on 11/12/03 11:06 AM, Sean Westergaard at seawes@allmusic.com wrote:
as a long time zappa fan (starting in elementary school in the 70's), believe me, liking zappa has NEVER been cool.
what do you say Skip? (who is also known as a serious zappa-phile)
You always have one or two friends who can go all the way out on the Zappa limb with you, but largely, he doesn't have a high approval rating. This doesn't mean I like all his records. If ever a guy put technique over content and locker room jokes over soul, FZ is guitly of this for long periods. On the other hand, anyone who does not like "Inca Roads" is likely a pinhead. To put it mildly, a large collection of FZ will not get you laid. In ffact, among women, many of his albums are contra-indictaed. There's an episode of LAW & ORDER where the nerdy pervert suspected of killing a co-ed has a THEM OR US poster on the wall of his dorm. That says it all. skip h