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Frank Zappa - Them Or Us (1984) [Reissue 1995]

Posted By: gribovar
Frank Zappa - Them Or Us (1984) [Reissue 1995]

Frank Zappa - Them Or Us (1984) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 496 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 167 MB | Covers - 159 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rykodisc (RCD 10543)

Released in October 1984, Them or Us is Frank Zappa's last studio rock album (unless one counts Thing-Fish). It contains a little of everything for everyone, but most of all it has that cold and dry early-'80s feel that made this and other albums like The Man From Utopia and Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention sound dated pretty quickly. The record begins and ends with covers. "The Closer You Are" is one of those '50s R&B tunes the man loved so much. As for the Allman Brothers' "Whippin' Post," it answered a request from an audience member in Helsinki back in 1974 (go figure). In between one finds the usual offensive lyrics - the cliché-ridden "In France," the sexually explicit "Baby, Take Your Teeth Out." Crunchy guitars are found in "Ya Hozna" and "Stevie's Spanking" (named after Steve Vai, playing guitar in it, too), arguably one of Zappa's best straightforward rock songs from that period. "Sinister Footwear II" and "Marqueson's Chicken" represent an '80s update of complex instrumental pieces the likes of "RDNZL." "Planet of My Dreams" salvages a bit from the never-produced stage play Hunchentoot (the scenario of which was incidentally published in a book titled Them or Us released at the same time). Finally, "Be in My Video" mocks David Bowie's hit "Let's Dance" and the MTV generation, still in its infancy stage at the time.

Tracklist:
01. The Closer You Are
02. In France
03. Ya Hozna
04. Sharleena
05. Sinister Footwear II
06. Truck Driver Divorce
07. Stevie's Spanking
08. Baby, Take Your Teeth Out
09. Marqueson's Chicken
10. Planet Of My Dreams
11. Be In My Video
12. Them Or Us
13. Frogs With Dirty Little Lips
14. Whippin' Post

Total time: 01:10:53

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 9. October 2014, 20:37

Frank Zappa / Them Or Us

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Track 2

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Thanks to the original releaser