''The Torture Never Stops'' is a live DVD by

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...

, posthumously released in 2008. It's made up of footage from one of Zappa's annual

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concerts at The Palladium in

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, on October 31, 1981. Two shows were played that night, and this contains footage from both shows edited together.

Track listing

# Black Napkins #

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# Easy Meat # Beauty Knows No Pain # Charlie’s Enormous Mouth # Fine Girl # Teen-age Wind # Harder Than Your Husband # Bamboozled By Love # We’re Turning Again # Alien Orifice # Flakes # Broken Hearts Are for Assholes #

You Are What You Is ''You Are What You Is'' is a 1981 double album by American musician Frank Zappa. His 34th album, it consists of three musical suites which encompass pop, doo-wop, jazz, hard rock, reggae, soul, blues, new wave and country. The album's lyrics sat ...

# Mudd Club # The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing # Dumb All Over # Heavenly Bank Account # Suicide Chump # Jumbo Go Away # Stevie’s Spanking # The Torture Never Stops # Strictly Genteel # The Illinois Enema Bandit

Extras

# Teen-age Prostitute # City Of Tiny Lites # You Are What You Is - music video # Picture Gallery

Musicians

: guitar, vocals *

Ray White Ray White (full name Ray Shirley White Sr) is an American soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist, best known as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in late 1976, being featured on rhythm guit ...

: guitar, vocals * Steve Vai: guitar, vocals *

Scott Thunes Scott Thunes (pronounced "TOO-nis") (born January 20, 1960) is a bass player, formerly with Frank Zappa, Wayne Kramer, Steve Vai, Andy Prieboy, Mike Keneally, Fear, The Waterboys, Big Bang Beat, and others. Thunes was raised in San Anselmo, ...

: bass, vocals * Tommy Mars: keyboards, vocals *

Bobby Martin Bobby Martin may refer to: *Bobby Martin (American football) (1987–2020), American football player *Bobby Martin (musician) (1903–2001), jazz trumpeter *Bobby Martin, bass player for Canadian country group the James Barker Band *Bobby Martin (p ...

: keyboards, saxophone, vocals (aka Robert Martin - Wikipedia page under this name) *

Ed Mann Ed Mann is a musician who has been "a drummer and piano dabbler since childhood." He is best known for his mallet percussion performances onstage with Frank Zappa's ensemble from 1977 to 1988, and his appearances on over 30 of Zappa's albums, ...

: percussion, vocals *

Chad Wackerman Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and leader of his own ensembles. He is th ...

: drums

External links

Zappa.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torture Never Stops Frank Zappa 2008 video albums