Zappa in New York es un álbum de Frank Zappa, publicado en 1978. El disco incluye 15 canciones, entre ellas «Titties & Beer», «Cruisin' For Burgers», «I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth» y «Punky's Whips».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum en directo Zappa in New York es una celebración exuberante del virtuosismo musical y el humor irreverente, capturando a una de las mejores bandas que Frank Zappa jamás reunió. Grabado durante una serie de conciertos en el Palladium de Nueva York en 1976, el disco es un torbellino de jazz-rock, funk y sátira social interpretado con una precisión asombrosa.
La banda de este álbum es legendaria, contando con músicos de la talla del baterista Terry Bozzio, el bajista Patrick O'Hearn y una potente sección de vientos que incluye a los hermanos Brecker. Esta formación era capaz de ejecutar los arreglos más complejos de Zappa con una facilidad pasmosa. El nivel de interpretación es estratosférico en todo el disco.
El álbum es famoso por sus letras provocadoras y sus historias surrealistas. "Titties & Beer" es un diálogo cómico con el diablo (interpretado por Terry Bozzio), mientras que "The Illinois Enema Bandit" narra la extraña historia real de un criminal. Piezas instrumentales como "The Black Page" son tan complejas que se consideran un rito de iniciación para los músicos.
En definitiva, "Zappa in New York" es uno de los mejores álbumes en directo de la historia del rock. Es la prueba definitiva de la visión de Zappa como compositor y director de orquesta, y un testimonio de la increíble habilidad de sus músicos. Es una escucha esencial y tremendamente divertida.
Listado de Canciones
Disco 1
- Titties & Beer7:35
- Cruisin' For Burgers9:12
- I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth3:31
Letra
There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah She used to knock me out Until her face broke out There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah She was my steady date Until she put on weight na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na boogedy boogedy na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-na-na na-na boogedy boogedy There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma 'Bout my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah She used to knock me out Until her face broke out She used to knock me out Until her face broke out - Punky's Whips10:50
- Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?4:11
- The Illinois Enema Bandit12:42
Letra
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 criminal From right around chicago This is the story of Michael Kenyon A man who's serving time at this very moment For the crime of armed robbery It so happened, that at the time of the robbery Michael, decided to give his female victims A little enema Apparently, there was no law against that But his name lives on Michael Kenyon The Illinois enema bandit! The Illinois enema bandit I heard he's on the loose I heard he's on the loose Lord, the pitiful screams Of all them college-educated women Boy, he'd just be tyin' 'em up (They'd be all bound down!) Just be pumpin' every one of 'em up with all the bag fulla The Illinois enema bandit juice He just be pumpin' every one of 'em up with all the bag Fulla the Illinois enema bandit juice He just be pumpin' every one of 'em up with all the bag Fulla the Illinois enema bandit juice He just be pumpin' every one of 'em up with all the bag Fulla the Illinois enema bandit juice The Illinois enema bandit I heard it on the news I heard it on the news Bloomington Illinois He has caused some alarm Just sneakin' around there From farm to farm Got a rubberized bag And a hose on his arm Lookin' for some rustic co-ed rump That he just might wanna pump Lookin' for some rustic co-ed rump That he just might wanna pump Lookin' for some rustic co-ed rump That he just might wanna pump The Illinois enema bandit One day he'll have to pay One day he'll have to pay The police will say: You're under arrest! And the judge would have him for a special guest The D.A. will order a secret test And stuff his pudgy little thumbs in the side of his vest Then they'll put out a call for the jury folks And the judge would say: No poo-poo jokes! Then they'll drag in the bandit for all to see Sayin': Don't nobody have no sympathy Hot soap water in the first degree! And then the bandit might say: Why is everybody looking' at me? Well did you cause this misery? Well did you cause this kinda misery? Well did you cause this misery? Now, one girl shout: Let the bandit be! Bandit are you guilty? Bandit are you guilty? Tell me now, what's Your plea? Another girl shout: Let the fiend go free! Are you guilty? Bandit, did you do these deeds? The bandit say, it must be just what they all needs It must be just what they all needs It must be just what they all needs It must be just what they all needs It must be just what they all needs It must be just what they all needs Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna enema Enema
Disco 2
- I'm The Slime4:24
- Pound For A Brown3:40
Letra
FZ: Thank you Don. Don Pardo: Hey, Frank! Hey, I did it, Frank... Yay, we did it! Didn't we? FZ: That's right, we did it Don Pardo: Yay, yay, yay FZ: And for our next number... - Manx Needs Women1:50
- The Black Page Drum Solo/black Page #1
- Big Leg Emma2:17
Letra
There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah She was my steady date Until she put on weight There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah She used to knock me out Until her face broke out Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma My Emma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma-ma-ma Ma-ma My Emma There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma About my big leg emma Uh-huh, oh yeah She used to knock me out Until her face broke out - Sofa2:56
- Black Page #2
- The Torture Never Stops12:34
Letra
Flies all green 'n buzzin' in his dungeon of despair Prisoners grumble and piss their clothes and scratch their matted hair A tiny light from a window hole a hundred yards away Is all they ever get to know about the regular life in the day An' it stinks so bad the stones been chokin' 'N weepin' greenish drops In the room where the giant fire puffer works 'N the torture never stops The torture never stops Slime 'n rot, rats 'n snot 'n vomit on the floor Fifty ugly soldiers, man, holdin' spears by the iron door Knives 'n spikes 'n guns 'n the likes of every tool of pain An' a sinister midget with a bucket an' a mop where the blood goes down the drain An' it stinks so bad the stones been chokin' 'N weepin' greenish drops In the room where the giant fire puffer works 'N the torture never stops The torture never stops The torture The torture The torture never stops Flies all green 'n buzzin' in his dungeon of despair An evil prince eats a steamin' pig in a chamber right near there He eats the snouts 'n the trotters first The loin's 'n the groin's is soon dispersed His carvin' style is well rehearsed He stands and shouts All men be cursed All men be cursed All men be cursed All men be cursed And disagree, well no-one durst He's the best of course of all the worst Some wrong been done, he done it first (Well, well) An' he stinks so bad, his bones been chokin' (Yeah) 'N weepin' greenish drops (Well) In the night of the iron sausage (Well) Where the torture never stops The torture never stops The torture The torture The torture never stops Flies all green 'n buzzin' in his dungeon of despair Who are all those people that he's locked away up there Are they crazy? Are they sainted? Are they zeros someone painted? It has never been explained since at first it was created But a dungeon like a sin Requires naught but lockin' in Of everything that's ever been Look at hers Look at him That's what's the deal we're dealing in That's what's the deal we're dealing in That's what's the deal we're dealing in That's what's the deal we're dealing in - The Purple Lagoon/approximate16:41