Slayer

btw, I would rank the '88 albums from best to worst as BTHW, MAJNH and TBBYNHIYL

Re: '88 band. I thought it was very much a mixed bag. The new songs (mostly on BTHW) were very well done. The old songs however, were rather hit or miss. Quite a few got a pretty good shot in the arm from the big band treatment, especially the instrumentals, but the downsides: 1. No Ray White. Ray was my favorite vocalist from the 80's trio (w/ Ike and Bobby), and the songs which Ray White had adopted in the early 80's, such as "City of Tiny Lites", "Advance Romance" and "Zomby Woof" just don't sound right without him, and whoever they had singing the songs instead (Keneally?) doesn't do them justice. 2. Too many covers. While it was interesting to hear Zappa's take on some notable 60s/70s songs, I didn't think they were all that great, and they could have been cut for other classic songs from Zappa's own collection (ex: Packard Goose) 3. Zappa had shifted from the subtler satire of, say, Joe's Garage and shifted to a more direct approach at this point, namely all the anti-Reagan songs (though to be fair he did lampoon Jesse Jackson as well), which, while good, also shows the date/age of the material. 4. "Stevie's Spanking" without Stevie? Come on... 5. Due to age and possibly the onset of disease which would kill him, Frank's guitar skills had diminished by this point, and it shows on some of the tracks. Another notable example of this was Frank not being able to pick out a good solo for "Black Napkins" on MAJNH.

Why couldn't it be potassium chloride

I picked it up right before the store closed, but have yet to listen to it yet. A good sign is that the cover art is damn good, especially in light of the previous CD's cover

I'm not digging Cameron's new hair

Back when Mmmbop came out, I did think it was the worst song ever... however there have been numerous songs since then that make it look like "Hey Jude" by comparison

My first venture was through P2P, where I d/led a few songs (I remember "Joe's Garage" and "Night School" offhand) at the beginning of the decade and that was it, really... then I bought YCDTOSAv1 and that started everything. Since Zappa's live discography kills his studio set, I would recommend starting off with the YCD set (primarily 1, 2 and 4). For studio works, Sheik Yerbouti and Hot Rats, then Joe's Garage and You Are What You Is When I get home, I'll offer up my opinion on the '88 band

Thanks guys

Working. Random responses: By contrast to you two, I've been on a major drought from my primary interest (metal) and listening to almost nothing but Zappa (or prog/hard rock) over the summer. I agree with Agent that MFU is definitely one of the last ones to check out. Most of the good songs on there have better live versions on the YCDTOSA series, and the only other good song on there is "The Radio is Broken". JFH, while one of my personal favorites, would also scare away a good number of Zappa beginners... though one of the first Zappa songs I got hooked on was "Night School", so your mileage may vary. All the good songs from SUAPYG could easily be condensed onto a single CD. More to come.

One of many reasons why I ceased buying WWE DVDs a long time ago. Music royalties creating difficulties for DVD releases isn't exclusive to the E, either.

BTW, as far as the hits off Nevermind are concerned, I'd take "Lithium" and "In Bloom" over SLTS

Nice to see the production booth POV

Is that our friend Lin... I mean, Nikki?

When will people learn "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is not an appropriate sendoff song?

The major rumor bits I've seen have it as being up in the air, with no confirmation as to it remaining or going. Shame if it gets pulled though... while I can't find the full song, I liked what I heard in the preview video, and I'd definitely take it over shite like A7X or LOG

"Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy + Anthrax

When was the last one? Johnson's perfect game?

You'll not get away that easily

Hair metal was waning by that point, but there were still some good new songs getting MTV/radio airplay in '91... plus The Black Album came out that year.

"Canadian supermen are our superiors."

Frogg seems more like a mason than a roofer

Ban him from LSD too, so we don't have to hear any more stories about weight benches or threesomes with his right and left hand. Hell, just isolate him to the the upper-half of the board. He's probably smarter than the average WWE folder poster anyway

It's like the first reign of Gene, except with harsher language

You'll never stop him. His cart-pushing gives him powers beyond mere mortal mods