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Summary: Prime Time Zappa
Comment: High Energy Live album featuring some of Zappa's most talented band members. Then again, aren't they all ? Great live version of Trouble Coming Everyday, I Just can't Believe....., . All kinds of great grooves, as per Zappa. Bruce Fowler, trombone, Ruth Underwood, mallets, George Duke, keyboard and vocals. All Zappa fans will appreciate ! I can't speak for the others.
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Summary: Not as good as it's made out to be.
Comment: I also think this is overrated. Get YCDTOSA Vol 2 instead. 3 of the tracks are faded out. This is a remastered disc; the rest of those tracks should have been included when the 2lp set was released on CD. Also, Cheepnis was remixed, and it stands out from the rest of the disc by how much worse the sound is. I have no idea why they did that. The original is much better. Other than that, good performances and sound quality. But the remaster should have fixed those problems.
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Summary: One of Zappa's best LP's
Comment: Having listened to this recording since it first came out, and being a ginormous Zappa fan in any case, I can assure you sans doute that this is one of the best Zappa CD's you will find. "Son of Orange County/More Trouble Everyday" alone is worth the price of purchase. In general, the period between 1972 and 1982 is his best work, in my opinion. Try "Bongo Fury" too. For what is an entree of Zappa without a surfeit second dish of Captain Beefheart? Just try not to "freak out," OK?
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Summary: Fantastic ...
Comment: This recording demonstrates how much fun a live performance can be ... great songs ... great humor ... great artists. This album would be worth the price even if it only contained the "preamble" to Cheepnis!
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Summary: Essential but not excellent
Comment: Anyone with more than a passing interest in Frank Zappa's work should listen to this. It is an example of a live a band Frank clearly enjoyed touring with. Their high level of muscianship and Frank's respect for that sounds clearly through the disc. This was a period in Frank's evolution as a guitar player where his guitar solo work is very accessible by almost any fan of rock guitar. If anyone has doubts about his legendary status as a guitar player, there are examples on this disc that will put these doubts to rest. However, if you are new to the world of Frank Zappa, this may not be the best place to start. There are long passages that feature Frank's version of audience participation and inside joke silliness that may bore the uninitiated. Track 5, Echidna's Arf (Of You),can hold its own with any recording Frank ever did. Track 9, More Trouble Every Day, is a remake of what could be called a protest song from Frank's first albumn in 1964. The music is updated a bit from the orginal but the lyrics are unchanged. Despite the dramaticaly different cultural climate, they still convey a relevant message. There are many other great tracks on this disc but, as a lifelong collector, I would reccomend other recordings over this one. Zoot Allures comes to mind: Zoot Allures
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