The Gumbo Variations (track)
by Frank Zappa
The Gumbo Variations appears on the following album(s) by Frank Zappa:
- Hot Rats (track #5) (this album) (1969)
- The Hot Rats Sessions (track #45) (2019)
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| ! | 12/10/2025 18:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 46,590 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 12:14 | plasmicmist | 7,423 | 90/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2025 02:07 | CokeBabies | 2,071 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2025 15:27 | byuzak | 32,666 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 13:38 |  VictorVale | 43,018 | 88/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.1/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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talinhosgameplay 07/18/2024 22:18 | #304398
Some of the guitar riff here is similar to what Yes would do in the song Heart of the Sunrise.
Groovy groovy groovy!!!
That is without a doubt the greatest electric violin solo ever!
Jasonconfused 12/20/2012 03:18 | #58328
Nearly 13 minutes of top top notch Frank Zappa music.
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