Your favorite Zappa/Mothers album?

Gee's all of them, But if I must;
Freak Out
Live at Fillmore East
Just Another Band From L.A.

 

Hot Rats has to be my overall favorite. But Absolutely Free has a special place in my heart and head--a paradigm shift for my suburban adolescent white bread self when it first arrived. "Brown Shoes Don't Make It"...a long time until I ever wore brown shoes again!

 

I love them all but these were the first three that I bought (in this order) and which totally turned me on to the wonderful world of Frank:

Overnight Sensation
Apostrophe (,)
One Size Fits All

 

Lately I would have to say The Grand Wazoo.

 

Uncle Meat is probably my favorite.

I also particularly like Absolutely Free, The Yellow Shark, Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar and Just Another Band from L.A.

 

All of 'em!........... next question.

 

How about a Top 5?

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1 Size Fits All
Freak Out
Absolutley Free
Uncle Meat

 

Changes all the time.

 

I would have to say One Size Fits All for a studio effort. . But for a live album it would have to be Roxy & Elsewhere.

 

Joe's Garage ACTS 1/2/3.
Bit smuty ' Steel Panther'esqe.
But compliments the time period.
This album is a headphony delight.

 

One Size Fits All is his best studio work IMO.

 

Over-nite Sensation what's the best vinyl copy orig USA,UK,German, or Quad LP ( yes, read even in stereo ..it sounds great)?

 

We're Only in it For the Money and The Music Parts of Lumpy Gravy

 

"Live At The Fillmore" with "Do You Like My New Car". Unmatched groupie humor.

 

If I can only choose one: Uncle Meat.
In reality, FreakOutAbsolutelyFreeLumpyGravyWereOnlyInItForTheMoneyUncleMeatBurntWeenySandwichWeaselsRippedMyFlesh, is my favorite 7 record set.
Frank is a catalog artist, it's hard to pick and choose.

 

We're Only In It For The Money.

 

Lumpy Gravy for Zappa
Roxy & Elsewhere for Mothers

 

Sheik Yerbouti. Its just chock full of goodness, but City of Tiny Lights is one of my favourite songs ever...the bizarre rhythm, guitar playing, lyric...everything is just what I want in a Zappa song. And there's Flakes, Dancin' Fool, Yo Mama, even Bobby Brown and Jewish Princess, plus the excellent what is going on here??? magic of Rubber Shirt...really, I know its hard to pick the best Zappa album, but I have, and its Sheik Yerbouti!

 

"Inca Roads"...... I mean One Size Fits All.

 

WOIIFTM

 

Hard to choose between...

We're Only In It for the Money
Lather
Joe's Garage
Make a Jazz Noise Here

 

Zappa is my all time favorite artist by a mile.

His discography is so massive, so varied and so awesome, my favorite album changes all the time. I absolutely love Freak Out, Weasels, Bongo Fury, Zoot Allures, Roxy/Elsewhere, One Size Fits All, Apostrophe, Over-Nite Sensation, Shut Up, Sheik Yerbouti, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Absolutely Free, Hot Rats, Lumpy Gravy, Grand Wazoo, Waka/Jawaka...

 

The Grand Wazoo and You Are What You Is are always at the top of my list. I think Wazoo has excellent fusion music, I prefer it to Hot Rats and I think You Are What You Is has some of Zappa's best satirical lyrics.

 

Found him all by myself - of that I am proud, lol

 

Mothers: Freak Out and Burnt Weeny Sandwich.
Zappa: Lumpy Gravy.