Re: if anything, he was OVERRRATED!

Posted by Todd Krieger (A) on December 22, 2006 at 20:38:41

In Reply to: if anything, he was OVERRRATED! posted by Roscoe East on December 22, 2006 at 07:26:07:

Two comments- One is I don't think Zappa was one who sought popularity. He had a unique personal view of music, and his sole objective was to express it. His way. With an extreme passion that is all too rare in this recent time. Rock's version of Arnold Schoenberg, if you will. He probably could have tried more-conventional compositions to attain accessibility and recognition, and probably would have succeeded. But I got the impression he had no concern for general popularity. A rare
fish, in that regard. (The only other personality with such attitude I can think of is Weird Al Yankovic.)

And those who embraced his work also looked for music outside the norm. And though a tiny portion of general rock fans, a portion that nevertheless revered him as one of the great rock and guitar gods. Attaining the oft-coveted "cult status." And maybe those not within that camp, in seeing those accolades, saw him as "overrated." But again, I don't think Zappa himself would have cared.

Not my cup o' tea personally, but like Bruce Springsteen, I do appreciate his unique and valuable contribution to the art. I don't think he was overrated, but it's all subjective.

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Topic - Happy Birthday Frank - dwill123 15:23:32 12/21/06 (16)

June 25th 1966 at the Fillmore - LWR 08:03:40 12/22/06 (0)

Thanks - I went home and had a Zappa fest - geoff 05:49:43 12/22/06 (0)

underrated guitar player; one of the very best. - Duilawyer 18:50:36 12/21/06 (13)

I know what you mean... - JeffH 06:48:11 12/22/06 (0)

What? - J 19:49:18 12/21/06 (11)

if anything, he was OVERRRATED! - Roscoe East 07:26:07 12/22/06 (8)

Re: if anything, he was OVERRRATED! - Todd Krieger 20:38:41 12/22/06 (0)

"IMHO he gets way too much accolade for his guitar solos, and not nearly enough for his visionary scope." - markrohr 12:30:27 12/22/06 (3)

Double reduncy: "true, in fact" - Roscoe East 11:45:11 12/26/06 (2)

Re: Double reduncy: "true, in fact" - markrohr 12:00:04 12/26/06 (1)

Re: hanging w/ the astutes - Roscoe East 14:34:50 12/27/06 (0)

Re: if anything, he was OVERRRATED! - KeneallyFan 11:04:00 12/22/06 (0)

Was he a poor guitar player? - Sordidman 10:03:09 12/22/06 (1)

he was definitely not a poor guitar player. nt - Duilawyer 18:26:50 12/22/06 (0)

not that he wasn't good, but that he isn't mentioned - Duilawyer 20:02:39 12/21/06 (1)

Re: not that he wasn't good, but that he isn't mentioned - simon wagstaff 08:06:14 12/22/06 (0)

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