Dweezil Zappa - Automatic (2000)

Tracklist:

1. "Fwakstension" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 4:13
2. "Automatic" performed by Zappa / Blues Saraceno / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney – 3:59
3. "Hawaii Five-O" (Morton Stevens) performed by Zappa / Joe Travers – 1:52
4. "You're a Mean One Mister Grinch" (Dr. Seuss & Albert Hague) performed by Zappa / Ahmet Zappa / Joe Travers – 3:12
5. "Therapy" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 2:59
6. "12 String Thing" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mark Meadows – 2:46
7. "Secret Hedges" (Zappa) – 2:12
8. "Habanera" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 1:54
9. "Les Toreadors" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 2:35
10. "Shnook" performed by Zappa / Scott Thunes / Mike Keneally – 2:55
11. "Dick Cinnamon's Office" performed by Zappa / Lisa Loeb / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney - :55
12. "Purple Guitar" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mike Keneally – 9:18

Lineup:

* Blues Saraceno - Guitar
* Dweezil Zappa - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Piano (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Feedback, Harmony, Guitar Arrangements, Flange Bass
* Lisa Loeb - Voices
* Morgan Ågren - Percussion, Drums
* Bryan Beller - Bass, Performer
* Terry Bozzio - Drums
* Christopher Maloney - Bass
* Bob Clearmountain - Mixing
* Mike Keneally - Guitar (Rhythm), Harmony
* Scott Thunes - Bass
* Joe Travers - Percussion, Drums
* Ahmet Zappa - Vocals
* Steve Hall - Mastering
* Jason Freese - Performer

The instrumental CD from Dweezil Zappa is entitled Automatic, his first release under his own name in nearly a decade and marking a return to his roots as a guitarist. It's also the first predominately instrumental guitar album of his career. Operating under the musical credo "anything at anytime for any reason at all" gave Dweezil freedom to explore new territory. Dweezil has always had shocking facility for rock music composition and arranging, which proudly boasts his sense of humor and personality. Automatic features thick layers of multi-tracked guitars, all perfectly executed and combined with wild rhythms and intriguing improvisation, adding nicely to the Zappa Family legacy which has been providing alternative entertainment for over thirty years to a worldwide audience that embraces it like nothing else. Featuring special guest performances from Blues Saraceno, Bryan Beller, Scott Thunes, Terry Bozzio, Mike Keneally, Joe Travers and others, Automatic pulls together material recorded during the Shampoohorn (Z) sessions of 1995 and new music. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Hard Rock).

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