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Guitar [Live] [Original recording remastered]

~ Frank Zappa
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (1 April 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Live, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B0000009TH
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,912 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Frank Zappa's 1988 release GUITAR is the follow-up to his 1986 guitar solo smorgasbord, SHUT UP N' PLAY YER GUITAR. Like it's predecessor, GUITAR is a double-disc set comprised ofin-concert Zappa guitar solos (some were taken from actual songs, others are between-song improvisation). All of the solos have been seamlessly edited together, so the entire set plays like one long piece. The solos were taken from tours ranging from 1979 through 1984, a much broader selection thanSHUT UP N' PLAY YER GUITAR, which only contained material from 1979-1980.
"In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" is a combination of the bass line from Iron Butterfly's late '60s l classic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", and Zappa's Stravinsky-like guitar melodies. Another composer (George Gershwin) gets the Zappa guitar treatment via "It Ain't Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary", which includes snippets of the Gershwin classic "It Ain't Necessarily So". Also included is "For Duane", which is a bluesy solo taken from Zappa's cover of the Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post" (Zappa's full rendition of the track can be found on 1983'S THEM OR US). Other great solos include "Watermelon In Easter Hay" and "Sexual Harassment In the Workplace", among many others.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars INTENSE, 21 Jan 2003
By kaysixone - See all my reviews
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This is awesome stuff. Two hours and ten minutes of intense and relentless fret abuse. No vocals, no tunes, just guitar solos and nothing else.

"Guitar" was more than good enough when it was first released in 1988, but this expanded edition with extra tracks is a considerable improvement on the original. The material is culled from live performances recorded over a five year period (1979 to 1984), and from the opening chords of "Sexual harassment in the workplace" (the album also features some of Frank's most creative titles) it just builds and builds with no pause for breath.

Although the sound isn't always 100% perfect, I much prefer the raw spontaneity of "Guitar" to the more refined approach of its predecessor "Shut up and play your guitar", which seems positively weak in comparison. Frank didn't recommend it for children or Republicans, but to the rest of us this is one of the truly essential Zappa albums.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Over 2 hours of guitar solos, 23 Jan 2004
You might think that 132 minutes of guitar solos would get boring after a while, but when the soloist is as imaginative as Frank Zappa, there is no problem. He viewed every solo he ever played as a chance for spontaneous composition, and this set shows how good he was at doing just that. Recorded live from 1979-84, the double CD contains 32 solos (not 16, as shown above - that would be the vinyl tracklist). Most of them were played on FZ's yellow custom Strat, which provides plenty of opportunity for heavy Floyd Rose tremolo action. If you are a guitarist, you will love this album - as a player, Zappa has no peers other than Hendrix.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what we have been waiting for., 6 May 2000
By petkar@btinternet.com (Bournemouth, UK.) - See all my reviews
This double cd of guitar solos shows how varied Frank is. I would insist on all Zappa fans to get a copy. I just wish there were more of this type of cd to be released. Go and buy this, you won't ever look back.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites records
Top guitar solos. I would like to play my guitar like Frank before my life finish.
Published 4 months ago by Collector Editions

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Tedious After All............
Even Zappa's own musicians got bored of his endless guitar noodlings. There were many occasions when Frank would just meander on and on, never really achieving the instrumental... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Vitamino

4.0 out of 5 stars peerless
I got introduced to the music of Frank Zappa two years ago and have been a big fan ever since.My latest purchase:Frank Zappa guitar is a double CD with nothing but guitar tracks... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2007 by mr Average

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as "Shut up and Play"
This is the second album of live solos that Frank released. Although it does contain some great tracks, notably an unusually conventional 12-Bar Blues ('Sexual Harassment in the... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2004 by Max Wiltshire

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