Burnt Weeny Sandwich
by The Mothers Of Invention

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich by The Mothers Of Invention
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-02-09
Overall rank: 5,114th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 179 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (90th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (819th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,114th)

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The Mothers Of Invention bestography

Burnt Weeny Sandwich is ranked 15th best out of 125 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 240 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,549.

The Mothers Of Invention album bestography « Higher ranked (3,897th)
Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll This album (5,114th)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich Lower ranked (5,234th) »
Roxy & Elsewhere

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich rankings

Burnt Weeny Sandwich rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,114th | 1970s rank: 819th | 1970 rank: 90th  Overall chart history
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich forum mentions

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From 03/21/2011 23:21 | #19419 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is Zappa and the original Mothers' last album (recorded over the same period of Weasels Ripped My Flesh). This masterpiece is a long instrumental ride through the lands of fantasy that does not attempt a definitive system, but finds instead spontaneity and grace of true genius. The centerpiece of the album is the twenty-two minutes of 'Little House I Used to Live In' featuring some stunning violin playing from Don Sugarcane Harris. 'Burnt Weeny' is a tour de force of four great soloists (Harris, Preston, Underwood, Zappa) and the rhythm section (the dual battery and Tripp Black). This album is a stylistic masterpiece and ranks as one of Zappas's greatest achievements.

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From 11/23/2020 01:19 | #261255 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A decent outing from the early incarnation of The Mothers. Of their classics, this is one of the more easily digestible, making it a little bit less interesting to listen to. It's still chock-full of some great Zappa moments. (Edited)
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From 01/14/2019 21:42 | #229676 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the most horrible album sleeves in all of my collection. The music however makes up for it. A real mix of styles, doo wop, free form jazz, rock with psychedelic tinges, classical interludes and the usual downright bizarre for good measure! 'Little House I Used to Live In' is top!

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