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The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life,Frank Zappa

- The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
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Frank Zappa
Released 1991

Inca Roads
08:19
947 plays

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
00:00
880 plays

"Godfather Part II" Theme
00:00
833 plays

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songs

- 1
- Heavy Duty Judy
- 06:04
- 1,388 plays

- 2
- Ring of Fire
- 02:00
- 2,278 plays

- 3
- Cosmik Debris
- 04:32
- 1,285 plays

- 4
- Find Her Finer
- 02:42
- 1,018 plays

- 5
- Who Needs the Peace Corps?
- 02:40
- 1,026 plays

- 6
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco
- 00:00
- 880 plays

- 7
- Zomby Woof
- 05:41
- 1,259 plays

- 8
- Bolero
- 05:19
- 1,591 plays

- 9
- Zoot Allures
- 07:07
- 1,053 plays

- 10
- Mr. Green Genes
- 03:40
- 1,111 plays

- 11
- Florentine Pogen
- 07:11
- 1,001 plays

- 12
- Andy
- 05:51
- 1,027 plays

- 13
- Inca Roads
- 08:19
- 947 plays

- 14
- Sofa No. 1
- 02:49
- 816 plays

- 15
- Purple Haze
- 02:27
- 1,403 plays

- 16
- Sunshine of Your Love
- 02:30
- 1,036 plays

- 17
- Let's Move to Cleveland
- 05:51
- 797 plays

- 18
- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- 00:00
- 704 plays

- 19
- "Godfather Part II" Theme
- 00:00
- 833 plays

- 20
- A Few Moments With Brother A. West
- 04:00
- 745 plays

- 21
- The Torture Never Stops, Pt. 1
- 05:19
- 800 plays

- 22
- Theme from "Bonanza"
- 00:00
- 773 plays

- 23
- Lonesome Cowboy Burt [Swaggart Version]
- 04:54
- 761 plays

- 24
- The Torture Never Stops, Pt. 2
- 10:47
- 700 plays

- 25
- More Trouble Every Day [Swaggart Version]
- 05:05
- 767 plays

- 26
- Penguin in Bondage [Swaggart Version]
- 05:28
- 739 plays

- 27
- The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
- 09:18
- 570 plays

- 28
- Stairway to Heaven
- 09:19
- 2,888 plays

album review

This two-CD set is the second of three albums of material Frank Zappa compiled from the 1988 tour. While Broadway the Hard Way (released in 1988) mostly presented the new songs performed during that tour, this set focuses on older songs (Make a Jazz Noise Here would contain mostly instrumental pieces). This is the best band you never heard in your life because the 12-piece group disintegrated after only four months of touring through the U.S. East Coast and Europe. These shows took place during the Jimmy Swaggart scandal, when the televangelist was caught with a prostitute. Thus, many of the songs' lyrics were rewritten to refer to this situation (the whole 1988 tour was strongly anti-preacher oriented). There are a lot of strong performances of old favorites and obscurities, all rearranged to include the horn section, and a few improbable covers. Highlights include Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" (hilarious), the unexpected "Who Needs the Peace Corps?," "Mr. Green Genes," and "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue," and an extended rendition of "The Torture Never Stops" that includes the theme from the TV show Bonanza and a Swaggart version of "Lonesome Cowboy Burt." To top it all off, the group performs a very entertaining reggae version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." This band was incredibly talented and professional, and the selection of songs spans Zappa's entire career. In short, this is one of the man's best live albums. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - This Double Live is a Must
  - - By Zappafan1
    - 10/17/2008 15:53:54
  - This double live album is a must have for all Zappa fans. It starts with a reworked version of a Zappa classic “Heavy Duty Judy”. Then quickly transitions into a conversation about meeting Johnny cash and then into a cover of “Ring of Fire”. This cover is very entertaining. The rest of disk one contains flawless transition back and forth from classic Mothers favs to the hard rocking late 70’s “zoot allures” album.
    Disk two starts out with some amazing covers of “Purple Haze” and “Sunshine of your Love”. The major highlight of disk two is a sandwich version of “The Torture Never Stops”. "More trouble everyday" is one of my all time favs and is perfectly done. To close the album Zappa converts “Stairway to Heaven” into a horn based classic.
    I consider this my favorite live Zappa album! This album is tons of fun from beginning to end. You can tell that the entire band was at its best and enjoyed working with such great set lists. Just to note, this tour was cut short for some reason. If you love Zappa you will love this album! Choice Picks: ENTIRE ALBUM
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