Yesterday I tried to pull off a full scale Frank Zappa show. The idea was to play five albums in a row: Absolutely Free .
The Mothers of Invention — Absolutely Free
★★★★
Frank Zappa and the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra — Lumpy Gravy (reedited 1968 version)
★★☆
The Mothers of Invention— We’re Only in It For The Money
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The Mothers of Invention seem to prevent Zappa from going completely paranoid, yet the songs still jump from one style to another, a feature which irritates rather than pleases (and doesn’t help the headache either). However it still is amazing how a human mind could come up with music like this. The brilliancy of Zappa is his ability to come up with stuff that’s completely different from anything else, music from a different existence, which it yet for us to hear. If you feel tired with music in general, listen to this.
“I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me on the street.” — Who Needs The Peace Corps?
There were some problems with the latter half of the album, so I will leave this album unmarked for now.