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Frank Zappa - Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar '1981

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Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar
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Album name Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar
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Date 1981
Genre
Play time 01:47:11
Format / Bitrate 24 BIT Stereo 5375 Kbps / 192 kHz
Media WEB
Size 5.29 GB
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While most of the discussions of Frank Zappa have to do with his satirical and
off-color lyrics, the fact remains that he was one of the finest and most
underappreciated guitarists around. This collection places the spotlight
squarely on Zappas mastery of the guitar. Recorded for the most part in 1979 and
1980 (with a few tracks dating as far back as 1977), Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar
is simply a collection of guitar solos. Even though most of the tracks were just
edited out of their original song context, they fare well as stand-alone pieces,
as Zappa was an ever-inventive player. Take, for example, the three versions of
Shut Up. These tracks were simply the guitar solos from Inca Roads, but thanks
to Zappas ability for instant composition, each version has its own complete
story to tell, without ever being redundant. Other highlights are the
reggae-tinged Treacherous Cretins and the beautiful Pink Napkins. In addition to
the electric guitar mangling contained on Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar, there are a
couple of rare tracks that feature Zappa on acoustic guitar in a trio with
Warren Cuccurullo on acoustic rhythm guitar and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. In
fact, special mention goes to Colaiuta for his polyrhythmic daring all over this
album. All bandmembers play great throughout, but Colaiutas playing is mind
blowing. The album closes with another oddity: a gorgeous duet between Zappa on
electric bouzouki and Jean-Luc Ponty on baritone violin. This is an album that
should be heard by anyone whos into guitar playing. Highly recommended. ~ Sean
Westergaard

Tracklist:
1.01 - Frank Zappa - Five-Five-Five (2:36)
1.02 - Frank Zappa - Hog Heaven (2:49)
1.03 - Frank Zappa - Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar (5:38)
1.04 - Frank Zappa - While You Were Out (6:03)
1.05 - Frank Zappa - Treacherous Cretins (5:35)
1.06 - Frank Zappa - Heavy Duty Judy (4:39)
1.07 - Frank Zappa - Soup N Old Clothes (7:57)
1.08 - Frank Zappa - Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
(3:58)
1.09 - Frank Zappa - Gee, I Like Your Pants (2:32)
1.10 - Frank Zappa - Canarsie (6:09)
1.11 - Frank Zappa - Ship Ahoy (5:21)
2.01 - Frank Zappa - The Deathless Horsie (6:20)
2.02 - Frank Zappa - Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar Some More (6:53)
2.03 - Frank Zappa - Pink Napkins (4:39)
2.04 - Frank Zappa - Beat It With Your Fist (1:58)
2.05 - Frank Zappa - Return Of The Son Of Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar (8:31)
2.06 - Frank Zappa - Pinocchios Furniture (2:05)
2.07 - Frank Zappa - Why Johnny Cant Read (4:36)
2.08 - Frank Zappa - Stucco Homes (9:08)
2.09 - Frank Zappa - Canard Du Jour (9:57)

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