Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money
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Artikel Name: We're Only in It for the MoneyGenre: Rock englischsprachig Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Universal US Titelanzahl: 19
Trackliste LP - 1
1. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Are You Hung Up? 2. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Who Needs the Peace Corps? 3. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Concentration Moon 4. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Mom & Dad 5. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Telephone Conversation 6. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Bow Tie Daddy 7. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Harry, You're a Beast 8. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? 9. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free 10. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Flower Punk 11. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Hot Poop 12. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Nasal Retentive Calliope Music 13. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Let's Make the Water Turn Black 14. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Idiot Bastard Son 15. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Lonely Little Girl 16. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 17. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? 18. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Mother People 19. The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa - Chrome Plated MegaphonBeschreibung
Beschreibung
From the beginning, Frank Zappa cultivated a role as voice of the freaks -- imaginative outsiders who didn't fit comfortably into any group. We're Only in It for the Money is the ultimate expression of that sensibility, a satirical masterpiece that simultaneously skewered the hippies and the straights as prisoners of the same narrow-minded, superficial phoniness. Zappa's barbs were vicious and perceptive, and not just humorously so: his seemingly paranoid vision of authoritarian violence against the counterculture was borne out two years later by the Kent State killings. Like Freak Out, We're Only in It for the Money essentially devotes its first half to satire, and its second half to presenting alternatives. Despite some specific references, the first-half suite is still wickedly funny, since its targets remain immediately recognizable. The second half shows where his sympathies lie, with character sketches of Zappa's real-life freak acquaintances, a carefree utopia in "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance," and the strident, unironic protest "Mother People." Regardless of how dark the subject matter, there's a pervasively surreal, whimsical flavor to the music, sort of like Sgt. Pepper as a creepy nightmare. Some of the instruments and most of the vocals have been manipulated to produce odd textures and cartoonish voices; most songs are abbreviated, segue into others through edited snippets of music and dialogue, or are broken into fragments by more snippets, consistently interrupting the album's continuity. Compositionally, though, the music reveals itself as exceptionally strong, and Zappa's politics and satirical instinct have rarely been so focused and relevant, making We're Only in It for the Money quite probably his greatest achievement. [We're Only in It for the Money was re-released on LP in 216..] ~ Steve Huey
Steve Huey
Mitwirkende
- Artist: Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
- Artist: ZAPPA FRANK & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
- Record Label: Zappa Records
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