Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage Acts I, II, & III

Status of copy at Case Memorial Library
Bill Carbone wrote in the New Haven Advocate: "[W]hen Dweezil Zappa, Frank's son and director of the tribute group Zappa Plays Zappa, leads his ensemble … it is in a sense the ultimate tribute. … They perform a single three-hour set that, most remarkably, at some points even includes Frank on vocals and guitar. This posthumous performance is achieved via giant screens broadcasting master audio and video tracks … from live concert recordings. … Nary a live concert tape is without the infamous 'Now listen here' — Frank's introduction to political satire, fantastic stories, dance contests. … He was capable of weaving the week's news into a set of music that seemed to have no room to contain it. … Frank also balanced his uber-serious music and subject content with sarcasm and wit, notably on Joe's Garage, his 1979 concept album about government overregulation. … It's hard not to long for a world where Frank could sting Scooter Libby, play footsies with Larry Craig and wash down his Freedom Fries with Blackwater for our enlightenment. The music world … is a colder place without him" (11/1/07).