Frank ZappaCivilization Phaze III

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Classical

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Avantgarde

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Tracklist

Act One 56:11
"This Is Phaze III" 0:48
Put A Motor In Yourself 5:14
"Oh-Umm" 0:50
They Made Me Eat It 1:48
Reagan At Bitburg 5:39
"A Very Nice Body" 1:00
Navanax 1:40
"How The Pigs' Music Works" 1:49
Xmas Values 5:31
"Dark Water!" 0:23
Amnerika 3:04
"Have You Heard Their Band?" 0:38
Religious Superstition 0:43
"Saliva Can Only Take So Much" 0:28
Buffalo Voice 5:12
"Someplace Else Right Now" 0:33
Get A Life 2:21
"A Kayak (On Snow)" 0:29
N-Lite (18:01)
Negative Light
Venice Submerged
The New World Order
The Lifestyle You Deserve
Creationism
He Is Risen
Act Two 57:38
"I Wish Motorhead Would Come Back" 0:14
Secular Humanism 2:41
"Attack! Attack! Attack!" 1:25
I Was In A Drum 3:38
"A Different Octave" 0:58
"This Ain't CNN" 3:21
"The Pigs' Music" 1:18
A Pig With Wings 2:52
"This Is All Wrong" 1:43
Hot & Putrid 0:29
"Flowing Inside-Out" 0:46
"I Had A Dream About That" 0:28
Gross Man 2:55
"A Tunnel Into Muck" 0:21
Why Not? 2:19
"Put A Little Motor In 'Em" 0:51
"You're Just Insultin' Me, Aren't You!" 2:13
"Cold Light Generation" 0:44
Dio Fa 8:19
"That Would Be The End Of That" 0:36
Beat The Reaper 15:23
Waffenspiel 4:05

Credits (60)

Notes

Official Release #63

Effectively, "Civilization Phaze Ⅲ" is an extension of themes in Zappa's "Lumpy Gravy" work of 1967. Completed before his death in 1993, with material from further recordings made in 1991 and 1992 and presented in two Acts.

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    Cover of Civilisation Phaze III, 1993, Cassette Civilisation Phaze III
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    Barking Pumpkin Records – 000000 US 1993 US1993
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, 1994-12-00, CD Civilization Phaze III
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    Barking Pumpkin Records – UMRK 01 US 1994 US1994
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, 1994-12-00, CD Civilization Phaze III
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    Zappa Records – CDDZAP 56 UK 1994 UK1994
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, 1994, CD Civilization Phaze III
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    Zappa Records – CDDZAP 56 P UK 1994 UK1994
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, 1994-12-00, CD Civilization Phaze III
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    Zappa Records – CDDZAP 56 Japan 1994 Japan1994
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, 2017, CD Civilization Phaze III
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    Barking Pumpkin Records – UMRK 01 2017 2017
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    Cover of Civilization Phaze III, , File Civilization Phaze III
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    Frank Zappa Catalog – none UK UK
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    Reviews

    • sparkey51's avatar
      sparkey51
      Searching for a mint but preferably sealed copy, please me if you have a sealed copy for sale
      • markimarkftm's avatar
        markimarkftm
        There are differing levels of Zappa, basic, intermediate, advanced and for serious converts only,, this is truly the latter... amd he always said he never took drugs..
        • mikeh69's avatar
          mikeh69
          Does anyone know the story on how Frank made this album ... Was his illness so in the way that he relied on older material that was synclavier and music he made with the orchestra's and combinded them some how with Spencer to make this album... From the interviews and the shape he was in around 1991 and 1992 ( 1993 was sadly a countdown as his last interview disturbingly shows ) When I saw Frank in 1988 and I snuck in for soundcheck I already noticed something was different then the Frank I saw at The Pier in 1984 ..... Some say he was in the beginning stages of it in 1988 but didn't get it checked it till it was so bad he didn't have a chance around 1991... I mean after the 1988 tour he not only stopped playing live because of the band disputes but he stopped recording .... And basically made live compilations of his career and the Beat The Boots series which in retrospect with the internet Zappa didn't even see coming .. And while all that was going on Civilization Phase III was being compiled or made there's no information about that era ... His last phase of heavy recording was IMO was from 1980 to 1986. Frankly I couldn't see this being on vinyl it's definitely a recording made for CD ...
          • CD.cleven's avatar
            CD.cleven
            I really love this album, but my one complaint would be on the piano conversations that you'll recall from Lumpy Gravy. Technology had finally managed to keep up with his imagination, which he illustrates by splicing the piano dialogues more fittingly into conversations throughout. Impressive as that is, however, I just don't get the appeal of them, and they really slow the album down for me (one positive being that most of the conversation pieces are their own tracks, so I just omit them from my library). That probably sounds like sacrilege, but they're one-and-dones in my opinion.
            What's left, however, are some of his finest compositions. I'm glad he had ditched the psuedo-reggae of his other 80's releases to make this album.
            • MISTERROGERS's avatar
              MISTERROGERS
              Look dudes at the trust…

              It’s 2021 and you haven’t released this on vinyl?
              Unforgivable

              His greatest achievement to some …
              Get this and the other 2 ..88 releases like yesterday

              • MISTERROGERS's avatar
                MISTERROGERS
                I have finally spent enough time to begin to digest this incredibly complex collection of serial dynamics used in the mix as well. One interesting thing is franks way of comping in some of these songs like opener, but without question the highest peaks are mostly reached at the end of each disc in beat the reaper and n light...interesting that there is nothing but atmosphere in the final track ..the distant gunfire and water soundscapes almost become tonal in places.. you have to wonder..

                Hey Zappa estate. Let’s see this on three records..also jazz note and best band...forget about reissues until we get em all out first...
                • LeonardoA's avatar
                  LeonardoA
                  The first posthumous release of this legendary avant-garde artist. This album, which he himself an opera pantomime called it, can be considered the sequel to his legendary album Uncle Meat in 1969. This set consists of two CDs, which are packaged in a beautifully executed digipack with extensive information. A must for the big band Zappa fans.

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