![]() ![]() Style and influences Lyrical and story themes Įventually it was discovered, that God did not want us to be all the same. Zappa's own studio, the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, built as an addition to Zappa's home, and completed in late 1979, was used to record and mix all of his subsequent releases. : 149 Joe's Garage was the final album Zappa recorded at a commercial studio. Midway through recording the new album, Zappa decided that the songs connected coherently and wrote a story, changing the new album into a rock opera. : 331 The album also continued the development of xenochrony, a technique Zappa also featured on One Size Fits All (1975), in which aspects of older live recordings were utilized to create new compositions by overdubbing them onto studio recordings, or alternatively, selecting a previously recorded solo and allowing drummer Vinnie Colaiuta to improvize a new drum performance, interacting with the previously recorded piece. Throughout the development of Joe's Garage, Zappa's band recorded lengthy jams which Zappa later formed into the album. ![]() : 370 The songs "Joe's Garage" and "Catholic Girls" were recorded with the intention that Zappa would release them as a single. ![]() He released the successful double album Sheik Yerbouti (1979, recorded 8/1977-2/1978), and began working on a series of songs for a follow-up album. Records, Frank Zappa formed Zappa Records, a label distributed at that time by Phonogram Inc. Since its original release, the album has been reappraised as one of Zappa's best works.Īfter being released from his contractual obligations with Warner Bros. Joe’s Garage initially received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising its innovative and original music, but criticizing the scatological, sexual and profane nature of the lyrics. All solos on the album are xenochronous except for "Crew Slut" and " Watermelon in Easter Hay", a signature song that Zappa described as the best song on the album, and according to his son Dweezil, the best guitar solo his father ever played. Joe's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony, a recording technique that takes musical material (in this instance, guitar solos by Zappa from older live recordings) and overdubs them onto different, unrelated material. It addresses themes of individualism, free will, censorship, the music industry and human sexuality, while criticizing government and religion, and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology. The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles, while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics. After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized, he lapses into insanity. The story is told by a character identified as the "Central Scrutinizer" narrating the story of Joe, an average adolescent male, from Canoga Park, Los Angeles, who forms a garage rock band, has unsatisfying relationships with women, gives all of his money to a government-assisted and insincere religion, explores sexual activities with appliances, and is imprisoned. ![]() Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records, the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set, Joe's Garage, Acts I, II & III, in 1987. Joe's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in September and November 1979. ![]()
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