“Hot Rats” by Frank Zappa - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1969 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ![]() |

“A movie for your ears” says Frank in his liner notes. Turns out it's mostly a silent movie, with 5 of the 6 being instrumentals. A guest vocals appearance from Captain Beefheart on “Willie The Pimp” is very welcome, but this is spoiled as Frank takes over halfway through the 9 minutes to show us what he can do with that guitar, stretching and bending strings this way and that. Technically, it's a very fine work - a classic of the jazz-rock genre I'm told. I wouldn't give up on him - but I'll pass on this one.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Dec–2015
Tracklist |
A1 | [03:38] ![]() |
A2 | [09:21] ![]() |
A3 | [08:58] ![]() |
B1 | [03:06] ![]() |
B2 | [12:53] ![]() |
B3 | [05:15] ![]() |