You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5

by Frank Zappa

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 cover art

Part of his massive archival series, this double-disc set focuses specifically on the original Mothers of Invention lineup and a later 1982 ensemble. The first disc highlights raw 1960s performances featuring field recordings and avant-garde theatricality, while the second disc boasts the razor-sharp technical precision of his 80s band. The compilation beautifully contrasts his early conceptual dadaism with his later, hyper-complex jazz-rock compositions.

Genres

  • Jazz-Rock
  • Experimental Rock

Tracklist

  1. The Downtown Talent Scout
  2. Charles Ives
  3. Here Lies Love
  4. Piano/Drum Duet
  5. Mozart Ballet
  6. Chocolate Halvah
  7. JCB & Kansas On The Bus #1
  8. Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme
  9. The Little March
  10. Right There
  11. Where Is Johnny Velvet?
  12. Return Of The Hunch-Back Duke
  13. Trouble Every Day
  14. Proto-Minimalism
  15. JCB & Kansas On The Bus #2
  16. My Head?
  17. Meow
  18. Baked-Bean Boogie
  19. Where's Our Equipment?
  20. FZ/JCB Drum Duet
  21. No Waiting For The Peanuts To Dissolve
  22. A Game Of Cards
  23. Underground Freak-Out Music
  24. German Lunch
  25. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
  26. Easy Meat
  27. Dead Girls Of London
  28. Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?
  29. What's New In Baltimore?
  30. Moggio
  31. Dancin' Fool
  32. RDNZL
  33. Advance Romance
  34. City Of Tiny Lites
  35. A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
  36. Doreen
  37. The Black Page #2
  38. Geneva Farewell