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The Gnarly Frank Zappa Essay (Part 3 of 3)

Or, an Experiment in Rock Criticism

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Ted Gioia
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Below is the third (and final) installment of my “Gnarly Frank Zappa Essay.”

Phew! This has truly been a gnarly project for me—it took longer to complete than anything I’ve ever written (including my books), and achieves a wicked, editor-defying word count. It is, in fact, the most in-depth profile I’ve ever done of a single musician.

But I’ll simply cal…

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