Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar - Zappa, Frank (CD 1995)

I wish this set were only on 2 cds. It would fit. It'd also make it cheaper, because more people should buy this one. It and Guitar are the 2 I play most from Zappa. You can listen to it while doing Anything, and while you listen, you find yourself working harder, faster stronger - you are propelled!!

It's also the perfect title to push to friends that don't know Zappa, but if they are into progressive rock, they'll get hooked into FZ easy enough. The guitar is wild and wired. Doesn't matter what the tracks are called, each cd contains 30-something minutes of solos taken from stage shows. Some are perfect, some have mistakes, but there's nothing boring here.

My favorite sort of cd is instrumental. I'm a writer, and when I hear words, they interrupt the flow of my own words. But the playing of Frank on this set proves when he's still considered a master today, and why he's still in Every record store you'll ever go in. He plays that electric guitar like the self-taught star he is. It's a great intro to the artist as an old prog.