FRANK ZAPPA – Mulhouse 1980 (2CD)

Audience 8.8 – This is a well rounded recording that delivers most of what is required to ensure a show remains worthy of repeat listens. The only real limitations I could discern are a slight “noisiness” somewhere between the upper mid band and the high band frequencies that are more noticeable during cymbal crashes – and even then it’s minimal. Maybe another critical observation is the overall audio mix coming from the stage is not ideal, it’s not bad, but it’s not as guitar/vocal prominent as you might be used to, again even that is being overly critical because it’s also not that bad. This is a good tape that may not satisfy the perfectionists out there but will take care of the rest of us (me included!).

Frank Zappa
Chapiteau
Mulhouse (France)
July 1, 1980

Disc 1

01 -Watermelon In Easter Hay
02 -Keep It Greasey
03 -Pick Me, I’m Clean
04 -City Of Tiny Lights
05 -Pound For A Brown (Mo & Herb’s Vacation, Sheik Yerbouti Tango Coda, Filthy Habits)
06 -Cosmik Debris
07 -You Didn’t Try To Call Me
08 -I Ain’t Got No Heart

Disc 2

09 -Love Of My Life
10 -You Are What You Is
11 -Easy Meat
12 -Mudd Club
13 -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
14 -Joe’s Garage
15 -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
16 -Dancin’ Fool
17 -Bobby Brown
18 -Ms. Pinky
19 -In France (incl.La Marseillaise)
20 -In France – Luigi & The Wise Guys
21 -Stick It Out (incl.Looney Tunes)
22 -The Illinois Enema Bandit

Line-up:
Frank Zappa’s Band, March – July 1980
FZ, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars