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Title: Like most comedy albums, good for 1-3 listens only
Review: I already have Billy The Mountain from JABF L.A., so this version is superfluous. The behind-the-scenes stuff is interesting once or twice, but like a comedy album, you don't come back to it (which is the problem with all Flo & Eddie era Zappa). The John stuff is cool (Zappa's solo on "Well" is killer), but by and large it's a different mix on some pretty awful cr*p. The new live stuff is the heart of the matter and there's not enough of it: a great Status Back Baby, Concentration Moon, and Cruisin' For Burgers. The 200 Motels material is for collectors only--if we bought the Ryko CD soundtrack, we know the story and the material here is not an effective counterpoint to the soundtrack booklet, nor does it add anything.
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