For longtime fans and un-Zapped neophytes alike, Does Humor Belong in Music? presents the late, great Frank Zappa at his mischievous best. Unlike the infamously rambling Baby Snakes, this hour-long, digitally remastered 14-song set (culled from FZ's performance at the Pier in New York City on August 26, 1984) is 95% music, punctuated with brief interview clips (including the inane titular question, and Frank's expectedly affirmative response), and featuring one of the tightest bands that Zappa ever assembled. Everybody participates in Zappa's unique parade of musical fusion, street theater, and defiant anti-establishment sarcasm, with Zappa playing masterful conductor when he's not riffing with nimble-fingered fretwork (notably during "Zoot Allures," "Cosmik Debris," and Greg Allman's "Whipping Post," the set's only cover song).
His trademark humor extends to all of his bandmates, especially Ray White and Ike Willis (guitars, vocals) and Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals), and any topic is fair game for Zappa's skewering, frequently explicit lyrics, from pop-culture sellouts and corrupt recording executives ("Tinsel Town Rebellion") to greedy politicians ("Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel"). Each song is performed to perfection while espousing FZ's impassioned philosophy of taking nothing seriously except the music. In that regard, this Zappa Live DVD represents pure genius at work, having fun and taking no prisoners. You can tell that this performance -- recorded live at The Pier in NYC back in 1984 -- was originally released on videotape back in the '80s the second you see the computer-generated titles floating over the first few moments. (The fashion sense of the band and roadies wandering about the stage is also a pretty big tip-off.) It's worth noting that the video isn't the same thing as the album of the same name; even though there are several shared tracks, there are also substantial differences, one being that extended tracks like "Let's Move to Cleveland" are omitted in favor of snappier numbers like "Bobby Brown," "He's So Gay," and "Be in My Video"." One real advantage of seeing the video is seeing the interplay between the band, both musically and physically, and catching the occasional rude gesture Zappa makes to emphasize his points. There's a lack of any kind of stage show other than the antics of the band -- as the cheesy titles underscore at the beginning, there's no fog and no "laser weapons" -- the band carries the whole show with their energy and, yes, their sense of humor. Much like the patchwork nature of many of Zappa's albums, the video cuts back and forth between the concert itself and other sources, including multiple interviews (in which Zappa meditates on politics, and cigarettes as "food," among other things). As usual, the line between Zappa's parody of the closed-minded and outright mocking is blurred, so those who are uncomfortable with Zappa's usual lyrical content will be just as uncomfortable here, especially while watching the distressing mistreatment of a Raggedy Ann doll in "Honey Don't You Want a Man Like Me?." Does humor belong in music? The usual naysayers may be skeptical, but if you're the type of person who already gets Zappa, the answer's yes.
Personnel: Frank Zappa lead guitar, vocals Ray White guitar, vocals Ike Willis guitar, vocals Bobby Martin keyboards, French horn, sax, vocals Allan Zavod keyboards Scott Thunes bass, vocals Chad Wackerman drums
tracklist: 01. Zoot Allures 02. Tinsel Town Rebellion 03. Trouble Every Day 04. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 05. The Dangerous Kitchen 06. He's So Gay 07. Bobby Brown 08. Keep It Greasey 09. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 10. Dinah-Moe Humm 11. Cosmic Debris 12. Be In My Video 13. Dancin' Fool 14. Whippin' Post
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