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The folly of others was always Zappa's bread and butter, and living in LA, there was plenty of folly from which to choose. On SHEIK YERBOUTI he was at the top of his game, with relentless and biting sarcasm, and the chutzpah to not care who he insulted. Blessed with the ability to expose nincompoopery with just one cleverly turned phrase, Zappa was the great leveler, insulting everyone equally. Peter Frampton ("I Have Been In You") and Jewish American Princesses ("Jewish Princess") are just two of Zappa's targets on SHEIK. Zappa reserved most of his barbs for Los Angeles scenesters, dedicating six tunes, including the hilarious "I'm So Cute" and "Dancin' Fool" to the "beautiful people" of his hometown. Conspicuously absent from the list of victims is the religious right, who would be his favorite target in the '80s.
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Adrian Belew (vocals, guitar); Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals, saxophone, background vocals); Tommy Mars (vocals, keyboards); Terry Bozzio (vocals, drums); Ed Mann (vocals, percussion); Davey Moire, Randy Thornton (vocals, background vocals); Patrick O'Hearn (vocals); David Ocker (clarinet); Andre Lewis (keyboards, background vocals); Peter Wolf (keyboards).
Audio Remixers: Frank Zappa; Joe Chiccarelli.
Recording information: Basing Street Truck; Deutschland Halle, Berlin, Germany; Manor Truck; Odeon Hammersmith, London, England; Ol' Four Track; Palladium, New York, NY; RCA Truck; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Lynn Goldsmith; Gail Zappa.
Unknown Contributor Role: Peter Wolf .
Arranger: Frank Zappa.
Personnel: Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew (voclas, guitar); Tommy Mars (vocals, keyboards); Patrick O'Hearn (vocals, bass); Terry Bozzio (vocals, drums); Ed Mann (vocals, percussion); David Ocker (clarinet); Peter Wolf (keyboards); Napoleon Murphy Brock, Andre Lewis, Randy Thornton, Davey Moire (background vocals).
Composer: Frank Zappa.
Sheik Yerbouti Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.13) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Experimental Rock, Art Rock | | Label | Rykodisc | | Orig Year | 1979 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2455  | | CD Universe Part number | 1011591 | | Catalog number | 310528 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 02, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Mixed | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Frank Zappa | | Engineer | Claus Wiedemann; Davey Moire; Kerry McNabb; Peter Henderson | | Recording Time | 70 minutes | | Personnel | Frank Zappa - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Peter Wolf - keyboards
Peter Wolf - keyboards
Napoleon Murphy Brock - vocals, saxophone, background vocals
Ed Mann - vocals, percussion
Tommy Mars - vocals, keyboards
Patrick O'Hearn - vocals
PATRICK O'HEARN - vocals
Andre Lewis - keyboards, background vocals
Davey Moire - background vocals
David Ocker - clarinet
Randy Thornton - vocals, background vocals
Also: Adrian Belew, Terry Bozzio | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti Songs Sheik Yerbouti Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Tour De Force
This is a classic full blown Zappa album, and probably the last one he did that was so GONZO and jaw dropping that you were left at the end shaking your head in disbelief. Yes, some would argue that that description applies to Joes Garage, but JG was a long drawn out satire of the sort that begs to have everything edited out but the guitar solos. Not so with Sheik Yerbouti. It rocks the whole way through, satire and all. Surely one of Franks best!
Submitted by raqvb (WashDC) 
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exelent!!!!
this is a very good album!
Submitted by torstein_ulsnes (norway)
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It appears to me that this is not Zappa at his best, but it is neither Zappa at his worst, since that never happened.
Some titles are really great (Sheik Yerbouti Tango, Wild Love, Baby Snakes, Rubber Shirt) and others are nice and just that (Broken Hearts Are For Assholes, Tryin` To Grow A Chin). In overall, a good album, but, I insist, not Zappa at what I consider his best.
Submitted by Rne (Malaver, Argentina)
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