Tracks
- Peaches en Regalia
- Willie the Pimp
- Son of Mr. Green Genes
- Little Umbrellas
- The Gumbo Variations
- It Must Be a Camel
Hot Rats is an entertaining album. It's jazz and rock fused together. It's mainly an instrumental album, but Captain Beefheart does provide do some singing on Willie the Pimp. Other than that short side trek, this album jams from beginning to end.
I won't even pretend to critique the music or even describe it. However, I liked his style of jazz and I thought it went really well to his kind of rock and roll. Anyway, it sounds good and there's some good melodies.
This is an outstanding album. Frank Zappa's music is often to far out for people to get into, but this is a real accessible album. It's definitely a must to listen to and it's certainly would make a good addition to any serious album collection.
Although there are clear boundaries between songs, it's hard to notice once you've listened to it a few times. So really all the songs are stand outs. However, for me, Willie the Pimp and The Gumbo Variations were simply awesome.
★★★★★★★★★★
