Scott Shelby

(ScottShelby)

this is such a nothing show.
the petit wazoo band, i love the official stuff from it, hell, i even love the grand wazoo official stuff (the little we have of it that is), but every time i seek out a wazoo tape, im just left really really disapointed, mostly just bored, their technically proficient musicians but theirs no eyebrows to them most of the time, making me think that the official stuff that we did get was just very lucky and very happenstance. hell, frank must of known this, everyone ... read more

it took 38 tapes for me to find a perfect tape, thats not even including random spotify bootleg shows.

i originally thought i'd never find a perfect full tape because no matter what tour it is or how much i love a specific tour, their would always be something that niggles me about it, like a permanent block of songs or certain behavioural elements of the band.
to throw out some examples, fall 75 has the interminable poodle lecture and guranteed enema + honey block of songs with ... read more

right then, im just gonna pop this out their as a strong opening line to get people to listen to this: this is the best aniversarry boxset yet and the two live shows on here are absolutely essential listening for any zappa fan.

alright? good, seriously, this collection is insane, it could be an 100 if joe wasn't adamament on including banal historical sessions and singles tracks, yes some are good but a lot are just there because their sat in the vault and have ties to this album and ... read more

re-review time! frank is finally back in the studio with the "mothers of invention" after a long stint of writing and performing with a big jazz fusion band under his own name, so what did he come up with for the "the mothers" to perform in the studio? a bunch of horny sex songs, song about propoganda and a song about growing dental floss, we're so back.

right, couple of things i need to mention before getting into the tracks themselves. ONE, this is NOT the mother of ... read more