Son of Cheep Thrills [Enhanced]

Son of Cheep Thrills [Enhanced]

Editorial Reviews
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Another extremely broad sampler of Frank Zappa's music from Rykodisc, Son of Cheep Thrills contains more than enough music to justify its price but offers nothing new for longtime fans. Like its equally cheap predecessor, this eclectic set contains a smattering of tunes that cover the entire range of Zappa's career. Unlike the selections on some of Ryko's more focused Zappa retrospectives, the music here pokes at Zappa's more challenging and off-center pieces and could serve as a road map for interested newcomers who may not know where to start within Zappa's huge discography. The greasy doo-wop tracks "Love of My Life" and "WPLJ" provide entrée to Zappa classics such as Cruising with Ruben & the Jets. Some of his more intricate instrumentals will hopefully engender interest in Jazz from Hell or the fantastic You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore series. If you enjoyed Strictly Commercial or another Ryko retrospective and are at a loss for a next Zappa purchase, this disc may point you in the right direction. And Zappa experts and completists may find this well-priced disc a welcome diversion while waiting for the next lost tapes to appear from the vault. --Andrew Boscardin

From the Label
Son Of Cheap Thrills is the second low-priced sampler designed to pull in the casual consumer (YOU??) to sample a bit of F.Z. (FRANK ZAPPA) in our on-going campaign to boost F.Z. awareness on a global basis. The proud papa of this baby was, of course, Cheap Thrills. SOCT is a just over 40-minute sampler of material from 11 of the F.Z. titles we have placed on perpetual sale (we call them MIDLINED titles, you can call them A BARGAIN). SOCT was compiled by Joe Black, our eurocentric Zappa personage. If one were to place genres on FZ music, they would find tracks on this sampler that could be termed classical, jazz, rock-sometimes on the same track. Tracks segue to form a 40 minute rocking ride through the FZ universe. Cal Schenkel again created the artwerks with many hidden clues included at NO EXTRA CHARGE for hours of eye-glazing fun.

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Son of Cheep Thrills [Enhanced]

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