The Mothers of Invention: We’re Only In It For The Money (1968)
A brilliant lampoon of psychedelic pop, We’re Only In It For The Money creates a collage of strange conversations, social criticism, and pop…
Category: Frank Zappa/Mothers
Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (1969)
When the croci in my mind are blooming, then Frank Zappa’s whimsical and colorful genius must be in full flower. I see you…
The Mothers of Invention: Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)
A mishmash of musical grotesqueries, or yet another example of Zappa’s calculated dementia as art? I’m not asking you to decide, since Burnt…
Jean-Luc Ponty: King Kong (1970)
Kronomyth 6.0: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. This is basically Frank Zappa making an orchestral jazz/rock record on Dick Bock’s dime, with wonderful results….
The Mothers of Invention: Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
Kronomyth 9.0: WEASELS SEIZE HELL BY THE SHORT HAIRS. A collection of live and studio recordings from the “difficult” years of 1967, 1968…
Frank Zappa: Chunga’s Revenge (1970)
Kronomyth 10.0: THE YAWN AND THE RESTLESS. Chunga’s Revenge finds Frank Zappa at a kind of existential crossroads. He had just re-tooled the…
The Mothers: Fillmore East – June 1971 (1971)
That’s right, you heard right, the secret word for tonight is “Mud Shark.” But for this bawdy tale from the not-so-briny shoals of…
[Review] Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka (1972)
A transitional record between Chunga’s Revenge and The Grand Wazoo, featuring a pair each of extended, quasi-classical jazz-fusion instrumentals and funny songs.
The Mothers: The Grand Wazoo (1972)
The last of the great instrumental burlesques, at least until Orchestral Favorites surfaced in 1979. The Grand Wazoo was recorded during Frank Zappa’s…
The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
Somehow, Frank Zappa found a way on Over-Nite Sensation to package his oddball humor and complex arrangements into a commercially palatable package. It…
Zappa/Mothers: Roxy & Elsewhere (1974)
Kronoymth 18.0: SEX & DRUGS & ROXY & ROLL. If you enjoyed Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe, that’s good; it means you’re not dead….
George Duke: Feel (1974)
An F’n awesome lineup of fusion, funk, flora (purim) and frank (zappa). If you dug Faces and Aura, you’ll dig this one too.
Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart/The Mothers: Bongo Fury (1975)
A cleverly staged car wreck between Zappa and Captain Beefheart that, despite the creative velocity of the pair at the time, wasn’t the…