Frank Zappa - Bongo Fury
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Free Music Review: The most intelligent rock band of the world!
Hit: 5 Stars
This was the first Zappa album I bought. I payed a sum that would have been enough to purchase any double album although the playing time of "Bongo Fury" lasts only half an hour, but I would do it again.The lyrics are full of irony (most of all "Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead", "Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy" and "Muffin Man"), like I expected it. But that is not everything. When I listened to the album, I noticed that all band members were truly great musicians: Zappa's own guitar, the "choir" singing on "Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy", the trombone player and all the others. This band could knock out any other. I'm very sorry that the producer cut out a lot of the performance. I would have liked to hear Captain Beefheart playing saxophone, and I hope that this is still to come.
Free Music Review: "Witch Goddess of Lancaster Blvd!"
Hit: 5 Stars
I really, really like Bongo Fury. This is actually the second Zappa album I bought. My older brother bought "Sheik Yerbuti" home the week it was available & we both fell in love with it. Soon after I found myself flipping through the Zappa albums at the local "Record Bar" (remember them?) For some reason the one that caught my eye was "Bongo Fury". Having recently aquired a pair of bongos, I could relate to the title.
The album was one of my favorites from the first listen and I still have it, even though the cd version is what I listen to.
If you are already a Zappa/Beefheart fan then you know about this one- if you have never heard it, I would recommend you get it & immerse yourself in the madness! SAM WAS A BASKET CASE!!!!
Free Music Review: Bitchen collection
Hit: 5 Stars
The songs are catchy and definitely rock. The lyrics are typically satirical, bizarre, funny and in a rare instance, nostalgic (Cucamonga). FZ's guitar solos are fiery and focused. Beefheart's singing, reciting and maniac harmonica playing are otherworldly. The rest of the Mothers' musicianship is nothing short of stellar. And Kerry McNabe does a bitchen' job of mixing the live cuts with the studio cuts.
Zappa and Beefheart. What a perfect musical combination. Once again indicating (to me at least) that the universe may not be as random or indifferent as some people might think.
Free Music Review: A must-have for the Zappa and Beefheart collector
Hit: 5 Stars
Muffin Man is certainly a Zappa classic. Though it is not as well-known as some of Zappa's other works, it certainly embodies many Zappa themes of mad scientists, conceptual continuity, and general absurdity. It also features some of Zappa's best guitar solos, and not to mention Captain Beefheart's vocals, harmonica solos and occasional saxophone and madness. This is one of the few albums (along with Hot Rats) that have both Zappa and Beefheart playing at the same time.Free Music Review: Two loonies for the price of one
Hit: 5 Stars
What can I say about this album that hasn't been said already by other people? Zappa is one of my musical heroes, and this is one of his most "bluesy" albums. Not everyone will find the following comment "helpful", but I know some people will... I read an interview with Kate Bush (the singer) once in which she claimed that this was her favorite Zappa album - because with this one, she said, "we've got two loonies on one album". There you go, people, when I like it, and The Muse likes it, it must be good.