Description:
(1977) Frank Zappa - Zappa In New York (2CD)
Review:
Zappa in New York was recorded in December 1976 at the Palladium and originally intended for release in 1977. It was held up due to arguments between Frank Zappa and his then-record label, Warner Bros. When the two-LP set finally appeared in March 1978, Warner had deleted "Punky's Whips," a song about drummer Terry Bozzio's attraction to Punky Meadows of Angel. The Zappa band, which includes bassist Patrick O'Hearn, percussionist Ruth Underwood, and keyboard player Eddie Jobson, along with a horn section including the two Brecker brothers, was one of the bandleader's most accomplished, which it had to be to play songs like "Black Page," even in the "easy" version presented here. Zappa also was at the height of his comic stagecraft, notably on songs like "Titties & Beer," which is essentially a comedy routine between Zappa and Bozzio, and "The Illinois Enema Bandit," which features TV announcer Don Pardo.
Tracklist:
CD1
1 Titties & Beer 7:36
2 Cruisin' For Burgers 9:12
3 I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth 3:32
4 Punky's Whips 10:50
5 Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 4:12
6 The Illinois Enema Bandit 12:41
CD2
1 I'm The Slime 4:23
2 Pound For A Brown 3:42
3 Manx Needs Women 1:50
4 The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1 3:51
5 Big Leg Emma 2:17
6 Sofa 2:56
7 Black Page #2 5:36
8 The Torture Never Stops 12:35
9 The Purple Lagoon/Approximate 16:40
Media Report:
Genre: art rock
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits |
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