums you selected perhaps a little chat about the order! An obvious omission for me was Lumpy Gravy. Yes, a difficult album but lightyears ahead of its time and full of music despite what a cursory listen might suggest. Re: Hot Rats, my number one, you surprisingly didn't mention The Captain on Willie the Pimp - astonishing lead vocals... Also there are two violinists on the album - Sugarcane, as you mentioned, and Jean-Luc Ponty, who played on amongst others - Over-nite Sensation. Whilst we are on that album Tina Turner was in the backing group Ikettes - which when Ike realised what she was singing about for example Dinah-Moe-Humm didn't go down to well with the old mysoginist [allegedly]. Any most enjoyable and keep up the good work.

Great list Pete! Zappa is my fav. Uncle Meat was the sound track to an unreleased video he made in 1967. This disc is so dreamy! I’ve seen Zappa live around 5 times. Seen the joes garage line up and the Roxy line up. Best concert ever 1978 Halloween concert at the old Palladium on 14th street. Saw Steve Vai play with him. Saw Jimmy Carl Black ad well. Thanks

What a guitarist man !

This is like choosing your favourite child! You knew a guy who first appeared on TV playing a bicycle was going to have an interesting career.

Pete I concurr completely on the top two and you are right there is something so lush and warm yet harmonically and rhythmically challenging about the music of this era.

I heard him in an interview talk about playing solos and the "colors" he imagined as he played. Great autobiography to read.

I absolutely love Frank Zappa!! I been listening to Zappa since 1973 when I first heard "Billy the Mountain". I was 16 years old. Today I have 38 Zappa albums on CD, 14 on vinyl, and 10 Zappa DVDs. And I have a couple of Zappa posters and t-shirts.

Nobody’s mentioned ‘Them or Us’! Love this album. Check out the solo’s from Dweezil and Vai on Stevie’s Spanking 🔥

Hi from France by a hardcore Frank's fan ! I saw him 3 times on stage, I'll never forget this ! RIP Frank. We miss you all !

Brave- taling on such an immense, diverse catalogue. Faves are: Only in it for the Money, Live @the Filmore 1971, Broadway the hard way, Grand Wazoo plus about 25 more

Zappa was also one of the most quotable musicians of the rock era. My favorite: "Hippies, as a general rule, don't have very much on the ball. That's why they're hippies."

Pete you are a legend, when do you get the time listen to all this muzuk

Great video! Make a Jazz noise here, great choice to start with, My #1 is Roxy & Elsewhere, that is my alone on a island record! I really enjoyed this.

I saw Frank Zappa 13 times. from @74 til the last tour. He loved the audiences in Philadelphia and would play there twice a year. He played the Palace Theater in Hollywood for 5 straight nights in the '80's and didn't play the same song twice! I saw the first and last of that run. All the guys from his past bands where in LA to jam on the Zappa songs they played on!! Got half way through your list and thought that you already picked the good ones. The rest of the video I was like.... oh yea, that one is great! Good job,man!

Penguin in bondage has one of my favourite of melodic solos on it.

My first concert ever was Zappa and the Mothers, at the Forum, in Los Angeles, 12-31-1975! There is no way I can pick pick an ordered list for his stuff, but here is today's grouping: 20. Burnt Weeny Sandwich 19. Weasels Ripped My Flesh 18. Studio Tan 17. Chunga's Revenge 16. Waka/Jawaka 15. Guitar 14. You Are What You Is 13. We're Only in it For the Money 12. Joe's Garage 11. Hot Rats 10. Sheik Yerbouti 09. Fillmore East 08. Live in New York 07. Just Another Band From L.A. 06. Bongo Fury 05. Freak Out 04. Apostrophe 03. One Size Fits All 02. Overnite Sensation 01. Roxy and Elsewhere

Got into Zappa after his death with the stellar live album 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life' from his last 1988-tour. This album is still very special to me. Frank was an absolute genius and what about his guitar playing ?.... out of this world !. Never got to see him live obviously but luckily there is his son Dweezil. Always a pleasure to go to his concerts and hear the music of Frank. In fact Dweezil's show late last year in Heerlen, The Netherlands (were I live) was the last concert I saw in probably a long time with all the corona lockdown situations everywhere. Will there be a future for live shows as we've known them ?? Well Pete, keep up the good work on your channel ! Maybe you could do a video about Bent Knee from Boston ?? Fantastic modern proggy artrock outfit with some Zappa elements as well. And oh yes..... here are my 10 favorite studio albums: 1.Hot Rats 2.The Grand Wazoo 3.One Size Fits All 4.Waka/Jawaka 5.Overnite Sensation 6.Zoot Allures 7.Ship Arriving Too Late.... 8.Apostrophe 9.Sheik Yerbouti 10.Joe's Garage act.II&III

Cheers for this. I just asked you about Zappa the other day. My top 10 would have many of these, perhaps a different order. Hot Rats, Zoot Allures, One Size Fits All and Bongo Fury all near the top. It is a pretty gargantuan task to try and assign any kind of quantitative ranking to Zappa's immense catalogue.

Love all his albums probably Overnight Sensation and Hot Rats are my favorite

I don't know where to start .... ok Joe's Garage & Hot Rats.

Been waiting for this... Genius. Amazingly talented band line ups he put together. Hot rats, apostrophe, overnight sensation my top 3.... Roxy and elsewhere, live in New York... favorite live albums

Really enjoyed that Pete, got a lot of his albums, but not played them for years. There is a shop here in the u.k called G&S Music who specialise in Franks music. They have a website too.