Pros: Brilliant lyrics and music that captures the essence of an era Cons: Message lost on most listeners
This gem was the third album for Zappa and The Mothers of Invention and again we find the group making distinct progress in the quality of their musicianship. The band is again composed of seven members (same number as the predecessor album, ...
Pros: Inventive, provocative, other "-ive" words Cons: Sounds bad on a jukebox
On the surface, Frank Zappa was a bastard. He didn't like the hippies, he didn't like the establishment, he seems to have hated women, and he made his bandmates play in 7/8. But look a bit deeper and you will see the true nature of his bitterness: he ...
Pros: Contains pointed, timely messages, even now Cons: The messages are too often dismissed
I first heard parts of We're Only In It For The Money when I was in grade school. One of my friends had acquired a copy of the album, only to have a boy his mother was babysitting apply some spray paint to it. The LP still played on the tracks...
Pros: Nothing is sacred Cons: no longer paired with Lumpy Gravy
“I’m really just a phony but forgive me ‘cause I’m stoned.” Every town must have a place where phony hippies meet.” “By the side of the freaks she knew/they killed her too…She looked so weird it served her right.” This was the summer of love? This...
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