After hearing a couple of other albums, I was getting into Zappa's work but this was the one that struck a chord with me and made me dive deeper. Today I believe this one to be his best album
I hear many people praising how Zappa is able to transition between many styles without losing his signature, while I believe that's true I kinda view it slightly differently. To me I view it as a man that loves "sounds" and grooves, and the genre mashing is just the result of his ... read more
I didn't really liked Tool until I heard this album. I find them interesting as a band but their tone is too monotonous and their music is not melodic enough for my taste. But after hearing this album I think I get it now
The lack of big melodic shifts really puts the emphasis on the rhythm, which is very complex and hard to track giving me a feeling of disorientation and puts me in a trance like state. I don't know if the song is starting or ending, I don't know what is ... read more