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== Release Info == | == Release Info == | ||
Released November 1984 | Released November 1984 | ||
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== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
'''Disc One''' | '''Disc One''' | ||
| − | *[[Prologue]] | + | * [[Prologue|Prologue]] (02:57) |
| − | *[[The Mammy Nuns]] | + | * [[The Mammy Anthem|The Mammy Nuns]] (03:31) |
| − | *[[Harry & Rhonda]] | + | * [[Harry & Rhonda|Harry & Rhonda]] (03:37) |
| − | *[[Galoot Up-Date]] | + | * [[Galoot Up-Date|Galoot Up-Date]] (05:27) |
| − | *[[The | + | * [[The Torture Never Stops|The 'Torchum' Never Stops]] (10:33) |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[The Evil Prince|The Evil Prince]] (01:18) |
| − | *[[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]] | + | * [[You Are What You Is (The Track)|You Are What You Is]] (04:31) |
| − | *[[Mudd Club]] | + | * [[Mudd Club|Mudd Club]] (03:17) |
| − | *[[The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing]] | + | * [[The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing|The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing]] (03:14) |
| − | *[[Clowns On Velvet]] | + | * [[Clowns On Velvet|Clowns On Velvet]] (01:52) |
| − | *[[Harry As A Boy]] | + | * [[Harry-As-A-Boy|Harry-As-A-Boy]] (02:34) |
| − | *[[He's So Gay]] | + | * [[He's So Gay|He's So Gay]] (02:46) |
| − | *[[The Massive Improve'lence]] | + | * [[The Massive Improve'lence|The Massive Improve'lence]] (05:09) |
| − | *[[Artificial Rhonda]] | + | * [[Ms. Pinky|Artificial Rhonda]] (03:29) |
'''Disc Two''' | '''Disc Two''' | ||
| − | *[[The Crab-Grass Baby]] | + | * [[The Crab-Grass Baby|The Crab-Grass Baby]] (03:48) |
| − | *[[The White Boy Troubles]] | + | * [[The White Boy Troubles|The White Boy Troubles]] (03:34) |
| − | *[[No Not Now]] | + | * [[No Not Now|No Not Now]] (05:50) |
| − | *[[Briefcase Boogie]] | + | * [[Briefcase Boogie|Briefcase Boogie]] (04:10) |
| − | *[[Brown Moses]] | + | * [[Brown Moses|Brown Moses]] (03:01) |
| − | *[[Wistful Wit A Fist-Full]] | + | * [[Wistful Wit A Fist-Full|Wistful Wit A Fist-Full]] (04:01) |
| − | *[[Drop Dead]] | + | * [[Drop Dead|Drop Dead]] (07:56) |
| − | *[[Won Ton On]] | + | * [[No Not Now|Won Ton On]] (04:18) |
== Players == | == Players == | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 17 April 2005
Release Info
Released November 1984
Tracks
Disc One
- Prologue (02:57)
- The Mammy Nuns (03:31)
- Harry & Rhonda (03:37)
- Galoot Up-Date (05:27)
- The 'Torchum' Never Stops (10:33)
- The Evil Prince (01:18)
- You Are What You Is (04:31)
- Mudd Club (03:17)
- The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (03:14)
- Clowns On Velvet (01:52)
- Harry-As-A-Boy (02:34)
- He's So Gay (02:46)
- The Massive Improve'lence (05:09)
- Artificial Rhonda (03:29)
Disc Two
- The Crab-Grass Baby (03:48)
- The White Boy Troubles (03:34)
- No Not Now (05:50)
- Briefcase Boogie (04:10)
- Brown Moses (03:01)
- Wistful Wit A Fist-Full (04:01)
- Drop Dead (07:56)
- Won Ton On (04:18)
Players
Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier), Steve Vai (guitar), Ray White (guitar), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Chuck Wild (broadway piano), Arthur Barrow (bass), Scott Thunes (bass), Jay Anderson (string bass), Ed Mann (percussion), Chad Wackerman (drums), Steve De Furia (synclavier programmer), David Ocker (synclavier programmer)
- Thing Fish: Ike Willis
- Harry: Terry Bozzio
- Rhonda: Dale Bozzio
- Evil Prince: Napoleon Murphy Brock
- Harry-as-a-boy: Bob Harris
- Brown Moses: Johnny Guitar Watson
- Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon: Ray White
Background
The main character was named to recall the stereotypically black Kingfish from the old Amos & Andy radio show.
In the plot, Thing-Fish has been deformed by the government’s biochemical warfare against gays and minorities as part of the right-wing plan to cry “divine retribution” (a’la Frank’s theory about how Republicans started AIDS via religious missionaries’ vaccinating of overseas primitives). The resulting “fear of God” helps value-preaching conservatives get elected, and also allows them to return favors to religious groups and televangelists who’ve donated campaign funds (cf. “Heavenly Bank Account” on You Are What You Is).
