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Written by [[Kelly Fisher Lowe]], edited by [[Praeger]] in 2006, ISBN 0-275-98779-5.
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Written by Kelly Fisher Lowe, published by [[Wikipedia:Greenwood Publishing Group|Praeger]] in 2006, ISBN 0-275-98779-5.
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This text begins with a discussion of Zappa's role as a satirist & a discussion of his musical style & then proceeds to an examination of his albums. It deals with his treatment of topics such as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the influence of money on popular music & the concept of freedom in a systematised society<ref>[https://library.bathspa.ac.uk/items/72197?query=series%3A%28The+Praeger+singer-songwriter+collection%29&resultsUri=items%3Fquery%3Dseries%253A%2528The%2BPraeger%2Bsinger-songwriter%2Bcollection%2529%26facet%255B0%255D%3Dsubject%253A%2522Rock%2Bmusic%2522&facet%5B0%5D=subject%3A%22Rock+music%22 Library catalogue description]</ref>
  
 
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<blockquote>"A smart and engaging examination of one of America's most original and confounding composers. Lowe bravely enters the labyrinth of [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]]'s world with a clear head and a breezy conversational style that brings all the rich paradoxes of Zappa's work to life."</blockquote><div align="center">--[[Kevin Courrier]]<br>Author of [[Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa]]</div>
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<blockquote>"A smart and engaging examination of one of America's most original and confounding composers. Lowe bravely enters the labyrinth of [[Biography|Zappa]]'s world with a clear head and a breezy conversational style that brings all the rich paradoxes of Zappa's work to life."</blockquote><div align="center">[[Kevin Courrier]]<br>Author of [[Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa]]</div>
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Books about Zappa]]
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[[Category:Books about Zappa|Words And Music Of Frank Zappa]]
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[[Category:2006|Words And Music Of Frank Zappa]]

Latest revision as of 07:22, 9 August 2021

Written by Kelly Fisher Lowe, published by Praeger in 2006, ISBN 0-275-98779-5.

This text begins with a discussion of Zappa's role as a satirist & a discussion of his musical style & then proceeds to an examination of his albums. It deals with his treatment of topics such as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the influence of money on popular music & the concept of freedom in a systematised society[1]

From the bookcover:

"A smart and engaging examination of one of America's most original and confounding composers. Lowe bravely enters the labyrinth of Zappa's world with a clear head and a breezy conversational style that brings all the rich paradoxes of Zappa's work to life."

Kevin Courrier
Author of Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa

Notes