FRANK ZAPPA
''YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE, VOL. 3, DISC TWO''
1995
RYKODISC
DISC ONE
01 - Sharleena/8:53
02 - Bamboozled by love/6:06
03 - Lucille has messed my mind up/2:52
04 - Advance romance (1984)/6:58
05 - Bobby Brown goes down/2:44
06 - Keep it greasey/3:30
07 - Honey, don't you want a man like me/4:16
08 - In France/3:01
09 - Drowning witch/9:22
10 - Ride my face to Chicago/4:22
11 - Carol, you fool/4:06
12 - Chana in de bushwop/4:52
13 - Joe's garage/2:20
14 - Why does it hurt when I pee/3:03
DISC TWO
01 - Dickie's Such An Asshole/10:08
02 - Hands With A Hammer/3:18
03 - Zoot Allures/6:09
04 - Society Pages/2:32
05 - I'm A Beautiful Guy/1:54
06 - Beauty Knows No Pain/2:55
07 - Charlie's Enormous Mouth/3:40
08 - Cocaine Decisions/3:13
09 - Nig Biz/4:58
10 - King Kong/24:32
11 - Cosmik Debris/5:11
REVIEW
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (1989)
Volume Three is sort of the "80s" volume, with most of the material on disc one coming from the 1984 tour, and disc two coming from a mix of the 70s and early 80s. Highlights of disc one include a version of Sharleena which documents the first time Frank and Dweezil ever played guitar together on stage. The resulting guitar duel is actually pretty impressive. The totally unexpected quote from Yes' Owner of a Lonely Heart makes this version of Bamboozled By Love interesting. Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me includes a neat fake-out - when the audience sings the Live in New York version's line "Her favorite group was...Helen Reddy!", the band reply in unison "No! Twisted Sister!" This live version of Drowning Witch is great, although it had to be edited together from two different shows to make it sound that way. Ride My Face to Chicago, Carol You Fool, and Chana in De Bushwop all see their only official releases, and are all pretty catchy songs. This abbreviated version of Joe's Garage is fun and fast, but lacks the textural depth of the original. The vocals notes that are held out forever on Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? are impressive.
The second disc of volume three includes another mammoth piece - a version of King Kong that was edited together from multiple performances to make a "best of King Kong" track. Before that though, we get an interesting mix of material. The disc opens with Dickie's Such an Asshole, a Nixon-bashing song from the early 70s. Hands With a Hammer is a Terry Bozzio drum solo, introduced by a dialog clip of Terry complaining about how hard the tour has been on him and saying that it feels like someone has been beating his hands with a hammer. This drum solo segues into a beautiful performance of Zoot Allures, possibly my favorite version of that song. Then we get the complete side two of You Are What You Is, also taken from that Halloween 1981 MTV concert already featured on Volume one. The recording of Cocaine Decisions and Nig Biz comes from the Italian "riot" show, where the audience got into a battle with police and you can hear actual tear gas canisters being fired into the crowd. Amazingly, this only causes the band to stumble for a moment, and then they continue on. When they get to the next instrumental break, Zappa has an Italian translator try to calm the crowd. After that comes the 24 and a half minute King Kong, which has an unusual reggae feel through most of it. Closing the set is a good version of Cosmik Debris.
''YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE, VOL. 3, DISC TWO''
1995
RYKODISC
DISC ONE
01 - Sharleena/8:53
02 - Bamboozled by love/6:06
03 - Lucille has messed my mind up/2:52
04 - Advance romance (1984)/6:58
05 - Bobby Brown goes down/2:44
06 - Keep it greasey/3:30
07 - Honey, don't you want a man like me/4:16
08 - In France/3:01
09 - Drowning witch/9:22
10 - Ride my face to Chicago/4:22
11 - Carol, you fool/4:06
12 - Chana in de bushwop/4:52
13 - Joe's garage/2:20
14 - Why does it hurt when I pee/3:03
DISC TWO
01 - Dickie's Such An Asshole/10:08
02 - Hands With A Hammer/3:18
03 - Zoot Allures/6:09
04 - Society Pages/2:32
05 - I'm A Beautiful Guy/1:54
06 - Beauty Knows No Pain/2:55
07 - Charlie's Enormous Mouth/3:40
08 - Cocaine Decisions/3:13
09 - Nig Biz/4:58
10 - King Kong/24:32
11 - Cosmik Debris/5:11
REVIEW
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (1989)
Volume Three is sort of the "80s" volume, with most of the material on disc one coming from the 1984 tour, and disc two coming from a mix of the 70s and early 80s. Highlights of disc one include a version of Sharleena which documents the first time Frank and Dweezil ever played guitar together on stage. The resulting guitar duel is actually pretty impressive. The totally unexpected quote from Yes' Owner of a Lonely Heart makes this version of Bamboozled By Love interesting. Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me includes a neat fake-out - when the audience sings the Live in New York version's line "Her favorite group was...Helen Reddy!", the band reply in unison "No! Twisted Sister!" This live version of Drowning Witch is great, although it had to be edited together from two different shows to make it sound that way. Ride My Face to Chicago, Carol You Fool, and Chana in De Bushwop all see their only official releases, and are all pretty catchy songs. This abbreviated version of Joe's Garage is fun and fast, but lacks the textural depth of the original. The vocals notes that are held out forever on Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? are impressive.
The second disc of volume three includes another mammoth piece - a version of King Kong that was edited together from multiple performances to make a "best of King Kong" track. Before that though, we get an interesting mix of material. The disc opens with Dickie's Such an Asshole, a Nixon-bashing song from the early 70s. Hands With a Hammer is a Terry Bozzio drum solo, introduced by a dialog clip of Terry complaining about how hard the tour has been on him and saying that it feels like someone has been beating his hands with a hammer. This drum solo segues into a beautiful performance of Zoot Allures, possibly my favorite version of that song. Then we get the complete side two of You Are What You Is, also taken from that Halloween 1981 MTV concert already featured on Volume one. The recording of Cocaine Decisions and Nig Biz comes from the Italian "riot" show, where the audience got into a battle with police and you can hear actual tear gas canisters being fired into the crowd. Amazingly, this only causes the band to stumble for a moment, and then they continue on. When they get to the next instrumental break, Zappa has an Italian translator try to calm the crowd. After that comes the 24 and a half minute King Kong, which has an unusual reggae feel through most of it. Closing the set is a good version of Cosmik Debris.
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