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The Mothers of Invention

Musical Group

The Mothers of Invention were an American rock band formed by Frank Zappa in 1964, known for satirical lyrics and a wide-ranging mix of rock, jazz, doo-wop and avant-garde experimentation.

Founded and led by Frank Zappa, The Mothers mixed rock with experimental and orchestral elements, producing seminal albums such as Freak Out! (1966), Absolutely Free (1967) and Uncle Meat (1969). Their work is noted for satire, genre-mixing and complex arrangements.

DeBaser reviews celebrate The Mothers of Invention's adventurous blend of rock, avant-garde and satire. Key records discussed include Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, Uncle Meat and One Size Fits All. Cruising With Ruben & The Jets is noted as a weaker, more parodic detour. Overall the coverage highlights innovation, variety and compositional ambition.

For:Listeners of experimental and avant-garde rock, Frank Zappa fans, music historians and adventurous listeners.

 Someone from this world would take a lifetime just to listen to them all; he, who conceived them in only 27 years, probably wasn't from this world…

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 The album closes with "America Drinks and Goes Home," a detached pianobar number overlapped with cash register noises and consumer chatter: a masterpiece of concrete music, sound montage, Brechtian theater.

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 I’ve always considered it the weak point of The Mothers Of Invention’s discography: it is too average to belong to that grand cauldron of ideas typical of Frank Zappa.

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