So, this is great. The Mothers Of Inventions are a band who by now I am pretty familiar with, as I have made sure to check out all of their studio albums, which I though were at least good at worst (which I thought Cruising with Ruben & the Jets was their worst, but it was still good in my opinion) and amazing at best (which I thought that Uncle Meat was their best). I have liked quite a bit of their material and this is no exception. This is great.

The production is fine. It is mixed well ... read more

3mo

nyaaaubrey

frank zappa and his goofballs make weird noises on this one

2mo

Stavrogin

100

Released on February 9, 1970.

My first Mothers of Invention album.

A most inventive banquet of sounds and abstract satire.
From the Stravinskyesque "Igor's Boogie, Phase One", to the expertly inebriated lopsided swaggering of "Overture to a Holiday In Berlin", through to the wistful Satiesque "Aybe Sea" - and onward (via several sonic gems) to Ian Underwood's solo piano introduction to the mammoth "Little House I Used To Live In" (putting the ... read more

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It’s definitely an interesting album in terms of instrumentals, I just don’t know if it resonated with me. When the vocals do show up on this album they are solid so I’ll give it that. I would definitely say it does sound dated though.

Best Songs:WPLJ,Valarie
Worst Songs:Igor’s Boogie Phase 1 and 2

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nyaaaubrey

frank zappa and his goofballs make weird noises on this one

2mo

Brando

The production is fine. It is mixed well ... read more

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