Frank zappa (lead guitar) Ike willis (guitar) Ray white (guitar) Bobby martin (keyboards, saxophone) Alan zavod (keyboards) Scott thunes (bass) Chad wackerman (...

Wayne Lyles (vocals) Terry Wimberly (piano) Elwood jr Madeo (guitar) Frank Zappa (drums) So, uh, I'd just like to tell you about a little incident at Shrine Au...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals) Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals) Steve Vai (rhythm guitar, vocals) Warren Cucurullo (rhyth...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, vocals) George Duke (keyboards) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Tom Fowler (bass) Chester Thomps...

Act I PRELUDE Desperate nerds in high offices all over the world have been known to enact the most disgusting pieces of legislation in order to win votes (or,...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren Cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (lead vocals) Peter Wolf (keyboards) T...

A-ha-hah! Bwah-ha-ha! (Cough! Cough!) Ha ha ha ha! Nyah-ha-ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Oh Arbitrary! Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

The closer you are The brighter the stars in the sky And darling, I realize That you're the one in my life Oh oh My heart skips a beat Every time You and I meet...

Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier) Steve Vai (guitar) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Tommy Mars (keyboards) Chuck Wild (piano) Arthur Barrow (bass) Scott Thunes (bass...

The dangerous kitchen If it aint't one thing it's another In the middle of the night when you get home The bread things are all dry 'n' scratchy The meat thing ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Steve Vai (guitar) Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals) Bobby Martin (keyboards, saxophone, vocals) Ed Ma...

[Hammersmith Odeon, London February 19, 1979 engineer: Mick Glossop FZ lead guitar Warren Cuccurullo rhythm guitar Denny Walley rhythm guitar Ike Willis rhyth...

Dick: I started out in Florida, uh producing a record at a studio, and I got friendly with the engineer, and got interested in engineering Next thing I knew, I ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Elliot Ingber (rhythm guitar) Roy Estrada (bass) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Ray Collins (tambourine) The kids are freaking out ...

Big John Mazmanian! Gas Rhonda! Funny Car! Sunday! FZ: Thank you Aynsley: You're welcome Howard: Hey, listen! Mark: My throat Howard: Send me twelve eight by te...

Ray collins (vocals) Jimmy carl black (drums) Billy mundi (drums) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (keyboards) Bunk gardner (woodwinds) Motorhead sherwood (sopran...

Ray collins (vocals) Jimmy carl black (drums) Billy mundi (drums) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (keyboards) Bunk gardner (woodwinds) Motorhead sherwood (sopran...

They're gonna clear out the studio They're gonna tear down all the They're gonna whip down all the They're gonna sweep out all the They're gonna pay off all the...

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals) Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Jeff Simmons (bass) George Duke (keyboards) Ian Underwood (keyboards, alto saxophone) A...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Jim Pons (bass, vocals) Don Preston (keyboards, electronics) Ian Underwood (keyboa...

FZ: Take two How many bars? FZ: Uh Why don't you count it off? Alright FZ: You start You three start together on this Alright One Two One, two

(THE FATHER'S A NAZI IN CONGRESS TODAY THE MOTHER'S A HOOKER SOMEWHERE IN LA) The idiot bastard son (ABANDONED TO PERISH IN BACK OF A CAR KENNY WILL STASH HI...

And now folks it's time for Don Pardo To deliver our special Illinois Enema Bandit-type announcement Take it away, Don "This is a true story About a famous cri...

Once upon a time It was in Albuquerque, New Mexico There were these girls that worked at the college The were really cool (They thought so anyway) The would be ...

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone, piano) Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine) ...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

[includes Uncle Meat] Heh heh heh GrrrRRRNNHH Suzy: The first thing that attracted me to Mothers music was the fact that they played for twenty minutes and e...

FZ: Thank you, good night Thank you, if you'll if you sit down and be quiet, we'll make an attempt to, ah, perform Brown Shoes Don't Make It Man In Unifor...

Frank zappa (guitar) Lowell george (guitar) Roy estrada (bass, vocals) Don preston (keyboards, electronics) Buzz gardner (trumpet) Ian underwood (alto saxophone...

[includes quotes from Mona Bone Jakon (Cat Stevens) and Long Hot Summer Night (Jimi Hendrix)] Bruce: Bruce [] FZ: What? Bruce: From Reprise Records FZ: Hi, the...

(MOI) [London Probably November 29, 1970] Howard: This fucking guy is flipped out, man! I'll be locked up! ?: Who, me ? Yeah, you too! ?: It was anti-semiti...

FZ: Well it's contest time ladies and gentlemen Direct from Madison, Wisconsin, it's the Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival, just as promised Vinnie: Cough! FZ: He...

Well this is the story of a man That lived in Pistoia This is the story of a man That lived in Pistoia He was a funny little fellow With feet just like I showed...

[Jay Anderson string bass Chad Wackerman drums] Thing-Fish: (to the rubber girl) Hmmm! Dat quite a massive improve'lence, dah-lin'! Jes' a few moments ago yo...

Some take the bible For what it's worth When it says that the meek Shall inherit the Earth Well, I heard that some sheik Has bought New Jersey last week 'N you ...

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals) Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Jeff Simmons (bass) George Duke (keyboards) Ian Underwood (keyboards, alto saxophone) A...

[includes a quote from Blue Moon (HartRodgers)] Howard: Sure, man, and I'll go until two and I'm gonna be in there supporting 'em, in fact I'll sit in with tho...

Mud Sh-sh-shark THE MUD SHARK DANCING LESSON! Lemme tell you 'bout the Mud Shark The origins of the Mud Shark are as follows: There's a motel in Seattle, Wash...

Frank Zappa (guitar) Ian Underwood (electric piano) George Duke (electric piano, vocals) Jeff Simmons (bass, vocals) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) The Phlorescent Leec...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, snorks) Buzz Gardner (trumpet, f...

Interviewer: How did the group get together? FZ: They were working, uh the lead singer Ray, the bass player Roy, and one of the drummers, Jim, were all worki...

FZ: In the beginning God made 'the light' Shortly thereafter God made three big mistakes The first mistake was called MAN, the second mistake was called WO-MAN...

The cosmos at large It's so very big It's so far away The cometsthe cratersthe vapors The solar wind The residual echoesthe residual echoes The residual echoes ...

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals) Ian underwood (alto saxophone, piano) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine) ...

Ray Collins (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin, tweezers) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass, guitarron, boy soprano) Elliot...

(Underwood, Volman, Kaylan) [Fillmore East, NYC June 5-6, 1971] FZ: The Sanzini Brothers! Howard: The Sanzini Brothers! Howard: Ladies and gentlemen, tonight ...

Mark volman (vocals) Howard kaylan (vocals) Ian underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley dunbar (drums) George duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin lickert (bass) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Adrian Belew (rhythm guitar, vocals) Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals) Peter Wolf (keyboards) Patrick O'Hearn (bass, vocals) Terr...

Howard: I think the big problem, Ian, is that it sort of gotta go "HOO-HAA!" as you do it HOO-WAAARGH! Ian: You're gonna be the king, the spew king, really ?: D...

Flies all green and buzzin', in this dungeon of despair Prisoners grumble and piss their clothes, and scratch their matted hair A tiny light, from a window hole...

Ya ya ya ya ya ahhhahahhhhhhhh etc Fuzzy dice & bongos FUZZY DICE I got'em At the Pep Boys at the BOYYYYYYYYYYS Fuzzy Dice & bongos *Brodie knob & spinners* Chr...

Monologue by Ike Willis Rico! Youngblood! Wake up! Prohibition is over, but the country's still a mess! They need us out there! We've got some cleaning up to d...

Cheese: Hello, teenage America, My name is Suzy Creemcheese, I'm Suzy Creemcheese because I've never wron fake eyelashes in my whole life And I never made it o...

Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier) Steve Vai (guitar) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Tommy Mars (keyboards) Chuck Wild (piano) Arthur Barrow (bass) Scott Thunes (bass...

Performed by: Baby Ray & The Ferns Ah, he's the world's greatest sinner I said, the world's greatest sinner As a sinner he's a winner Honey, he's no beginner He...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals) Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals) Bob Harris (boy soprano, trumpet) Steve Vai (guitar) Tomm...

Girl #1: What's it like when when they play the piano? Does it hurt your ears? Larry: No, I found a corner Girl #1: Yeah Larry: Yeah Girl #1: Soundproof Larr...

[Guitar solo from City Of Tiny Lites Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah December 7, 1981 FZ LES PAUL CUSTOM Ray White rhythm guitar Steve Vai stunt guitar...

Frank Zappa (synclavier) Ensemble Modern Ich bin grad reinkommen (I just came in) und da hab i gsehn, dass (and I noticed that) da so viel Platz is (there is s...

[Artis the Spoonman spoons] Moon: This is all wrong This is all wrong FZ: The pigs run the city, the ponies run the TV station and you wanted to apply for a jo...

Howard: This is neat! Jeff: Spending a night in the motel Howard: This is about the neatest Holiday Inn I've seen in days The rooms are in Foon's name, hey? Loo...

Spider: This is Phaze III This is also John: Well,get trhough Phaze I & II first Spider: Alright, alright Here's Phaze I FZ:The audience sits inside of a big pi...

Mark volman (vocals) Howard kaylan (vocals) Ian underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley dunbar (drums) George duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin lickert (bass) ...

Captain Beefheart (vocals) Frank Zappa (guitar) Janschi (bass) Vic Mortenson (drums) This album is not available to the public Even if it were, you wouldn't wa...

George Duke (keyboards) Dave Parlato (bass) Patrick O'Hearn (bass) James "Bird Legs" Youman (bass, guitar) Terry Bozzio (drums) Chester Thompson (drums) Chad Wa...

From Madam Wong's to Starwood To the Whiskey on the strip You can hear the crashing, blasting strum Of bands that come to be real hip And get a record contract ...

Frank Zappa (vocals) Lowell George (guitar, vocals) Roy Estrada (bass, vocals) Don Preston (keyboards, electronics) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Ian Underwood (alto s...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals) Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin, vocals) Patrick O'Hearn (bass, vocals) Terry Bozzio (drums,...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar) Ian Underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, snorks) Buzz Gardner (trumpet, f...

[Guitar solo from King Kong Berkeley Community Theater December 10, 1981 FZ LES PAUL CUSTOM Ray White rhythm guitar Steve Vai stunt guitar Tommy Mars keyboard...

[includes parts of the leather conversation] [Hammersmith Odeon, London February 17, 1979 engineer: Mick Glossop FZ lead guitar Warren Cuccurullo electric si...

Ray Collins (lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin, tweezers) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass, guitarron, boy soprano) Elliot...

Truck driver divorce! It's very sad (Steel guitars Usually weep all over it) The bold & intelligent MASTERS OF THE ROAD With their Secret Language, And the GIA...

Hey, I'm only fourteen Sickly 'n' thin Tried all of my life just to grow me a chin It popped out once, yeah but, my dad pushed it in Tell me, why did he hurt me...

Mark Volman (vocals) Howard Kaylan (vocals) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) George Duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin Lickert (bass) ...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, vocals) George Duke (keyboards, vocals) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Tom Fowler (bass) Cheste...

[includes a quote from White Christmas (Berlin)] I'm dreaming (Oh no-o-o!) There's a bomb to blow yo mommy up A bomb for your daddy too (ouch) A baby doll ...

Wo, are we movin' too slow? Have you seen us, Uncle Remus We look pretty sharp in these clothes (yes, we do) Unless we get sprayed with a hose It ain't bad in t...

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals) Ian underwood (alto saxophone, piano) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine) ...

Frank zappa (vocals) Lowell george (guitar) Roy estrada (bass) Don preston (keyboards, electronics) Buzz gardner (trumpet) Ian underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk g...

Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar) Lowell George (rhythm guitar, vocals) Roy Estrada (bass, vocals) Bunk Gardner (woodwinds) Ian Underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Don ...

Valley Girl She's a Valley Girl Valley Girl She's a Valley Girl Okay, fine Fer sure, fer sure She's a Valley Girl In a clothing store Okay, fine Fer sure, fer s...

[Guitar solo from Easy Meat Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin August 11, 1984 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ike Willis rhythm guitar Ray White rhythm guitar Bobby Mar...

Ah, that one again It's a little pig with wings I hear you've been having trouble with pigs and ponies! It's very distraughtening Everything in the universe is...

Goin' back home To the Village of the Sun Out in back of Palmdale Where the turkey farmers run, I don Made up my mind And I know I'm gonna go to Sun Village, go...

Listen to him go! Wait a minute; we gotta get somethin' real happenin' here He's in there spendin' thousands of dollars 'n' shit We should make this worthwhile ...

Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike willis (lead vocals) Peter wolf (keyboards) A...

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals, drum machine) Steve Vai (guitar, acoustic guitar) Ray White (guitar, vocals) Roy Estrada (vocals) Bob Harris (boy soprano) Ike Will...

[includes little quotes from Sunshine Of Your Love (Brown/Bruce/Clapton), Purple Haze (Hendrix), Light My Fire (The Doors) and Monday, Monday (Phillips)] [Basi...

Frank zappa (lead guitar) Ian underwood (alto saxophone) Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone) Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, snorks) Buzz gardner (trumpet, f...

[includes Narrhalla-Marsch (trad) and a quote from Louie Louie (Richard Berry)] Reiner Romer: Ladies and gentlemen, here he goes, Peter Rundel, he seems to be d...

(Walter Ward) [Fillmore East, NYC Late show, June 6, 1971] You know I love you, baby, please, don't go, well, well You know I love you, baby, please, don't go,...

[Guitar solo from Drowning Witch Majestic Performing Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas December 10, 1984 FZ CUSTOM STRAT Ike Willis rhythm guitar Ray White rhyt...

Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals) Warren Cucurullo (rhythm guitar, vocals) Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals) Ike Willis (lead vocals) Peter Wolf (keyboards) T...

What ever happened to all the fun in the world? Larry's not with us any more; he went on y'know Yeah Yeah He bit the big one *Ahem* Yeah Well, he's got his own ...

What's a girl like you Doin' in a Motel like this? "I left my place after midnight, When I first got the call The escort service I work for Said you wanted it ...

Mark volman (vocals) Howard kaylan (vocals) Ian underwood (keyboards, woodwinds) Aynsley dunbar (drums) George duke (keyboards, trombone) Martin lickert (bass) ...

[1st part: Community Theater, Berkeley, California December 10, 1981 Guitar solo: Painter's Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, Maryland November 15, 1981 FZ guita...

What's the ugliest Part of your body? What's the ugliest Part of your body? Some say your nose Some say your toes (I think it's your mind) But I think it's YOUR...