ZAPPA '80: MUDD CLUB/MUNICH

Not perfect but some of the best guitar solos from Zappa in this live recording from 1980. I like the small club sound, makes you feel like you're there. The band, as always, is in perfect form and delivers a stellar performance all the way through, but like I said, the star here is the guitar, so if you like a guitar heavy show, you will like this album. The set might be missing most of the 73-74 songs that we like, but we have plenty of recordings from that time that have been released recently like Cheaper Than Cheep so I found the setlist on these two shows from 1980 quite refreshing. The only thing that prevents this to be a 5 stars is that, some of the keyboards sound are very 80's and have not aged very well but they reflect the time very well, when the technology was not there yet. If you're a fan of Joe's Garage album and you're nostalgic of the early eighties sound, this recording is for you. So 4 stars is the correct rating for me. Not perfect but very good performance wise.

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