
You Are What You Is is a Rock album by Frank Zappa, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- witty
- theatrical
About
The career of Frank Zappa is filled with projects that morphed into other projects. An overabundance of material made the cutting room floor an adventurous place to be and double albums closer to the norm than for any other major rock 'n' roll artist. Tracks initially conceived as part of the abandoned projects, <i>Warts and All</i> and <i>Crush All Boxes</i>, landed on the official releases, <i>Tinseltown Rebellion</i>, <i>Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar</i>, <i>You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore</i> and this album. The production is tight and the songs' compact structures make this play like a 'Greatest Hits" collection that could only be played on a demented, underground radio station. The mock AOR rock of "Doreen" is a masterstroke. "Goblin Girl" nails down a reggae-like island groove. "Society Pages," "I'm A Beautiful Guy," "Beauty Knows No Pain," "Charlie's Enormous Mouth," "Any Downers?" and "Conehead" play as an album side composed of individual tracks that were decidedly linked together. "Heavenly Bank Account," "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" and "Jumbo Go Away" satirize and attack the worlds of religion, politics and rock 'n' roll.
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Tracklist
- 1Teen-Age Wind3:01
- 2Harder Than Your Husband2:28
- 3Doreen4:43
- 4Goblin Girl4:06
- 5Theme from the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear3:35
- 6Society Pages2:26
- 7I'm a Beautiful Guy1:56
- 8Beauty Knows No Pain3:01
- 9Charlie's Enormous Mouth3:36
- 10Any Downers?2:08
- 11Conehead4:28
- 12You Are What You Is4:23
- 13Mudd Club3:10
- 14The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing3:10
- 15Dumb All Over6:14
- 16Heavenly Bank Account4:02
- 17Suicide Chump2:49
- 18Jumbo Go Away3:43
- 19If Only She Woulda3:47
- 20Drafted Again3:05
Credits
Performers
- Arthur BarrowBASS GUITAR
- David LogemanDRUMS
- Steve VaiGUITAR
- Tommy MarsKEYBOARDS
- Frank ZappaLEAD VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Ray WhiteLEAD VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR
- Bob HarrisVOCALS
- Ike WillisVOCALS
- Patrick O'HearnBASS GUITAR
- Terry BozzioDRUMS
- Eddie JobsonKEYBOARDS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
