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ORFF, Gundula Janowitz, Gerhard Stolze, Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum
Carmina Burana
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PIAZZOLLA, ChamberJam Europe
Tangos del Ángel y del Diablo
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Frank Zappa
Them or us
- 1 The Closer You Are Lewis, Robinson 2:56
- 2 In France Zappa 3:32
- 3 Ya Hozna Zappa 6:26
- 4 Sharleena Zappa 4:33
- 5 Sinister Footwear II Zappa 8:39
- 6 Truck Driver Divorce Zappa 8:58
- 7 Stevie's Spanking Zappa 5:23
- 8 Baby, Take Your Teeth Out Zappa 1:54
- 9 Marque-Son's Chicken Zappa 7:33
- 10 Planet of My Dreams Zappa 1:37
- 11 Be in My Video Zappa 3:39
- 12 Them or Us Zappa 5:23
- 13 Frogs With Dirty Little Lips Zappa, Zappa 2:42
- 14 Whipping Post Allman 7:32
- Frank Zappa - vocal
Review by François Couture Released in October 1984, Them or Us is Frank Zappa's last studio rock album (unless one counts Thing-Fish). It contains a little of everything for everyone, but most of all it has that cold and dry early-'80s feel that made this and other albums like The Man From Utopia and Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention sound dated pretty quickly. The record begins and ends with covers. "The Closer You Are" is one of those '50s R&B tunes the man loved so much. As for the Allman Brothers' "Whippin' Post," it answered a request from an audience member in Helsinki back in 1974 (go figure). In between one finds the usual offensive lyrics — the cliché-ridden "In France," the sexually explicit "Baby, Take Your Teeth Out." Crunchy guitars are found in "Ya Hozna" and "Stevie's Spanking" (named after Steve Vai, playing guitar in it, too), arguably one of Zappa's best straightforward rock songs from that period. "Sinister Footwear II" and "Marqueson's Chicken" represent an '80s update of complex instrumental pieces the likes of "RDNZL." "Planet of My Dreams" salvages a bit from the never-produced stage play Hunchentoot (the scenario of which was incidentally published in a book titled Them or Us released at the same time). Finally, "Be in My Video" mocks David Bowie's hit "Let's Dance" and the MTV generation, still in its infancy stage at the time. It's a high-average mixed bag, especially interesting since the reissue packs two LPs on one CD.