Why doesn't anyone talk about him?
2006-08-26 18:09:36 · 7 answers · asked by Black Sabbath 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Yeah but Zappa was a very VERY good musician with an excellent band. His stuff was way over most people's heads.
2006-08-26 18:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know we were talking about Weird Al. Frank Zappa was a legend. No one could touch what he did for music both as a musician/songwriter and as an advocate for free speech. Arguably the most well-spoken, intelligent freak of the 60's to ever address congress! If you ever get a chance to see him when he addressed congress on the issue of language in music, watch a master orator at work.
2006-08-26 18:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by sparkletina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Frank Zappa offended people, and was a freak. He's also dead, and hasn't had a hit single since 1982.
I liked some of his music, but I didn't care for his humor or lyrics. He was a brilliant musician though.
To answer your question, because Frank Zappa wasn't as funny as Wierd Al. I mean "Eat It" was way funnier than "Cosmic Debris". The music is way better, but I think Wierd Al's main goal was to make fun of other people's music, and Frank Zappa's goal was to make music funny, different concepts, Zappa succeded to a certain extent, but not something to be remembered for.
2006-08-26 18:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by The Bible (gives Hope) 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
COMEDIC???!!! What the???? are you talking about??
He was a masterful musician who took serious issues and made them easily digestable so that even when we didn't want to look at these things we had to, what a genius!!!
"I was surprised that someone could be so multi-talented, such a good writer, and so articulate a composer. Moreover, he was a virtuoso technician on guitar and had an incredible sense of humor. He had all those skills and the ability to conceive, write, and orchestrate very complex orchestral scores.
--- Kent Nagano, music director of the Opera de Lyon. Paris.
2006-08-26 18:20:49 · answer #4 · answered by SmoothFlo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't label Zappa a "comedic musician". He definitely had an off beat sense of humor, but I don't think many of his "songs" were recorded strictly for the sake of yuks.
2006-08-26 18:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by heargodlaugh 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They weren't even in the same class of music. But I can talk about Zappa all night. He was a musical genius.
2006-08-26 18:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by RamblinJoe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 1000%.
2006-08-26 18:17:14 · answer #7 · answered by Myke BoDean 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋