Broadway the Hard Way

by Frank Zappa

Broadway the Hard Way cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: Barking Pumpkin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:11:10
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Sourced from what would ultimately become his final major tour, this live release finds the composer heavily focused on scathing, immediate political satire. Backed by a formidable twelve-piece band equipped with digital sampling technology, the album ruthlessly targets the hypocrisy of televangelists and conservative American politicians.

Genres

Descriptors: Arena Rock, Avant Garde, Parody, political, satirical, antireligious

Tracklist

  1. Elvis Has Just Left The Building (2:24)
  2. Planet Of The Baritone Women (2:48)
  3. Any Kind Of Pain (5:42)
  4. Dickie's Such An Asshole (5:45)
  5. When The Lie's So Big (3:38)
  6. Rhymin' Man (3:50)
  7. Promiscuous (2:02)
  8. The Untouchables (2:26)
  9. Why Don't You Like Me? (2:57)
  10. Bacon Fat (1:29)
  11. Stolen Moments (2:58)
  12. Murder By Numbers (5:37)
  13. Jezebel Boy (2:27)
  14. Outside Now (7:49)
  15. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (6:40)
  16. What Kind Of Girl? (3:16)
  17. Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (9:15)

Credits

  • Paul Carman - alto saxophone
  • Kurt McGettrick - baritone saxophone
  • Scott Thunes - bass
  • Chad Wackerman - drums
  • Mike Keneally - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
  • Ike Willis - guitar, vocals
  • Bobby Martin - keyboards, vocals
  • Ed Mann - percussion

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