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The Central Scrutinizer is out to protect you from the harmful effects of that horrible force called music. Such is the premise of Joe's Garage, Frank Zappa's three-act concept album that explores the world of groupies, governments, sex toys and Catholic school girls. As always, Zappa's aim is true and his scope wide, following Joe (voiced by his long-time co-conspirator, Ike Willis) as he starts a band, loses his girl, falls in love with a robot and tries to find his true place in society. Filled with catchy classics ("Catholic Girls", "Crew Slut") and blazing guitar work ("Keep it Greasy" and "Watermleon in Easter Hay"), this is the sort of schmorgasbord of imagination and artistry that only Zappa could produce. --Andrew Boscardin Au premier degre, Joe's Garage peut passer pour un concept album a l'argument volontairement cretin. On y suit les tribulations d'un aspirant rock-star aux prises avec les groupies, le fetichisme, divers appareils menagers, et un gouvernement qui decide d'interdire la musique. Des obsessions familieres pour l'initie au petit monde delirant de Frank Zappa, et qui ne sont pas innocentes. Derriere le cote "1984" pour patronage perce une reelle crainte de la censure, et Frank sera a l'avant-garde du combat pour la liberte d'expression quand la menace se fera reelle. Si le premier acte est le plus oriente chanson, en empruntant a toutes sortes de styles, du doo wop au reggae en passant par le surf et le blues, les deux derniers sont structures par le jeu de guitare innovateur du leader, qui signe ici quelques uns de ses plus beaux solos ("Packard Goose", "Watermelon In Easter Hay"). Magistral.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc One:
The Central Scrutinizer
Joe's Garage
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt
On The Bus
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
Scrutinizer Of Postlude
A Token Of My Extreme
Stick It Out
Sy Borg
Disc Two:
Dong Work For Yuda
Keep It Greasy
Outside Now
He Used To Cut The Grass
Packard Goose
Watermelon In East Hay
A Little Green Rosetta
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