You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2 [Original recording remastered, Live]

Frank Zappa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Live
• Label: Zappa Records
• ASIN: B0000009TO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme)

2. Stinkfoot

3. Inca Roads

4. RDNZL

5. Village of the Sun

6. Echidna's Arf (Of You)

7. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

8. Pygmy Twylyte

9. Room Service

10. The Idiot Bastard Son

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Approximate [#]

2. Dupree's Paradise

3. Satumaa [Finnish Tango][#]

4. T'Mershi Duween [#]

5. The Dog Breath Variations

6. Uncle Meat

7. Building a Girl [#]

8. Montana (Whipping Floss)

9. Big Swifty

Editorial Reviews

This 2 CD set is an out of print collectible! It is the 1995 release in the slim double jewel case.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A full two-hour show, April 17, 2004

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Patrik Lemberg (Tammisaari Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

An unusually small but powerful group--FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Ruth Underwood, and Chester Thompson--performed in Helsinki September 22nd 1974. The whole concert was captured on tape, and is presented on these two discs without ANY over-dubs, and with clear audio. Since this is the only volume from the YCDTOSA series that features the same group, and performances from only one concert throughout, these two discs naturally have a comforting main thread. This talented group had been playing together for a whole year prior to this performance, and in the liner notes Zappa has pointed out that the band therefore is so comfortable with the material that they could probably have performed it blindfolded, which I do not doubt. The only unrehearsed number here is the Finnish tango "Satumaa", which is a special request for only this particular concert. The band sight-reads the number on stage (very well), and Brock makes an attempt to sing the lyrics to the song. This always cracks me up, as I live in Finland, and am familiar with this song and its lyrics. During this concert is when the idea of playing Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post" was born; it is here requested by an audience member, but neither Zappa or the band is familiar with the tune, and so naturally they do not perform it. Zappa later familiarized himself with the tune, and made it a regular number in his band's repertoire. In the 80's, when he returned to Finland, he announced to the audience "guess what - we now know the song you requested back in '74", and performed it.
YCDTOSA vol.2 has such a perfect balance of humour, great musicianship, and different kind of material, that it certainly is one of FZ's best live albums. It should be of great satisfaction to fans of "Roxy and Elsewhere", which was recorded on various occasions four to eight months prior to this concert.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest live BANDS ever assembled!, January 4, 1999

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John J. Wood ([e-mail]) (Plainville, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

While many Zappaphiles will forever debate about Zappa's live bands, there is no question to this musichead that not only were the '74-era Mothers Of Invention the most accomplished of them all, they were also one of the finest pure BANDS ever!

All the elements of Zappa & The Mothers are here. Frank's unnerving wit ("Stinkfoot"), blistering instrumental passages ("Inca Roads"), complicated & challenging changes performed at effortless clips ("Inca Roads", "RDNZL") and daring humor ("Room Service"). While a good chunk of this material is found on The Roxy & Elsewhere, every version here is easily tighter and superior, especially "Village Of The Sun".

If there is a flaw anywhere in this set -- and this is arguable -- it's the overlong drum/percussion solo, but the Mothers clearly give new meaning to the term "ensemble". It is clear every musician listens to each other in the strictest of conditions and pays close attention to every detail and nuance.

Simulatanously, this edition of the Mothers manages to avoid excesses that would flaw other Zappa backing bands. For example, the '77 & '84 bands are marred by the screeching tones of synthesizers and heavy-metal-ish guitars. The difference between this Mothers and every other Zappa band is clear: The musicians and music both receive the necessary room to breathe.

If you're going to dive into Frank Zappa, probably the most accessible place to start is Hot Rats. However, if you want a crash course on the genius of Zappa and the Mothers, YCDTOSA Vol. 2 is the best place to start.

Not only does this 2-CD set receives my highest recommendation, it also deserves its rightful place among the finest live albums ever!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Incredible Helsinki Concert, December 21, 2003

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applewood (everywhere and nowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

From its opening Tush Tush Tush (usually don't want the kids to listen too closely) to the Montana/Whipping Post double speed jam this hilarious concert is incredible.

There are alot of great Zappa recordings... it is hard to choose a favorite. But my preference is for the early 70's sound. (My favorite studio work is HOT RATS.) What makes this double CD so good is that it covers the whole concert and with one of the best bands Frank put and kept together. Also there is the contrast with how the band sounded at the beginning of the tour (as recorded on the excellent ROXY AND ELSEWHERE), and here something like 6 months later. The band knows the tunes inside out, and you get the treat of hearing the uptempo changes they can make, such as the double time version of Village Of the Sun.

Zappa is not always an easy listen (thank God!), he is though one of the best American composers of the 20th century, and his torturous sounds and songs are worth getting through to get the pearls. This concert shows him at one of his finest hours.