Zappa, Frank: Zoot Allures (CD)

Zappa's version of a basic stripped-down rock record; uncomplicated and completely compelling. Alongside sharp satirical tracks like 'Disco Boy' and 'Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station' (which launched the onstage chant "show me your thumb if you're really dumb") come between-the-eyes instrumentals like 'Black Napkins', 'Friendly Little Finger' and the title track.

This album is also the home of 'The Torture Never Stops', a doomsaying blues unlike anything else in the Zappa catalogue. The album has become a fan favourite since its release in 1976. Originally conceived as a double-disc, Zappa re-edited it to a single record after pressure from his record company.

1. Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station
2. Black Napkins
3. The Torture Never Stops
4. Ms. Pinky
5. Find Her Finer
6. Friendly Little Finger
7. Wonderful Wino
8. Zoot Allures
9. Disco Boy