Zappa. The name on a CD case should be considered a guarantee of the quality of content inside.
Since discovering Frank's work through collecting everything his one-time guitarist Steve Vai's work; Zappa now hold a place in my opinion as the finest musician/composer/social commentator of the ... Read review
Advantages: Another Classic Zappa performance Disadvantages: The tracks that didn't fit on the CD
Zappa. The name on a CD case should be considered a guarantee of the quality of content inside.
Since discovering Frank's work through collecting everything his one-time guitarist Steve Vai's work; Zappa now hold a place in my opinion as the finest musician/composer/social commentator of the 20th Century.
And this album, made up of live recordings from the 1988 world tour, is one of his finest hours. Zappa has a righteous dig at a great ... ...US government of the time ("Sincerely Ron, we mean it!").
However the delivery of the the messages is not a rant, more a collection of finely crafted music with appropriate social commentary over the top.
Play "Any Kind of Pain" to many sections of the entertainment industry and the would love it - and most probably completely miss the pop it takes at them. The musical interjections of other pieces within "Rhymin ... more
Zappa. The name on a CD case should be considered a guarantee of the quality of content inside. Since discovering Frank's work through collecting everything his one-time guitarist Steve Vai's work; Zappa now hold a place in my opinion as the finest musician/composer/social commentator of the 20th Century. And this album, made up of live recordings from the 1988 world tour, is one of his finest hours. Zappa has a righteous dig at a great many groups on the songs contained here; most notably the US government of the time ("Sincerely Ron, we mean it!"). However the delivery of the the messages is not a rant, more a collection of finely crafted music with appropriate social commentary over the top. Play "Any Kind of Pain" to many sections of the entertainment industry and the would love it - and most probably completely miss the pop it takes at them. The musical interjections of other pieces within "Rhymin Man" show just how tight a live band can be....when you consider the players performing: Wackerman, Keneally, Thunes, Martin, Willis etc etc...its hardly surprising how the sound knocks you out. A guest appearance by (mr!) Sting performing "Murder by Numbers" tops things off...
In short....buy it...but then I wold say buy the whole FZ back catalogue (I'm just over halfway there!)
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Product details
Title
Broadway The Hard Way
Performer
Frank Zappa
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Experimental Rock
Release Date
27/04/1998
Recomended Retail Price
10.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1989
Label / Distributor
Rykodisc / ADA/Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Bob Stone; Harry Andronis
Producer
Frank Zappa
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Live
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
14431055225
SPAR code
DDD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Mike Keneally (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Ike Willis (vocals, guitar); Eric Buxton, Sting (vocals); Paul Carman (alto saxophone); Albert Wing (tenor saxophone); Kurt McGettrick (baritone saxophone); Walt Fowler (trumpet); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Scott Thunes (bass); Chad Wackerman (drums); Ed Mann (percussion). Recorded on his infamous final world tour of 1988, BROADWAY THE HARD WAY is classic late-period Zappa at his satirical best. In fact, this is one of the best Zappa collections of novelty songs in his huge catalog. Of course, underlying all the buffoonery is one of the greatest assemblages of musicians ever to grace the stage. From long-time Zappa sidemen like Ike Willis, Chad Wackerman and Ed Mann to virtuoso guitarist Mike Keneally, keyboardist/vocalist Bobby Martin and a stellar horn section, this is a group far superior to (and larger than) any that FZ ever took under his baton. From Zappa's booming announcement opening "Elvis Has Just Left The Building," the tone is set for a knee-slapping romp pointing a mocking finger at female corporate executives ("Planet Of The Baritone Women"), the right-wing moral majority ("When The Lie's So Big") and Reagan's Surgeon General ("Promiscuous"). Other standouts include a hilarious poke at Jesse Jackson ("Rhymin' Man") and televangelists ("Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk"). All kidding aside, some truly inspired performances occur in a reading of Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" and Zappa's classic "Outside Now." Sting even makes an appearance on his own composition "Murder by Numbers."
Album Reviews
Q (8/95, pp.150-151) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "Broadway revue-style comic dissection of the contemporary American cultural and political scene..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
2.
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
3.
Planet Of The Baritone Women
4.
Planet Of The Baritone Women
5.
Any Kind Of Pain
6.
Any Kind Of Pain
7.
Dickie's Such An Asshole
8.
Dickie's Such An Asshole
9.
When The Lie's So Big
10.
When The Lie's So Big
11.
Rhymin' Man
12.
Rhymin' Man
13.
Promiscuous
14.
Promiscuous
15.
Untouchables
16.
Untouchables
17.
Why Don't You Like Me
18.
Why Don't You Like Me
19.
Bacon Fat
20.
Bacon Fat
21.
Stolen Moments
22.
Stolen Moment
23.
Murder By Numbers
24.
Murder By Numbers
25.
Jezebel Boy
26.
Jezebel Boy
27.
Outside Now
28.
Outside Now
29.
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
30.
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
31.
What Kind Of Girl
32.
What Kind Of Girl
33.
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
34.
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
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