Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar

by Frank Zappa

Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 May 1981
  • Label: Barking Pumpkin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:47:28
  • Community rating: 3.42/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Concluding the ambitious, mail-order guitar solo triptych, this volume continues to spotlight the composer's wildly eclectic, rhythmically complex improvisational abilities. By removing the comedic vocal framing of his typical output, the collection firmly established his reputation as one of the most innovative instrumentalists of his generation.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Five-Five-Five (2:36)
  2. Hog Heaven (2:48)
  3. Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (5:38)
  4. While You Were Out (6:03)
  5. Treacherous Cretins (5:34)
  6. Heavy Duty Judy (4:38)
  7. Soup 'N Old Clothes (7:56)
  8. Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression (3:58)
  9. Gee, I Like Your Pants (2:31)
  10. Canarsie (6:08)
  11. Ship Ahoy (5:22)
  12. The Deathless Horsie (6:21)
  13. Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More (6:53)
  14. Pink Napkins (4:38)
  15. Beat It With Your Fist (1:58)
  16. Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (8:30)
  17. Pinocchio's Furniture (2:05)
  18. Why Johnny Can't Read (4:35)
  19. Stucco Homes (9:08)
  20. Canard Du Jour (9:59)

Credits

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