FRANK ZAPPA - Does Humor Belong in Music? (1986-1995) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As Frank Zappa was focusing more on his computer and orchestral music in 1985-1986, he put together an album and a video of live material from his then-last tour from 1984. Does Humor Belong in Music? was released in January 1986, in Europe and Japan only. In 1995, Ryko issued it for the first time in the U.S. (a reissue for the rest of the world) with a thorough remix, new cover artwork, and a different edit of "Let's Move to Cleveland" (adding one extra minute). Asking the title question is answering it, at least when Zappa is concerned. It expresses a way for him to get back at music critics who despised his stage antics and scatological humor in the early '80s -- from a man who was trying to affirm himself as a "serious" composer. The CD documented the 1984 band (Ray White, Ike Willis, Bobby Martin, Alan Zavod, Scott Thunes, and Chad Wackerman) for the first time. Old songs from the '60s and '70s like "Trouble Every Day" and "Penguin in Bondage" are given a harder edge, while "Let's Move to Cleveland," "Hot-Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel," and the concert version of "What's New in Baltimore" got their premiere recording. Because of Wackerman's electronic drums, the razor-edged guitar sound Zappa used at the time and his fiddling with digital recording techniques, the album sounds oddly lifeless, almost clinical. It has its moments but is by no means an essential item. The video and CD present different track lists. by François Couture
Tracklist:   
1     Zoot Allures 5:26
Frank Zappa
2     Tinsel Town Rebellion 4:43
Frank Zappa
3     Trouble Every Day 5:31
Frank Zappa
4     Penguin in Bondage 6:44
Frank Zappa
5     Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel 6:42
Frank Zappa
6     What's New in Baltimore? 4:47    
Frank Zappa
7     Cock-Suckers' Ball 1:05
Traditional / Frank Zappa
8     WPLJ 1:30
The Four Deuces / Frank Zappa
9     Let's Move to Cleveland 16:43    
Frank Zappa
10     Whipping Post 8:23    
Gregg Allman
Credits:
Arranged By, Producer – Frank Zappa
Artwork [Art] – Cal Schenkel
Bass – Scott Thunes
Drums – Chad Wackerman
Keyboards – Alan Zavod
Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals – Bobby Martin
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ike Willis, Ray White
Written-By – Frank Zappa (tracks: 1 to 6, 9)