Sleep Dirt es un álbum de Frank Zappa, publicado en 1979 por Discreet. El disco incluye 7 canciones, entre ellas «Filthy Habits», «Flambay», «Spider of Destiny» y «Regyptian Strut».
Sobre el álbum
Al igual que su predecesor, Sleep Dirt es otro de los álbumes lanzados por Warner Bros. sin la autorización de Frank Zappa, extraído de las mismas cintas del proyecto "Läther". A diferencia de "Studio Tan", este disco se centra casi por completo en la faceta instrumental y jazzística de Zappa.
El álbum se siente como una obra más cohesionada y atmosférica. La mayor parte del material data de mediados de los 70 y cuenta con una banda de músicos excepcionales. Piezas como la que da título al disco, "Sleep Dirt", o "Flambay" son ejemplos exquisitos de jazz-fusion, con melodías intrincadas y un trabajo de guitarra y teclado de primer nivel, destacando de nuevo a George Duke.
El disco incluye una de las composiciones acústicas más bellas de Zappa, "Spider of Destiny". Esta pieza muestra una faceta más delicada y melódica de su escritura, demostrando que su talento no se limitaba a la complejidad y la sátira. Posteriormente, en reediciones autorizadas, se añadirían voces a algunas de estas pistas, cambiando su carácter original.
"Sleep Dirt" es una joya para los amantes del Zappa más instrumental. Aunque su lanzamiento fue problemático, la calidad de la música es innegable. Funciona como un excelente escaparate de su genio como compositor de jazz-rock y presenta algunas de las interpretaciones más inspiradas de sus colaboradores de esa época.
Listado de Canciones
- Filthy Habits7:33
- Flambay5:02
Letra
George Duke (keyboards) Dave Parlato (bass) Patrick O'Hearn (bass) James "Bird Legs" Youman (bass, guitar) Terry Bozzio (drums) Chester Thompson (drums) Chad Wackerman (drums) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Thana Harris (vocals) Bruce Fowler (brass) He used to be very kind in his own crude way He wasn't always like I wanted him to be He wasn't smart, he wasn't handsome either But he thrilled me when he drilled me and I never loved a monster quite like he... Because his love was so flambay His kisses burned me so, his kisses turned me from a queen on a throne to a shriveling spool Here I stand all alone, a spider's fool When it's me he needs to fondle his tool I guess some bugs are just that way He don't really need your love He don't really need you to be there when his hair gets matted and grey With a broom cleaning his room from the mess he made that day All those earthling worms he nibbled away Oh Hunchentoot my love, how could you desert me now? Oh Hunchentoot you brute, can't you see I want you? Stay with me flagrantly and we'll have ecstasy for all eternity Because your love is so flambay You kisses burn me so, your kisses turn me from a queen on a throne to a shriveling spool I don't mind if you're unkind 'cause spiders rule Yes you are real cool with those little webs you spool and all your spider drool oh let me float in your pool - Spider of Destiny2:54
Letra
Listen carefully, spider of destiny You must heed the call of cosmo-biology Listen to me If you eat the earthlings now things will all be fine and then we'll repair our love somehow and resume the busy schedule of our ruthless conquest once again Listen carefully, spider of destiny I will not allow this marvelous opportunity to be taken from me Taken from me... Eat the earth people, eat them and chew them and brutally stomp on the rest of what's left and then report to me for the conquest of earth and the moon and the stars and the space in between, all the comets and stars will be ours Eat the earth people, eat them and chew them and brutally stomp on the rest of what's left... - Regyptian Strut4:15
- Time Is Money2:52
Letra
Time is money... But space is a long, long time! Perhaps you are surprised To see i speak your language? But i have been monitoring Your earthly broadcasts for Many years... Many years... And the reception on my little planet Is extremely fine! Time is money... But space is a long, long time! On my lonely throne In the cosmic night i ponder the vast expanses Between your puny world and mine! From my couch-in-the-sky, As my planet goes by, I behold all your misery below there! I have seen all your lying, And crying, and dying, And, believe me, Your planet is nowhere! Space is a very long time! (and if the equation, As set forth above, Is proved when we get to The bottom line... The 'powers financial' I'll hold o'er your world Will complete my fantastic design!) And the whole 'equivalent earth' shall be mine! And the whole 'equivalent earth' shall be mine! And the whole 'equivalent earth' shall be mine! Mine! mine! - Sleep Dirt3:20
Letra
Heh! Got that tempo? Hm hm Heh! Gettin' tired? No, fingers got stuck! - The Ocean Is the Ultimate Solution [instrumental]13:20