The Roxy performances

"This box set reveals, beyond any reasonable doubt (as if there could be any doubt) that Zappa and his band, at one and the same time, and especially in this period, could jam and rock out with the best of them, while also sounding like a free-jazz marching band and writing music that even high modernism would accept into its ranks. And it is a reminder that, from him, the exceptional was the very least you could expect".

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"Frank Zappa's 1973 band was certainly one of his best, and in order to showcase it, Frank booked a series of shows at Hollywood's Roxy club that were both recorded and filmed. This box set is all five shows (four public and one for invited guests) as well as some soundcheck rehearsals and material recorded a couple days later at Ike Turner's Bolic studios ... Here we get everything that was played, exactly as it was played, in December 1973. The Roxy Performances nicely complement the original album and shine a spotlight on one of the most talented rock bands ever".

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