Saarbrucken [Live]

Frank Zappa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1991)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032GR
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,702 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dancin' Fool

2. Easy Meat

3. Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?

4. Keep It Greasey

5. Village of the Sun

6. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

7. City of Tiny Lites

8. Pound for a Brown

9. Bobby Brown

10. Conehead

11. Flakes

12. Magic Fingers

13. Don't Eat the Yellow Snow

14. Nanook Rubs It

15. St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast

16. Rollo

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the 1991 Rhino/Foo-Eee Records release. Catalog R2-70543.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zappa blows East Germany's mind, November 20, 2001

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Michael Alexander (New Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saarbrucken (Audio CD)

An amazing album, worth buying even if you've got all the songs in other forms. There was magic that night, and the band was just on FIRE. The Nanook suite is absolutely stunning, with more energy, virtuoso playing, and humor than FZ's ever managed before or since. "Magic Fingers" gets elevated from standard Zappa jazz-rocker to a tear-the-roof-off masterpiece with an unforgettable riff. At least half a dozen others are just as good; on another note, playing this would be the perfect way to get someone into 70's Zappa.

Sound quality is excellent for a boot; sure, there are no illusions that this is the studio, but it IS a soundboard recording, and that shows up in the good mix (everything's audible and pretty balanced).

As live Zappa goes, this is definitely in the top tier and one of the first few I'd buy, along with (as your taste in Zappa's various periods runs) Bongo Fury, Make a Jazz Noise Here, and maybe Tinseltown Rebellion.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zappa blows East Germany's mind, November 20, 2001

By 

Michael Alexander (New Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Saarbrucken (Audio CD)

An amazing album, worth buying even if you've got all the songs in other forms. There was magic that night, and the band was just on FIRE. The Nanook suite is absolutely stunning, with more energy, virtuoso playing, and humor than FZ's ever managed before or since. "Magic Fingers" gets elevated from standard Zappa jazz-rocker to a tear-the-roof-off masterpiece with an unforgettable riff. At least half a dozen others are just as good; on another note, playing this would be the perfect way to get someone into 70's Zappa.

Sound quality is excellent for a boot; sure, there are no illusions that this is the studio, but it IS a soundboard recording, and that shows up in the good mix (everything's audible and pretty balanced).

As live Zappa goes, this is definitely in the top tier and one of the first few I'd buy, along with (as your taste in Zappa's various periods runs) Bongo Fury, Make a Jazz Noise Here, and maybe Tinseltown Rebellion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best of boots, April 22, 2001

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"theslime" (DUBLIN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saarbrucken (Audio CD)

classic concert moments really enjoyable. Ok it's not great sound quality and there's a couple of bits where the tape stopped, but what about that pound for a brown?awesoem! Also a great magic fingers and city of tiny lights. Conehead and yellow snow are brillo. Denny Walley is great on the disc on vocals and slide. Tommy mars adds his unique style and sound. A must have