"Zoot Allures is a 1976 rock album by Frank Zappa. This was Zappa's only release on the Warner Bros. Records label. Due to a lawsuit with his former manager Herb Cohen Frank Zappa's recording contract was temporarily re-assigned from DiscReet Records to Warner Bros.
The title is a pun on the French expression "Zut alors!" which, though it has no direct translation, conveys mild surprise and may be approximated by "Damn it!" or the British use of "Blimey!"
The album was originally conceptualized as a double LP, but for unknown reasons Zappa rearranged, edited, and shortened the track listing to what was eventually released as a single LP."
Many Zappa fans have mixed reactions with this album because it's a departure from his previous work. alittle more pop, a diffrent sound but it also features some of Zappa's classic songs like Disco Boy. Not to mention the classics Torture Never Stops, Black Napkins and the title track Zoot Allures which became signatures for Zappa over his career. Fallowed by a strong supporting cast from the rest of the tracks on the album and you have a well rounded classic Zappa Release.
Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops
Frank Zappa - Black Napkins
The title is a pun on the French expression "Zut alors!" which, though it has no direct translation, conveys mild surprise and may be approximated by "Damn it!" or the British use of "Blimey!"
The album was originally conceptualized as a double LP, but for unknown reasons Zappa rearranged, edited, and shortened the track listing to what was eventually released as a single LP."
Many Zappa fans have mixed reactions with this album because it's a departure from his previous work. alittle more pop, a diffrent sound but it also features some of Zappa's classic songs like Disco Boy. Not to mention the classics Torture Never Stops, Black Napkins and the title track Zoot Allures which became signatures for Zappa over his career. Fallowed by a strong supporting cast from the rest of the tracks on the album and you have a well rounded classic Zappa Release.
Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops
Frank Zappa - Black Napkins
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