You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 4 [Original recording remastered] [Live]

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YCDTOSA Vol. 4 was released in 1991, with recordings ranging from 1969 to 1988. First time appearance for 11 songs. Because of the huge time span, there's an enormous list of musicians, including FZ on lead guitar & vocals, Captain Beefheart (handling vocals and harmonica on "The Torture Never Stops"), the mid-70's band, the '79 band, the `82 band, the `84 band, the `88 band, and even 2 Mothers tracks from 1969 ("You Call That Music?" and "Tiny Sick Tears") -- Lowell George appears on both. Archie Shepp guests on tenor sax solo on "Let's Move To Cleveland" from 1984 (Amherst MA). There's also a smelly-beard routine involving George Duke; a "Montana" that segues two versions from 12 years apart; and a version of "Stevie's Spanking" with Steve Vai playing one of his best solos, doubtlessly inspired by the events described in the lyric.

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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 4 [Original recording remastered] [Live]

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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 4
Frank Zappa
Manufacturer: Zappa Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000009TQ
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

Little Rubber Girl
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Brown Moses
The Evil Prince
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Love of My Life (Mud Club Version)
Let's Move To Cleveland Solos (1984)
You Call That Music?
Pound For A Brown Solos (1978)
The Black Page (1984)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Filthy Habits
The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)

Tracks:

Church Chat
Stevie's Spanking
Outside Now
Disco Boy
Teen-Age Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Florentine Pogen
Tiny Sick Tears
Smell My Beard
The Booger Man
Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy
Are You Upset?
Little Girl of Mine
The Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
No, No Cherry
The Man From Utopia
Mary Lou

Customer Reviews:

Get it together, Amazon!.......2006-02-20

Since the all-knowing, all-caring folks at Amazon.com are seemingly refusing to post my review of Volume 3 in this series (I wrote a good review of Volume 3, submitted it, and waited, and waited, and waited. With no results, I wrote another. And waited, and waited, and waited again. Still, nothing.), I'll press on ahead, and, this time, submit a review of Volume 4.

This edition follows the same premise of Volume 1, in that it spans Zappa's whole live career, without any apparent underlying theme. Where Volume 2 is only from the 1974 Helsinki Concert, Volume 3 is focused on the vocal abilities of the 1984 touring band, Volume 5 contrasts the original Mothers Of Invention (1965-1969) with the 1982 touring band, and the first disc of Volume 6 is focused on sexual themes, with the finale (disc two) being odds and ends to wrap it all up, this is a pot-pourri going back to the spring tour of 1969, spanning forward through the 1988 "Broadway The Hard Way" tour. Some real gems are included here, most notably, the '84 band's version of "The Evil Prince." The original, from "Thingfish," features Napoleon Murphy Brock singing this lengthy selection, in a sinister, chilling voice during that particular version of "The Torture Never Stops." I didn't feel there was room for improvement. Ray White sings it here, with the full band accompanying him, a far more complex arrangement than the studio version, and it is to be heard to be believed. Awesome band, contrary to what some detractors may think. The "Pound For A Brown Solos" are flowing with sweet-sounding keyboard arrangements, very nice, "Brown Moses" shows that Zappa hired some fantastic vocalists for his tours, and Disc One ends with the first version of "The Torture Never Stops," from the "Bongo Fury" sessions, Austin, Texas, 1975. This version is signifigantly different from the one everybody's familiar with. It's gritty and bluesy, the 1975 line-up of The Mothers, with Captain Beefheart singing, a perfect vehicle for this particular delivery of this number.

Disc Two begins with Zappa's "sermon" about Hell, and he tells the French audience, "THERE IS NO HELL, THERE IS ONLY...FRANCE!"
This kicks off a lengthy guitar duel between Zappa and Steve Vai, in the song "Stevie's Spanking." This is what live shows used to be made of. Too bad, look at what's out there these days. Things really have gone downhill.

Once again, you are treated to different performances over the years, some really old Mothers gems, "Are You Upset?" having gotten its title from the question Zappa asked a heckler in the audience during the recording of this piece. They lampoon The Doors in "Tiny Sick Tears" with a part of Zappa's monologue being modeled after the Oedipal section of "The End," only here there is no mother, just an embarrassed father. Really tacky, but funny, nonetheless. "Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy" just shines, it is so well done. And the set ends with a medley of old Rock-n-Roll songs from yesteryear. You don't have to like that kind of thing to see just how much fun the band had playing this sequence, and its inclusion is all part of the experience of Frank Zappa on stage. He never limited himself to one genre, and along with Volume 1, this is the most variety you will find in this series.

I don't really like this that much.......2005-10-25

This is songs recorded 1969-1988. Ends with a 50's doo-wop medley recorded in the 80's. Even though this does have a lot of great songs, it's just that I already have most of the popular songs and the verions are not better, some of them are worse. Like "Willie The Pimp", "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama". Those are great but here they kind of suck. Same goes for a lot of the songs. But I really do enjoy "The Torture Never Stops Original Version", "You Call That Music?", "Are You Upset?", "Filthy Habits". There's a problem with "Montana". The first half is from the 1973 Roxy, Hollywood concert, then right after the solo it goes into a lame 1984 performance. Basically this album is full of popular songs with worse than original versions. So I don't really like it that much. But the songs I listed that I like are great.

Better of the series.......2005-08-15

This is one of the best of the six volume series (You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore). This is a 2 CD set. The first is 70 minutes and the second is 63 minutes. The sound quality varies but it is mostly very good to excellent, especially for live recordings.

I like this because much of it I had not heard before in any form. There is also much more variation in the music and the playing. There are some great keyboard and sax solos from other musicians.

This set is just a good compilation of tracks throughout the years. Some of the other volumes concentrate on one band (vol 2 is a complete concert) or period of time.

Blown Away.......2004-03-05

I've listened to tons of Zappa, and seen him many times...this is my favorite so far........too much good here...the playing is awesome...every song is great...if you want to hear the best of Zappa, buy this cd...you will not be disappointed...

Nice job.......2002-02-16

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Part 4) is the fourth in a series of six double CD's that include 26 tracks of live performances. With the exception of "You Call That Music," "Take Me Out To The Ball Game," "Tiny Sick Tears," "Smell My Beard," and "The Booger Man" all of the other tracks can be heard elsewhere. These four, according to the liner noted are unreleased. I particularly enjoyed, "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama." That song - regardless of who does it - brings a smile to my. It reminds me of visiting a girlfriend's house while I was in high school. Nearly 30 years later, it comes back into my mind each time I hear that song. Music brings flashbacks to most people. The CD is good for that.