You're not fit to sweep the floors Zappa walked on.
Agreed!
Not that I’m all into mainstream, but I can’t think of anything, not one good catchy tune he’s known for, however, I hate everything I’ve ever heard from him. FWIW, I grew up with people who knew him personally. Had to put up with yellow snow crap.
Try watching a clip of him playing a guitar solo sometime. He was one of those Guitar God types like Jimmy Page. He essentially reinvented playing the electric guitar, as several of its masters have.
Edit: Here, try this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXFxwMAIBYc
Ok, I have to admit, I liked this. Great blues player! I guess I am a bit jaded by the shit I heard growing up, mostly from my father, about him. He knew him. The stuff I heard wasn’t like this. It was this quirky poetic shit that carried really no tune at all. Strange. Guess I’ll have to investigate more. Dad was wrong on some other stuff too.
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