Vinyl Album - The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! - Verve

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Mothers Of Invention
Title:	Freak Out!
Label:	Verve
Country:	Canada
Catalogue:	V 5005-2
Date:	1966
Format:	Mono LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Mothers Of Invention	Hungry Freaks, Daddy	Zappa	Rate
A2	The Mothers Of Invention	I Ain't Got No Heart	Zappa	Rate
A3	The Mothers Of Invention	Who Are The Brain Police?	Zappa	Rate
A4	The Mothers Of Invention	Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder	Zappa, Collins	Rate
A5	The Mothers Of Invention	Motherly Love	Zappa	Rate
A6	The Mothers Of Invention	How Could I Be Such A Fool	Zappa	Rate
B1	The Mothers Of Invention	Wowie Zowie	Zappa	Rate
B2	The Mothers Of Invention	You Didn't Try To Call Me	Zappa	Rate
B3	The Mothers Of Invention	Any Way The Wind Blows	Zappa	Rate
B4	The Mothers Of Invention	I'm Not Satisfied	Zappa	Rate
B5	The Mothers Of Invention	You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here	Zappa	Rate
C1	The Mothers Of Invention	Trouble Every Day	Zappa	Rate
C2	The Mothers Of Invention	Help, I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements): 1st Movement: Okay To Tap Dance; 2nd Movement: In Memoriam, Edgar Varese'; 3rd Movement: It Can't Happen Here	Zappa	Rate
D1	The Mothers Of Invention	The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet (Unfinished Ballet In Two Tableaus): I. Ritual Dance Of The Child-Killers; II. Nullis Pretii (No Commercial Potential)	Zappa	Rate

Notes

Canadian pressing
Manufactured by Quality Records Limited under license from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. owner of the Trade Mark Verve
Gatefold cover
"Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder" is misprinted as "Go Cry On Somebody's Else's Shoulder" on label
"Any Way the Wind Blows" is credited as "Anyway the Wind Blows" on label
"Trouble Every Day" is credited as "Trouble Comin' Every Day" on label

Comments and Reviews


Phantom Gtowner 7th Mar 2020		Review I’m not going to pretend I understand all of Frank’s music because I don’t. There are entire LP/CD’s that are totally over my head but then, if you have read any of my previous reviews, that might not be difficult to believe. “Freak Out” is, for the most part, quite understandable. If you like music that is off the wall, iconoclastic and different, this might be the ticket. But there's something much more than humor, parody and the unconventional to this record. Zappa rails against something much more sinister and specific. “Hungry Freaks Daddy”, the opening track, is a call to arms to every underdog in America. What Frank Zappa is saying probably needed to be said but it’s the way he says it that is so alarming. There are other tracks that are much lighter in tone, like the humorous 1950’s doo-wop parodies such as “Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder”, “How Could I Be Such A Fool” and “Wowie Zowie”. A favorite of mine is “Who Are The Brain Police?” whose verses sound sweet and lightweight but the chorus is harsh and ominous. “Trouble Comin’ Every Day”, a Zappa rap over a bluesy backdrop is truly powerful and an unusual recording for 1966. Sometimes Frank’s humor works but often, for me anyway, he is far too angry to be really funny. Frank’s rage and frustration with conventional American life is an underlying theme in much of his music I have heard. Let’s hope that this mastermind and madman has finally found peace and contentment. 8 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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