What's the best Frank Zappa album?

Sheik Yerbooti

good 10 (and that's gonna be hard!) a million. Apostrophe (') 2. The Grand Wazoo 3. Freak Out! 4. only yet another Band From L.A. 5. Tinseltown rebellion 6. Weasels Ripped My Flesh 7. Joe's storage 8. Zoot Allures 9. extremely loose 10. element-Fish

I am a huge Zappa fan. Many people think of him as a funny guy, he is; but he is also an incredible guitar player....as good as the best of 'em. Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar is a 2 disc (3 vinyl) set with nothing but guitar solo. The drumming is also excellent. Hot Rats is a top shelf instrumental jazz album with only one song with Captain Beefheart on vocal (Willie the Pimp). If you are looking for 'funny guy' Zappa, I would start with We're Only In It For the Money. Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation are his most commercially successful albums (both '74). His catalog is enormous:

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I haven't even heard half of his catalog.

I've been listening for several years now, and I've heard all of his recordings except for some of his live shows, and I would say Joe's Garage Is the best Zappa album ever.

Apostrophe was the first Zappa album I owned. I wore out the vinyl copy, wore out the cassette tape. Now I have the CD :)

Apostrophe and Over-nite sensation and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFIMWRXWY90 "Muffin Man"to me this is the baddest Zappa around...Adrian Belew rips too...chk it out!

Apostrophe hit top 10 in the day and over-nite sensation had the classics "Montana" etc...

Weasals Ripped My Flesh

Apostrophe is my personal favorite. If youre into his instrumental/Jazz stuff you should definitely get Hot Rats.

I like Joe's Garage, but Shut Up And Play Your Guitar is good too.

Apostrophe or Were Only in it for the Money