The Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat
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Based on 4 reviews
1969 Ratings: #19 / 144
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Based on 335 ratings
1969 Rank: #26
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StygianHollow
80

The music feels exactly the same as the album art. It's chaotic, experimental, complex, and fucking awesome. I don't even know what I just listened to, but it's gotta be one of Zappa's best projects yet. It also includes his first super long track, despite being split into parts, the incredible free jazz song "King Kong" clocks in at a whopping 18 minutes and 13 seconds. This album certainly shows Frank venturing into even wilder territory than he was in before, and it's incredible. I ... read more

MasterCrackfox
78

I'm not sure how one would feasibly cover everything going on with the album Uncle Meat efficiently. A two hour extravaganza (if you listen to the expanded CD version, which you should) from Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, even half of an album from the same crew can be difficult to put into words. That leaves Uncle Meat one of the most dense and chaotic works of music imaginable from a group who made a career out of dense and chaotic work.

The first portion of Uncle Meat comprised ... read more

knewnie
40

i feel like pitchfork listening to The Mars Volta while listening to this fucking album. i just, do NOT get it. at all. and i feel like i have so little to say too, this album just eludes me.

what is this? well, it's Uncle Meat! an album by Frank Zappa and his band of weirdos, i think? honestly, i have absolutely 0 knowledge of Frank's music, other than the few things i've heard from some of deep cuts' videos. shit like instead of giving the musicians music, Frank just gave them words to make ... read more

lonkston
100

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gyroonaoty
100

FUCK YOU *FILM EXCERPTS YOUR UNCLE MEAT*
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Insanely cool Avant-Prog album that doesn't sound of this world to be honest.

intbaggy
90

Zappas unfiltered masterpiece and also the mothers are really good on their instruments + zappa is an underrated guitarist.

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Added on: January 11, 2014