YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE, VOL. 2

4.5 stars.I would have to say that this is the best live Zappa album i've heard so far. Everyone mentions how tight they were at this point and for good reason. Basically this is the same lineup that did "Roxy & Elesewhere" mostly in December of 1973. So here we are in Finland in September of 1974. All those live gigs in between have made these guys tighter than a duck's ass. Sorry that Zappa humour is rubbing off. As usual we get lots of talking and verbal skits during the show along with some absolutely amazing instrumental work.

"Tush Tush Tush" makes me laugh with two of the guys talking almost over each other.The crowd cheers when Frank comes out on the stage 2 minutes in and introduces the band. "Stinkfoot" has Frank on vocals and we get some raw guitar after a minute. We get some dissonance after 2 1/2 minutes then more guitar.

"Inca Roads" has George Duke on vocals. Lots of vibes. Guitar 2 1/2 minutes in and the piano joins in.The guitar goes on and on.The piano leads after 8 minutes and we get some prominant bass too.Vibes 10 minutes in then the vocals return. "RDNZL" has lots of vibes from Underwood early then it kicks in after 1 1/2 minutes. Piano and sax later. What a great sounding instrumental.

"Village Of The Sun" is an uptempo rocker early then it calms down with vocals. It picks back up and the vocals come and go.We get a sax solo too and organ later. "Echidna's Arf (Of You)" opens with some guitar as vibes and sax come in. It blends into "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing".Guitar after 1 1/2 minutes.Zappa starts speaking before 2 1/2 minutes then check out the drums and vibes that follow.

"Pygmy Twylyte" has some raw guitar as vocals arrive a minute in. I like this one a lot.The relaxed guitar after 4 1/2 minutes goes on and on. So good. "Room Service" has lots of spoken dialogue. "Idiot Bastard Son" causes the audience to cheer when they realize what song it is. And this is a good one. "Cheepnis" has some fast paced vocals.

Disc two begins with "Approximate" a song that is all over the place really.Gotta love the drum show from Chester before 5 minutes then Frank responds in kind with the guitar. "Dupree's Paradise" opens with conversations then we get music before 8 minutes. Maybe the highlight of the whole album is the instrumental section from before 8 minutes to the end. Especially until around 15 minutes. Incredible !

"Satumaa" is a crowd pleaser as they do a Finnish Tango. "T'Mershi Duween" reminds me of AREA belive it or not, especially the keyboards.

"The Dog breath Variations" is fantastic of course. Lots of vibes in "Uncle Meat" while "Building A Girl" is somewhat experimental. "Montana" is maybe the funniest part of the show because a fan yells out "Whipping Post" and that starts Frank off and he includes the words "Whipping Post" in the song "Montana" much to the delight of the crowd.They also like when Frank starts the song by singing "I might be moving to Helsinki soon..." Love the guitar 6 minutes in. "Big Swifty" ends it with this short instrumental then Frank introduces the performers once more than leave the stage.

This is a must if your a Zappa fan.