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The Central Scrutinizer is out to protect you from the harmful effects of that horrible force called music. Such is the premise of Joe's Garage, Frank Zappa's three-act concept album which explores the world of groupies, governments, sex toys, and Catholic school girls. As always, Zappa's aim is true and his scope wide, following Joe (voiced by his long-time co-conspirator, Ike Willis) as he starts a band, loses his girl, falls in love with a robot, and tries to find his true place in society. Filled with catchy classics ("Catholic Girls" "Crew Slut") and blazing guitar work ("Keep it Greasy," "Watermleon in Easter Hay"), this is the sort of schmorgasbord of imagination and artistry that only Zappa could produce. --Andrew Boscardin
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The Government censors rock music in its entirety in this sprawling musical saga. Eastern Europe took this lesson in censorship to heart when it was released. This is the complete set to scrutinize in the safety of your own home, made all the more timely with the rising of conservatism in the land of the free (still going strong as of this writing).
Among the targets of Zappa's satire are religious cults, conservative morality, sexual fetishists and the band Toto. The first disc includes such Zappa standards as the title track, "Catholic Girls" and "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?". The plot thickens in the second and third acts, which include the outrageous "Stick It Out," "A Token of My Extreme" and many awesome guitar solos including the classic "Watermelon In Easter Hay".
