Automatic translation: Frank Zappa is like a trusted friend who never disappoints you. Even if there are hints of “easy listening” here and there, they don’t seem unpleasant; on the contrary, you think they are unavoidable in a logical sense. (read more)

On pages 104-105 there is an article by the same author about bootlegs, which mentions the Zappa/Beefheart record Metal Man Has Hornet's Wings.

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Automatic translation: Old master Zappa has struck again – in the truest sense of the word. As with his 17 previous LPs, this time too he doesn't offer easily digestible fare. (read more)

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Automatic translation: Now he's cheating again, the porn prince of pop music - living proof that art continues below the belt. (read more)

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Automatic translation: A touch of rebellion surrounds the American Frank Zappa. Hearty scandals and obscenities paved his way to fame: bogeyman, charlatan or genius? (read more)

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Automatic translation: If a musician's ideas sprout more sparsely, his record company usually brings out a reappraisal of the last concert season. That's probably why Frank Zappa's new double album "Tinsel Town Rebellion" is largely a collage of live recordings. (read more)

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Automatic translation: Putting a second double album on the market within just under half a year is an achievement in itself, but it is always a sign of great productivity. (read more)

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Automatic translation: This record allows the Grandmothers to emerge from the shadow of their once all-powerful master Frank Zappa, and even far surpasses his boring musical outpourings of recent times. (read more)

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Automatic translation: At first glance, Zappa is more productive than ever. Hardly a few months go by without the prolific writer releasing a new album. However, with quantity comes a loss of quality. (read more)

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Automatic translation: He composes orchestral notes that are difficult to access, treats his colleagues harshly and makes life as difficult as possible for himself. Frank Zappa primarily wants to entertain with his music. (read more)

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An article about classic rock albums in CD format that uses one record store, Discobox, as an eample.

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Automatic translation:
Interpretation: poor
Sound quality: good to very good
Repertoire value: insufficient
Partners such as the Synclavier DMS and the rock guitarist Steve Vai supported Frank Zappa in this unspeakable concoction, the existence of which can only be explained by the creative compulsion of a notorious workaholic. "Jazz From Hell" doesn't come from hell, but should roast in it, because the pinball-like sound gimmicks with the emotional radiation of a personal computer have neither avant-garde pacemaker qualities nor any musical nutritional value. M.I.

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Zappa in New York 40th anniversary reissue is reviewed.

Review of The Mothers 1970.