Joe's Garage Acts II & III

by Frank Zappa

Type: Album
Released: 19 November 1979
Label: Zappa
Country: United States
Length: 1:15:45
Community rating: 3.82/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The sprawling conclusion to Frank Zappa's ambitious anti-censorship rock opera pushes far beyond the conceptual boundaries established in Act I. Blending incredibly complex jazz-rock instrumentals—such as the iconic 'Watermelon in Easter Hay'—with hilariously vulgar, deeply satirical storytelling, the album remains a surreal, wildly profound comedy-rock triumph.

Genres

Descriptors: vulgar, satirical, conceptual, complex, lgbtq, theatrical, virtuosic, narrative

Tracklist

Credits

Frank Zappa - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, conductor, lead guitar, vocals, producer
John Williams - art direction, illustration
Arthur Barrow - bass, vocals
Steve Alsberg - coordinator [project co-ordinator]
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, other [optometric abandon]
Joe Chiccarelli - engineer
Barbara Issak - engineer [assistant]
Thomas Nordegg - engineer [assistant]
Tom Cummings - engineer [assistant]
Mick Glossop - engineer [re-mix]
Steve Nye - engineer [re-mix]
Claus Wiedemann - engineer [special]
David Gray - engineer [special]
Peter Wolf - keyboards
Jack Hunt - lacquer cut by, mastered by
Ike Willis - lead vocals
Glotzer Management - management
Stan Ricker - mastered by
Ed Mann - percussion, vocals
Norman Seeff - photography by [cover photo]
Jane Friedman - public relations [press information]
Wartoke Concern, Inc. - public relations [press information]
Warren Cuccurullo - rhythm guitar, vocals
Denny Walley - slide guitar, vocals
John Smothers - words by [half the words (the good ones)]
Patrick O'Hearn - bass