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Jag försökte nog lyssna klart 20 olika gånger… Jag hatar att säga det för jag är annars pro-långa låtar men dessa är för långa och tråkiga. Säkert nytänkande för tiden det släpptes men tycker det är så dåligt. Känns lite som den nya musikstilen som nu haft genomslag, där musiken är icke-melodisk med flit.
Soooooo much better than that other Frank Zappa album, dear god!
caramba
Liked this more than I thought I would. It has a wild ferocity in the playing.
could’ve hated this and didn’t so giving it a 4
i love zappa
Fun funky time, just generally enjoyable no real complex feelings towards it it's just good.
Hat mich voll abgeholt! Energetisch wie sonst was, sehr jazzig. Die läuft sicher öfter!
Kurz vor 5 Sternen für mich. Ich hatte das mal gehört, hatte mich damals nicht abgeholt. Jetzt war ich baff. Neuentdeckung!
Too much sax
Frankie goes all in on improv jazz. Cool. But he's on another stratosphere than me so it's hard to relate. How they could remember all the key and timing changes is beyond me.
Really like this! I've realised I rate on originality, groove and cohesion and this has all three. The long pieces are very interesting to listen to. I did have Willie The Pimp already saved in Apple Music, but on this listen I skipped - after listening to a bit of Joes' Garage and having to turn it off on Crew Sluts and doing a bit of googling only to realise that sexist shit was not ironic at all - I hate the subject matter. I won't always skip I don't think. I do like the groove. Otherwise the long pieces are a tiny bit too long, like 1-2 minutes. Love it overall wish he wasn't such an arsehole.
Zappa zapped it!!!
на жаль, не мій тип музики, але спробую дослідити інші твори автора
I like zapping, but this is too weird for me hahahahaha
HOT MEAT. HOT RATS. HOT CATS. HOT RITZ!
i wasn’t familiar at all w frank zappa before this so going into this i had nothing to base it on. i dod enjoy this album, its a great listen, maybe if i listened to more of his stuff i’d be into it
An eclectic, sometimes dissonant avant-garde jazz-rock album, which was not what I expected, but delighted me nonetheless.
Idk man first few are good but holy k-stall I don’t need to be hearing it for 10 minutes per song. Like Little Umbrellas that’s more of a reasonable length and vibey with a good baseline. But cool funky weird which I like.
Funky, fun. Never heard Frank Zappa's music before, even though he's obviously a household name.
This is AWESOME. Bombastic and varied, without being self-fellating.
I wish more Frank Zappa albums had little to no vocals. This is much more enjoyable than anything else I've heard from him with our without The Mothers Of Invention. A little jazzy, a little jammy, a little experimental.
Supremely cool. Loved the extended solos. This may be the best example of jazz/rock fusion from this era.
Think this is what they call 'fusion'
Ah, so much jammy.
This was a pretty cool, free form jazzy record. Surprised me!
Nope. DNF.
Love! Purely love!!
For a jam album, I can dig it
It was ok
This was a fun listen! I enjoyed the playfulness and the track titles. Never heard of Frank before but he seems like an alright dude. Favorite song - Son of Mr Green Genes
Was a little skeptical of whether or not I'd like an instrumental album by Zappa (I usually dig his wacky narratives) but this over-delivered. Interested in checking him out again.
Listened on a crowded train, I like prog but this wasn't the best.
I do not remember much about this album, I'm sure it was average at best because of that.
goofy ahh album
experimental and fun
Favourite Songs: Son Of Mr. Green Genes Little Umbrellas
Go Gitarre go
Man, I can't believe that I have never heard that album. I've heard songs from it but the album, as a whole, was rippin'.
Never have listened to Zappa before but enjoyed this a lot. Will def check some of his other stuff.
It was alright 😐🫠. My favorites were Peaches En Regalia, Little Umbrellas, and It Must Be A Camel. Overall, I would give it a 3.5/5! 😎🫡🌱.
2.3
Love Peaches En Regalia and Willie the Pimp. Gets a bit samey further into the album, but it’s a good one nonetheless
That was a wild trip! Hadn’t heard much (any?) Zappa before, but it was great. Some guy I have vaguely heard of named Captain Beefheart- who I assume will also be on this list- sings the only song with lyrics (Willie the Pimp), and both his voice and the song remind me of the great Tom Waites, so I assume they were influences on him.
Great album! They recommend this to me before so idk wth these guys are doing here
I really liked this, but this man is not a good person for the little I learned about him, so 1 less star for it
not terrible. very out there and experimental, but still kind of listenable.
Not for me..
Veldig kult, spesielt for alderen
Its cool just not really for me.
Overall: 5 Consistency: 5 Originality/Innovation: 5 Enjoyment: 5 Virtuosity: 5 1. Peaches en Regalia - 5 2. Willie the Pimp - 5 3. Son of Mr. Green Genes - 5 4. Little Umbrellas - 5 5. The Gumbo Variations - 5 6. It Must Be a Camel - 5
Was not sure what to expect but damn this was good.
My first encounter with a Zappa album and, man, I was not dissapointed. Great stuff. Favourite track: Son Of Mr. Green Genes
6/10 - I liked this album when it was at it's weirdest - songs like little umbrellas and it must be a camel bring it down for me Fav Tracks: Willie The Pimp, Peaches En Regalia, Son Of Mr. Green Genes Heard before? ---–- ✅ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? -- ✅ Album Cover ------- 10/10 weird
I appreciate Frank Zappa and knew more songs than I thought, due to listening to the Elis James and John Robins podcast for years, but I didn’t connect with this album.
Rats, but not hot.
I found amusing how much vibes of certain songs transport me to a parallel story regarding adrenaline, treason, and anxiety.
Nunca había escuchado un disco de Frank Zappa, pero siempre tuve entendido que era "demasiado raro" y "no para las personas que disfrutan del pop" porque supuestamente desafía todas las normas convencionales, con un espíritu desafiante, ironía y humor negro. Debo decir, es bastante disfrutable y cómodo de escuchar. A la vez, entiendo que para el tiempo fue "innovador" (sobretodo considerando que el canon del sonido era Abbey Road u otras bandas de la invasión británica). Creo que Zappa no hizo más que King Crimson- O que otras bandas "progresivas" del círculo masturbatorio de la "creatividad contestativa" basada en lo que "es música real". ¿Qué es música? ¿Qué es rock y qué no? Creo que hay dos tipos de personas (u artistas) en este mundo: Los que crean por crear, y los que crean por contestar. No me agradan los segundos; ya que son literales reaccionarios del sonido- el golpe contesta a la ola. Los fanáticos de Zappa son probablemente de las personas más desagradables en el espectro de la crítica musical. Dicho todo lo anterior- Este es un buen disco. Muy pop, muy digerible y sencillo. Zappa no es la gran cosa. Para el que entienda, es como el Neon Genesis Evangelion de la música; es bueno, pero increíblemente sobrevalorado. Pistas destacadas: Peaches en Regalia Son of Mr. Green Genes The Gumbo Variations It must be a Camel
Wenz: Pure band music????? Hmmm 🤔No comments…. S: the instrumentals aren’t too bad though? Good Bg music maybe?
Sure, I'll listen to this if I have to...better than expected, more jazz oriented, will listen more f'sure.
Fun album with some quirks.
I think I've heard some Zappa songs prior to listening to this, but in no way could I say what they were (I don't even think I've heard "Valley Girl"). I listened to Hot Rats in the morning and it felt like good wake-up music. I mostly enjoyed this and would be interested in listening to more Frank Zappa. I know it's a slight to say my favorite thing about the album is the cool cover...
Heard Before? Yes. I've tried and failed multiple times to go through the whole Zappa discography. Notes: - "Peaches en Regalia" is still my top favorite Zappa song. It's got almost everything I like about him (endlessly clever composition, counter-intuitive hooks, horns, synths, acrobatic basslines, powerful drums) and nothing I hate (unfunny lyrics, stupid dialogue, meandering too-long solos, jokey genre-parody). - "Little Umbrellas" is a gem. I could just as pleasurably sit down and study the score, get up and dance, or just let it wash over me. - all the bass and drum parts on the whole album are thrilling, so even when i lose the plot of a guitar solo, they carry the day successfully, except maybe on the samey and endless "Willie the Pimp". Verdict: An iconic fusion album featuring all lot of the best (and a bit of the worst) of both rock and jazz. Thank goodness it's almost entirely instrumental. Listen Again? Most likely. I can imagine a future where I try to make my way through the dozen or so Zappa albums I have left and just spin this instead.
Ωράιες ιδέες και ριφάκια αλλά ένιωθα σε όλο το άλμπουμ λες και είναι ένα jam session που δεν τελειώνει επειδή όλοι περνάν καλά και πειραματίζονται με άκυρα πράγματα. Little Umbrellas
Pretty nice soundtrack, I probably wouldn't choose to listen to the album again though.
I have been familiar with this album for many years, and the two tracks that I’ve always suck out our peaches and regalia and Willy the pimp. Peaches is a five star song no doubt, and Willie is also excellent, but there’s a reason the rest of the album did not resonate with me as much years ago and still doesn’t today. After such a strong opening, the record starts to feel a little bit indulging and repetitive. That being said, there are some really high moments here. Definitely a 3.5, but I'm rounding down.
Cool sounds, nice rock
Some of the tracks are really good however far too long.
It was pretty good. Mostly instrumental, which I prefer over his music with lyrics. But even so, one album at a time is about enough; this doesn't make me want to go listen to more right away.
Difficult to rank properly. It's thought through, sonically different, plenty of ambition it has charisma. But once again I respect it a lot more than I like it, and I don't feel the need to listen to it ever again. Except Peaches that I liked actually
Not, by any means, bad. Accomplished, groovy jazz. But a bit full-on for me.
Hmmmm..... I mean, Zappa is a pretty important aspect of music history. At the same time, a lot of people will balk at this or fail to see the value. So I can't really give this a 5 in good conscience. In fact, I can't really give it a 4 either, since I fail to see this album's legacy. I think 3/5 may be generous, but I'll stick with it because of the name attached to it. Probably realistically a 5/10.
Mmm
Really disappointing. I though this was supposed to be batshit crazy but it was just a bloke playing very long guitar solos. Discouragingly ordinary.
Willie the Pimp fucks.
my one and only fav zappa record
The type of album that on paper, sounds really cool. However in execution as a new Zappa listener it's a bit of a slog. Most tracks are near 10 minutes and are pretty jam band-y. Some incredible musicianship obviously, but I feel like you need to be in a certain mood for this kind of album. Either that, or on like a billion drugs.
não gostei
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/frank-zappa/hot-rats/ You know what, fuck yeah! Was scared of having to listen to a Zappa record, because earlier experiences were not always very positive, but this one is kinda cool! I'm never the biggest fan of these experimental and mainly instrumental jazzy rock records, but this managed to mostly convince me!
Ehhhh, never been the biggest Zappa fan. This listen kinda solidified that
Some grooves here Fave track: Peaches en Regalia
Been meaning to listen to this one for quite some time. Did not disappoint. 4/5
Very cool sounds
Interesting, but needs a lot of listening as there's so much going on. Been through it twice and would probably need a lot more to get anywhere with it.
Quite interesting, very different and experimental
Cool, jazzy, angry violins.
(4/7) more enjoyable than expected, despite many weird percussive noises
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500 godina ispred svog vremena.
Super!
Peaches En Regalia 9/10 Like Pokemon if it was made in the 60s Willie the Pimp I was going to give it an 8 but its too damn long so its a 7 I Iike his voice. Wish he sung more Son of Mr. Green Genes The beginning sounds like the song they play to announce royals Little Umbrellas 5 Elevator music The Gumbo Variations Omg its also soooooo long. I tuned out. Idk a 6. Still elevator music but spicier It Must Be a Camel 7 Reminds me of the background music for little bill
Zappa is one of those acts that I appreciate more than I enjoy. I get why he was important, I just don't want to listen to it more than the one time that I need to for educational purposes.
Sorry dad. I don’t like a jam band
This was really good. Super jazzy. Great instrumentals
Great jazz
Batshit.
nice
Fun and zippy
What on earth
Background music at a fancy restaurant. Not a fan
I liked it. all instrumental with one song with lyrics. good background music.
This is an absolute INCREDIBLE collection of talent. Incredible songwriting, incredible musicianship, incredible production. This is so ahead of its time. And each song is unique, and uses unique instruments. Probably going to be my favorite instrumental album.
Was pleasantly surprised by the instrumentals. I liked it a lot better than I anticipated. I now have a better appreciation of Frank Zappa
Never really listen to any Frank Zappa. However, I have a greater appreciation for him now. I can see that he was a driving influence in The Honeydrippers. Robert Plant gets all the credit for that band, but I bet you Frank Zappa had a bigger influence in that group.
Amazing album art. What. Will this be. Was not expecting this! Fun little jazzy instrumental vibe. Will likely forget its existence soon.
Creative, melodic, energetic, and varied- but a bit inaccessible. Some of the songs are 9+ minutes and feature no vocals- not a negative, but hard to say it became a favorite song when the titles mean nothing for recall. There’s elements of jazz, funk, rock, and all kinds of stuff in here. Zappa was definitely on his most avant garde here. Apparently this was also one of the first records recorded with 16 track equipment, allowing for more overdubbing, and eliminating the need for many musicians to be playing at once. Important for that, I suppose. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I enjoyed this more than a lot of the Zappa stuff I've heard. It's jazzy.
Great album from the maestro Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa is obviously a name I have heard quite a lot, but isn't someone I've ever actually listened to. Man, this album rocks! What a jam. Really really good fun, and the song titles are some of the best I've heard too. Great little jazzy number to end it off. Nice one Frank. Favourites: Peaches En Regalia Son of Mr. Green Genes The Gumbo Variations
Quite a bit of noodling but I liked it
nur instrumenatl. mir persönlich bissi zu stressig alles aber jetz nit schlecht. trz 1/5 weil i würds mir safe nit nochmal anhören
Una fusión de géneros, me encantaron las últimas 2 rolas. Una peli.
4.5 Really good, and I'm not usually huge on purely instrumental stuff
funky. good guitar and keyboard.
No private session used for Spotify. I think I have listened to this album before as I have always thought I would enjoy Frank Zappa and like what I have heard in individual songs. I like the jazz infused rock, though there are some songs that get too jam band for me.
No lyrics just guitar. I mean there were pretty solid guitar solos, but I don’t know if I could listen to a whole album of it short and sweeten to the point if you love guitar you’re gonna love this album. I was wanting more.
todo instrumental, me divirtió un poco más q los anteriores dada mi situación emocional
Frank Zappa is one of classic rock’s more fascinating figures because he didn’t really love the rock music of his era very much (he did enjoy 50s doo-wop, however) – his true dream was to become an avantgarde classical composer, but he realized pretty soon you couldn’t make any money in that and switched to rock music, a genre he both prized for its immediacy and detested for what he believed was its lyrical and conceptual idiocy (his first album Freak Out! is if nothing else a parody of how stupid most contemporary pop lyrics were, and in all his later records whenever he played a “traditional” rock song he made sure to saddle it with the filthiest, dumbest lyrics possible to call more attention to that). This album is probably his most successful attempt to unify the two sides of himself – ultradifficult jazz-rock-fusion-whatever jams that are meant to leave you in a state of stupefied awe at their complexity, which they do, but the whole thing is very distant, arrogant and unemotional, as all Zappa’s stuff was. Brilliant, and very, very cold. It must have driven him insane that the only real hit he ever had was partially written by his daughter, who possessed real human vulnerability, something Zappa generally found weak and laughable. Best track: “Willie the Pimp”
Unexpectedly good and fun, jazz and instrumental psy rock together. Who would have thought!
Jazz played like rock composed like classical. I *appreciate* Zappa's intellectual and guitar chops, but I don't really *like* his music: ubi sunt soul, heart, feel?
This is about as close as music can come to being genreless, as in you can’t name its genre category. It’s inventive, disorienting, and at times enjoyable, but often annoying and tiring too, at least for me.
I think I know two Frank Zappa songs: “Dancing Fool” and “Watermelon In Easter Hay”. This album isn't even remotely in the same league. One star...
Sounds like the background music for a Stasky and Hutch montage. When it locks into a grove it can be good, the baselines stand out for me but the songs are too long and after a few mins of a prog jazz jam I am over them. I sort of want to be able to say I like Zapa but it has a little to much jazz sax and guitar noodling to really hold my attention so doesn’t give much enjoyment. 2.3
Willie the Pimp is good but too long. The rest is just not my bag at all. I appreciate that the recording style was maybe quite groundbreaking at the time and these guys are obviously great players. But I'm a a bit baffled as to why this was as popular with the mainstream. It's quite an acquired taste.
I enjoyed this far more than I anticipated
Like anything experimental, there are some hits and misses. This one has more good than bad, and really did feel ahead of its time.
Raw talent and creativity. Just so weird its hard to get into.
내가 선호하는 장르가 아님. 음악성은 높게 느껴지지만, 집중을 하기 힘들었고 다시 찾아오지 않을 것 같음.
LSD does odd things to the human mind.
Well it was interesting, but not really my style
Si el infierno o todo lo malo del mundo fuera música sonaría definitivamente como esto, no tengo dudas, es exactamente el tipo de música que apenas la escucho no solo me hace enojar, sino que me causa una sensación de incomodidad muy rara, siendo que trato de darle oportunidad a todo, pero esto me gano, al 3 tema lo tuve que sacar, 0/10
4/10
This album changed my life.
Nothing wrong with it, it’s just not my style.
Had already listened to it as im a huge Zappa fan. Its an awesome mix of Jazz and Rock, but not my favorite.
Really funky, enjoying a little desk boogie. The brief bit of vocals was a bit off putting though. Probably wouldn’t listen again.
A complete left field album for me. I never like this kind of stuff but it's so good, fun and challenging and frightening and ridiculous at the same time.
This just felt COOL! Interesting grooves, great playing, was overall just a great listen. 4.5/5 will (and have already) listen again
Disgusting album cover. Music itself is also not catchy at all
muuuy jazz
Сара 2 Марко 2.5
Jammy
The best Zappa album I've heard, some of the best jazz fusion out there. It never gets boring and it's stacked with really well-done instrumentation
Pretty good for an introduction to Zappa.
I have a lot to tell about this album so let's hear it. Little Umbrellas sounds like band of kids took some musical instruments and made a mess while really trying. Guitars on tracks like Son of Mr. Green Genes or Willie the Pimp sounds awesome. But that trumpet or saxophone or whatever in the begging (opinional - it played for 4 minutes but it's still begging in 12 min long song) of The gumbo Variations was painful to listen to. Later in the song it was replaced by guitar but I still heard that mostrosity so it was pointless although I must admit that guitar work is amazing. Overall I don't know what to think. Do I think it is bad music? Oh goodnes no. Did I enjoy it? Unfortunately not so much.
Męczące czasami ale ma parę dobrych nutek
Es un buen album, totalmente instrumental pero la composición de Frank Zappa es genial.
Zappa, a great Americam composer, is not my taste in music but I appreciate his genius.
Pretty weird. Interesting listen, enriching listen, but I hesitate to call it enjoyable.
I will be the first person to talk about how much they hate Frank Zappa, the avant-garde anti-popularity nonsense, the better-than-thou-ness, and the general vibe. That was until today when I listened to Hot Rats for the first time, this album is not only fun but is also interesting and catchy.
First listen
me likey. i like how varied each song was. usually when i listen to music in the background i get the impulse to drop what im doing and just stare off. the songs here were i guess surprising enough to my subconscious that i could keep working. though, i was a bit bored by it which is why i decided to work while listening in the first place hehe
Like a cool jazz album from an alternate dimension.
Unyielding symphonic funk rock jam explosion. Hard to believe this came out only a year after We’re Only In It For The Money, which exhibited relatively little instrumental and compositional prowess. Peaches in Regalia is a towering masterpiece that is not matched elsewhere, but high points abound, like the single most shredding violin solo ever put to tape. Zappa called this a ‘movie for your ears’ and he did not oversell it.
Amazing and wildly creative, but honestly was expecting to be more amazed from all the hype, probably not my fav zappa
Figured I wouldn't like this and I was right. Some of the guitar-y bits were OK, albeit excessively noodly, and then a truly horrifying amount of saxophone kicked in.
quite liked it, only one song with lyrics problem is songs are really damn long so none made it to the playlist but defo worth a listen again.
I’ve actually heard this album before! I have no memory of it. It’s saved in my library, that’s how I know it’s gotten a listen. So maybe this time I’ll remember… Oh no. Frank Zappa reminds me of your neurodivergent 12 year old cousin showing off his multi- instrumentality. It’s like “oh wow Frank, that’s amazing…. You can stop now…. Please stop. Please. Please stop. Yeah you need to stop now.” I want to give him a 3 for effort, but since I wanted to kill him by the end, he gets a 2.
Yes please, sloppy jam band art project ftw.
One of the best albums ever!! Have lived this album since 1969. For the time, nothing came close to the recording quality. Musicianship unreal!!! Songwriting excellent!!! Beefhart great vocal on classic Willie the Pimp!!!!
Ultimate psychedelic guitar jams.
A fairly interesting fusion album, featuring a wide array of instruments. It is hard to describe the genre of the album, but it has a sort of psychedelic feel to it that was interesting; although the album was quite long, and felt like a classical composition with rock instruments.
All time banger
Best Songs: Peaches En Regalia Son Of Mr Green Genes The Gumbo Variations
A record that starts out blistering with the first two tracks, but stumbles a bit toward the end. Still, the highs are high enough to carry the day.
Genial. Zappa tiene el toque perfecto para que, un álbum que podría considerarse muy para especialistas y conocedores, sea accesible, divertido y emocionante para todos. Le llega bien tanto al conocedor como al que no le ha entrado tanto a estos géneros. Tiene algunos tracks con toques jazzísticos que son una locura, y los momentos extendidos con durísimos solos de rock, son para volarle la cabeza a cualquiera. Discazo.
very very good album, zappa is obviously fire. But just not my kind of things. I really admit that this is good, but maybe it's not for me. I'll give it a chance another time in another moment of my life
Above average
Aguante el ruock
I didn't think I liked Zappa. Still not sure, but I liked this album.
poniendome al dia a la hora de puntuar, este se me salteo y hacec unos dias beni me lo recomendo, que casualidad o causalidad. me gusto
I feel like I need to listen to this live in a big field with 500 people smoking pot around me. It’s one long jam session in different movements. It Must Be a Camel is the only song that sounds composed; the rest just sound like they’re being offbeat just because he’s wacky!
hot rats indeed! funky rats? little jazzy, bluesy, poppy rats even. so '69 of the rats. real deal experimental jam band from the hippy era with SO MANY instrumentals throughout. liked it, brassy n jammy, gives punky wes anderson vibes? indie alty movie soundtrack? but probs won't revisit the ~10 minute songs much, but fun listen, unless it's the songs that give too much hotel lobby/elevator music vibes
This isn't quite a 5 for me, but how could it be any less than a 4?
Coooooool. Don't remember so much, but it was fun and experimental.
Phew, no songs about diarrhea!
I've been on a huge jam band kick for a while, and I've recently been getting into Jazz Fusion and the like, so this is exactly what I needed. Just some incredibly high-energy soloing for 40 minutes. This album feels like everything that came out of late 60s experimentation put into Jazz, and the results are amazing. I love that all of the really experimental 60s bands looked at a saxophone and went "yeah, that's probably experimental" and then went totally apeshit on some random song, really adds a lot. It's astonomically rare for a saxophone to make a song worse, so sticking a sax player in every song and giving him 80% of the runtime makes the album way better, especially with all of his honking on The Gumbo Variations. I was honestly scared the entire album was gonna be way worse than Peaches en Regalia, given the fact that my dad never shuts the hell up about that song and how the school played it at his graduation a few times, but the whole album carries its energy and does a lot with it. Like I said, nothing but high-energy soloing for 40 minutes.
Album #122 Frank Zappa: Hot Rats I’ve been a little put off delving into Zappa’s discography, partly because of how long and varied it is, which can be quite intimidating, and also because oftentimes artists who have a reputation for being quirky and zany do not hit the mark for me. Hot Rats, however, is an undeniably intriguing album; it has one of the most striking covers that I have seen and definitely sets the mood for an interesting listen. I always knew that Zappa was an immensely talented musician, but I never expected to like his lyricism and vocals; so, the good news for me is that this album is almost entirely instrumental. The opening track is definitely my favourite, and sounds unlike anything else from the time; it is one of those instrumentals that can only come as the result of an individual’s dream. The sound is impressive and distinct, but I wouldn’t say that it borders on quirky. The biggest oddball on the album comes by way of ‘Willie The Pimp’, which is the one track on the album that has vocals, which are provided by Captain Beefheart. The lyrics are a bit out there, but I get more soul vibes than avant-garde nonsense. The rest of the songs are also all either good or great, and there really isn’t an outlier. I enjoyed this album quite a bit more than I expected; however, I don’t think I can consider myself a Zappa fan until I’ve actually listened to his voice for a prolonged period of time. Best Songs: Peaches en Regalia, Willie The Pimp, Son Of Mr. Green Genes Worst Song: Little Umbrellas Score out of 10: 8.5
This album should’ve stayed in the 60s
Bit boring all songs sounded a bit the same, probably I don’t have a good taste
A test of will
Ok
Really interesting jazz fusion. Probably Zappa at his least odd. Album has some really good grooves. 4/5 Will listen again
good background music ,i think.
😃
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Frank Zappa is an artist who so many of my favourite artists has cited as a major inspiration, so I was happy when this album came up to delve into his music. And I bloody loved it. A beautiful journey through the mostly instrumental tracks, which were so beautiful layered and textural. I could hear the direct influences to music I love so much. Definitely listen to again and inspired me to listen to more of his work.
This is an all time great in my opinion! It’s a no skip album to end all no skip albums. It’s insanely deep with a TON of variety and energy. It’s wild to me that this album exists at all. It’s some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard while also being classic Zappa silliness. But with this album the humor and sarcasm doesn’t take away from or distract from the album. It’s just pure perfection! Genuinely I think peaches en regalia and little umbrellas might be two of my favorite songs of all time. This is genuinely the greatest accomplishment of Frank Zappa’s entire career!
Amazing musicianship but fuck me 9 minute jam songs are indulgent (and boring)
Live some jazz, love some rock, love a bit of silliness, what’s not to like here? Favourite song was close between a few but I’ve landed on ‘The Gumbo Variations’
Liked this. Son of Mr. Green Genes was the standout for me. Think I need to relisten to fully get it as I got a bit lost in the sauce for a lot of this
I enjoyed the opening of some songs, and how he included indigenous sounds and modern beats.
Of course the best Frank Zappa album is the one where you see as little of him as possible. Or like most notable, or most well-known Zappa album? Something like that. What I'm trying to say is this album is awesome, but I didn't expect it from the guy who made "WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE???" and that kinda makes it more awesome. So just to start off, "Peaches en Regalia" is a fucking revelation. Not even 4 minutes but so much energy and life packed in. It's so uncharacteristically lush for Zappa, and so so SOOO beautiful. I saw somewhere that it's supposed to be a "movie for your ears" and damn if it doesn't sound like it. Every like 15 seconds something completely new turns up and it's astounding to hear. The saxophones, the flutes, the strings, it's all so pretty! "Willie the Pimp," while a much different song, is quite similar in its excellence: it just keeps changing slightly as it goes on and on and on.... the fiddle is also a really great touch. It gets so crazy near the end to the point where it begins to become almost like a really drunken, bluesy krautrock song. "Son of Mr. Green Genes," while great, is much less of an outright revelation than the first two songs, and more of a regular, everyday 8-minute jazz fusion track. Same with "Little Umbrellas," though that's only 3 minutes. "The Gumbo Variations," though... another insane song! I still can't believe how long this song goes on and still manages to be interesting. It's so incredibly layered! 13 minutes and not a dull fucking second! And then the last song functions sort of the same way that "Sunday" from Nick Drakes Bryter Layter functions, a nice little instrumental outro. So basically how this album functions for me is that it has 3 songs that blow everything else of the water, with the slightest bit of dead space, and a lovely little outro. Very beautiful! 9.6/10
Top album
I once heard Zappa described as the weirdest jazz a white boy could make. I mean they weren't wrong... Dude was talented, if he decided to make a straightforward album I think it could have lived in the top 40 for a couple of years. He was just so weird that the masses couldn't figure him out so he's more known to music nerds. This album is for the music nerds. 100%. It's a fun album if your open to it. The first track Willie the Pimp reminds me of every Bonnaroo until they sold out. It's weird and wild and had amazing guitar. Then the saxophone kicks in a track later and you're cold and wondering where your tent is and how you wound up in the cinema tent with no pants on. It's a ride of an album.
Really enjoyed it and listened to two other zappa albums after it
For my money, one of the greatest guitar albums of all time. The arrangements are top of the line and the musicianship is unmatched. Easy 5/5
I have and like this already. I remember being surprised by how cool it was, having heard other Zappa stuff that I didn't like. Somehow less annoying the blues rock of the 70s even though it is a lot of wanky solos. 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes 65/258 (25%) Will I get: Already have
I do enjoy instrumental/experimental CDs. Very Jazzy and enjoyable to listen to, unique compared to other albums I have gotten lately
As I was listening, I kept on trying to decide if I liked this or not. It’s different! Rock and roll jam band with a horn section is the best way I can describe this album. Some kick ass guitar riffs throughout, also some weird lyrics on Willy the Pimp, otherwise mostly just instrumental. It started to lose me towards the end when it became more jazzy than rock and roll and seemed to drag on. It's a solid 3.5... I'll upgrade to (4) because it was an interesting listening experience.
Si t'es dans le mood instru c'est du bon. Autrement, j'aurais pris plus de passes de voix de Captain Beefheart.
A l'époque j'empruntais beaucoup de CD à la bibliothèque du cégep Marie-Victorin. J'étais tombé sur Hot Rats un peu par hasard, la couverture m'intriguait et je connaissais Zappa de nom parce qu'un autre étudiant en jazz en parlait. Je l'ai fait roulé en boucle et j'aimais bien le mettre le midi quand j'animais la radio étudiante. Toute qu'un énérgumène ce Zappa!
Méchante bibitte monsieur Zappa. Je m’attendais à du chant mais ce sera juste une chanson (et wikipedia me dit que c’est Captain Beefheart qui chante). Mais c’est groovy! Je devrai y retourner.
Pretty groovy if I do say so myself. Basslines and guitar solos are eating. Fav song is ‘The Gumbo Variations’.
Первый раз услышал его у Карвая и с тех пор так и не понял в чем его фишка и почему этот чел такой известный
Чел просто творил что хотел. Захотел - наджемовал инструментальный блюзовый альбом. Захотел - сделал психоделичный альбом с песней про человека-маффина. Попутно выпуская по 20 экспериментальных альбомов в день. Вообще похуй на все. Респект
Лучшие усы в музыке
Лучшая песня: Willie the Pimp Худшая: The Gumbo Variations Приятный прогрессивчик
Галя, я не выкупаю
звучит даже интересно, особенно для своего года, но скорее 3.5
Очень экстравагантный дед, почему-то представила по музыке и вайбу, что это Паша Техник времен Вудстока. По обложке показалось, что Чапель Роан реинкарнировала из Фрэнка Заппы
63 yaşında olsam begenirdim belki. jazz-rock karışımı güzelmiş ama.
Can't believe I got Hot Rats the day after buying it on vinyl! Spooky. One of my favourite albums ever and one I listen to more than any other, mostly as a background for working.
Unpredictable, a mix of rhythms
I am not, as a rule, a Zappa person. Years ago at Bretton I knew someone who didn’t take recreational drugs because, as he put it, “I don’t want to be bollocking on about fucking Zappa at every opportunity.” That has always seemed to me an entirely defensible lifestyle choice. Which makes Hot Rats mildly inconvenient, because I like it rather a lot. The difference, I think, is that this feels first and foremost like a composer’s record. There is virtuosity all over it, obviously, but it rarely feels as though the point is simply to stand back and admire somebody’s technique. The music has shape. Ideas arrive, develop, mutate and occasionally wander somewhere that seems gloriously unwise for the genre, but there is almost always a sense that somebody knows why they are there. Peaches en Regalia establishes that immediately. It is intricate without feeling fussy, melodic without being lightweight, and full of little decisions that make the arrangement feel designed rather than accumulated. The whole album has that quality: serious musical thinking with just enough daftness in it to stop the seriousness becoming oppressive. Willie the Pimp is the closest it comes to “listen to my guitar”. Captain Beefheart arrives sounding as if he has been dragged through a hedge made of whisky, then the track settles into a long Zappa solo. But even here the playing is unusually coherent. It has a blues construction and jazz logic. The further it develops, the less it feels like somebody emptying a box of guitar tricks and the more it starts to resemble a line of thought. At moments I found myself thinking of Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis or Coltrane - not because it literally sounds like any of them, but because improvisation is being treated as investigation. The groove gives the player somewhere to think. That matters. I have a low tolerance for clever music whose main purpose appears to be demonstrating its own cleverness. Some prog gives me the impression that an enormous amount of rambling took place and the splicing block was subsequently employed to make everybody sound more disciplined than they really were. “BEHOLD HOW CLEVER THE SPLICING BLOCK MADE US SOUND.” The edit is presented as evidence of ingenuity; to me it sometimes just says they didn’t know where the piece was going until afterwards. Hot Rats feels different. It feels composed and played, rather than rambled and repaired. Son of Mr Green Genes is perhaps the best example of why I found the whole thing so enjoyable. I heard a cursed television theme. Liz heard a cop show. Both seem correct. It has the purposeful forward motion of music written to accompany opening credits, except the programme appears to come from a parallel universe in which the harmonic department has been given rather too much authority. The modulations keep turning up in places where good sense might have advised against them. And yet they work. Little Umbrellas, meanwhile, is simply delightful. Light, elegant and slightly odd, it demonstrates something I don’t automatically associate with Zappa: restraint. The record can be dense, knotty and demonstrative, but it can also let a musical idea sit there and be attractive without immediately setting fire to it. That may be the thing I enjoyed most. The album continually has a “let’s see how far this logic can be pushed” quality. Not random experimentation, and not cleverness for applause, but a musical proposition being tested until it nearly falls over. There is always enough structure underneath to let me settle into it. That was the difference between this and some other technically adventurous records I admire more than I enjoy. I could live inside Hot Rats for forty-odd minutes. I can already imagine moods in which I would actively want it around: something intelligent but not solemn, exploratory but not shapeless, technically impressive without requiring me to salute. Serious and slightly daft at the same time. Annoyingly, that turns out to be a very good combination.
funky
Peaches en regalia es la más chidita
qué bonita es peaches in regalia. buenos pinches jams. aunque no le sé mucho a zappa me late más raro (qué pedo que este es el único en la lista)
zzzzzzzz, canta horrendo los dos segundos que salió. Y sí es buena base pero hola? Okay es claramente un álbum para usar de música de fondo lo comprendo, entrenido cmo después de la 3era canción. Dios qué es esto, es como CAMP, interesante pero RARO. Es que no puede durar 12 minutos es fastidiosoo ajajja. Mejor el instrumental del video de los europeos en vacaciones, un tre por los instrumentos que me imagino el tipo es multi instrumentalista y la cabra...me salió Peaches en Rgealia en spotify DJ y...me gustó porque estoy en otro mood. 3
Was dreading the Zapster (I’m not on as many layers of irony as him) but this was ok. Nothing special. Background music
I was hesitant on this one going in, mainly because Frank Zappa always kind of struck me as a novelty act, weird for the sake of being weird. Or, as a pidcaster I enjoy put it, seeming like a guy who's never done drugs making music for drug users. I did have a lingering confusion about all the guitar guys claiming Zappa was some next-level musical genius. Well, this album is it. I get it now. Turns out I'm just not a fan of Zappa singing or speaking on his songs, and there's blessedly little of that on this record. "Hot Rats" has more in common with that version of Zappa as it does with the numeroys jazz albums this list has me listening to. Except on those albums I knew what I was getting pretty much right off the bat, for better or worse, whereas this one continually surprised me, and, importantly, continually entertained me.
Finally. I always thought there was something I was missing about Zappa. It seemed like I should be into him, but everyone I heard was a bit cheesy. The secret ingredient is him keeping his mouth shut
it was quite good actually
(91/100)
Put on the first track and immediately recognized it, along with all the melodies and changes. Growing up, a buddy let me borrow a Zappa compilation and this had to be where I know it from. The whole album jams, especially the first track. 3.6/5.0
Getting this the day after Quicksilver Messenger Service from the same year is not exactly exciting. The vibes are very similar. That being said, I definitely prefer this. I don't always get Zappa. The tongue in cheek humor feels like it's aged out of the music to me. But there are a few bangers on here, and since it's almost entirely instrumental there's not much humor anyway. "Willie the Pimp" has a pretty killer 6 minutes of guitar noodling with really fun drum fills throughout. Highlight of the album for sure. Could have done with fewer little twinkles on other songs. Overall, manages to not overstay it's welcome. Pretty much nothing from the 60's makes it into my regular rotation, but I had a decent time with this. Pretty strong 3.5 stars. Probably round up because I'm in a good mood. Nice production for the era too. After this I really hope for something modern and scream-ey though.
There were songs I enjoyed and songs that I enjoyed a little less, but it was certainly interesting! I've never heard of Frank Zappa, so it was a fun surprise to get this jazz album.
Great
Meh. Some good stuff here like Willie the Pimp; kinda of a psychedelic jam ride mixing genres with lots of different instruments. Endless guitar solos.
Throwback to jazz band, essentially just improv. Favourite track: Umbrellas
Why does Frank Zappa sound like This but Mothers of Invention sounds like That
Headache fuel
funny, weird guy i liked it
Yeah, I think this is not really my vibe. I do admit that this is not similar to anything that I have listened to before. I'm not a big fan of the vocals. very experimental sound. The fact that it was created in the '70s is crazy; I would think it was from the '90s. My favorite parts were the guitar riffs. Tbh, the only parts that were making it nice. I don't really think that I'm going to listen to it again. Also, this was my first experience with Zappa. The last 3 songs are the most annoying songs that I've heard. I think to get through that you would have to be completely high on drugs. They are sooooo overstimulating. At some point it feels like you are listening to an 8-year-old experimenting with music.
Not for me, kinda sounds like clown music.
this fucks
300 up! This was a decent way to mark the occasion. Musically very good, my prog standards it wasn’t too overblown or decadent. Yet it somehow does still wander into the usual territory of several minute wigouts that don’t stick long in the memory.
Zappa is a hell of a guitarist. I bet seeing him live in 69 was something else. I feel like this is best seen alive as opposed to spun in your living room via album 55 years later. It would be a 5 star if I was in concert I bet.
this was fun and crazy!!
I wasn't familiar with this artist, but the album was a 100% success. The sound is very reminiscent of Deep Purple. However, this album focuses on the instrumentation, and the sound is fresher. The guitar part is more diverse, with constant guitar passages and a developing melody. However, the overall sound of the instruments is similar to Deep Purple, including the organ and drum parts. The use of wind instruments and double bass as a bass line is highlighted, particularly in the song Little Umbrellas. In general, this is a more jazz-influenced version of Deep Purple.
Jazz fusion, blues rock, instrumental rock.
Nice album, Zappa at his finnest :D
A wild run through the genius mind of Frank Zappa.
Little bit of this, little bit of that ahh music. Just felt like a random jumble of music, like just default music mashed together thoughtlessly. I was prepared to give this album 2 stars as I thought it’s a bit whatever but it’s not like bad until I heard the saxophone solos on ‘The Gumbo variations’ which was then followed by about 8 mins of quite an ear-splitting violin or guitar? The thing is I know there is going to be some gimp on here saying that “oh this album is a masterpiece”, nah it’s not, just shut uppp and pack it in you slug eating, pretentious, pompous freak. I like a good bit of jazz, but this did not sound good to me, I just don’t get why this album is on the list, some of it was alright and he’s doing his thing or whatever but just isn’t for me, anyway it’s a 1 star from me.
Not for me.
Very pleasantly surprised by this
Instrumentals are cool. Really decent background music.
What a great album! Absolutely loved it!
Peaches En Regalia is fun track.
Love this album. 4 - 4.5 stars
Great pioneer of experimental music
cool, heard it before
Good percussion, riffs, compositional ideas, the voice is excellent with the style. After several listens it may seem tiring to the ear because of its excessive instrumentals resembling an endless suite, although they all seemed to tell a story despite not having lyrics
An incredibly creative album, I enjoyed listening to this SO much!! Loved the jazz and the mix of the songs together. First time Ive given an album 5 stars without the dopamine hit cos this is simply... fascinating to me
Kind of interesting but too meandering and experimental for me. The band is pretty tight, especially the drummer. I would be interested to hear them play more straight ahead jazz, rock or blues. Maybe spend a little more time developing melodies during their improvisations…
5/5 no notes whacky lyrics, long ass solos, what's not to love?
i hated this
I lik the guitar but that’s about it.
Rinsed this album from 2022 onwards - play ‘Peaches En Regalia’ at work as much as possible it’s PERFECT, the best Frank Zappa album other than Apostrophe, such a great opener to what can be one of the biggest deep dives for 20th century music I can think of, beautiful stuff.
Just like a hot rat its 3 stars from me.
FUCK this rips so hard. An insanely good time it put me in such a good mood
Pas trop trop ma vibe en ce moment mais je capte la vibe. Je pense que je pourrais kiffer à un autre moment dans ma vie
Det her e ikke for mæ, 3 kvarter med div runk. Når først nåkka blir nice forsvinn det fort inn i en ny runk. Frank Zappa e en gooner.
Det meste er fordømt kult, men det er partier her og der som er ganske intetsigende.
Herlig
Har alltid holdt Zappa på en armlengdes avstand. Men denne var jo dritfet!
Sykt kult.
Hørt på solsenga på Granka. Kul, men litt mange veldig lange soloer, måtte spole etter 8 min med gumbo variations.
Ganske trivelig og kult, men det blir fort for mange endeløse soloer også.
This must have been insane to release in the 70's, unique composition and fun vocal uses throughout.
its nice background music fav song: The Gumbo Variations
I quite enjoyed this. The guitar work and the collaboration of the different instruments was fantastic. Enjoyed every single song and loved the jazzy feel to it. Standout song was The Gumbo Variations. 4 stars
First side is very good then it drops off
First track is really fantastic, I admire the rest but it's a big drop off
Lordy
I enjoyed it
Peaches en regalia - 4 Willie the pimp - 4 Son of mr green genes - 4 Little umbrellas - 3 The gumbo variations - 3 It must be a camel - 3
this was fun for a monday, cool, funky
I don’t know anything about Zappa; I just have this notion in my head of some strange dude doing some strange music. Which may usually be the case. This was an interesting fusion of jazz and rock. It’s a bit chaotic and off kilter, but that’s ok, I was expecting that from him. It was definitely more accessible than I thought it would be. And I was pleasantly surprised there were vocals on only one song. This 3 would be a 2 or less if there were more.
An extremely enjoyable listen despite being mostly instrumental. This was my first pass at Frank Zappa and I was pleased with the songs. His use of a variety of instruments made this collection more entertaining and the beats were captivating on every track.
What do you do with a jam band that can’t write a cohesive song? Just noodle around on your guitars for an unfocused hour or so, I guess.
Happy to see Zappa on this list. I've gotta be in the right mood, but I do enjoy a dose of his insanity every now and then. One thing Zappa is not, is boring. I enjoy this album, but I really wish they went a different way. If you care to look up the user albums list you'll see the right one and I highly recommend you give it a listen. Just as, if not more, approachable, Apostrophe, showcases Zappa's personality and wit in addition to his music. And you get to hear his actual voice, that is not him on Willie the Pimp. Zappa is organized chaos. His music is not as freeform and jam session as it may appear. Zappa diligently composed each of his songs, yet you still get the personality of the musician within the piece and his songs have groove for days. Over and under the chaos there is a groove that only Zappa can pull off. All that said, if not in the right mood/frame of mind he gives me a headache, literally. I really do need to be in a Zappa mood to throw on one of his records. Except Apostrophe (yes another plug) I can listen to that any day and enjoy. Arguably is most "pop" album and the diehards may scoff at it, but whatever, it's a no skip album that brings Zappa to the masses. Anyway, Hot Rats is a great album. Peaches En Regalia sounds like a cop show theme song, with the lead villain's, Willie the Pimp, theme immediately following on the next track. However, Gumbo Variations steals the show on this album, sax on crack with insane drums and bass keeping right up. amazing stuff.
Melt your face off guitar instrumentals. I loved it.
Jazzic
Lyrics are what i appreciate most in music, sadly there was very limited of this here. I felt as though the songs all overstayed their welcome a bit... 12 minutes, while not the longest song ever is a bit mad for an instrumental. Still I can appreciate how good the instruments and playing is so it is rated high. Also not usually a jazz man but this did get me grooving occasionally. I will listen further into Zappa
My first Frank Zappa experience. Enjoyed it, having no idea what it would ultimately sound like. Definitely a jammy progressive rock sound to it, which is my vibe. I'd rate it higher, but the last two songs were just too fappy loco for my tastes. 4 stars.
wild ride
After the previous Frank Zappa records, I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this. I think the key is that it was mostly instrumental - the most off-putting parts of the other Zappa records was always the lyrics and vocals
I have not heard Frank Zappa before. I was assuming I wouldn't like it based on "experimental" and "jazz" near each other. I don't seem to have a problem with jazz-rock as long as the jazz influence is the instrument choice and not the improvisation. So this album started out much better than I was expecting- guitar solos with jazz instruments backing it. It's great. The more jazz improv type music on the second half is fine. I'm ok listening to it, but it's background music. Overall, better than I was expecting.
empezó muy cool, si tenía sus vibras bacanas, bien, temas muy muy largos
This is classified as Rock but definitely more Jazz. Great sound.
Nice listen. Favourite track is definitely Little Umbrellas. It sounds very middle eastern to me, I genuinely don't know why though. 3.75/5
My first Zappa album. I had fun with it. Guitar jams and jazz aren’t my usual, but I’d be open to listening to more Zappa. 4/5
Filed under I certainly respect and I recognize the talent and craft involved but don’t have the patience for it. Peaches in Regalia is excellent. Willie the Pimp is great until you’re four and a half minutes in and He’s Still Going at that solo for another four. The Gumbo Variations desperately needed to End. Not the audience on this one.
3,5
it's pretty fun background music. not my favorite but not bad at all. peaches in regalia and little umbrellas were my favorites
I dig this. Not normally an instrumental fan, but this kept me on my toes and was so fun.
The world needs more Zappa. I need to listen to more.
Its one of the best albums of all time. And its almost everything im not into. But it easily gets over that hurdle for me. Its wildly creative and fun. It zigs and zags all over the place but it always works. Its damn near a perfect record. Do yourself a favor and give it a spin. Easiest 5 of my life