Frank Zappa United States

Discography

LPs
	4 Frank Zappa For President 2016 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 RIO [Good Production, Good Musicianship, Ok Composition, Mediocre Coverart, Bad Lyrics, Keyboard, Percussion and Clean Male Vocals]
	Dance Me This 2015 Partially Instrumental Classic Progressive2 Avant-Garde RIO/Electronic [Synth]
	Everything Is Healing Nicely 1999 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	93 Läther 1996 Humorous Avant-Garde Highly Progressive2 Classic RIO/Classical
	Civilization Phase III 1994 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Guitar 1988 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	7 The London Symphony Orchestra 1987 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 RIO
	74 Jazz From Hell 1986 Weird2/Smooth Avant-Garde3/Art2 Progressive4 Experimental RIO3/Jazz2 [Great Musicianship, Great Composition, Good Production, Good Songwriting, Mediocre Coverart, Saxophone2, Keyboard2 and Percussion2]
	72 Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 1985 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 RIO [Great Production, Great Musicianship, Good Composition, Ok Lyrics, Ok Songwriting, Keyboard, Percussion and Clean Male Vocals]
	62 Thing-Fish 1984 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 Rock2 [Good Production, Good Composition, Good Musicianship, Ok Coverart, Bad Lyrics, Keyboard, Percussion, Clean Male Vocals and Clean Female Vocals]
	63 Francesco Zappa 1984 Gentle/Smooth Chamber/Creative Non-Progressive3 Art Classical2 [Good Coverart, Good Production, Good Composition, Good Musicianship, Ok Songwriting, Synth and Keyboard]
	82 Them or Us 1984 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 Rock2 [Great Production, Great Composition, Great Musicianship, Good Coverart, Good Songwriting, Keyboard, Harmonica, Percussion and Clean Male Vocals]
	9 Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger 1984 Partially Instrumental Symphonic/Orchestral Non-Progressive2 Avant-Garde RIO/Classical [Magnificent Musicianship, Great Production, Great Composition, Great Songwriting, Good Coverart, Saxophone, Cello, Flute and Violin]
	Baby Snakes 1983 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	85 The Man From Utopia 1983 Quirky/Original Progressive4 Modern Rock5/Fusion [Good Musicianship2, Good Production2, Good Composition2, Mediocre Songwriting2, Bad Lyrics2, Saxophone2, Keyboard2, Percussion2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	75 Ship Arriving To Late To Save a Drowning Witch 1982 Comical2/Bizarre Melodic/Virtuosic Moderately Progressive4 Modern2 Rock3 [Good Production, Good Musicianship, Ok Lyrics, Ok Composition, Ok Songwriting, Life, Society, Identity, Saxophone2, Keyboard2, Percussion2, Clean Male Vocals2, Clean Female Vocals2 and Male Theatrical Vocals2]
	75 You Are What You Is 1981 Humorous2/Bizarre Avant-Garde3/Modern2 Progressive5 Neo2 RIO3/Jazz2 [Good Production, Good Musicianship, Good Composition, Ok Songwriting, Mediocre Lyrics, Life, Society, Identity, Saxophone2, Trumpet2, Keyboard2, Clean Male Vocals2 and Clean Female Vocals2]
	82 Tinseltown Rebellion 1981 Avant-Garde2 Progressive3 Classic RIO [Great Production, Great Musicianship, Great Composition, Good Songwriting, Ok Lyrics, Saxophone, Keyboard, Percussion and Clean Male Vocals]
	815 Sheik Yerbouti 1979 Cheesy3/Humorous4 Avant-Garde4/Quirky3 Progressive12 Classic4 Hard Rock/Pop2 [Great Musicianship2, Great Production2, Good Composition2, Ok Coverart2, Ok Songwriting2, Sex3, Society2, Philosophy2, Keyboard3, Clean Male Vocals3 and Male Theatrical Vocals3]
	84 Orchestral Favorites 1979 Lively/Smooth Mostly Instrumental2 Orchestral3/Creative2 Progressive3 Avant-Garde3 Classical3/RIO4 [Great Production, Great Composition, Great Musicianship, Good Songwriting, Good Coverart, Electric Bass (Guitar)2, Cello2, Drums2, Flute2, Electric Guitar2 and Violin2]
	810 Joe's Garage 1979 Weird2/Humorous3 Original/Virtuosic Progressive7 Classic3 Rock6 [Great Production, Great Musicianship, Good Composition, Mediocre Coverart, Bad Lyrics, Society, Concept Album, Identity, Saxophone2, Organ2, Keyboard2, Clean Male Vocals2 and Clean Female Vocals2]
	83 Sleep Dirt 1979 Lively/Driving Art/Creative Progressive3 Avant-Garde2 RIO/Fusion [Great Composition, Great Musicianship, Great Production, Great Songwriting, Good Coverart, Keyboard2, Percussion2 and Saxophone]
	87 Studio Tan 1978 Weird/Bizarre Classic/Technical3 Progressive6 Experimental3 RIO3/Jazz2 [Great Production, Great Musicianship, Good Composition, Good Songwriting, Good Lyrics, Life, Esoterism, Identity, Saxophone2, Cello2, Flute2, Piano2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	84 Zoot Allures 1976 Sarcastic2/Driving Quirky2/Original Progressive4 Avant-Garde3 Rock4 [Good Musicianship, Good Composition, Ok Production, Ok Songwriting, Bad Lyrics, Life, Explicit, Identity, Organ2, Synth2 and Keyboard2]
	910 One Size Fits All 1975 Light/Lively Avant-Garde6/Shred Progressive6 Classic2 Rock6 [Magnificent Musicianship3, Magnificent Composition3, Magnificent Songwriting3, Great Coverart3, Great Production2, Life, Society, Esoterism, Saxophone2, Flute2, Keyboard2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	83 Bongo Fury 1975 Weird/Bizarre Groovy/Quirky Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 RIO2/Independent [Saxophone, Keyboard, Harmonica, Clean Male Vocals and Male Theatrical Vocals]
	915 Apostrophe 1974 Weird3/Humorous3 Quirky3/Avant-Garde6 Progressive10 Classic4 Rock8/Blues4 [Great Musicianship2, Good Production2, Good Composition2, Ok Coverart2, Bad Lyrics2, Esoterism2, Psychology2, Environment2, Keyboard3, Percussion3, Violin3, Clean Male Vocals3 and Male Theatrical Vocals2]
	913 Overnite Sensation 1973 Weird3/Comical Avant-Garde6/Groovy Progressive9 Classic5 RIO [Great Musicianship2, Great Composition2, Great Songwriting2, Good Coverart2, Good Production, Sex, Life, Society, Keyboard3, Saxophone2, Flute2, Clean Male Vocals2 and Male Theatrical Vocals]
	913 The Grand Wazoo 1973 Driving/Surreal Avant-Garde3/Art Progressive9 Classic3 Fusion4/Rock5 [Magnificent Musicianship2, Great Production2, Great Composition2, Great Coverart2, Great Songwriting2, Electric Guitar2, Saxophone2, Electric Bass (Guitar)2, Drums2, Trumpet2 and Keyboard2]
	88 Waka/Jawaka 1972 Lively/Driving Avant-Garde2/Quirky Progressive5 Classic2 Rock3/Fusion3 [Improvisation2, Magnificent Musicianship, Great Production, Great Composition, Great Songwriting, Good Coverart, Saxophone2, Piano2, Trumpet2 and Clean Male Vocals]
	2 Just Another Band From L.A. 1972 Bizarre/Sardonic Quirky/Virtuosic Progressive2 Avant-Garde Jazz/RIO2 [Sex, Identity, Rock-n-Roll-Lifestyle, Electric Bass (Guitar), Drums, Electric Guitar, Keyboard, Clean Male Vocals and Male Theatrical Vocals]
	72 200 Motels 1971 Classic/Avant-Garde Moderately Progressive3 Modern RIO/Classical
	73 Chunga's Revenge 1970 Bizarre2/Comical Groovy/Virtuosic Progressive3 Avant-Garde2 Rock2/Jazz2 [Good Production, Good Musicianship, Good Composition, Ok Songwriting, Mediocre Lyrics, Life, Identity, Rock-n-Roll-Lifestyle, Saxophone2, Organ2, Epiano2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	913 Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970 Bizarre2/Trippy Quirky4/Experimental3 Progressive7 Classic2 Rock5/Jazz3 [Magnificent Songwriting3, Good Coverart2, Good Musicianship2, Good Composition2, Good Production2, Saxophone2 and Percussion2]
	84 Burnt Weeny Sandwich 1969 Lively/Trippy Technical2/Psychedelic2 Progressive3 Avant-Garde3 Rock2/Fusion2 [Great Composition, Great Musicianship, Great Production, Great Songwriting, Ok Lyrics, Organ2, Piano2, Violin2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	924 Hot Rats 1969 Smooth2/Trippy2 Original3/Technical4 Progressive12 Classic8 Fusion5/Rock5 [Improvisation2, Magnificent Musicianship2, Magnificent Production2, Magnificent Composition2, Great Songwriting2, Good Coverart2, Electric Guitar4, Drums3, Organ3, Electric Bass (Guitar)3, Flute3, Violin3 and Male Theatrical Vocals3]
	86 Uncle Meat 1969 Bizarre2 Quirky2 Progressive3 Avant-Garde3 Rock3 [Good Musicianship2, Good Composition2, Good Songwriting2, Ok Coverart2, Ok Lyrics2, Saxophone, Piano, Trumpet, Clean Male Vocals and Clean Female Vocals]
	87 We Are Only in It for the Money 1968 Weird2/Bizarre Art/Quirky Progressive3 Avant-Garde3 Rock3/Independent2 [Great Musicianship, Good Composition, Good Coverart, Good Production, Mediocre Lyrics, Life, Society, Esoterism, Saxophone2, Piano2, Trumpet2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
	6 Cruising with Ruben and the Jets 1968 Non-Progressive2 Rock2 [Good Coverart, Good Production, Ok Lyrics, Ok Songwriting, Ok Musicianship, Piano, Keyboard, Percussion and Clean Male Vocals]
	89 Absolutely Free 1967 Bizarre2/Comical Avant-Garde3/Creative Progressive5 Classic2 RIO3/Independent2 [Good Musicianship, Good Production, Good Composition, Mediocre Lyrics, Mediocre Coverart, Society, Identity, Philosophy, Piano2, Keyboard2, Saxophone, Clean Male Vocals2 and Male Theatrical Vocals]
	86 Lumpy Gravy 1967 Weird2/Bizarre2 Avant-Garde3/Quirky Progressive4 Classic2 Rock3/Jazz2 [Great Musicianship, Good Production, Good Songwriting, Ok Composition, Mediocre Lyrics, Piano2, Trumpet2, Trombone2, Clean Male Vocals2 and Clean Female Vocals2]
	811 Freak Out 1966 Bizarre/Comical Classic/Creative Progressive5 Avant-Garde2 Rock5/Independent2 [Good Composition2, Good Musicianship2, Ok Production2, Mediocre Lyrics2, Mediocre Songwriting2, Life, Esoterism, Psychology, Saxophone2, Piano2, Harmonica2 and Clean Male Vocals2]
Live
	Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich 2023
	Zappa/Erie 2022
	Hammersmith Odeon 2010 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Philly '76 2009 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Joe's Menage 2008 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	8 One Shot Deal 2008 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Zappa Wazoo 2007 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Buffalo 2007 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Imaginary Diseases 2006 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Halloween 2003 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	82 Ahead Of Their Time 1993 Progressive2 Avant-Garde RIO
	Tengo Na Minchia Tanta 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Electric Aunt Jemima 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Disconnected Synapses 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Conceptual Continuity 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Swiss Cheese / Fire! 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Our Man In Nirvana 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	At The Circus 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 6 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 5 1992 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Anyway The Wind Blows 1991 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	92 Make A Jazz Noise Here 1991 Weird Avant-Garde2 Highly Progressive3 Modern RIO
	As An Am 1991 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 4 1991 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 3 1989 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	92 Broadway The Hard Way 1988 Humorous Avant-Garde2 Progressive2 Classic RIO [Perfect Composition, Magnificent Songwriting, Magnificent Musicianship and Magnificent Production]
	92 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 2 1988 Humorous Avant-Garde2/Quirky Progressive3 Classic RIO/Jazz
	You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore 1 1988 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	9 The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life 1988 Highly Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 RIO
	Does Humor Belong In Music? 1986 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	82 Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar 1982 Lively/Driving Partially Instrumental Freeform/Virtuosic Progressive2 Avant-Garde Fusion/RIO [Electric Bass (Guitar), Drums, Sitar, Electric Guitar, Violin and Keyboard]
	93 Zappa In New York 1976 Flashy2/Humorous Technical/Quirky2 Highly Progressive3 Classic RIO [Mediocre Coverart, Sex, Percussion, Clean Male Vocals and Male Theatrical Vocals]
	97 Roxy & Elsewhere 1974 Hilarious2/Comical2 Avant-Garde4/Quirky Progressive5 Classic RIO3/Jazz2 [Magnificent Musicianship, Great Composition, Great Songwriting, Good Coverart, Good Production and Clean Male Vocals]
	Fillmore East, June 1971 1971 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
Videos
	9 Roxy : The Movie 2015 Highly Progressive2 Avant-Garde RIO/Jazz
	Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention: In the 1960's 2009 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Live In Paris 1980 2008 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Tratto dal filmato 'A Token Of His Extreme' 2007 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Zappa In Barcelona 2007 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Baby Snakes 2003 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Does Humor Belong In Music? 2003 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	200 Motels 1971 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
Best of
	ZAPPAtite (Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks) 2016 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Zappa Picks - By Larry LaLonde Of Primus 2002 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Zappa Picks - By Jonathan Fishman Of Phish 2002 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	82 Strictly Commercial: The Best of Frank Zappa 1995 Progressive3 Avant-Garde3 Rock3 [Great Production, Great Composition, Great Musicianship, Good Songwriting, Ok Lyrics, Saxophone, Organ, Keyboard, Percussion, Clean Male Vocals and Clean Female Vocals]
Compilations
	The Lumpy Money Project/Object 2009 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	The Dub Room Special! 2007 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Joe's XMASage 2005 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Joe’s Domage 2004 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Joe’s Corsage 2004 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	Son Of Cheep Thrills 1999 Highly Progressive Avant-Garde RIO
	6 Cheap Thrills 1998 Progressive2 Avant-Garde2 Rock2 [Good Musicianship, Good Composition, Ok Coverart, Ok Production, Bad Lyrics, Saxophone, Keyboard, Harmonica and Clean Male Vocals]

Timeline