The main character from this three-part rock opera is faced with the banning of all music after being repeatedly raped in prison, and copes after his release by imagining guitar solos in his head for the entire third act of the album.
The song is introduced by opening narration by Zappa as the Central Scrutinizer, which then gives way to a guitar solo.
This simplicity is made more interesting by the emphasis in the solo on the note D#, a tritone above the bass A, which conveys the harmony A#11.
Kelly Fisher Lowe called it the "crowning achievement of the album" and "one of the most gorgeous pieces of music ever produced".
[5]: 376 The song's title is thought to have come from a saying used by Zappa while recording the album: "Playing a guitar solo with this band is like trying to grow a watermelon in Easter hay".