Frank Zappa/Mothers Archives

[Review] The Mothers of Invention: We’re Only In It For The Money (1968)

A smorgasbord of demented genius in snack-size bites that challenges the status quo, the counterculture and everything in between.

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Fast, bulbous and tapered for your pleasure… Captain Beefheart’s beefy monsterpiece.

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When the croci in my mind are blooming, then Frank Zappa’s whimsical and colorful genius must be in full flower. I see you…

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The low-budget seduction of a classical/jazz violinist and an ad hoc orchestra.

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Avant-garde, quasi-orchestral music bookended by a pair of doo-wop songs, which in the world of Frank Zappa makes perfect nonsense.

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A Frankenstein feast of tasty leftovers and live tracks from the band what brought you Lumpy Gravy, Uncle Meat and Burnt Weeny Sandwich.

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The beginning of the Flo & Eddie experiment, in which the pair become the witting mouthpiece for Frank.

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A single-disc live album featuring the humorous banter of Flo & Eddie and the mating call of the mud shark.

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This probably should have come with a free bar of soap and shampoo, since you’ll need a shower after listening to it.

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Another live Mothers album to come home to after a tiring day of making maple syrup for the pancakes of your land.

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Frank gets pushed from a stage and spends months at home pushing the envelope of musical smallmindedness.

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Don’t like classical jazz/rock music? Blow it out your Wazoo.

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The album that kicked off (kind of) a commercial renaissance for Frank Zappa.

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A sensational selection of new songs recorded live on double elpee and featuring the funny and furiously fast Zappa we all love.

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A crossover of space fusion and synth funk, featuring Frank Zappa as the mysterious Obdewl’l X.

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