I'd forgotten just how close to jazz this album is. I heard somewhere that, among Zappa albums, it's much more popular in the UK than in the US. Possibly because it has fewer of the potty-mouth lyrics that used to put off the 'serious' types that are drawn to the compositional elements of the music.
Just yesterday I came across this review, which I think is pretty good.
I remember shortly after I met Tim and I was trying to suss out what kind of music he liked without asking directly. Zappa's death had been announced that day or the day before, so I asked whether it meant much to him. We both agreed that the ideas behind Zappa's music always sounded interesting, but the music itself didn't quite connect.
 MusicBrainz entry for this album
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