Zappa? Not fair to the rest of the nominees. Oh, that's right... the question was, "Who do (you) consider to be a genius?" So there is no "ultimate" genius in this thread. Otherwise, the thread would be over... Frank was, is, maybe(?) will be THE absolute musical genius. Of course, many will dispute this, especially Dylan fans... "Wanna buy some Mandies, Bob?" And, no, LH, your car will not be ready by Friday.