A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME

As the album cover shows, this is performed live on TV in LA on August 27, 1974. Yes the Roxy period. A six piece here and they are at the top of their game. Zappa, Duke, Thompson, Fowler, Brock and Underwood. 73 plus minutes and eleven tracks including so many classics that I've heard countless times. The sound quality is awesome and they are having so much fun here.

A lot of silliness especially on a track like "Stink-Foot" or "Room Service" and there is a lot of talking and fooling around in general. A Frank Zappa production. The one song that was a disappointment is "Inca Roads", my least favourite version that I've heard. The rest is all top notch and I'm not surprised to see a slew of 5 star reviews across the board for this one. I think it's an excellent addition to your Zappa collection myself. But it's also unique given this was performed on TV. An archival release that didn't appear until 2013.