This live album from 1971 is the second Zappa album with Flo & Eddie on lead vocals (200 Motels & Just Another Band From L.A. would soon follow). They sing almost ALL of the vocals on the 4 albums they are on. Their vocals are nowhere near as fantastic as Zappa's.

The best and most unique part of the album is the story/dance song "The Mudshark" and it is thankfully told by Zappa himself.

Flo & Eddie even wanted to tell the story but Zappa put them in their place and felt he could tell the story better and it was finally good to hear Zappa speak. (He would not utter one word on the 200 Motels album & movie)

"Tears began to fall" is a decent Flo & Eddie track (I liked it when they were in the band unlike many fans but it wasn't FZ's best part of his musical career) and there's some good instrumental work on "Lonesome electric turkey" "willie the pimp" and "peaches en regalia" but nothing spectacular.

The second "peaches en regalia" re-make (Peaches III) on "tinseltown rebellion" far surpasses this version and the slow version of "willie the pimp" on here can't compare to the original version on the "hot rats" album.

Zappa did not include the second part of "willie the pimp" on the cd version of this album. not a big deal i admit because it is under 2 minutes.

The groupie routines continue with the tunes "bwana dik" and "latex solar beef" but the subject of "groupies" is handled much more entertainingly on 200 Motels.

When Zappa was attacked on stage in December, 1971, he was in a wheelchair for almost a year and had to split up the band (Flo & Eddie had to go).

***I believe the attack on him wasn't 100% negative. In that time, he began composing even more great Jazz-Rock classics (Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo) and began going back to singing lead vocals on albums like "Over-Nite Sensation" and "Apostrophe'" which fans did miss a lot.

*** His voice was now deeper as a result of damage to his larynx when he was attacked. Some claim this made his voice even better.

Enough Flo & Eddie was enough. Too bad it took an attack on "The Master" to change things for the better.
This live album from 1971 is the second Zappa album with Flo & Eddie on lead vocals (200 Motels & Just Another Band From L. A. would soon follow). They sing almost ALL of the vocals on the 4 albums they are on. Their vocals are nowhere near as fantastic as Zappa's. The best and most unique part of the album is the story/dance song "The Mudshark" and it is thankfully told by Zappa himself. Flo & Eddie even wanted to tell the story but Zappa put them in their place and felt he could tell the story better and it was finally good to hear Zappa speak. (He would not utter one word on the 200 Motels album & movie)

"Tears began to fall" is a decent Flo & Eddie track (I liked it when they were in the band unlike many fans but it wasn't FZ's best part of his musical career) and there's some good instrumental work on "Lonesome electric turkey" "willie the pimp" and "peaches en regalia" but nothing spectacular. The second "peaches en regalia" re-make (Peaches III) on "tinseltown rebellion" far surpasses this version and the slow version of "willie the pimp" on here can't compare to the original version on the "hot rats" album. Zappa did not include the second part of "willie the pimp" on the cd version of this album. not a big deal i admit because it is under 2 minutes. The groupie routines continue with the tunes "bwana dik" and "latex solar beef" but the subject of "groupies" is handled much more entertainingly on 200 Motels. When Zappa was attacked on stage in December, 1971, he was in a wheelchair for almost a year and had to split up the band (Flo & Eddie had to go). ***I believe the attack on him wasn't 100% negative. In that time, he began composing even more great Jazz-Rock classics (Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo) and began going back to singing lead vocals on albums like "Over-Nite Sensation" and "Apostrophe'" which fans did miss a lot. *** His voice was now deeper as a result of damage to his larynx when he was attacked. Some claim this made his voice even better. Enough Flo & Eddie was enough. Too bad it took an attack on "The Master" to change things for the better.