Zappa live in NY - NY en vivoOctober 17, 2008 Andreas Holzenburg(Bryan, TX USA) This is a classic must-have for anybody who likes Zappa. If there were more songs as rhythmically funky as the first one, I would give it five stars.
Zappa in New York...and at his Best!!!!!August 13, 2008 Christie Hays(Burbank, CA United States) Live albums don't always sound as good as the studio version or give you the excitement of actually being there. This album is the exception! It's a great selection of songs and the musicians show their love for the audience, the music and their love and respect for Frank, by playing to their fullest abilities and enjoying themselves. And you will too! Give it a listen and see if you don't agree!!!
as fresh as played yesterdayJanuary 18, 2008 peter dynda this music is 30 years old but still a pleasure to listen to. Zappa's guitar is timeless...
One of Zappa's ten best albums...January 19, 2007 Grigory's Girl(NYC) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite Zappa albums. I am playing the living tar out of it. I never got the original LP, and I'm glad, as this CD version has to be far superior to it. It has 5 bonus tracks, all of which really enhance the album. It's bursting with some great original material (Ti$$ies and Beer, the sensitively titled I Promise Not to Come in Your Mouth, the epic The Purple Lagoon/Approximate, and the hilarious tracks The Illinois Enema Bandit and Punky's Whips), and it has great live versions of classic Zappa. I usually don't like Zappa's "comedy" songs, but Punky's Whips and Illinois Enema Bandit are really funny. Cruisin' for Burgers runs an epic 9 1/2 minutes, with a great guitar solo. It's better than the short version from Uncle Meat. I'm the Slime has a very enthusiastic Don Pardo (from SNL) announcing, and The Torture Never Stops has a much more looser feel to it than on the studio version (and it makes it better). The band is incredibly tight as usual, and the SNL horn section really seems to be enjoying themselves (Zappa got the best out of his musicians). Warner Brothers deleting Punky's Whips for fear of offending Punky Meadows is hilarious (even though it did appear on Baby Snakes shortly after this album). One of Zappa's most brilliant albums....
A classic masterpiece BUTSeptember 9, 2006 Troy Nicar(Houston,Tx) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Someone (Frank before he passed?I remember he was scrambeling to get all these albums to cd) decided to add some sort of wierd slap back effect on the drums at the cd mastering stage.Glad I kept my vinyl copy all of these years so I can hear Terry B. burn the way it sounded live at the show.Every thing else about this album (compositions,performances ect.)is definitely 5 stars.
