Frank Zappa Albums as dril Tweets

 

The late rock star/composer/guitarist Frank Zappa (d. 1993) and weird twitter account dril aren’t for everybody but the people love them think they’re the pinnacle of their respective mediums.

Zappa did not live to see the instantaneous, random online world but one might imagine he would have thrived in it. By himself and with his band the Mothers of Invention, he released over fifty albums in his lifetime. I decided to describe them using dril tweets. If you can think of a better way, you do it.

It’s not a definitive list but that’s okay. Art is subjective. There is no God.

Freak Out (1966)

Hm lets see. Do I "Shut the fuck uop", or continue exposing the truths of life to the chagrin of the 99% of people on earth who are villains

— wint (@dril) March 25, 2018

Absolutely Free (1967)

me: i dont even care if they cancel sports
howard stern: Thats wild

— wint (@dril) April 25, 2014

We’re Only In It For The Money (1968)

the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"

— wint (@dril) June 2, 2014

another blissfful day ignoring the fact that 75% of my peers on this site have been rejected from offline society for pretty good reasons

— wint (@dril) April 30, 2018

Lumpy Gravy (1968)

my true custom rig is a baby grand piano filled with lava lamps

— wint (@dril) January 22, 2014

Uncle Meat (1969)

1st grade: Mastered.
2nd Grade: MAstered.
3rd Grade: Mastered.
4th Grade: Heres when they start trying to trick you
5th Grade:This ones hard

— wint (@dril) August 14, 2016

Cruising with Ruben & The Jets (1968)

 

id like uh…medium, w/ pepperoni, sausage and onion. just to piss off the trolls. id like a 2-liter of coke to piss off the trolls as well,

— wint (@dril) September 9, 2017

Hot Rats (1969)

@Wendys MANAGER HASSLED ME FOR BRINGING ART BOOKS INTO THE WENDY'S STORE, WAS TOLD TO LEAVE AND WAS UNABLE TO EAT THE FOOD THAT I PAID FOR

— wint (@dril) March 5, 2012

 

Burnt Weeny Sandwich & Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)

(witnessing the flaming wreckage of a 6-car pile up) ah. Respect. More power

— wint (@dril) May 15, 2018

i;m now getting surgery to completely become a Brand. all bothersome human elements (ability to get mad, go to toilet, etc) will be, removed

— wint (@dril) November 8, 2014

The title track to “Weasels Ripped My Flesh”, the second most inscrutable Zappa album.

 

 

Chunga’s Revenge, Fillmore East – June 1971, Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels, and Just Another Band From L.A. (1970-1972)

i have trained my two fat identical sons to sit outside of my office and protect my brain from mindfreaks by meditating intensely

— wint (@dril) November 15, 2013

is it spiritually advisable to circumcise my sons if they're conjoined twins attached at the foreskin

— wint (@dril) January 23, 2013

Video below: Zappa with his two fat sons Flo & Eddie on lead vocals

 

Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo (1972)

i would sooner die than relinquish ownership of my dale carnegie mousepad to either of my fat sons

— wint (@dril) June 3, 2014

Over-Nite Sensation (1973)

dogs used to say "Arf" and "Bow-Wow" . Now they say shit like "Wouwouwouwou"

— wint (@dril) April 27, 2019

Apostrophe (‘) (1974)

FOOL: Foot & mouth disease isnt necessarily good
ME: Ive had it with this shit. Im showing this to your employer
FOOL: Dont. I have a family

— wint (@dril) September 30, 2015

Video below: Zappa and the Mothers singing “Stinkfoot”

 

Roxy & Elsewhere & One Size Fits All (1974-1975)

whether its that Hot rock N' roll or Cool jazz, well we can know what the one thing is that we all can agree on, is that it is "Pretty good"

— wint (@dril) April 18, 2015

Bongo Fury (with Captain Beefheart, 1975)

two bearded 55 yr old intellectuals, sitting opposite of each other in two stately leather seats. musing upon the concept of a "Paper mario"

— wint (@dril) January 1, 2017

Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa: two bearded intellectuals

Zoot Allures (1976)

all the denim on earth is made from the skin of an extinct race of DragonMen who talked on the phone, died at the age of 19 and had cool sex

— wint (@dril) August 24, 2012

 

Zappa In New York (1978)

#ThingsGirlsLike ccalling me a fucking bastard and strangling me with their legs while my head turns purple and im horny and screaming mad

— wint (@dril) February 26, 2013

Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt & Orchestra Favorites (1978-1979)

how dare you fuck with me. how dare you fuck with me , on the year of Luigi

— wint (@dril) June 22, 2013

Sheik Yerbouti & Joe’s Garage (1979)

i will tell you this right now: I'm from hell. Im highly fucked up. Ive been known to say rude things and watch the carnage unfold brutally

— wint (@dril) February 16, 2014

feeling devilishly Racist today… might apply just a smidgen of Blackface before i go out chasing cars

— wint (@dril) August 18, 2015

Fan-made video for “Dancin’ Fool” from Sheik Yerbouti

 

Tinseltown Rebellion & You Are What You Is (1981)

christ.. ive done it again.. ive posted the absolute good truth shit that every1 has been waiting to hear in this sea of lying crap nonsense

— wint (@dril) November 30, 2014

Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar & Frank Zappa: Guitar (1981, 1988)

(does some notes on a guitar) I Have been through my life a good man. I am a clever man (does some more notes and fucks it up) I m nice too

— wint (@dril) August 26, 2014

Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982)

i saod it once i say it again—the pain of being a content creative influencer, and dealing with peoples shit, is like child birth on "Crack"

— wint (@dril) October 20, 2018

“Valley Girl” from Ship Arriving…, a duet with daughter Moon Zappa (his only Top 40 song)

The Man From Utopia (1983)

@McDonalds i know its fucked up. but "shit" is one of the last few apolitical threats. 99% of ppl on both sides of the spectrum dont like it

— wint (@dril) April 14, 2017

London Symphony Orchestra & The Perfect Stranger: Boulez Conducts Zappa (1983-1984, 1987)

Beliveve it or not, some people would rather play in a Ball pit, than play in an Orchestra pit, and thats why society has crapped on it self

— wint (@dril) July 3, 2019

Them Or Us (1984)

small village. all the locals are dead, their bones removed and fashioned into a crude satellite dish, seemignly designed to download asses.

— wint (@dril) February 26, 2012

Thing-Fish (1984)

(witnessing the flaming wreckage of a 6-car pile up) ah. Respect. More power

— wint (@dril) May 15, 2018

I know I posted that tweet already. Here’s “The Mammy Nuns” from Thing-Fish, the most inscrutable Zappa album.

Francesco Zappa, Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention & Jazz From Hell (1984-1986)

(speaking into phone) get me on the computer

— wint (@dril) October 31, 2017

Does Humor Belong In Music? (1986)

no

— wint (@dril) September 15, 2008

Broadway The Hard Way (1988)

Seems to me that politics is something of a "Double Edge Sword" , that can be used for Good, or, in some cases, Evil.

— wint (@dril) September 5, 2019

You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Volumes 1-6, Playground Psychotics & Ahead Of Their Time (1988-1993)

37 souls who will never again be allowed to engage with my red hot brand, bnecause they posted during hell hour and spat in the face of god

— wint (@dril) October 12, 2015

Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991)

ive been raising my hell mastery quotient with faerie blood & jazz musick to prepare for the town hall thugs coming to collect my leaf waste

— wint (@dril) November 30, 2012

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991)

"the only way to go is retro." – demonius dark blade, 30 minutes ago

— wint (@dril) May 5, 2010

The Yellow Shark (1993)

so long suckers! i rev up my motorcylce and create a huge cloud of smoke. when the cloud dissipates im lying completely dead on the pavement

— wint (@dril) July 26, 2016

Video: “G-Spot Tornado” from The Yellow Shark. Zappa conducts the Ensemble Modern in his last public appearance, September 1992.

Civilization, Phaze III (posthumous, 1994)

the family gathers around the PC to run a google image search for "invader zim crying"

— wint (@dril) May 4, 2014