SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR

This colection of improvised guitar solos has become part of my life! If you are initially put off by the statistical density of it all just give it a few 100 spins.It helps if you are familiar with Zappa and his propensity to take long jazz like solos.Some of the best musos on the planet provide a suitably elastic backing.Opening with five-five-five in a flurry of ascending eastern scales the song segues via a spoken word interlude into one of the all- time heavy guitar solos, `Hog Heaven`. Worth the price alone. The title track is a furious take on the `Inca Roads` solo with otherworldly drums provided by Vinnie Colaiuta.It was a conventional lick at the opening of this track that got me hooked.It is like pulling a thread and after a while it all makes sense. Guitarist Steve Vai transcribed these solos...maniac. `Heavy Duty Judy` is also one of my all-time Zappa cuts. Molten sheets of guitar verging on feedback balancing on the finest freeform vamp you will ever here!