Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (live album) by Frank Zappa

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa
(Live album)
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 15,470th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 76 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (228th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,106th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,470th)
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Frank Zappa bestography

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar is ranked 23rd best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 230 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,126.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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73/100 (from 76 votes)
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70/100
From 03/26/2022 17:30
Showcases the best of Zappa's guitar work in my opinion. The style is fairly full on so I need to be in the right mood to listen to this. To be honest, Zappa was best when he was 'shut up'. So many of his works are spoilt with unnecessary drivel...
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From 08/13/2013 00:53
Shut up your guitar and sing once more!
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