dbo:abstract
- Thing-Fish je studiové album rockového kytaristy Franka Zappy, vydané v roce 1984. (cs)
- Thing-Fish es un álbum conceptual del músico y compositor estadounidense Frank Zappa, concebido como un musical de Broadway que nunca llegó a estrenarse. Entre los temas que se abordan en el álbum están la dominación blanca en el teatro de Broadway, el SIDA, la eugenesia, las teorías conspirativas, el feminismo, la homosexualidad y la cultura afroamericana. La historia gira en torno a un malvado y racista príncipe/crítico de teatro, que desarrolla una enfermedad con la que pretende eliminar a todos los afroamericanos y homosexuales. Dicha enfermedad es testeada en un laboratorio secreto, usando prisioneros como conejillos de indias, que luego de ser inoculados se convierten en "Mammy Nuns", las que son dirigidas por Thing-Fish, el narrador. La historia dentro de la historia es una sátira a una pareja blanca anglosajona protestante, Harry y Rhonda (interpretados en realidad por italo-americanos), que asisten a una obra de teatro montada por las "Mammy Nuns", donde se enfrentan con su pasado: Harry es representado como un niño homosexual y Rhonda es mostrada como una muñeca hinchable que cobra vida. En su crítica, Zappa, exagera haciendo ver que ser gay en los años 1980 era una moda de yuppies. La historia fue construida durante las sesiones de grabación, en donde se incluyeron nuevos overdubs para temas que ya habían aparecido previamente en álbumes como "Zoot Allures", "Tinseltown Rebellion", "You Are What You Is" y "Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch". El lanzamiento del disco se retrasó cuando el sello MCA, distribuidor de Barking Pumpkin Records, se negó a comercializarlo en los Estados Unidos. Finalmente, Capitol Records se encargó de distribuir la placa, que iba acompañada de una "Advertencia / Garantía" escrita por el propio Zappa. "Thing-Fish" tuvo inicialmente una mala recepción por parte de la crítica, que reprobó el uso de material previamente grabado, pero desde entonces ha sido reivindicado por su contenido altamente satírico. Es el lanzamiento oficial #41 de Frank Zappa. (es)
- Thing-Fish est un album concept de Frank Zappa sorti en 1984. (fr)
- Thing-Fish is an album by Frank Zappa, originally released as a triple album box set on Barking Pumpkin Records in 1984. It was billed as a cast recording for a proposed musical of the same name, which was ultimately not produced by Zappa, but later performed partially in 2003, ten years after his death. The album's storyline is inspired by Broadway theatre, AIDS, eugenics, conspiracy theories, feminism, homosexuality and African American culture. It involves an evil, racist prince/theater critic who creates a disease intended to eradicate African Americans and homosexuals. The disease is tested on prisoners who are turned into "Mammy Nuns" led by the story's narrator, Thing-Fish. The story within a story is a satire of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant couple, Harry and Rhonda (actually played by Italian-Americans), who attend a play performed by the "Mammy Nuns", and find themselves confronted with their pasts: Harry presented as a homosexual boy, Rhonda presented as a sex doll brought to life. The story was constructed during the recording sessions, which included producing new overdubs for recordings which previously appeared on Zappa's albums Zoot Allures, Tinseltown Rebellion, You Are What You Is and Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. The release of the album was delayed when Barking Pumpkin Records' previous distributor, MCA, refused to distribute the album. It was instead released by Capitol Records in the United States, accompanied by a "Warning/Guarantee" written by Zappa himself. Thing-Fish was initially received poorly by critics, who criticized the use of previously recorded material, but has since been reappraised for its highly satirical content. (en)
- Thing-Fish è un concept album del musicista e compositore statunitense Frank Zappa, pubblicato nel 1984 su triplo LP in vinile. Alla sua uscita venne pubblicizzato come la colonna sonora di un progettato musical dallo stesso nome, ma Zappa non arrivò mai a produrlo in vita, anche se venne in seguito messo in scena nel 2003, dieci anni dopo la sua morte. (it)
- 《Thing-Fish》는 1984년 12월 21일에 발매된 프랭크 자파의 음반이다. (ko)
- Thing-Fish — музичний альбом Френка Заппи. Виданий року лейблом Barking Pumpkin Records. Загальна тривалість композицій становить 90 хв : 58 с. 1995 року був перевиданий на компакт-диску лейблом Rykodisc. (uk)
dbp:quote
- - Frank Zappa (en)
- "The simple thought behind Thing-Fish is that somebody manufactured a disease called AIDS and they tested it. They were developing it as a weapon and they tested it on convicts, the same way as they used to do experiments on black inmates, using syphilis. That's documented. They used to do these experiments with syphilis on black inmates in US prisons. That's fact. So we take it one step further and they're concocting the special disease which is genetically specific to get rid of 'all highly rhythmic individuals and sissy boys.' So I postulate that they do this test in a prison and part of the test backfires and these mutants are created." (en)
dbp:title
- dbr:The_Torture_Never_Stops_(song)
- dbr:You_Are_What_You_Is_(song)
- Prologue (en)
- Mudd Club (en)
- The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (en)
- Drop Dead (en)
- Brown Moses (en)
- He's So Gay (en)
- No Not Now (en)
- Artificial Rhonda (en)
- Briefcase Boogie (en)
- Clowns on Velvet (en)
- Galoot Up-Date (en)
- Harry & Rhonda (en)
- Harry-As-a-Boy (en)
- That Evil Prince (en)
- The Crab-Grass Baby (en)
- The Mammy Nuns (en)
- The Massive Improve'lence (en)
- The White Boy Troubles (en)
- Wistful Wit a Fist-Full (en)
- Won Ton On (en)
rdfs:comment
- Thing-Fish je studiové album rockového kytaristy Franka Zappy, vydané v roce 1984. (cs)
- Thing-Fish est un album concept de Frank Zappa sorti en 1984. (fr)
- Thing-Fish è un concept album del musicista e compositore statunitense Frank Zappa, pubblicato nel 1984 su triplo LP in vinile. Alla sua uscita venne pubblicizzato come la colonna sonora di un progettato musical dallo stesso nome, ma Zappa non arrivò mai a produrlo in vita, anche se venne in seguito messo in scena nel 2003, dieci anni dopo la sua morte. (it)
- 《Thing-Fish》는 1984년 12월 21일에 발매된 프랭크 자파의 음반이다. (ko)
- Thing-Fish — музичний альбом Френка Заппи. Виданий року лейблом Barking Pumpkin Records. Загальна тривалість композицій становить 90 хв : 58 с. 1995 року був перевиданий на компакт-диску лейблом Rykodisc. (uk)
- Thing-Fish es un álbum conceptual del músico y compositor estadounidense Frank Zappa, concebido como un musical de Broadway que nunca llegó a estrenarse. Entre los temas que se abordan en el álbum están la dominación blanca en el teatro de Broadway, el SIDA, la eugenesia, las teorías conspirativas, el feminismo, la homosexualidad y la cultura afroamericana. La historia gira en torno a un malvado y racista príncipe/crítico de teatro, que desarrolla una enfermedad con la que pretende eliminar a todos los afroamericanos y homosexuales. Dicha enfermedad es testeada en un laboratorio secreto, usando prisioneros como conejillos de indias, que luego de ser inoculados se convierten en "Mammy Nuns", las que son dirigidas por Thing-Fish, el narrador. La historia dentro de la historia es una sátira a (es)
- Thing-Fish is an album by Frank Zappa, originally released as a triple album box set on Barking Pumpkin Records in 1984. It was billed as a cast recording for a proposed musical of the same name, which was ultimately not produced by Zappa, but later performed partially in 2003, ten years after his death. (en)
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