![]() Zappa's conception is fed by the aforementioned musical knowledge and also by an excellent satiristic bent. Not a cavalier like Bernstein, not The Beatles (rich man's optimism and too much cuteness, at least if the wish-fulfillment Magical Mystery Tour is any indication). This is the only cat I'm trust to write that "rock opera" that someone is threatening to put together every month. When it comes to working with extended forms and with non-rock materials, Zappa can't be beat. ![]() Impossible? Not if your ear and head are good enough and working together. He threatens to do the same for all world music. ![]() You could tell, even off of the Freak Out lp that this cat had eaten and digested all the rock sides ever made. Frank Zappa has been called a genius and this is probably true, at least if scope of knowledge, use of materials and conception are the criterion you're using. ![]()
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