1001 Albums Summary

I've not listened to much of the early Beatles. I definitely prefer the later albums post 66. Instrumentally it's tight. Too many covers however, and far too twee for my tastes. Get on the drugs lads. 2* All my loving is a bop. Little child is cursed.

I'm the hokey tonk man! My oldest asked me why Barney from the Simpsons is singing. I dig how high in the mix the bass is. 1) ** 2)**** 3)** 4)* 5) The bass slaps ***** 6)* (Side A: 2.5/5) 7)* 8)*** 9)** 10)**** 11)* 12)*** (Side B: 2.3/5) 2.4 overall - 2*

1) Jazzy intro. *** 2) Funky beats. Nice bass tone that carries the rhythm section. Zappa's guitar wiggles through the spaces in time. ***** 3) Nice shifts of pace. Strong organ and piano segments. ***** 4) Interlude - tidy **** 5) Equal parts incoherent and sublime. The drums are fantastic and keep the frantic pace. I'm not a big sax man but can appreciate the licks. I'm a big sucker for an organ however, and those little short sharp tones that cut in from 8 minutes are a thing of beauty. Zappa is going off on one here... The drop at 10 minutes into drum and bass only is lovely. ***** 6)Not sure I needed this after the previous track. Still - nothing wrong with this one either. *** This one is probably going to be 4.5/5. It's everything I like and my first foray into Zappa. Only 133 albums to go!