FRANK ZAPPA

FRANK ZAPPA
THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE (1991)
REMASTER
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Yes, this is the one with "Stairway to Heaven" on it. It's the second release from the '88 tour, a double live CD originally released in 91. Also heard on MAKE A JAZZ NOISE HERE and BROADWAY THE HARD WAY, this band featured a five-piece horn section and was perhaps the most versatile and technically accomplished touring band that FZ ever had. This is demonstrated in the boggling range of material heard on this album.
The recordings are from performances and soundchecks, and feature old favorites and premiere recordings. Along with the deranged version of "Stairway" (FZ claimed he'd never heard the original version!), there's an equally deconstructed "Ring of Fire" and a live cover of "Bolero" -- yes, the Ravel one. There's also a "Jimmy Swaggart medley" including "Lonesome Cowboy Burt," "More Trouble Every Day" and "Penguin In Bondage;" with new lyrics inspired by Swaggart's sexual misadventures.

Disc 1
1. Heavy Duty Judy
2. Ring of Fire
3. Cosmik Debris
4. Find Her Finer
5. Who Needs the Peace Corps?
6. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
7. Zomby Woof
8. Zoot Allures
9. Mr. Green Genes
10. Florentine Pogen
11. Andy
12. Inca Roads
13. Sofa No. 1
Bonus track

(not on European versions)
14. Bolero

Disc 2
1. Purple Haze
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. Let's Move to Cleveland
4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5. "Godfather Part II" Theme
6. Few Moments With Brother A. West
7. Torture Never Stops, Pt. 1
8. Theme from "Bonanza"
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt [Swaggart Version]
10. Torture Never Stops, Pt. 2
11. More Trouble Every Day [Swaggart Version]
12. Penguin in Bondage [Swaggart Version]
13. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
14. Stairway to Heaven