(04-08-2022, 10:36 AM)Norman Mushari Wrote: whats overrated about Zappa?

He was a great guitar player, a great song writer. he acquired some of the most talented musicians of the time. and almost nobody likes him.

if anything, he's extremely underated. you just don't get it. that's not the definition if overrated..

What don't I 'get'? It's just an opinion. I think he was overrated as a songwriter. Too gimmicky and sometimes sophomoric. I liked that in general he went against the grain of the music biz, but sometimes he was just too clever for his own good, to the point of being condescending. Not denying his musicianship, just that he was sometimes a contrarian to a fault. His fusion of jazz/rock/smartassness mostly just didn't appeal to me. I did like a good bit of Overnight Sensation back in the day, tho.

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