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Pete Fowler recommended Hot Rats by Frank Zappa in Music (curated)

 
Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
1969 | Rock
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Zappa divides opinion massively. Bottom line is, he's a dick. And you can't escape it. The years as they've gone on have been less kind to him. His later stuff is horrible – misogynistic, very jock-ish. He was famously anti-drugs, would fine band members if they used drugs. He was very showy too. I've got a bunch of his records and I never listen to them… apart from Hot Rats, which I just love. The cover is fantastic and deeply unsettling. The band playing it are insanely talented – Ian Underwood, Shuggie Otis… Beefheart. For me, the album is the first two tracks. 'Willie The Pimp' has one of my favourite guitar solos ever – it's completely mind-melting. Zappa had a really big following in Liverpool amongst casuals – I remember going up there in the '90s and seeing his name daubed on walls in emulsion. Considering how much he hated drugs, he really did seem to connect with stoners."

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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Always Managing: My Autobiography in Books

Oct 20, 2020  
Always Managing: My Autobiography
Always Managing: My Autobiography
Harry Redknapp | 2014 | Biography
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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a complete life story (0 more)
a very interesting read
I was unsure as to whether to but this because although i love football biographies i did not know that much about Harry Redknapp other than his son was Jamie (who played for Liverpool as well as others). I am glad i decided to give it a try. Here is a man who has seen it all from his childhood onwards football has always and probably always will be a part of his life. Its not all funny anecdotes (although there are plenty of these), there is a lot more serious issues which he opens up about including various court cases and even losing one of his closest friends in a car accident that could easily have ended his own life. A thorough and very frank life story of the man i still think is the best manager never to manage England (he would have worked wonders) :)