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Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar [Limited] - Zappa, Frank (CD 2005)

Track Listing
DISC 1: SHUT UP'N PLAY YER GUITAR:
1. Five-Five-Five
2. Hog Heaven
3. Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar
4. While You Were Out
5. Treacherous Cretins
6. Heavy Duty Judy
7. Soup 'N Old Clothes

DISC 2: SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR SOME MORE:
1. Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
2. Gee, I Like Your Pants
3. Canarsie
4. Ship Ahoy
5. Deathless Horsie, The
6. Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More
7. Pink Napkins

DISC 3: RETURN OF THE SON OF SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR:
1. Beat It With Your Fist
2. Return of the Son of Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar
3. Pinocchio's Furniture
4. Why Johnny Can't Read
5. Stucco Homes
6. Canard du Jour

Details
Contributing Artists:Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta
Producer:Frank Zappa
Distributor:Ryko Distribution
Recording Type:Mixed
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:AAD

Album Notes
Personnel: Frank Zappa (guitar); Warren Cucurullo (guitar, electric sitar); Steve Vai, Denny Walley, Ike Willis, Ray White (guitar); Jean-Luc Ponty (baritone violin); Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf, Eddie Jobson, Bob Harris, Andre Lewis (keyboards); Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hearn, Roy Estrada (bass); Vinnie Coliauta, Terry Bozzio (drums); Ed Mann (percussion).
Engineers include: Bob Stone, Mick Glossop, George Douglas.
Recorded between February 17, 1979 and December 11, 1980.
Originally released as a 3 LP set.
SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR puts the musical spotlight on Frank Zappa's solo guitar improvisations.
This limited edition is packaged in a deluxe mini-album sleeve.
Although many think of Frank Zappa first and foremost as a supreme composer and satirist, many seem to overlook the fact that he was one of the greatest rock guitarists that ever lived. After all, such latter-day guitar heroes as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (the latter was a member of Zappa's backing band in the early '80s) revered him, often listing select Zappa albums as "the best guitar albums of all time." But since he refused to play commercially acceptable music, many young guitarists are unaware of Zappa's guitar prowess.
To correct this, Zappa issued the double-disc set SHUT UP N' PLAY YER GUITAR in 1986. Instead of just compiling already-released tracks that prominently featured his guitar chops, Zappa searched through tapes of concerts from his 1979 and 1980 tours, and edited together his very best solos. Although this may be a monotonous listen for a non-guitar player or a newcomer to Zappa's work, guitar enthusiasts and hardcore fans will consider it a godsend. It's hard to pick just a few highlights, since each disc is meant to be listened to in it's entirety, but you can't go wrong with "Hog Heaven," "Five-Five-Five," and "The Deathless Horsie," to name but a few.

Editorial Reviews
Recommended
Total Film - Josh Rottenberg

4 Stars - Excellent - 107 minutes of guitar solos....All of the taste and less of the calories.
Q (08/01/1995)

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