Frank ZappaBest Frank Zappa Albums Ranked
8.6
Avg Score
25
Opinions
12
Albums
9
Reviewers
Summary from 25 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Frank Zappa's catalog across 12 albums from 25 opinions, with an overall average of 8.6/10. The top-rated Frank Zappa album is Hot Rats (1969) with a 8.5/10 average from 7 ratings, followed by You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2: The Helsinki Concert (Live) and Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III. The discography on Wavelength spans 1969 to 2019. Little Umbrellas ranks as the highest-rated Frank Zappa song on Wavelength with a 9.6/10 average.
Jazz from Hell
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the oddball rock maverick’s final studio album, a MIDI-powered vision of the uncanny and bizarre future of music.”
The Hot Rats Sessions
“With alternate takes and quirky touches, Zappa's solo masterpiece gets a reissue worthy of its genius”
Civilization Phaze III
“I first heard this dense and deliciously twisted album in October 1993 in the room where much of it was created: Frank Zappa’s recording studio at his home, in Los Angeles. I felt privileged and a little sad; Zappa was upstairs, too ill to receive visitors. Two months later I was writing his obituary. This […]”
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