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| From | Greg Hradecky <pinhead@seanet.com> |
| Subject | Re: Zappa - "We're Only In It For The Money" |
| Date | Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:02:48 -0700 |
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I'm fully behind the notion that Zappa was challenging everyone's pop
sensibilities with his first three albums. There are moments though
from each of the first 'holy trinity' of albums that attempted to grate
on the casual pop listener ("Help I'm A Rock"). There were also moments
that Zappa was courting the pop audience to take notice, "Lonely Little
Girl", "Bow Tie Daddy", "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" and
"Absolutely Free" among them. Just take a listen to "You Didn't Try To
Call Me" from Freak Out! and try to tell me that wasn't tailor made for
the Phil Spector 'Wall of Sound' treatment as sung by the Righteous
Brothers and I'll eat every one of my 50+ Zappa albums.
I feel that Frank Zappa wasn't trying to alienate pop fans as much as
expand their horizons. It was up to the pop fan if they wanted to
listen -
Less Talk, More HROCK!
Greg H
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