Frank Zappa
Noah’s Barks pages relating to music artist Frank Zappa.
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The Mothers of Invention – “Freak Out!” (1966)
The fantastic thing about Freak Out! is that Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention made it as a direct satire of dippy-hippie flower power culture, yet even as a psychedelic rock album it competes at the quality level of its sincere, acclaimed contemporaries. If not, it surpasses them with its sense of humor and… (read more)
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The Mothers of Invention – “Uncle Meat” (1969)
To this day, Uncle Meat remains one of the most unique listening experiences I’ve ever had. Unique to the point where I almost don’t even want to call it “music.” Not as a value judgment, but because it genuinely feels like improper categorization compared to literally everything else in my library. Uncle Meat isn’t something… (read more)