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Broadway the hard way, indeed. Frank Zappa's mock musical is also one of his most scathing satires, and sure to offend the sensibilities of many who hear it. Those who get past its prickly skin will be pleased to discover an ambitious, hilarious, and catchy look at life and love in the 1980's--with an outlook not so good. Government experimentation on prison inmates leads to the creation of a new race of super beings, The Mammy Nuns, who start their own Broadway musical. Yuppie couple Harry & Rhonda come to the show, unaware that they are more than just part of the audience in this production, and find their own l
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Broadway the hard way, indeed. Frank Zappa's mock musical is also one of his most scathing satires, and sure to offend the sensibilities of many who hear it. Those who get past its prickly skin will be pleased to discover an ambitious, hilarious, and catchy look at life and love in the 1980's--with an outlook not so good. Government experimentation on prison inmates leads to the creation of a new race of super beings, The Mammy Nuns, who start their own Broadway musical. Yuppie couple Harry & Rhonda come to the show, unaware that they are more than just part of the audience in this production, and find their own lives under the scrutiny of the Mammy Nun's leader, Thing-Fish, voiced by long-time Zappa cohort Ike Willis. Organized religion, homosexuality, feminism, and racial identity are just some of the subjects Zappa throws onto a groove of tight rock and a sheet of vocal sound. Maybe not one of Zappa's best albums, but certainly one of his most daring. --Andrew Boscardin
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Manufacturer: Zappa Records
Release date: 2 May 1995
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0014431054426 UPC: 014431054426
Tags: Frank Zappa (2), Vinnie Colaiuta (1), Roy Estrada (1), Jimmy Carl Black (1), Ray Collins (1), Patrick O'Hearn (1), Bruce Fowler (1), Tom Fowler (1), Lowell George (1), Robert Charlebois (1), The Mothers Of Invention Member (1), Songwriters From Maryland (1), Ian Underwood (1), George Duke (1), Jean-Luc Ponty (1), Verve Records Artist (1), Rykodisc Artist (1), Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee (1), Progressive Rock Musician (1), People From Harford County (1)
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