| | Frank Zappa Tinsel Town Rebellion CD Frank Zappa Discography of CDs
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Ike Willis, Ray White (vocals, guitar); Steve Vai, Warren Cucurullo (guitar); Denny Walley (slide guitar); Bob Harris (trumpet, keyboards); Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf (keyboards, synthesizer); Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hearn (bass); Chad Wackerman, David Logeman, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Ed Mann (percussion); Greg Cowan (background vocals).
Originally released as a 2 LP set.
Digitally remastered by Bob Stone.
An uneven, nearly all-live double-record set, Tinseltown Rebellion mixes new material and versions of Zappa oldies like "Love of My Life," "I Ain't Got No Heart," "Tell Me You Love Me," "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," and a reworked "Peaches en Regalia," titled "Peaches III." These songs, as well as the band's stellar instrumental work, provide the album's best moments. Elsewhere, the title track is an only partially accurate satire of punk; Zappa's intentionally smarmy crowd banter is featured on "Dance Contest" and "Panty Rap," the latter a bit involving the collection of female audience members' underwear. More problematic is the sometimes violent sexual juvenilia of songs like "Fine Girl," "Easy Meat," "Pick Me, I'm Clean," and "Bamboozled by Love"; if, as Zappa insisted, this part of his oeuvre simply mixes dumb fun and satire of both sexes' peccadillos, with no underlying misogyny, it's rather difficult to tell. ~ Steve Huey
Zappa's late-'70s/early-'80s period was marked by many personnel changes to his regular touring group. TINSEL TOWN REBELLION documents some of the first live recordings to feature the likes of Steve Vai, Warren Cucurullo and Vinnie Colaiuta, all of whom who would go on to become infamous for their Zappa tenure. Filled with the usual on-the-spot jokes and one-liners that normally accompany a live Zappa record, REBELLION features an incredibly tight ensemble that wails on such memorable performances as "For The Young Sophisticate," "Tell Me You Love Me" and the hilarious title track. Surprising highlights include some soaring doo-wop vocals on "Love Of My Life" and the revved-up tempo on the classic instrumental "Peaches En Regalia" (labeled here as "Peaches III"). This is a good starting place for those looking for a little of the magic that Zappa brought to every live performance. Tinsel Town Rebellion Music Frank Zappa Tinsel Town Rebellion Songs | 1. | Fine Girl |
| 2. | Easy Meat |
| 3. | For the Young Sophisticate |
| 4. | Love of My Life |
| 5. | I Ain't Got No Heart |
| 6. | Panty Rap |
| 7. | Tell Me You Love Me |
| 8. | Now You See It Now You Don't |
| 9. | Dance Contest |
| 10. | Blue Light, The |
| 11. | Tinsel Town Rebellion |
| 12. | Pick Me, I'm Clean |
| 13. | Bamboozeled by Love |
| 14. | Brown Shoes Don't Make It |
| 15. | Peaches III |
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