Sheik Yerbouti [Original recording remastered]

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One of his most popular and infamous albums, Sheik Yerbouti finds Frank Zappa unleashing his unique brand of sociological documentation on the disco-injected culture of the late '70s. From crises of sexual identity to the rhythmically challenged, the songs are hilarious and occasionally close to home (The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith didn't care much for "Jewish Princess"). The satire is some of Zappa's most scathing and unsympathetic, and the music is equally loud and unrelenting--especially when showcasing the talents of sidemen Terry Bozzio and Adrian Belew. A must-have in any Zappa collection. --Andrew Boscardin

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Frank goes to the disco, loves your nails, and comes back with a genuine hit single, "Dancin' Fool." Not to mention the Number One hit, "Bobby Brown Goes Down" -- okay, it was Number One only in Norway, since most US stations were too timid to play it. Zappa's band on this one includes drummer Terry Bozzio, keyboardist Tommy Mars, and the then-unknown Adrian Belew, who not only plays guitar but does his best Dylan imitation on "Flakes." Also here are the notorious "Jewish Princess," the definitive romantic treatise "Broken Hearts Are for Assholes"; and "I Have Been in You," a parody of Peter Frampton.

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Sheik Yerbouti [Original recording remastered]

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Come Back, Frank al Zappa!!
UNO DE LOS POCOS DISCOS QUE DIGNIFICO LA PODRIDA DECADA DE LOS OCHENTA!!!!!
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Zappa, we miss you.
Wanna get into Zappa? You need this one!

Sheik Yerbouti
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Manufacturer: Zappa Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1995-05-02

Tracks:

I Have Been In You
Flakes
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
I'm So Cute
Jones crusher
What Happened To All The Fun In The World
Rat Tomago
Wait A Minute
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Rubber Shirt
The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
Baby Snakes
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
City Of Tiny Lites
Dancin' Fool
Jewish Princess
Wild Love
Yo' Mama

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One of his most popular and infamous albums, Sheik Yerbouti finds Frank Zappa unleashing his unique brand of sociological documentation on the disco-injected culture of the late '70s. From crises of sexual identity to the rhythmically challenged, the songs are hilarious and occasionally close to home (The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith didn't care much for "Jewish Princess"). The satire is some of Zappa's most scathing and unsympathetic, and the music is equally loud and unrelenting--especially when showcasing the talents of sidemen Terry Bozzio and Adrian Belew. A must-have in any Zappa collection. --Andrew Boscardin

Customer Reviews:

Come Back, Frank al Zappa!!.......2007-05-12

I'm going to start with a confession: I used to think that Frank Zappa was an untalented clown with nothing to offer aside from childish, scatalogical novelty tunes. And then I listened to 'Sheik Yerbouti'. I have never been so wrong about an artist in my life. I'm sorry, Frank--it took me a long time to figure it out!

This man was a musical genius! Other reveiwers, more conversant with the mechanics of music than I, have mentioned the experimental nature of 'Rubber Shirt', a 4/4 bass line melded with an 11/4 drum track. Such a thing would never even have occured to me, yet it works amazingly well, like a beautiful ballad sung in a language you cannot speak. Frank's guitar chops can easily stand up to any of the conventionaly recognized 'guitar gods', most of whom I never particularly cared for anyway. Eric Clapton? I apologize if you are a fan; I simply never saw the appeal. Frank's approach reminds me of another virtuoso, Joe Walsh. Both quite capable of laying down an aural assault of smoking hot licks; both largely unsung and relatively obscure. Who knew that 'success', at least in the conventional sense of the word, should prove such an inaccurate yardstick to measure Worth!

The piece de resistance is the lyrics. Zappa takes all our hypocritical little conventions and sneers at 'em. You can either acknowledge the extent to which you, yes YOU, have also been brainwashed and laugh along, or you can prove every point he was making by leaping on your soapbox and moralizing.

This is a breath of fresh air in the fetid, oppressive PC gulag we as a Free People have created for ourselves in this brave new century. I'm sick unto death of all the thought control, the Orwellian demands that we submit, that we agree, that we do not offend! I find 'sensitivity training' a frightening concept; how much more Thought Policing will we tolerate before rising up to cast off the velvet shackles of our Busybody Overlords!? Free your mind! Think for yourself! Americans are ALLOWED to offend; that's what Free Speech IS! I want 'Bobby Brown Goes Down' played non-stop on every radio broadcast until people begin to grasp this fact. Frank, we need you now more than ever!

UNO DE LOS POCOS DISCOS QUE DIGNIFICO LA PODRIDA DECADA DE LOS OCHENTA!!!!!.......2007-03-16

Y TENIA QUE SER ZAPPA..OBRA TREMENDA, GRACIOSA, DESPREJUICIADA, LLEVANDO LOS LIMITES ETNICOS, RITMICOS Y ETICOS HASTA DONDE SE QUIEBRAN....NO PODES DEJAR DE DISFRUTARLO! MUY RECOMENDABLE

very happy.......2007-01-16

received early and in good order would buy from them again Thanks very much

Zappa, we miss you........2006-11-10

Frank Zappa uses his sarcastic wit and ribald sense of humor to make social and political comment on the times at hand. He pokes fun at the disco crowd, commercials, and even a good natured jab to Bob Dylan. All done in his inimitable style, which can only be described as Zappa music. If you heard evry Frank Zappa album that exists, this would be one of your favorites.

Wanna get into Zappa? You need this one!.......2006-11-05

There are so many things to love about Frank Zappa. Musically, he's extremely complex. He makes a lot of material by other bands appear really simple. That's not to say they're bad, but Zappa is a true visionary when it comes to musical complexity. I also love his use of satirical comedy in his lyrics. If I were to try to get deeply into that, it would be too complicated, so, I'll let you figure out what his lyrics mean to you. But as an explanatory to them, they're quite funny.
This is one of Zappa's best works, and that's really saying something. Although I've seen the price for this one sometimes high, it's well worth it. "Sheik Yerbouti" has got something for everybody. "Rat Tomango" is a five-minute plus guitar solo with a good drum backbeat. For all guitarists and guitar enthusiasts, this is a must-own! Then, there are sing-a-long tunes that would make great pop singles, such as "I'm So Cute", a great, rapid song sung by Terry Bozzio with some rockin' guitar work, and "Tryin' To Grow A Chin", which opens with some unbelievably fast marimba work, features hilarious lyrics, and even features a rock musical sort of sing-a-long at the end! That certainly makes this album something to listen to. Also, you got "Whatever Happened To All The Fun In the World" and "Wait a Minute", a couple of 30-second clips, (featuring some use of instruments), that seem like the types of things I'd record on my cellphone.
A lot of the songs on here also seem to be prime examples of Zappa in the progressive-rock subgenre. A good deal of songs, especially on the first half of the album, all rock pretty hard and assure you're in for a ball! And believe me, I would know. Probably the best way I personally enjoy this album is to sit in my room late at night on Friday and Saturday nights and just let this thing play out. And for being an eager, teenage musician, that's a great way to end a Friday night. The only problem on this album is that some of the drumwork isn't as audible as some other instruments. The only other thing that kinda gets to me is that all the songs flow into each other, which means you need to keep a bird's eye view on the time on your CD player. However, this album is a leviathan of fun and here are some of its best tracks, which also mean some of Zappa's best works:
"Broken Hearts Are For ***Holes": Hilarious lyrics that perfectly accompany the hard-rockin' sound of the music. You even get a bit of proto-80's synthesizer on this one! How cool.
"I'm So Cute": More great lyrics that fit the fast pace and Bozzio's voice. However, it gets a little repetitive at the end.
"Rat Tomango": Like I've already stated, this is an outstanding guitar solo that you just need to listen to.
"Bobby Brown Goes Down": A lot of people are probably aware about this song. In its day, and still today, the lyrics are considered very raunchy and explicit, due to Zappa's awareness of the mentality of our culture at the time, but it's still really funny. Ironically, this is set to a tempo of a song you'd slow dance to.
"Rubber Shirt": One heck of a bass solo.
"The Sheik Yerbouti Tango": Another great guitar solo, even if it's a little shorter than "Rat Tomango".
"Baby Snakes": It's less than two minutes, but it's got something for everybody and really shines.
"Tryin' To Grow A Chin": Like I said a little before, this would make for a great pop single. The musical-like sing-a-long towards the end is one of the greatest moments on the entire album!
"Dancin' fool": Another really fun and rhythmically complex song that adds lighthearted satire to the culture at the time.
"Jewish Princess": Again, really explicit lyrics that you can't help but laugh to. Shows you that the second side of this disc is just as good as the first.
"City of Tiny Lites": A great reason to listen to this one late at night. Easily a great Zappa-styled arena-rocker.
"Yo' Mama": Very long, at twelve and a half minutes. This is probably the only one where I don't particulary care for the lyrics, and the melody makes this one sound sad. However, the middle is good and I love at the end how he says each of his bandmates' names.
Overall:
If you want to get into Zappa, you NEED to own this! A whole lot of fun to listen to, a whole lot to keep a musician impressed and satisfied, and, of course, your and my soundtrack to a late Friday night. I really hope you enjoy this one, 'cause it's one great work of Zappa's art!

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Sheik Yerbouti
Frank Zappa
Manufacturer: Zappa Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000063L3Z
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

I Have Been In you
Flakes
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
I'm So Cute
Jones Crusher
What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World
Rat Tomago
Wait A Minute
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Rubber Shirt (Zappa/Bozzio/O'Hearn)
The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
Baby Snakes
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
City of Tiny Lites
Dancin' Fool
Jewish Princes
Wild Love
Yo' Mama

Album Description

Japanese exclusive reissue of 1979 album. Limited to 2,000 pieces, it's packaged in a miniature LP sleeve with two inner sleeves two replicate the original artwork while the original two LP set is combined on one disc.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Sleeve.. Limited Pressing of 2000 Pcs.

Sheik Yerbouti (Limited Edition Japanese Mini LP Sleeve CD)

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A must have for Zappa hardcore fans

Sheik Yerbouti (Limited Edition Japanese Mini LP Sleeve CD)
Frank Zappa
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H5BA
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

I Have Been In you
Flakes
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
I'm So Cute
Jones Crusher
What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World=
Rat Tomago
Wait A Minute
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Rubber Shirt (Zappa/Bozzio/O'Hearn)
The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
Baby Snakes
Tryin' To Grow A Chin
City of Tiny Lites
Dancin' Fool
Jewish Princes
Wild Love
Yo' Mama

Album Description

Imported from Japan by Rykodisc.

Packaged in deluxe mini-album jacket sleeves, these 10 classic albums by rock legend FRANK ZAPPA are now available as limited edition Japanese Imports! These packages re-create the original vinyl packaging in miniaturized form!

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A must have for Zappa hardcore fans.......2005-09-03

Sheik Yerbouti is one of FZ's greatest albums, and encountered much success. This Japanese Limited Edition has the same content as the usual Ryko edition, but has a cardboard sleeve imitating the original LP -gatefold cover.