Frank Zappa The Torture Never Stops (DVD)
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Label: Eagle Rock/Eagle Vision
Frank Zappa's 1981 Halloween concerts were filmed live at The Palladium in New York. This 'thing' entitled The Torture Never Stops was created in its entirety by FZ from the original concert production and intended by the artist as one of three television specials. This is the longest of the three - the others, You Are What You Is and Dumb All Over, having actually aired.
Halloween was Frank Zappa's favorite holiday, and New York was the site of Frank Zappa's Halloween concerts for years. The billion and a half airings of the concerts (non-edited) by MTV followed closely the release of the double album You Are What You Is on Frank Zappa's own thoroughly independent label, Barking Pumpkin. Much of the set list is drawn from that work.
All Frank Zappa shows were unique experiences with Zappa on guitar and baton, leading his band on flights of improvisation and drawing ever more intense performances from them. The Torture Never Stops cements Zappa's reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging composers and performers of the 20th century.
Line-up: Frank Zappa (guitar, vocal); Ray White (vocal, guitar); Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocal); Scott Thunes (bass, vocal); Chad Wackerman (drums); Ed Mann (percussion, vocal); Bobby Martin (keyboard, sax, vocal), Steve Vai (guitar, vocal)