Every now and then, somebody reckons I should check out Frank Zappa. This is normally after we've talked about bands or music or lyrics we like and they seem convinced I'll like it. Only problem is, I think everything I've heard by him is boring, I just can't get into it and I find it draining. When I bring this up, I'm usually told I've heard 'the bad ones' - but whatever I get recorded for me sounds pretty shite too.
So what's the deal? It's not even an aversion to 60s music - I thought Zappa might sound like 'Dirty Old Man' and 'Kill for Peace' off the 2nd Fugs LP, but he didn't, it was boring. There's also some connection between him and Beefheart (who I mostly like), but Zappa's stuff just sounds like...well, just dull - I really can't hear any musical link between him and the Captain, at any rate...
So what's the deal? It's not even an aversion to 60s music - I thought Zappa might sound like 'Dirty Old Man' and 'Kill for Peace' off the 2nd Fugs LP, but he didn't, it was boring. There's also some connection between him and Beefheart (who I mostly like), but Zappa's stuff just sounds like...well, just dull - I really can't hear any musical link between him and the Captain, at any rate...