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Giants' repertoire originally consisted of R&B covers. After Zappa joined the band he encouraged them to play his own original material and try to get a record contract. While most of the band members liked the idea, then-leader and saxophone player Davy
Coronado felt that performing original material would cost them bookings, and quit the band. Zappa took over leadership of the band, who officially changed their name to the Mothers on May 10, 1965.
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chart, and was not a critical success when it was first released in the United States. Many listeners were convinced that the album was drug-inspired, and interpreted the album's title as slang for a bad LSD trip. The album made the
Mothers of Invention immediate underground darlings with a strong
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album, there's a little something in there for everybody. At least one piece of material is slanted for every type of social orientation within our consumer group, which happens to be six to eighty. Because we got people that like what we do, from kids six years old screaming on us to play "Wowie
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and third verse that would eventually be edited out of the song as it appeared on the finalized sequence, while the third section of "Help, I'm a Rock", called "It Can't Happen Here", contained two additional lines consisting of the word "psychedelic" during the self-pleasure sequence and of the
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I guess you might call it surrealistic paintings set to music. Not content to record just two sides of musical gibberish, the MOI devote four full sides to their type of "artistry". If anyone owns this album, perhaps he can tell me what in hell is going on ... The
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he does show up only he brings a big bunch of crazy people with him and they dance all over the place. None of the kids at my school like these
Mothers ... specially since my teacher told us what the words to their songs meant. Sincerely forever, Suzy Creamcheese, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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that took place the previous year) was included on side one rather than side three, and "Who Are the Brain Police?" (acknowledged by Zappa himself as one of the scariest songs on the album) took up the middle of side two rather than the middle of side one, with only
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magazine, Zappa wrote that when Wilson heard these songs, "he was so impressed he got on the phone and called New York, and as a result I got a more or less unlimited budget to do this monstrosity."
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3944:"Congress Shall Make No Law..."
3136:magazine, July 2010, Issue 146.
2358:"An Interview with Frank Zappa"
1650:George Price – French horn
1647:Arthur Maebe – French horn
1164:500 Greatest Albums of All Time
1065:counter-cultural following. In
511:"Hungry Freaks, Daddy" (sample)
449:500 Greatest Albums of All Time
3912:The Lumpy Money Project/Object
3463:Joe's Garage Acts II & III
3270:We're Only in It for the Money
2619:MoFo: The Making of Freak Out!
2092:. Information Is Not Knowledge
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1858:. Information Is Not Knowledge
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231:"How Could I Be Such a Fool? /
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4170:Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show
2854:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
2553:Zappa, Frank (May 30, 2004).
2191:How We Made It Sound That Way
1008:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
896:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
738:" (which was inspired by the
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3789:Everything Is Healing Nicely
3028:. Grammy.com. Archived from
3026:"GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Awards"
2924:Johnson, Pete (1966-07-10).
2532:. Rowman & Littlefield.
2442:Information Is Not Knowledge
2415:Information Is Not Knowledge
2317:Parker, Scott (March 2011).
2251:American Antiquarian Society
2231:American Antiquarian Society
1762:
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1108:, which were distributed by
4212:Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich
4198:Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana
3586:Does Humor Belong in Music?
3358:Just Another Band from L.A.
3107:Robert Dimery, ed. (2006).
2040:Zappa, Frank (March 1993).
1782:Lowe, Kelly Fisher (2007).
1659:David Wells – trombone
1656:Virgil Evans – trumpet
1644:Edwin V. Beach – cello
1638:Emmet Sargeant – cello
1635:Paul Bergstrom – cello
1608:Eugene Di Novi – piano
1437:(Suite in Three Movements)
1342:"You Didn't Try to Call Me"
569:is an early example of the
269:Released: 1968 (Japan only)
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3488:Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
2159:Dallas, Karl (June 1975).
1975:Zappa, Frank (June 1968).
1449:III. It Can't Happen Here"
1197:All tracks are written by
596:The album was recorded at
362:The album was produced by
337:'s perception of American
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3344:Fillmore East – June 1971
2824:"Grade List: frank zappa"
2384:"Son of Suzy Creamcheese"
2149:Liner notes. V/V6-5005-2.
2115:. Liner notes. RCD 40573.
1937:The Real Frank Zappa Book
1724:Hair stylist: Ray Collins
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2787:(4th ed.). London:
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2436:GarcĂa Albertos, Román.
2409:GarcĂa Albertos, Román.
2055:Eisen, Jonathan (1969).
1721:Cover design: Jack Anesh
1653:Roy Caton – trumpet
1623: – 12-string guitar
1536:The Mothers of Invention
1353:"Any Way the Wind Blows"
1185:All Time Top 1000 Albums
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764:The Alternate Freak Out!
736:Trouble Comin' Every Day
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3330:Weasels Ripped My Flesh
2960:The MOFO Project/Object
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3747:Civilization Phaze III
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1709:Producer: Tom Wilson
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3523:The Man from Utopia
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2716:Visible Ink Press
2691:978-1-9127-3328-6
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3241:(1966–1993)
3225:Frank Zappa
3011:Lumpy Money
2942:20 November
2833:October 24,
2804:October 24,
2606:. ZR 20004.
2496:"Interview"
2235:1700–1799:
2215:1634–1699:
2166:Let It Rock
1981:Hit Parader
1671:– hypophone
1612:Neil Levang
1575:Roy Estrada
1569:Ray Collins
1542:Frank Zappa
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1199:Frank Zappa
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796:Frank Zappa
781:Mothermania
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723:Hit Parader
687:Neil Levang
598:TTG Studios
563:Hit Parader
487:Watts riots
419:avant-garde
380:Roy Estrada
372:Ray Collins
343:freak scene
339:pop culture
335:Frank Zappa
220:Freak Out!
170:Frank Zappa
106:, Hollywood
36:Wowee Zowee
4399:Categories
4205:Waka/Wazoo
4191:Zappa/Erie
3919:Philly '76
3730:Posthumous
3565:Thing-Fish
3551:Them or Us
3435:Sleep Dirt
3428:Studio Tan
3407:Bongo Fury
3351:200 Motels
3298:Uncle Meat
3256:Freak Out!
3184:Freak Out!
3067:2007-01-20
3036:2007-03-20
2901:2007-12-06
2888:Freak Out!
2755:Freak Out!
2706:Gary Graff
2645:Freak Out!
2627:2007-01-20
2579:Freak Out!
2564:2007-02-07
2512:2007-02-09
2481:2007-01-20
2469:Freak Out!
2444:. Globalia
2417:. Globalia
2395:2007-02-09
2169:. Avo Raup
2147:Freak Out!
2096:2007-02-08
2019:2010-05-28
1986:2007-02-09
1862:2007-02-22
1841:2007-02-22
1820:2015-11-13
1770:References
1687:Les McCann
1669:Kim Fowley
1621:Carol Kaye
1603:Gene Estes
1559:percussion
1397:Side three
1150:Freak Out!
1114:Freak Out!
1098:Freak Out!
1056:Freak Out!
808:Freak Out!
768:conceptual
718:Freak Out!
699:Kim Fowley
691:Les McCann
679:Carol Kaye
675:Gene Estes
673:" members
666:Freak Out!
626:Freak Out!
610:Freak Out!
606:California
585:Freak Out!
567:Freak Out!
550:media help
471:Herb Cohen
461:Background
407:Freak Out!
396:Magic Band
390:(later of
364:Tom Wilson
310:Freak Out!
278:Back cover
189:Freak Out!
176:chronology
163:Tom Wilson
84:1966-06-27
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4325:Cucamonga
3814:Halloween
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1747:Position
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1531:Personnel
1473:Side four
1134:regarded
1086:Freak Out
1061:Billboard
835:Reception
730:liked by
602:Hollywood
493:Recording
351:Bob Dylan
3305:Hot Rats
3149:(2006).
2977:(2007).
2895:AllMusic
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2820:Tom Hull
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1882:(1969).
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1565:, vocals
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1208:Side one
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1094:PolyGram
1045:Tom Hull
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859:AllMusic
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683:Dr. John
158:Producer
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850:Source
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