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Liked it a lot more than I thought I would

So good

Just the right amount of psych.

Quite easy going, it'd make for good background music at times but that's about it.

Peñazo que no es para mí. Mira que me gustan Pink Floyd o los Doors que tenían sus momentos psicodelia, rock progresivo, pero a Frank Zappa nunca he terminado de cogerle la gracia.

This album is technically marvelous and musically vibrant. Any given track features only a handful of performers, and yet each sound like a group the scale of an orchestra was involved. I really appreciate that the instrumentals were left to stand on their own.

Kiinnostavahkoa jazziinkin menevää rockia

My first Zappa album and I absolutely loved this. One of the best jazz fusion albums Iv heard.

There are moments when the stars align and the muses themselves come down to touch the lips and fingertips of artists they favor. This is one such album—or rather, the way “Willie the Pimp” and “The Gumbo Variations” go together. Willie is the only actual voice on this whole album, but “Gumbo” is him speaking in a different way—speaking with his feet as he walks his neighborhood, speaking with the back of his hand when he has to put his hos in line. I wish I hadn’t given my pimp costume to my friend. I had this amazing pimp costume I wore at Halloween. It was made of (fake) crushed velvet, lined with zebra-striped felt—and platform shoes to match. The ridiculous, wide-brimmed hat was lined in glittery gold ribbon. I’d wear it right now while listening to this album, the way Buscemi puts on lipstick and listens to “Telephone Line”.

Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. Some great guitar work, but too jazzy for me. I want lyrics.

This is the album to introduce people to Frank Zappa with. Especially when you're a rocker and a bit into jazz this is where you start before you dive into the man's immense back catalogue.
If you're into instrumental solo's, whether guitar, clarinet, bass, violin, drums, this is the album for you.
This album got it all and is likely one of the best Zappa has released.

Not my personal favorite Zappa album but it may be his best in many ways. Certainly the most listenable. Peaches en Regalia is like the theme to a TV show I'd want to watch. The track with Captain Beefheart is a fucking ripper. Zappa's a true iconoclast and this album proves his versatility. Motherfucker could do anything he wanted it seems, especially play the electric guitar - holy shit. He's largely underrated in that regard. I wish he went more in this general direction over the years but this album sort of stands out in his catalog. Nice balance of exploration and focus.