FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968-1995) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

  Frank Zappa loved '50s doo wop music. He grew up with it, collected it, and it was the first kind of pop music he wrote ("Memories of El Monte," recorded by the Penguins in 1962). Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, the Mothers of Invention's fourth LP, is a collection of such music, all Zappa originals (some co-written with MOI singer Ray Collins). To the unexperienced, songs like "Cheap Thrills," "Deseri," and "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" may sound like an average doo wop song. A closer look reveals unusual chord sequences, Stravinsky quotes, and hilariously moronic lyrics -- all wrapped in four-way harmony vocals and linear piano triplets. A handful of songs from the group's 1966 debut, Freak Out, were rearranged ("How Could I Be Such a Fool" and "Anyway the Wind Blows" give the weirdest results), and old material predating the Mothers was recycled ("Fountain of Love"). "Love of My Life" and "You Didn't Try to Call Me" became live staples. by François Couture
Tracklist:
1     Cheap Thrills     2:30
2     Love Of My Life     3:17
3     How Could I Be Such A Fool     3:33
4     Deseri 2:04
    Written-By – Paul Buff, Ray Collins
5     I'm Not Satisfied     3:59
6     Jelly Roll Gum Drop     2:17
7     Anything 3:00
    Written-By – Ray Collins
8     Later That Night     3:04
9     You Didn't Try To Call Me     3:53
10     Fountain Of Love 2:57
    Written-By – Frank Zappa, Ray Collins
11     "No. No. No."     2:27
12     Anyway The Wind Blows     2:56
13     Stuff Up The Cracks     4:37
Credits:
Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine – Motorhead Sherwood
Cover – Cal Schenkel
Drums [Lewd Pulsating Rhythm] – Arthur Dyer Tripp III, Jimmy Carl Black
Lead Vocals – Ray Collins
Piano [Redundant Piano Triplets] – Don Preston, Ian Underwood
Producer – Frank Zappa
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bunk Gardner, Ian Underwood
Voice [High Weazlings, Dwaedy-doop], Electric Bass – Roy Estrada
Voice [Low Grumbles, Oo-wah], Lead Guitar – Frank Zappa
Words By, Music By – Frank Zappa (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 to 13)