Your top three Zappa tunes

[MudShark22]

Mudshark suite

Billy The Mountain

Gregory Peccary

Just outside - RDNZL

[at least 100 dead]

Zoot Allures
Little House...
Outrage at Valdez

[polmico]

200 Motels and You Are What You Is both have suites of songs that would probably make a list (the "She Painted Up Her Face" suite from Motels and the "Society Pages" suite from YAWYI), but I guess that might be cheating.

"Yo Mama"
"The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution"
"My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" (any version--they're all good!)

[zravkapt]

Andy
Oh No
Regyptian Strut

[gryphs also]

Impossible

[Progbear]

The Little House I Used to Live In
RDNZL
Waka/Jawaka

[markowitz]

+1 to Blessed Relief

[Socrates]

No love for King Kong, which would top my list?

[Zappathustra]

Lots of love for The Little House I Used To Live In, which to my ears is not the most obvious choice. Other long Zappa compositions seem more accomplished and the lo-fi aesthetic and production give this one a "dirty", rough edge.

Of course it is greatness piled on greatness, from start to finish. The violin outbreak, accompanied by drums, has me hitting the floor like a fish out of water.

[flowerking]

1. Inca Roads
2. Holiday in Berlin
3. It Might Just be a One Shot Deal

Others that could have easily gone in that list: Waka/Jawaka, Big Swifty, Blessed Relief (such a beautiful piece), Sofa, Peaches, Cheepnis, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing, Packard Goose, Andy, RDNZL.

[Zappathustra]

No love for King Kong, which would top my list?

First of all don't cheat and give us your other two. So we can bully you on not including ...

But of course King Kong is a masterpiece, and desrves to be hailed as one. His first long piece if I am not mistaken.
And one of his best.

[Kavus Torabi]

Get Whitey
Holiday In Berlin (Full Blown)
Dwarf Nebula Processional March

[chalkpie]

I would have expected florentine pogen to pick florentine pogen .

what about Chalkpie to pick Chalk Pie?

[Socrates]

First of all don't cheat and give us your other two. So we can bully you on not including ...

Indecision, prevarication, procrastination. Found it hard to make up my mind. But let me go with:

King Kong
Gumbo Variations
Waka Jawaka

There is lots of good stuff on the later albums, but I can't think of one single tune that would hit the top three.

[FrippWire]

On this day and date they are:

1. Muffin Man
2. Inca Roads
3. Eat That Question

[Phlakaton]

I love how many of the lists have totally different songs. Zappa certainly brought the kitchen sink.

[Zappathustra]

I love how many of the lists have totally different songs. Zappa certainly brought the kitchen sink.

stop cheating man, and give us your top 3. We did that, and overcame fear of humiliation.

[Zappathustra]

At 1.06 AM at the little corner of the world I reside, this is my favorite. And rightly so. What could ever top this?

[aith01]

This is really tough, and I don't even know them all!

Today it would probably be:

RDNZL (the Studio Tan version)
Inca Roads
You Didn't Try To Call Me (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1)

[Progbear]

“Is there anything good inside of you? If there is I really want to... *gasp* know!”

So delighted to see so much love for “Andy.” While the mid-70s lineup was perhaps the classic Mothers lineup, they weren’t terribly well-served by their studio output. That said, they went out on a high with One Size Fits All, for sure a five-star release, and “Andy” probably being the climax of that album.

[MJBrady]

Today's top 3 are:
St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast/Father O'blivion
Inca Roads
Wet t-shirt nite

[Frankh]

stop cheating man, and give us your top 3. We did that, and overcame fear of humiliation.

You've inspired me.

Excentrifugal Forz
Montana
Peaches En Regalia

[alucard]

Cheating a bit ;
With vocals :
Oh No
Inca Roads
Montana
Without vocals :
Peaches En Regalia
G Spot Tornado
Black Napkins

Envoyé de mon GT-I9195 en utilisant Tapatalk

[chalkpie]

Outrage at Valdez

Get Whitey

Brilliant choices lads.

[Superfly]

It's hard enough to pick my three favorite Zappa albums, but three songs? OK.

The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution
Inca Roads
City of Tiny Lights