Does Humor Belong in Music? is a live album by American musician Frank Zappa. The title comes from a question Zappa was asked while being interviewed by Dave Tarbert (The Man on Music) a reporter from television station WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio.
Releases The album features concert recordings from October–December 1984. It was the first album by Zappa to be released on CD only (although it was bootlegged on vinyl for listeners who did not own CD players).Info for Does Humor Belong in Music? at the Zappa Patio In 1995, it was reissued by Rykodisc in an extremely remixed form, with significantly improved dynamic range and new artwork. The 1995 edition includes an extra minute of percussion effects during "Let's Move to Cleveland" that had been excised from the EMI edition. In 2012 the (remixed) album was reissued as a part the Zappa Reissue Program. It was a part of "The 4th set of 12" released on October 30, 2012 and featured the original artwork without the white stain in the bottom left.
A home video (later reissued on DVD) of the same name was released. "Zoot Allures", "Tinsel Town Rebellion", "Trouble Every Day" and "Whipping Post" appear on both, but are different performances. Fragments of "Hot-Plate Heaven" also appear in the video (with only the verses of the song left intact). The cover art of the original CD release and video release, however, are the same.
Track listing
Personnel Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals Ray White – rhythm guitar, vocals Ike Willis – rhythm guitar, vocals Bobby Martin – keyboards, saxophone, vocal, french horn Allan Zavod – keyboards, solo on "Cleveland" Scott Thunes – bass guitar Chad Wackerman – drums, solo on "Cleveland" Dweezil Zappa – lead guitar on "Whipping Post"
Production Frank Zappa – producer, arranger Mark Pinske – recording engineer Thom Ehle – recording engineer Bob Stone – remix engineer Ebet Roberts – cover photography Mark Matsuno – design Cal Schenkel – cover art for 1995 CD Diva Zappa – photography for 2012 CD
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