Stairway To Berlin

1988 04 12 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany

140 min, Aud, B+

part 1 - part 2

The Black Page
Packard Goose Medley
Any Kind Of Pain
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Eric Dolphy Memorial
I Am The Walrus
I Ain't Got No Heart
Andy
Inca Roads
Bolero
Texas Motel Medley
The Torture Never Stops
City Of Tiny Lights
A Pound For A Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Bobby Brown
Whipping Post
Joe's Garage
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Strictly Genteel

*

notes:
- some pictures from a trip to Berlin, to this very show: 1 2 3
- this is a different version of a show already posted here.
- review by Jon Naurin.

The Dragonmaster in Stockholm, 1988

1988 05 01 - Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
140 min, SBD, A-

The links are from Germany - thanks!

part 1, part 2, part 3.




Guest appearances by Mats Öberg on Keyboards (*), Morgan Agren on drums (*), and Dweezil Zappa on guitar (**). The SBD cuts during the post I'm The Walrus Jam

Heavy Duty Judy
Packard Goose Medley
Any Kind Of Pain (q: T'Mershi Duween)
Trouble Every Day (q: T'Mershi Duween)
Penguin In Bondage
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
Cosmik Debris
Inca Roads (q: Fernando)
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Keep It Greasey
The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: Fernando) [incl. Gorgo, TRF]
Big Swifty* (incl. T'Mershi Duween)
Joe's Garage
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Whipping Post** (q: Handsome Cabin Boy)
I Am The Walrus (incl. Jam**)
Sofa

- review by Jason "Foggy" Gossard

FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick.

The Boss In Boston, 1988

1988 02 19 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
part 1 - part 2

The links came from Germany - thanks!!!

Soundcheck:
5 min, Aud, B+
Sinister Footwear

Show:
145 min, Aud, A-

The Black Page
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
Dickie's Such An Asshole
When The Lie's So Big
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
City Of Tiny Lights
A Pound For A Brown
The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
What's New In Baltimore?
Whipping Post
I Am The Walrus
Advance Romance
Stairway To Heaven
Strictly Genteel

Review of the show by Pat Buzby.

Grenoble 88

19-05-1988 Grenoble, France

part 01 - part 02

The Black Page
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
Cosmik Debris
Dupree's Paradise
Let's Move To Cleveland
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
Chana In De Bushwop
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
Easy Meat
King Kong
Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Loops
Sofa

FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick

Pat Buzby’s review:

„Judging from the reviews I've received, it seems that the run of shows in Spain and France is the lowpoint of a generally excellent May '88. However, Grenoble may be the best of this stretch. After a "Black Page" opener featuring the MAJNH solo (I can hardly imagine what the selection process must have been like for a cut like this), we get a reminder that the Trouble/Penguin/Hotel medley has changed in Europe from filler into an improvisational highlight, thanks to the 13 vamp in "Trouble," FZ's decision to vary things by letting Keneally take the "Penguin" break, and the dependably bizarre "Hotel" outings. Tonight's Secret Word ("hoop," later mutating into "poop"), apparently derives from a botched cue in "Penguin" just before the "hoop of real fire" line.
After a Secret Word-enhanced "Cosmik Debris," the "Dupree's"/"Cleveland" combo gives the expected supply of jazzy energy. (Another reason why this month is ahead of the others.) FZ's "Cleveland" break is one of the most substantial (or, at least, one of the longest) of '88. The rest of the set benefits from several unusual choices - "Filthy Habits," "Chawna" (wild sax solo), and the '88 debut of the old Tinseltown Rebellion fave "Easy Meat." FZ's solos on this last number never compete with the old versions, but the horns sound great in the "classical" section. "King Kong" offers a good Bruce solo and an extended episode of percussion/sound effect jamming, getting some nice musical textures out of the familiar array of samples before moving on to "Sharleena."

The Sting Show

03-03-1988 Chicago


part 1 - part 2
(also including a long interview with FZ, made on the day after the show)
Black Page #2
We're Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Any Kind Of Pain
Why Don't You Like Me
Texas Motel Medley
When The Lie's So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa


Stolen Moments
Murder By Numbers
I Ain't Got No Heart
Love Of My Life
City Of Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Stairway To Heaven

Whipping Post
I Am The Walrus
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Strictly Genteel

from The Frank Zappa 1988 Tour Project:

"This show is the source for the BTHW "Stolen Moments-> Murder By Numbers" medley - without a doubt the highlight of the show, and easily one of the highlights of the tour. Apart from this inspired combination, however, this first night in Chicago is a pretty standard affair.“

From Mike Keneally’s tour-diary:
"Since Sting was there, Frank wanted all of us in the band to do the same artificial saxophone-playing gesture that Sting did during one of Branford Marsalis' solos in this Showtime TV special they did. But, before we had a chance to mock him, Sting came backstage to congratulate us after the first set, he thought it was fantastic, and Frank asked him to do something with us. Originally the idea was for him to come out and scat-sing during "Stolen Moments." But then, and I don't think anyone knew he was gonna do this, he came out and did a rap about Jimmy Swaggart, who had said a few years ago that the song "Murder By Numbers" was written and performed by the devil. And while we were playing "Stolen Moments" under him, Sting started singing "Murder By Numbers" and it was impressive. The audience, as you might expect, went completely insane.”

Broadway The Hard Way

04-12-1988 Berlin - Broadway The Hard Way Triple-LP-vinyl


part 1 - part 2

The Black Page
Packard Goose Medley
Any Kind Of Pain
Planet Of The Baritone Women

Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque
I Am The Walrus
I Ain't Got No Heart
Andy
Inca Roads (1st part - missing: Bolero)

Texas Motel Medley (Norwegian, Lucy, Strawberry)
The Torture Never Stops
Theme From Bonanza
Lonesome Cowboy Burt

The Torture Never Stops - Solo
City Of Tiny Lights
A Pound For A Brown

Stairway To Heaven
Bobby Brown
Whipping Post

Joe's Garage
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
Strictly Genteel

Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Ike Willis, Bobby Martin, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Kurt McGettrick, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Albert Wing and Paul Carman

Genova Farewell

09-07-1988 Genova

part 1 - part 2

The Black Page #2
I Ain't Got No Heart
Love Of My Life
Marqueson's Chicken
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Cruising For Burgers
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Outside Now
Dupree's Paradise
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Rhymin Man
Sinister Footwear
City Of Tiny Lites
The Torture Never Stops part I
Lonesome Cowboy Nando
The Torture Never Stops part II
Bolero
Whippin' Post
I Am The Walrus
The Illinois Enema Bandit

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Robert Martin, Ed Mann, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Walt Fowler, Bruce Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick

Best Band - Stuttgart

24-05-1988 Stuttgart

part 2 - part 2

Stinkfoot
What's New In Baltimore?
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Ain't Got No Heart
Let's Move To Cleveland
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
Cosmik Debris
T'Mershi Duween
Dupree's Paradise
Marqueson's Chicken
Pick Me I'm Clean
Bamboozled By Love
Sofa
Bobby Brown
Sharleena
Rhymin' Man
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Bolero
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Star Wars Won't Work
Whipping Post

FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick