The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money
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Artist: The Mothers of InventionEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1995-04-18
Music Label: Zappa Records
Soundtracks:
- Are You Hung Up?
- Who Needs the Peace Corps?
- Concentration Moon
- Mom & Dad
- Telephone Conversation
- Bow Tie Daddy
- Harry, You're a Beast
- What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?
- Absolutely Free
- Flower Punk
- Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
- Let's Make the Water Turn Black
- The Idiot Bastard Son
- Lonely Little Girl
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Reprise)
- Mother People
- The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny
Free Music Notes for We're Only in It for the Money
Free Music Review: Fresh at forty
Hit: 4 Stars
I am a deejay at a community radio station whose mission is to showcase independent music makers, either local talent or those on "indie" labels. Having long ago lost my vinyl collection (don't ask) I occasionally buy one of my oldie faves, both to enjoy and to broadcast.
Having listened and re-listened to Frank Zappa's brilliant "We're Only in it for the Money" (the first time I've heard these songs for at least 30 years), I have to say that today's indie artists got nuthin' on Frank. And he is much funnier. Not to mention musical prodigality that shines through even the weirdest of his weird. Zappa was clearly a genius.
"There will come a time when we can even take our clothes off when we dance," for example, includes profound insights into the ways society shames individuals into conformity."What's the ugliest part of your body?" he asks, and answers "your mind." "Who needs the Peace Corps?" delves into the ennui of youth and the meaninglessness of so much of what passes for culture. And too, this one is a send-up of the Beatles who had just issued Sgt. Peppers, which some (and obviously Zappa) felt was a little pretentious (though I would beg to disagree on that one.)
A gem from the 60s.
We're Only in It for the Money Poster
Imported from Japan by Rykodisc.Packaged in deluxe mini-album jacket sleeves, these 10 classic albums by rock legend FRANK ZAPPA are now available as limited edition Japanese Imports! These packages re-create the original vinyl packaging in miniaturized form!
The Mothers of Invention answer the sentiments of the suits, the suburb dwellers, and flower children of the 60's with a big fat raspberry. Considered by many to be the Mothers' (and some would say Zappa's) best album, We're Only in it for the Money deals with harsh subject matter in a seemingly glib and light-hearted fashion (eventually a Zappa trademark), sparing no targets with catchy melodies and high-pitched vocals. Zappa applies the same aggressive studio techniques he did on Lumpy Gravy, creating a jarring collage of sound that still sounds avant-garde today. Highlights from this flawless album are numerous and include the hippie bashing "Who Needs thePeace Corps," the bedroom science of "Let's Make the Water Turn Black," the anthematic "Mother People," and the perfect payoff of "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" Quite simply one of the best rock albums of all time. --Andrew Boscardin
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