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Category: Frank Zappa/Mothers

Freak Out! album cover

[Review] The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out! (1966)

A freaking brilliant, sarcastic sendup of society and popular music in which all pretense to normalcy and decency is dropped.

Posted On 4 Mar16 Apr
Absolutely Free album cover

[Review] The Mothers of Invention: Absolutely Free (1967)

More social satire and modern classical music for low-budget rock band plus a mini-opera!

Posted On 22 May22 May
Lumpy Gravy album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Lumpy Gravy (1968)

Frank’s music concrète masterpiece sounds like the whole 20th century being sucked into a black hole.

Posted On 26 Nov29 Nov
We're Only In It For The Money album cover

[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.

Posted On 9 May22 May
Trout Mask Replica album cover

[Review] Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (1969)

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

Posted On 28 Aug
Hot Rats album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (1969)

A mindblender of jazz, classical and rock music that stands as one of the greatest albums of the twentieth century.

Posted On 3 Mar11 Nov
King Kong album cover

[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: King Kong (1970)

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

Posted On 23 Feb4 Mar
Burnt Weeny Sandwich album cover

[Review] The Mothers of Invention: Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)

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

Posted On 11 Jul11 Nov
Weasels Ripped My Flesh album cover

[Review] The Mothers of Invention: Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)

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

Posted On 27 Feb26 Nov
Chunga's Revenge album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Chunga’s Revenge (1970)

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

Posted On 4 Mar25 Mar
Fillmore East June 1971 album cover

[Review] The Mothers: Fillmore East – June 1971 (1971)

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

Posted On 30 Mar26 Nov
200 Motels album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels (1971)

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

Posted On 27 Mar10 Apr
Just Another Band From L.A. album cover

[Review] The Mothers: Just Another Band From L.A. (1972)

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

Posted On 19 Apr19 Apr
Waka/Jawaka album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka (1972)

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

Posted On 11 May26 Mar
The Grand Wazoo album cover

[Review] The Mothers: The Grand Wazoo (1972)

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

Posted On 14 Jul2 Sep

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