Dimension - 1994 "Third Dimension"

The Third Dimension offers more of the J-fusion + smooth jazz flavors they've become synonymous with. Perhaps the frequency of releases started to catch up with them, as only the core members are present for performance (save a single guest on choir duty, t3). This means no drummer or bassist, leaving Akira Onozuka (keyboards) to handle the detailed programming throughout.

Despite the vague feeling of cheapness that hangs in the air, this album actually rocks. There are still mad fusion bangers like "Lost in a Maze" and "Buster", and a weird new category of 'songs that are otherwise average except the incredible solos', for tracks like "Fly into a Passion" and "Yellow Sunshine". Moreover, acid jazz influence from Second shines through in "Yellow Sunshine" and "6-TRIP". "Illusion" gets special attention from me for having such an exquisite hook in the chorus.

Overall great album, and Dimension's industrial-speed release schedule hardly seems to hamper much at this point. Great if you love fusion and drum machines; this album sounds so wonderfully 90s.

Track listing:

1.   Lost in a Moze
2.   Fly into a Passion
3.   Yellow Sunshine
4.   Illusion
5.   Real Box
6.   6-TRIP
7.   Buster
8.   Going Back
9.   Rendezvous

Personnel:

Takashi Masuzaki - Guitars
Aika Onozuka - Synth bass, Keyboards
Kazuki Katsuta - Sax
Yuko Hamaya - Vocals

Mahavishnu Orchestra - 1973 [2000] "Birds Of Fire"

Birds of Fire is Mahavishnu Orchestra's second album. It was released in the first half of 1973 and is the last studio album released by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra line-up before the group dissolved, although Between Nothingness and Eternity, a live album, was recorded and released later that same year. (The final studio recordings by this line-up would be released as The Lost Trident Sessions in 1999).
As in the case of The Mahavishnu Orchestra's previous album, The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire consists solely of compositions by John McLaughlin. This includes the track "Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)", which McLaughlin dedicated to his friend and former bandleader.
The back cover of the LP features a poem entitled "Revelation" by Sri Chinmoy.
A remastered version of the album, on CD, was released in 2000 by Sony Music Entertainment. It features a facsimile of the LP cover and a new set of liner notes by Bill Milkowski, as well as photographs of the band.

Emboldened by the popularity of Inner Mounting Flame among rock audiences, the first Mahavishnu Orchestra set out to further define and refine its blistering jazz-rock direction in its second -- and, no thanks to internal feuding, last -- studio album. Although it has much of the screaming rock energy and sometimes exaggerated competitive frenzy of its predecessor, Birds of Fire is audibly more varied in texture, even more tightly organized, and thankfully more musical in content. A remarkable example of precisely choreographed, high-speed solo trading -- with John McLaughlin, Jerry Goodman, and Jan Hammer all of one mind, supported by Billy Cobham's machine-gun drumming and Rick Laird's dancing bass -- can be heard on the aptly named "One Word," and the title track is a defining moment of the group's nearly atonal fury. The band also takes time out for a brief bit of spaced-out electronic burbling and static called "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love." Yet the most enticing pieces of music on the record are the gorgeous, almost pastoral opening and closing sections to "Open Country Joy," a relaxed, jocular bit of communal jamming that they ought to have pursued further. This album actually became a major crossover hit, rising to number 15 on the pop album charts, and it remains the key item in the first Mahavishnu Orchestra's slim discography.

Tracks Listing:

01. Birds Of Fire (5:41)
02. Miles Beyond (Miles Davis) (4:39)
03. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters (2:53)
04. Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love (0:22)
05. Thousand Island Park (3:19)
06. Hope (1:55)
07. One Word (9:54)
08. Sanctuary (5:01)
09. Open Country Joy (3:52)
10. Resolution (2:08)

Total Time: 39:48

Line-up / Musicians

- John McLaughlin / guitar
- Jerry Goodman / violin
- Jan Hammer / piano
- Rick Laird / bass
- Billy Cobham / drums

Frank Zappa - 1988 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 is a double disc live album by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Rykodisc. It was the beginning of a six-volume, 12-CD set Zappa assembled of live performances throughout his career.

Shortly before the CD release, Zappa released a two-LP sampler of the series with similar artwork to the volume 1 CD.[2] The liner notes to the second volume included some corrections to the date information of the first volume that Zappa received from fans, and further corrections and additions have come since then using available recordings.

While most of the other volumes in the You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series would be compiled around loose themes (whether topical or historical), this first volume contained a little of everything for everyone. The material spans most of Frank Zappa's career, from 1969 live recordings by the original Mothers of Invention (the medley "Let's Make the Water Turn Black/Harry, You're a Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck" constitutes a highlight) up to the 1984 tour, with about every incarnation of his group in-between. The music is also quite varied, but focuses mainly on songs, with a few instrumentals and moments of live craziness thrown in for good measure. Special points of interest include "Once Upon a Time," a segment from the lost 1970-1971 "Sofa Suite," which provides important elements of conceptual continuity; a performance of "The Groupie Routine" from the same period, which when compared to the previously available version of this Flo & Eddie comedy routine (as "Do You Like My New Car?" on Fillmore East, June 1971) shows how much improvisation the singers poured in their parts; and examples of stage humor ("Ruthie-Ruthie," "Diseases of the Band"). But the real treat is the complete performance of the suite "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" from 1979, replete with audience participation (spontaneous poetry!) and the finale "Rollo," not officially released before. You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 addresses both the dedicated fan and the casual listener.

Track listing:

All songs written by Zappa unless otherwise noted.

Disc one

01.    "The Florida Airport Tape" (Kaylan, Volman, Zappa)    An airport in Florida, June 1970    1:03
02.    "Once Upon a Time"    Rainbow Theatre, December 10, 1971    4:37
03.    "Sofa #1"    Rainbow Theatre, December 10, 1971    2:53
04.    "The Mammy Anthem"    La Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982
Stadio Communale, July 14, 1982    5:41
05.    "You Didn't Try to Call Me"    Olympiahalle, July 3, 1980    3:39
06.    "Diseases of the Band"    Hammersmith Odeon, February 19, 1979    2:22
07.    "Tryin' to Grow a Chin"    Hammersmith Odeon, February 18, 1979, 2nd show    3:44
08.    "Let's Make the Water Turn Black/Harry, You're a Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck"    The Ballroom, February 16, 1969    3:27
09.    "The Groupie Routine"    Pauley Pavilion, August 7, 1971    5:41
10.    "Ruthie-Ruthie" (Berry, Brock)    Capitol Theatre, November 8, 1974    2:57
11.    "Babbette"    Capitol Theatre, November 8, 1974    3:35
12.    "I'm the Slime"    The Roxy, December 8–10, 1973    3:13
13.    "Big Swifty"    The Roxy, December 8–10, 1973    8:46
14.    "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow/Nanook Rubs It/St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast/Father O'Blivion/Rollo"    Hammersmith Odeon, February 18, 1979, 2nd show    20:16

Disc two

01.    "Plastic People" (Berry, Zappa)    The Factory, February 13, 1969    4:38
02.    "The Torture Never Stops"    Hemmerleinhalle, February 25, 1978    15:48
03.    "Fine Girl"    Parco Redecesio, July 7, 1982    2:55
04.    "Zomby Woof"    Parco Redecesio, July 7, 1982
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK June 19, 1982; late show (guitar solo)    5:39
05.    "Sweet Leilani" (Owens)    The Ballroom, February 16, 1969    2:39
06.    "Oh No"    The Ballroom, February 16, 1969    4:34
07.    "Be in My Video"    The Pier, August 26, 1984    3:29
08.    "The Deathless Horsie"    The Pier, August 26, 1984    5:29
09.    "The Dangerous Kitchen"    The Pier, August 26, 1984    1:49
10.    "Dumb All Over"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981; early show    4:20
11.    "Heavenly Bank Account"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981; early show    4:05
12.    "Suicide Chump"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981; early show    4:55
13.    "Tell Me You Love Me"    Stadio Comunale, July 8, 1982    2:09
14.    "Sofa #2"    Stadio Comunale, July 8, 1982    3:00

Personnel:

    Frank Zappa – engineer, keyboards, vocals, producer, main performer, guitar
    Mark Volman – vocals
    Howard Kaylan – vocals
    Chad Wackerman – drums, vocals
    Ike Willis – guitar, vocals
    Lowell George – guitar, vocals
    Ray White – guitar, vocals
    Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals
    Warren Cuccurullo – guitar, organ
    Ian Underwood – wind, keyboards
    Steve Vai – guitar
    Dweezil Zappa – guitar
    Denny Walley – slide guitar, vocals
    Scott Thunes – bass guitar, synthesizer, vocals
    Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals
    Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals
    Jeff Simmons – bass guitar
    Tom Fowler – bass guitar
    Patrick O'Hearn – wind, bass guitar
    Arthur Barrow – keyboards, bass guitar
    Peter Wolf – keyboards
    Allan Zavod – keyboards
    Don Preston – keyboards
    Ruth Underwood – vibraphone, percussion
    Bobby Martin – keyboards, vocals, saxophone
    Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals
    George Duke – keyboards, vocals
    Motorhead Sherwood – baritone saxophone
    Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone, vocals
    Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, trumpet
    Bruce Fowler – trombone
    Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
    Ralph Humphrey – drums
    Art Tripp – drums
    David Logerman – drums
    Aynsley Dunbar – drums
    Terry Bozzio – drums
    Chester Thompson – drums
    Jimmy Carl Black – drums, percussion
    Ed Mann – percussion

Frank Zappa - 1989 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 is a live album by Frank Zappa. Despite the subtitle 'The Helsinki Concert', the album is not one complete concert, but was, in fact, assembled from two (and possibly three) different concerts performed in Helsinki in 1974. The working title for this album was The Helsinki Tapes, a title more accurately reflecting the fact that the album was composed of performances from more than one show. It is the only album of the series You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore that includes only one Frank Zappa Band, and only one location of concert. All other albums mix different bands and different time periods in the stage career of Frank Zappa.

The track listing is similar to that of Roxy & Elsewhere (1974), as are the core band personnel. The performance includes a double-speed version of "Village of the Sun", sandwiched between a later version of "RDNZL", the first being recorded in 1972, and "Echidna's Arf (Of You)", and "Montana (Whipping Floss)", in which Zappa alters the lyrics of "Montana" in response to a request from an audience member for the Allman Brothers song "Whipping Post". (Zappa would later add "Whipping Post" to his band's repertoire in response to this request.) The guitar solo in the One Size Fits All (1975) version of "Inca Roads" is an edited extract of the solo presented here.

Track listing:

All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one

01.    "Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme)"    2:48
02.    "Stinkfoot"    4:18
03.    "Inca Roads"    10:54
04.    "RDNZL"    8:43
05.    "Village of the Sun"    4:33
06.    "Echidna's Arf (Of You)"    3:30
07.    "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?"    4:56
08.    "Pygmy Twylyte"    8:22
09.    "Room Service"    6:22
10.    "The Idiot Bastard Son"    2:39
11.    "Cheepnis"    4:29

Disc two

01.    "Approximate"    8:11
02.    "Dupree's Paradise"    23:59
03.    "Satumaa (Finnish Tango)" (Unto Mononen)    3:51
04.    "T'Mershi Duween"    1:31
05.    "The Dog Breath Variations"    1:38
06.    "Uncle Meat"    2:28
07.    "Building a Girl"    1:00
08.    "Montana (Whipping Floss)"    10:15
09.    "Big Swifty"    2:17

Personnel:

    Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals
    Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone, flute, vocals
    George Duke – keyboards, vocals
    Ruth Underwood – percussion
    Tom Fowler – bass guitar
    Chester Thompson – drums

Frank Zappa - 1989 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 is a double disc live album by Frank Zappa, spanning from December 10, 1971, to December 23, 1984. It was released in 1989.

"Sharleena" had been previously issued as a flexi disc in Guitar Player magazine. All the songs on disc one are by the 1984 band (except for brief segments of "Drowning Witch" edited in from the 1982 tour). Disc two includes performances from various years including a section of "King Kong" taken from the December 10, 1971, Rainbow Theatre concert, performed shortly before Zappa was pushed off the stage by an audience member. Zappa's liner notes state that after he played his solo the attack happened "moments later," but in his autobiography he wrote (consistent with the memories of other band members) that the incident took place after the band had finished its encore, a cover of the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Zappa claimed the tape ran out before the incident occurred. However, a full recording of the Rainbow concert would be released in 2022 as part of The Mothers 1972 box set.

The album contains performances of "Cocaine Decisions" and "Nig Biz" from a concert in Palermo, Italy on July 14, 1982. During "Cocaine Decisions", an audience riot began and police shot tear gas into the auditorium. A canister can be heard triggering near the stage, and between songs, Zappa and roadie Massimo Bassoli are heard attempting to calm the crowd down. Zappa was later reported stating, "We played for an hour and a half with tear-gas in our face and everything else, and when it was all over we went off stage and we were trapped inside this place."

Most of You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 is devoted the 1984 band which, at the time of this set's release, had not been properly documented (the live Does Humor Belong in Music? was made commercially available in the U.S. in 1995 only). Most of the material comes from late-'70s/early-'80s albums like Sheik Yerbouti, Joe's Garage, and You Are What You Is. Disc one is 1984 only (excerpt for a few edits in "Drowning Witch") and lacks interest. This band (Ike Willis, Ray White, Bobby Martin, Alan Zavod, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman) was competent but square and performances tended to resemble one another. Of significance for completists are "Ride My Face to Chicago," "Carol, You Fool," "Nig Biz," and "Chana in de Bushwop," all regular inclusions during that tour and unavailable elsewhere, but for the casual listener they hardly make the album worth buying. Disc two contains a few gems: the original version of "Dickie's Such an Asshole" (from December 1973), a slow and seductive "Zoot Allures" from 1975, and a 25-minute "King Kong" that collages wild performances from 1971 and 1982. Unless you happen to love the 1984 band, this volume is the weakest of the series.

Track listing:

All songs by Frank Zappa except where noted.

Disc one

No.    Title    Recording venue(s) and date(s)    Length

01.    "Sharleena"    Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984    8:54
02.    "Bamboozled by Love" (Frank Zappa, Trevor Rabin, Trevor Horn, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire; includes the guitar riff from "Owner of a Lonely Heart")    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    6:06
03.    "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    2:52
04.    "Advance Romance"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 18, 1984    6:58
05.    "Bobby Brown Goes Down"    Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984    2:44
06.    "Keep It Greasey"    The Pier, August 26, 1984
Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984    3:30
07.    "Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?"    The Pier, August 25–26, 1984    4:16
08.    "In France"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    3:01
09.    "Drowning Witch"    Stadio Comunale, July 3, 1982
Bayfront Center Arena, December 1, 1984
Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984
Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984    9:22
10.    "Ride My Face to Chicago"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    4:22
11.    "Carol, You Fool"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    4:06
12.    "Chana in de Bushwop" (Frank Zappa, Diva Zappa)    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    4:52
13.    "Joe's Garage"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984    2:20
14.    "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984
Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984    3:07

Disc two

No.    Title    Recording venue(s) and date(s)    Length

01.    "Dickie's Such an Asshole"    The Roxy Theatre, December 10, 1973    10:08
02.    "Hands with a Hammer" (Terry Bozzio)    Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, February 3, 1976    3:18
03.    "Zoot Allures"    Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, February 3, 1976
Les Arenes, May 30, 1982 (guitar solo)    6:09
04.    "Society Pages"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    2:32
05.    "I'm a Beautiful Guy"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    1:54
06.    "Beauty Knows No Pain"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    2:55
07.    "Charlie's Enormous Mouth"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    3:39
08.    "Cocaine Decisions"    Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984
Stadio Comunale, July 14, 1982    3:14
09.    "Nig Biz"    Stadio Comunale, July 14, 1982    4:58
10.    "King Kong"    Parc Des Expositions, June 22, 1982
Rainbow Theatre, December 10, 1971
Hammersmith Odeon, June 19, 1982
Palais des Sports, June 3, 1982    24:32
11.    "Cosmik Debris"    Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, December 20, 1984
The Pier, August 25–26, 1984 (ending)    5:14

Personnel:

Frank Zappa – arranger, editing, keyboards, lyricist, vocals, producer, main performer, liner notes, guitar, compilation
Mark Volman – vocals
Howard Kaylan – vocals
Steve Vai – guitar
Dweezil Zappa – guitar
Ike Willis – rhythm guitar, vocals
Ray White – rhythm guitar, vocals
Allan Zavod – keyboards
Andre Lewis – keyboards
Don Preston – keyboards, electronics
George Duke – keyboards, vocals
Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals
Bobby Martin – keyboards, vocals, saxophone
Ian Underwood – alto saxophone, keyboards
Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals
Scott Thunes – bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer
Tom Fowler – bass guitar
Chester Thompson – drums
Chad Wackerman – drums, vocals
Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Terry Bozzio – drums, speech
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Ruth Underwood – percussion, keyboards
Ed Mann – percussion
Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone, vocals
Bruce Fowler– trombone
Diva Zappa – lyricist

Frank Zappa - 1991 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa, recorded between 1969 and 1988, and released in 1991.

Like the first volume of the series, You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 was put together without a specific theme in mind. It has a little of everything, from straight rock songs to more complex numbers, from stage antics to guitar solos. All eras of Frank Zappa's career are visited (including tracks from the 1988 tour), but the '80s provided the majority of the material. Highlights include the only official recording of the live arrangement of "The Evil Prince," very different from the Thing-Fish version and truly a must-have for the fan; a rare performance of "Filthy Habits"; and impressive performances of "Stevie's Spanking" (with "Church Chat" explaining its story), "Disco Boy," and the challenging "Florentine Pogen." Doo wop lovers will appreciate the closing six-track medley that ends with "The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou." Those looking for historically significant recordings have only little bits to chew, like the 1969 improvisations "Are You Upset?" and "You Call That Music?" (the latter with Dave Samuels guesting on vibes), or "Tiny Sick Tears," an impersonation of Jim Morrison's Oedipus-inspired delirium. The real treat is the original version of "The Torture Never Stops," sang by Captain Beefheart over a blues motif -- not a fantastic music moment, but an important piece of Zappa history. Neglected songs, live rarities, old favorites: volume four aims at both the die-hard fan and the casual listener, but it probably doesn't fully satisfy either of them.

Track listing:

All tracks written by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one

No.    Title    Recording date and venue    Length

01.    "Little Rubber Girl" (Zappa, Denny Walley)    Bismarck Theater, November 23, 1984 (intro)
The Palladium, October 31, 1978 (rest of song)    2:56
02.    "Stick Together"    Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 18, 1984    2:04
03.    "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama"    Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984    3:19
04.    "Willie the Pimp"    Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984    2:06
05.    "Montana"    The Roxy Theatre, December 9, 1973 (early show)
Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984    5:46
06.    "Brown Moses"    Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984    2:37
07.    "The Evil Prince" (This is not the song "That Evil Prince" but the "Somewhere Over There" segment from "The Torture Never Stops")    Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 18, 1984
Hammersmith Odeon, September 24–26, 1984 (guitar solo)    7:11
08.    "Approximate"    Stadio Communale, July 8, 1982    1:49
09.    "Love of My Life" (Frank Zappa, Ray Collins)    Mudd Club, May 8, 1980    1:58
10.    "Let's Move to Cleveland – Solos (1984)" (featuring Archie Shepp)    Fine Arts Center Concert Hall,October 28, 1984
The Roxy, December 9, 1973 (early show)
solos from 1984    7:10
11.    "You Call That Music?"    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    4:07
12.    "Pound for a Brown – Solos (1978)"    The Palladium, October 28, 1978    6:29
13.    "The Black Page (1984)"    Queen Elizabeth Theatre,December 18, 1984
The Pier, August 26, 1984 (guitar solo)    5:14
14.    "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Jack Norworth, Albert Von Tilzer)    Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla, Spain May 13, 1988    3:01
15.    "Filthy Habits"    Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla, May 13, 1988
Le Summum, May 19, 1988    5:39
16.    "The Torture Never Stops – Original Version" (vocal by Captain Beefheart)    Armadillo World Headquarters, May 21, 1975    9:14

Disc two

No.    Title    Recording date and venue    Length

01.    "Church Chat"    Parc des Expositions, France June 22, 1982    1:59
02.    "Stevie's Spanking"    Hammersmith Odeon, June 18-19, 1982
Ex Mattatorio do Testaccio, July 9, 1982    10:50
03.    "Outside Now"    Tower Theater, November 10, 1984    6:09
04.    "Disco Boy"    Olympiahalle, June 26, 1982    2:59
05.    "Teen-Age Wind"    Olympiahalle, June 26, 1982    1:54
06.    "Truck Driver Divorce"    Hammersmith Odeon, September 24–26, 1984
Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984
Olympiahalle, June 26, 1982 (guitar solo)    4:46
07.    "Florentine Pogen"    Kulttuuritalo, September 22, 1974
Hammersmith Odeon, February 18, 1979    5:09
08.    "Tiny Sick Tears" (a parody to The Doors song The End)    The Factory, February 13, 1969    4:29
09.    "Smell My Beard" (George Duke, Zappa)    Capitol Theatre, November 8, 1974    4:30
10.    "The Booger Man" (Duke, Napoleon Brock, Zappa)    Capitol Theatre, November 8, 1974    2:46
11.    "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy"    Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984    6:27
12.    "Are You Upset?"    Fillmore East, February 21, 1969    1:29
13.    "Little Girl of Mine" (Morris Levy, Herbert Cox)    Royal Oak Music Theatre August 21, 1984 (late show)    1:40
14.    "The Closer You Are" (Earl Lewis, Morgan Robinson)    Bayfront Center Arena, December 1, 1984 (1st part)
Detroit, Michigan August 24, 1984 (2nd part)    2:04
15.    "Johnny Darling" (Louis Statton, Johnny Statton)    Detroit, Michigan August 24, 1984    0:51
16.    "No, No Cherry" (L. Caesar, J. Gray)    Detroit, Michigan August 24, 1984    1:25
17.    "The Man from Utopia" (Donald Woods, Doris Woods)    Stadio Comunale, July 8, 1982    1:15
18.    "Mary Lou" (Obie Jessie)    Stadio Comunale, July 8, 1982    2:15

Personnel:

    Frank Zappa – vocals on tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-4 to 2-7, 2-8 (sensitive vocal), 2-10 to 2-12, 2-16, and 2-18; lead guitar on tracks 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-10 to 1-16, 2-1 (1st solo), 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-07, 2-10, and 2-11
    Ray White – guitar on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-9, 1-13, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18; vocals on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-9, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18
    Ike Willis – guitar on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 1-13, 1-15, 2-3, 2-6, 2-11, and 2-16; vocals on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-14, 2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 2-11, and 2-16
    Steve Vai – guitar on tracks 1-8, 2-1 (2nd solo), 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, and 2-18
    Lowell George – guitar on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12; vocals on tracks 2-8, and 2-12
    Mike Keneally – guitar on tracks 1-14, and 1-15
    Warren Cuccurullo – guitar on track 2-7
    Denny Walley – slide guitar on tracks 1-12, 1-16, and 2-7; vocals on tracks 1-1, and 2-7
    Bobby Martin – keyboards on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-8, 1-10, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18; saxophone on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-8, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18; vocals on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-8, 2-2 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18
    Allan Zavod – keyboards on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-7, 1-10, 1-13, 2-3, 2-6, 2-11, and 2-16
    Tommy Mars – keyboards on tracks 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, and 2-18; vocals on tracks 1-8, 1-12 (2nd solo), 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, and 2-18
    Don Preston – keyboards on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    George Duke – keyboards on tracks 1-5, 1-16, and 2-10; vocals on tracks 1-5, and 2-10
    Peter Wolf – keyboards on tracks 1-1, and Minimoog solo on track 1-12
    Mike Keneally – synthesizer on tracks 1-14, and 1-15
    Don Preston – synthesizer on tracks 2-8, and 2-12
    Scott Thunes – bass on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-8, 1-10, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18
    Arthur Barrow – bass on tracks 1-1, 1-9, 1-12, and 2-7
    Roy Estrada – bass on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12; vocals on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12; keyboards on track 1-9
    Tom Fowler – bass on tracks 1-5, 1-16, and 2-10
    Patrick O'Hearn – bass on tracks 1-1, and 1-12; vocals on track 1-1
    Chad Wackerman – drums on tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-8, 1-10, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, and 2-18
    Arthur Dyer Tripp III – drums on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on tracks 1-1, 1-12, and 2-7
    Jimmy Carl Black – drums on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    Chester Thompson – drums on tracks 1-5, and 2-10
    Ralph Humphrey – drums on track 1-5
    David Logeman – drums on track 1-9
    Terry Bozzio – drums on track 1-16
    Captain Beefheart – harmonica and vocals on track 1-16
    Ian Underwood – alto saxophone on tracks 2-8, and 2-12; clarinet on track 1-11
    Paul Carman – alto saxophone on tracks 1-14, and 1-15
    Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone on tracks 1-5, 1-16, and 2-10; vocals on tracks 1-5, and 2-10
    Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    Albert Wing – tenor saxophone on tracks 1-14, and 1-15
    Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone solo on track 1-10
    Kurt McGettrick – baritone saxophone on tracks 1-14, and 1-15
    Motorhead Sherwood – baritone saxophone on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    Buzz Gardner – trumpet on tracks 1-11, 2-8, and 2-12
    Walt Fowler – trumpet on tracks 1-14, and 1-15; vocals on track 1-14
    Bruce Fowler – trombone on tracks 1-5, and 1-14 to 1-16
    Ed Mann – percussion on tracks 1-1, 1-8, 1-12, 1-14, 1-15, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, and 2-18
    Ruth Underwood – percussion on tracks 1-5, and 2-10
    Dave Samuels – percussion soloist on vibes on track 1-11

Frank Zappa - 1992 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 is a double compact disc collection of live recordings (except for "German Lunch" and "My Guitar" which are studio recordings) by Frank Zappa. Disc one comprises performances by The Mothers of Invention spanning the period from 1966 to 1969. "My Guitar" had been previously released as a single in 1969. Disc two comprises performances from the summer 1982 tour of Europe. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) under the label Rykodisc. The last track on this collection ends with Zappa's anger at some audience members tossing cigarettes on stage; after a warning to stop was not obeyed, the disc ends with Zappa stating, "Houselights! The concert's over!"

For the fifth volume in the You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series, Frank Zappa prepared two unrelated discs. Disc one features the original Mothers of Invention in unreleased live and studio recordings mainly from 1969 (but also one from 1965 and a couple from 1967-1968). Disc two documents the 1982 European tour. There is something wicked -- almost obscene -- in this pairing, and it surely was intentional. Throughout the 1980s, fans of the early Mothers had attacked Zappa's integrity in the case of the re-recorded CD reissues of We're Only in It for the Money and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, and often despised the scatological antics and straightforward rock stylings of his latter bands. This was a calculated move, a way to say: "So you want unreleased material from the early Mothers? OK, but you'll have to pay for the 1982 band -- and hopefully listen to it, too." The material on the MOI disc occasionally features meager sound quality (as expected), but it contains many gems for the aficionado ("Run Home Slow," the hilarious "Right There," and "No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve" stand out). This is a place for fans to salivate over bits and pieces, not for newcomers to get the full picture about Zappa's pre-1970 career. On the other hand, the performances on disc two are of more general appeal. Although the 1982 band had not really been documented yet (left only a few tracks on Vol. 1 and Vol. 4 of this series), it was not the case for its repertoire. Of historical significance are "Dead Girls of London" and "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?" The other tracks show good performances but don't stand out as particularly original or essential.

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one

No.    Title    Recording date and venue    Length

01.    "The Downtown Talent Scout"    Fillmore Auditorium, June 24–25, 1966    4:01
02.    "Charles Ives"    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    4:37
03.    "Here Lies Love" (Martin, Dobard)    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    2:44
04.    "Piano/Drum Duet"    The Ark, July 8, 1969    1:57
05.    "Mozart Ballet" (Zappa, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)    Royal Albert Hall, June 6, 1969    4:05
06.    "Chocolate Halvah" (Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Zappa)    Thee Image, February 7–9, 1969    3:25
07.    "JCB & Kansas on the Bus #1" (Kanzus, Jimmy Carl Black, Kunc, Barber)    Greyhound Tour Bus Interior, 1969    1:03
08.    "Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme"    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    1:16
09.    "The Little March"    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    1:20
10.    "Right There" (Estrada, Zappa)    Thee Image, February 7–9, 1969
Criteria Studios, February, 1969    5:10
11.    "Where Is Johnny Velvet?"    The Factory, February 28, 1969    0:48
12.    "Return of the Hunch-Back Duke"    The Factory, February 28, 1969    1:44
13.    "Trouble Every Day"    The Factory, February 28, 1969    4:06
14.    "Proto-Minimalism"    McMillin Theater, February 14, 1969    1:41
15.    "JCB & Kansas on the Bus #2" (Kanzus, Black, Kunc, Barber)    Greyhound Tour Bus Interior, 1969    1:06
16.    "My Head?" (Mothers of Invention)    Sunset Sound Studios, September 10, 1968 (Art Tripp's birthday)    1:22
17.    "Meow"    Whisky à Go-Go, July 23, 1968    1:23
18.    "Baked-Bean Boogie"    The Ark, July 8, 1969    3:26
19.    "Where's Our Equipment?"    Falkoner Theatret, October 1, 1967    2:29
20.    "FZ/JCB Drum Duet" (Black, Zappa)    Fillmore East, February 21, 1969    4:26
21.    "No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve"    Thee Image, February 7–9, 1969    4:45
22.    "A Game of Cards" (Zappa, Motorhead Sherwood, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood)    Dressing Room, Providence, Rhode Island, July 5, 1969    0:44
23.    "Underground Freak-Out Music"    Thee Image, February 7–9, 1969    3:51
24.    "German Lunch" (Mothers of Invention)    Criteria Studios, February, 1969    6:43
25.    "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama"    A & R Studios, June, 1969    2:11

Disc two

No.    Title    Recording date and venue    Length

01.    "Easy Meat"    Les Arenes, May 29, 1982
Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, July 5, 1982    7:38
02.    "The Dead Girls of London" (Zappa, L. Shankar)    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982    2:29
03.    "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982    1:44
04.    "What's New in Baltimore?"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, July 5, 1982    5:03
05.    "Moggio"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982    2:29
06.    "Dancin' Fool"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982    3:12
07.    "RDNZL"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982
Stadio Communale La Favorita, July 14, 1982
Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, July 9, 1982    7:58
08.    "Advance Romance"    La Patinoire, June 1, 1982    7:01
09.    "City of Tiny Lites"    Hammersmith Odeon, June 19, 1982
Les Arenes, May 30, 1982
Grugahalle, June 10, 1982
Stadio Comunale, July 3, 1982    10:38
10.    "A Pound for a Brown on the Bus"    Stadio Communale, July 3, 1982    8:38
11.    "Doreen"    Alte Oper, June 11, 1982
Olympiahalle, June 26, 1982    1:58
12.    "Black Page, No. 2"    Olympiahalle, June 26, 1982    9:56
13.    "Geneva Farewell"    Patinoire des Vernets, July 1, 1982    1:38

Personnel:

Frank Zappa – conductor, guitar, lyricist, remixing, producer, main performer, liner notes, vocals
Dick Kunc – vocals, voices, engineer
Kanzus J. Kanzus – vocals, voices
Dick Barber – vocals, voices, sound effects
Lowell George – guitar, vocals
Ray White – guitar, vocals
Steve Vai – guitar
Elliot Ingber – guitar
Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals
Don Preston – electronics, keyboards
Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals
Scott Thunes – bass guitar
Billy Mundi – drums
Art Tripp – drums
Chad Wackerman – drums
Jimmy Carl Black – drums, vocals, voices
Ed Mann – percussion
Ray Collins – tambourine
Ian Underwood – clarinet, alto saxophone, electric piano, piano
Bobby Martin – saxophone, vocals, keyboards
Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, trumpet
Motorhead Sherwood – baritone saxophone, vocals
Noel Redding – dancer

Frank Zappa - 1992 "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6"

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 is the last of six double-disc collection volumes of live performances by Frank Zappa recorded between 1970 and 1988. All of the material on Disc one has a sexual theme. Zappa used the monologue in "Is That Guy Kidding or What?", to ridicule Peter Frampton's album I'm in You with its double entendre title and pop pretensions. Disc two includes performances from Zappa's shows between 1976 and 1981 at the Palladium in New York City, as well as material like "The Illinois Enema Bandit" and "Strictly Genteel" that he frequently used as closing songs at concerts. It was released on October 23, 1992, under the label Rykodisc.

The last volume of the series You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore is one of the strongest, especially for those who prefer Frank Zappa's sex-oriented songs. There is not much complex material or instrumental pieces in this collection, but catchy humorous songs abound, along with more of that stage craziness the series tried to capture. Live incarnations of Zappa's band from 1970 up to 1988 are represented (the original Mothers had a whole disc devoted to them on Vol. 5). Most of disc one revolves around sex, starting with "The M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath," where the 1970 Mothers solemnly swear not to show their private parts on stage. Disc two is more varied, but tracks like "Catholic Girls" and "Crew Slut" make it fit right in. "The Poodle Lecture" and "Lonely Person Devices" reveal important Conceptual Continuity Clues. The "Camarillo Brillo"/"Muffin Man" medley provides a highlight, as does the frantic rendition of "Dirty Love." Lisa Popeil, who sang the 1982 track "Teen-Age Prostitute," makes her only other Zappa-related appearance in "Lisa's Life Story." Most of all, the music from the movie 200 Motels -- still unavailable on CD when this album came out -- was given special attention. Even today, the renditions of "200 Motels Finale" and "Shove It Right In" stand out as important tracks. This volume is less focused on the die-hard fan craving rare material. It will appeal to a wider range of casual listeners, while portraying with much fidelity the atmosphere of Zappa's concerts.

Track listing:

All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

Disc one

No.    Title    Recording venue and date    Length

01.    "The M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath"    Tully Gymnasium, October 9, 1970    3:01
02.    "The Poodle Lecture"    The Palladium October 30, 1977    5:02
03.    "Dirty Love"    Hammersmith Odeon, February 18, 1979    2:39
04.    "Magic Fingers"    Berkeley Community Theater, December 5, 1980    2:21
05.    "The Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival"    Dane County Coliseum, November 16, 1980    2:44
06.    "Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?"    Towson Center, March 23, 1988    4:01
07.    "Father O'Blivion"    Hordern Pavilion, June 25, 1973    2:21
08.    "Is That Guy Kidding or What?"    The Palladium October 30, 1977    4:02
09.    "I'm So Cute"    Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, December 11, 1980    1:39
10.    "White Person"    Hemmerleinhalle, February 25, 1978    2:07
11.    "Lonely Person Devices"    Tivolis Koncertsal, March 3, 1976    3:13
12.    "Ms. Pinky"    Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, December 11, 1980    2:00
13.    "Shove It Right In" (comprising "She Painted Up Her Face", "Half a Dozen Provocative Squats" and "Shove It Right In")    Fillmore East, June 5–6, 1971    6:45
14.    "Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station"    The Spectrum, October 29, 1976    2:32
15.    "Make a Sex Noise"    Broome County Arena, March 17, 1988    3:09
16.    "Tracy Is a Snob"    Salt Lake City, December 3, 1980    3:54
17.    "I Have Been in You"    The Palladium, October 29, 1978    5:04
18.    "Emperor of Ohio"    Salt Lake City, December 3, 1980    1:31
19.    "Dinah-Moe Humm"    Bismarck Theater, November 23, 1984
The Pier, August 26, 1984    3:16
20.    "He's So Gay"    The Pier, August 26, 1984    2:34
21.    "Camarillo Brillo"    Bismarck Theater, November 23, 1984    3:09
22.    "Muffin Man"    Bismarck Theater, November 23, 1984    2:25

Disc two

No.    Title    Recording venue and date    Length

01.    "NYC Halloween Audience"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    0:46
02.    "The Illinois Enema Bandit"    Universal Amphitheater, December 23, 1984
Royal Oak Music Theatre, November 21, 1984
Paramount Theatre, December 17, 1984
Bismarck Theatre, November 23, 1984
Stadio Communale, July 8, 1982    8:04
03.    "Thirteen"    The Palladium, October 27–31, 1978    6:08
04.    "Lobster Girl"    The Palladium, October 29, 1978    2:20
05.    "Black Napkins"    The Palladium, December 26, 1976
Bismarck Theater, November 23, 1984 (guitar solo)    5:21
06.    "We're Turning Again"    Mannheimer Rosengarten, May 25, 1988    4:56
07.    "Alien Orifice"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    4:16
08.    "Catholic Girls"    Tower Theater, February 12, 1988
Auditorium Theatre, March 3, 1988    4:04
09.    "Crew Slut"    Tower Theater, February 12, 1988
Auditorium Theatre, March 3, 1988    5:33
10.    "Tryin' to Grow a Chin"    The Palladium, October 31, 1977    3:33
11.    "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance"    The Palladium, October 31, 1978    3:46
12.    "Lisa's Life Story"    Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, December 11, 1981    3:05
13.    "Lonesome Cowboy Nando"    Pauley Pavilion, August 7, 1971
Palasport, June 9, 1988    5:15
14.    "200 Motels Finale"    Pauley Pavilion, August 7, 1971    3:43
15.    "Strictly Genteel"    The Palladium, October 31, 1981    7:07

Personnel:

Frank Zappa – conductor, main performer, guitar, vocals, synthesizer, producer
Mark Volman – vocals
Howard Kaylan – vocals
Lisa Popeil – vocals
Denny Walley – slide guitar, vocals
Ike Willis – guitar, vocals
Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals (tracks 2, 8, 10, 32)
Ray White – guitar, vocals
Warren Cuccurullo – guitar
Steve Vai – guitar
Mike Keneally – guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Bobby Martin – keyboards, vocals
Bob Harris – keyboards, vocals
Peter Wolf – keyboards
Allan Zavod – keyboards
George Duke – keyboards
Tommy Mars – keyboards
Ian Underwood – keyboards, alto saxophone
Lady Bianca – keyboards, vocals on "Wind up Workin' in a Gas Station"
Patrick O'Hearn – bass guitar
Jeff Simmons – bass guitar
Arthur Barrow – bass guitar
Scott Thunes – bass guitar
Tom Fowler – bass guitar
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Terry Bozzio – drums
Chad Wackerman – drums, electronic percussion
Ed Mann – electric percussion, percussion, backing vocals, marimba
Paul Carman – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Napoleon Murphy Brock – saxophone, vocals
Albert Wing – tenor saxophone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone on "Black Napkins"
Kurt McGettrick – baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet, bass saxophone
Walt Fowler – flugelhorn, synthesizer, trumpet
L. Shankar – violin
Jean-Luc Ponty – violin