Artist: Frank Zappa

Title: Them or Us

Date: 1984

Label: Barking Pumpkin Records   164 Y 24 0234 3

Cover Painting by: Donald Roller Wilson

Photo by: Steve Schapiro

Graphics by: Gabrielle Raumberger 

Notes: A two album German import set with an interesting mix of personnel and musical choices. We get a bit of Johnny Guitar Watson as well as Steve Vai. There's humor, sarcasm and even a touch of doo-wop. An an incredible live version of the Allman Brothers anthem Whippin' Post. There's not much you can say about Frank; some love 'em, some hate 'em. I'm one of the former. He may have gotten annoying on occasion, but he never got boring.

Track Listing

Side 1

In France
Ya Hozna
Sharleena

Side 2

Sinister Footwear II
Truck Driver Divorce

Side 3

Stevie's Spanking
Baby, Take Your Teeth Out
Marque-Son's Chicken
Planet of My Dreams

Side 4

Be in My Video
Them or Us
Frogs With Dirty Little Lips
Whipping Post