Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy
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Artist: Frank ZappaBrand: ZAPPA,FRANK
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1995-04-18
Music Label: Zappa Records
Product features:
- Ryko Records
- Lumpy Gravy Part One: The Way I See It, Barry/Duodenum/Oh No/Bit Of Nostalgia/It's From Kansas/Bored Out 90 Over/Almost Chinese/Switching Girls/Oh No Again/At The Gas Station/Another Pickup/I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again - Frank Zappa
- Lumpy Gravy Part Two: Very Distraughtening/White Ugliness/Amen/Just One More Time/A Vicious Circle/King Kong/Drums Are Too Noisy/Kangaroos/Envelops The Bath Tub/Take Your Clothes Off - Frank Zappa
Music reviews of Lumpy Gravy
Music Review: Mural's wedding. One song drags it down though. 65/100
Rating: 3 Stars
I've got a release dated 1995 for this album. It runs to 31:42 minutes in length. Unfortunately each part of the cd is undifferentiated...the cd display lists only two tracks on the cd...instead of the 22 tracks listed on the album cover. This makes identifying the various tracks difficult. Would have given this album a higher score if not the annoying track "White ugliness", which features Mexican type voices - a la Cheech and Chong - with some very annoying laughing. Without this track the album would be more listenable, but it really drags down the enjoyment. As for the album overall, it's like a sonic mural...experimental, pastiche, occasionally featuring dippy hippy talk. It's symphonic at times, jazzy, cheesy and sometimes coming across like a movie soundtrack. Really, it's only the tracks which have chatter on them which I don't really like...hence the low score.
Can't say that I particularly liked any track, but I'll mention some tracks I made notes on...but I'm not sure how well my notes square up to the track I'm attributing them to...
Selected tracks:
"Part One"
The way I see it, Barry - a bit surf music/t.v. theme kind of track. The bass, lead guitar and drums remind me of The Shadows. Has a goofy voice at the start. Features brass and string instruments.
Duodenum - features a woodwind instrument, piano, xylophone, bass, drum, brass and electric lead guitar notes.
Bit of nostalgia - features voices. A pastiche.
It's from Kansas - like a weird play. Female and male voice.
Bored out 90 over - brassy. Has effects.
Switching girls - one guy talking.
Oh no again - pleasant music. Symphonic.
At the gas station - one guy talking. True story? Other voices...indistinct. Then beat.
Another pickup - bluesy, freakbeat type jangle with harmonica. Then xylophone. Nasal pig noises. Hmm.
I don't know if I can go through this again - percussion. Film soundtrack feel. Symphonic...genteel.
"Part Two"
Very distraughtening - voices. Weird conversations. Hippy talk. Sort of sounds like hippies talking about string theory. Not sure if it's in earnest or not!
White ugliness - fast forward, cassette intro. Pacey but weird conversation...like Cheech and Chong. Annoying track, especially for the laughing.
Just one more time - jazzy randomness. Piano, chimes. Symphonic, cello (not sure if the latter are for this track, but like I said, I'm not sure how well I've connected my notes to particular tracks in any case...hard to tell).
A vicious circle - has a nice instrumental bit. Mellow rock which gets symphonic a bit later.
Kangaroos - blah blah conversation.
Envelops the bath tub - gets jazzy. Has symphonic elements.
Take your clothes off - cheesy keyboard...sort of in the "Black is black" style. Cheesy backing vocals too. Features bongos or some such and guitar notes.
Frank Zappa recommendations:
Greasy love songs. This is in fact the original version of "Ruben and the jets". An album with the latter title exists now, but has had various elements re-recorded. If you want the original, you have to go for "Greasy love songs". Has 1950s style do wop music. 87.5/100
We're only in it for the money. 87.5/100
Freak out! 85/100
Absolutely free. I only mention this because it has some similarity to this Zappa album. Found it annoying too, but if you like either of these albums, then you may like the other album, assuming that you haven't heard it. 6/10.
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