Hot Rats

For the band named in tribute to Zappa's album, see The Hotrats.

Hot Rats
reissue cover
Studio album by
Frank Zappa
ReleasedOctober 10, 1969
RecordedJuly 18 – August 30, 1969
T.T.G., Los Angeles
Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
Whitney Studios, Glendale using 16-track
Genre
Length43:11
LabelBizarre/Reprise
ProducerFrank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Uncle Meat
(1969) 		Hot Rats
(1969) 		Burnt Weeny Sandwich
(1970)
Frank Zappa (solo) chronology
Lumpy Gravy
(1967) 		Hot Rats
(1969) 		Chunga's Revenge
(1970)
Singles from Hot Rats
  1. "Peaches en Regalia"
    Released: 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Great Rock Bible9/10[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
OndaRock8/10[8]
Record Collector[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Tom HullB+[11]
Uncut9/10 [12]
The Village VoiceC[4]

Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1969. It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original version of the Mothers of Invention. Five of the six songs are instrumental, while "Willie the Pimp" features vocals by Captain Beefheart. In his original sleeve notes, Zappa described the album as "a movie for your ears".

Zappa dedicated the album to his newborn son, Dweezil. In February 2009, Dweezil's tribute band to his father, Zappa Plays Zappa, won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their rendition of "Peaches en Regalia".[13]

  1. ^ a b Reed, Ryan. "Frank Zappa's Funky Nothingness Is Full Of Meandering, Revelatory Jams". Retrieved June 30, 2023. a missing link between the fiery, fusion-meets-blues-rock swirl of Hot Rats and the freewheeling musical buffet of Chunga's Revenge.
  2. ^ Ellen, Mark (June 12, 2015). "The true story of Frank Zappa In The 70s". louder. Retrieved November 19, 2023. an instrumental rock album played mostly by jazz musicians
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  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 29, 1970). "Consumer Guide (7)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2002). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  6. ^ Martin C. Strong (2024). The Great Rock Bible (1st ed.). Red Planet Books. ISBN 978-1-9127-3328-6.
  7. ^ Gary Graff, ed. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). London: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-0-7876-1037-1.
  8. ^ "Frank Zappa - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto".
  9. ^ "Hot Rats - Record Collector Magazine".
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Frank Zappa". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Tom Hull. "Grade List: frank zappa". Tom Hull - on the web. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. ^ Cavanagh, David (2016). "Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention reissues". uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Frank Zappa: Biography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 22, 2011.