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Title: Zappa is a god to Courrier, but not to me
Review: Yes, the book does a decent job of covering the various phases of Zappa's career, but Courrier's admiration of Zappa colors the book and prevents it from being an even-handed view of his career. There's plenty to admire in what Zappa accomplished, but Courrier dismisses off-handedly legitimate criticisms of Zappa's role as bandleader, composer, purveyor of comedy music, panderer to the juvenile, and cultural icon that might have given the book balance. For Zappa maniacs only.
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