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Bollocks...and just to clarify - that isn't good
It is just a weird and eclectic collection of noise. It is interesting to visit every once in a while but I've never really considered it essential listening.
Super weird, but I pretty much expected that with Frank Zappa involved. I don't know how much I would give this repeat listens but there's a few cool tunes in here. Favorite track: Absolutely Free
Ordentliche Beats der 70er ohne Supersongs.
Still a no from me - I just can't get into it. It is too much like experimental art - I can see the point but I just don't enjoy it.
Delightfully weird. That'll be fun when it comes up on the shuffle in the future
I don't give this rating lightly. This is genuinely bad and I don't think I enjoyed any of these songs. It's just garbage hippie anti-music.
vaguely musical youtube poop. if you like it, you've correctly identified the transgression of true musical genius. if you don't like it, you're a mainstream sheep with unevolved tastes. if you don't really know and you're just confused, you've fallen into frank zappa's trap and you're exactly where he wants you. checkmate athiests. if he saw me give this 5 stars he would scrunch up his nose in disgust. if he saw me give 3 stars he would spit in my face. if he saw me give 1 star, he would finally nod his head in respect. "that's the point man, or something" frank zappa would say to me. favorite song is Mother People
Rating : 4/10 This is not the worst thing ever, it's a weird and interesting attempt at a satire of the hippie psych sound and culture permeating the times and made as a comedy album. But it's not very enjoyable and I would really rather just listen to some quality classic psychedelic pop, rock tunes. Might just have an interesting place in the discussion of 60's music history though. And it's probably better than a lot of copycats of the sounds of the era
Hard to come up with things I like about this album, which is surely part of the bit in this satirical take on music in the 60s. Counterpoint: pitched up voices aren't funny 1.5/10
Hmmm. "Haha funny album", sure, but how does this end up as one of the 1001 essential albums? I'm starting to think the real joke is the 1001 albums we listen to along the way. 0 garden goblins out of 10 wait was it agains
Perhaps it's a verry important album - but not for me.
Evil Sgt Peppers is a funny concept. How many albums were openly satirical like this back in 68? The songs dealing with the hippie movement are the highlights and there are some other novel songs throughout. And then what’s left is whatever weird experimental stuff Zappa liked. Rating: 3.7
fine. to be honest it didn't hold my attention enough to really listen for the satire it purported to have.
Wickedly silly but lacking lengthy meaningful musical sections. Difficult to imagine when this would ever get played.
I guess I can see why this might be an album I should listen to before I die, but c'mon. I'm a cynical person, but this level of cynicism is hard for even me to stomach. It's a lot easier to parody and make fun of people than it is to have original ideas. Feels lazy and a little mean-spirited. I'll never get this 40 minutes of my life back, and I wish I could. 2/5 Highlights: Bow Tie Daddy What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? Lonely Little Girl Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
What even is this!?
6.5 / 10
This feels more like an art installation than an album of music. Something you'd stumble across in a white room in a museum of modern art. You sit down on a cold, uncomfortable bench, and listen to the absolute utter madness of this patchwork blanket of dialogue, sound effects, skits and satire. People stroke their chins in contemplation, while sped up chipmunk vocals, coughing and telephone conversations play in the background. You really have to remind yourself that Zappa didn't do drugs. Which makes this collection of sounds even crazier. Scathing satirical takedown of hippy culture - well, more of the hypocrasy of "mainstream" hippy culture, and the phoniness of those wanting to portray the image of being a hippie. In "Who Needs the Peace Corps", he captures it perfectly in the lines: "First I'll buy some beads, and then perhaps a leather band to go around my head, some feathers and bells, and a book of Indian lore. I will ask the Chamber of Commerce how to get to Haight Street and smoke an awful lot of dope". All of this is set to genre-jumping music that sounds very familiar to anyone who listens to music from that cultural era (The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, etc.) It's a very interesting album. That's one thing you can say about it. It's absolutely batshit crazy. That's another. I love the concept, and the balls to release a whole album that doesn't care about music, but instead is 100% concerned on hitting you over the head repeatedly with its message. A tough one to listen to, but crazy enough to keep your attention at all times.
Sounds like it's trying too hard to be non-conformists, but ends up just sounding terrible
Man I just don't like Frank Zappa's music. This still isn't an exception.
Avant garde
My personal top #1 of the 1001 list
Dadamusic. I miss so much Zappa
Weird stuff
Man könnte das ALbum als "interessant" betiteln. Ein Mix aus verschiedenen Instrumenten und Samples. Nicht sehr eingängig. 2/5
This one went straight over my head. I get that it's satire and that he's making a statement. I know Frank Zappa was iconoclastic, but this just doesn't resonate with me.
Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon by David McGowan tries to make the case that the American 1960s music scene in Laurel Canyon was somehow engineered by the CIA. He points to some interesting, if not mind-blowing, connections of some rock icons to the government. For example, Jim Morrison's father was in command of naval forces at the Gulf of Tonkin in August of 1964 when reported attacks on U.S. destroyers led to a significant escalation of military involvement in Vietnam. Frank Zappa was cited as well for his father's work at the Edgewood Arsenal's Army Chemical Center, ninety miles north of Washington, D.C. Zappa attributes his various childhood illnesses to mustard gas exposure. His father also gave him mercury to play with. Zappa died at age 52 of prostate cancer. In my mind, McGowan's Weird Scenes does not make the case that the CIA was behind the Laurel Canyon scene. Just as We're Only In It For The Money does not make a case of its vitality. I give Frank Zappa kudos for his wit and musicianship, but this album does not do it for me.
:/ highlights - take your clothes off when you dance
Utter tripe
Hij had gelijk, wel herrie soms
That was something. About what I expected really. This leaned more toward the weird/ comedy side of Zappa I felt, rather than the musical side. Not really my preference.
Super inventive, seriously virtuosic, and I legit laughed out loud several times. Never been into Frank Zappa, still not, but I can see the upside.
Daffy and kind of fun. I don’t think honestly I really understand what is going on here.
Album 963 of 1089 The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (1968) Rating : 4.5 / 5 I’ve long enjoyed this one. The silliness Zappa brings here is perfectly fine by me - in fact, it’s part of what first drew me to him. I enjoy his more “serious” musical ventures just as much, but this album showcases the early Zappa I got to know: sharp, sarcastic, goofy, but still backed by real musical vision and a band full of top-tier players who are clearly in on the joke. Standouts for me have always been “Let’s Make the Water Turn Black” and “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance” - the latter honestly deserves a spot on everybody’s playlist. Beneath all the humor and chaos, there’s real craft here: tight arrangements, clever transitions, and that unmistakable Zappa touch that mixes parody with genuine talent. My opinion of this album definitely differs from many - some folks dismiss it as too bizarre, too snarky, too “out there.” But that’s what makes music great. There’s something for everyone, and for me, this particular brand of Zappa weirdness just hits the spot. A fun, inventive, and flat-out entertaining album that still holds up.
That was quite the experience. I contemplated giving it two stars for that, but ultimately I think it's just Frank Zappa showing off his performative cynicism, rather than music.
Näe
This one is a pretty listenable Zappa album. There are a lot of good tracks and the Mothers don't completely lose themselves in experimentation in this one. Tracks like "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" are great, and there are some other bangers in here. Their message comes together pretty well here too. I kind of prefer this to Freak Out! Though maybe not as good as Hot Rats. Somewhere between a 3 and 4, but I'll probably stick with 3.
Too weird for me
Decent enough parody of the music at the time, but far from Zappa's best in my opinion. Still some decent tracks though.
like so not for me but like lyrically clever and rebellion music. Felt more like a comedy album than anything
This could be good, but it's too concerned with being 'funny'. It is not funny. As soon as something starts cooking a sound effect or a stupid lyric stops everything in its tracks. I've always struggled with Frank Zappa. I don't he's clever or subversive or funny. He's not even weird, he tries too hard for that. Weirdness comes naturally, this is forced and I can smell a rat.
This shit sucks
This guy really hates hippies
I consider myself a die hard fan of Zappa, but I wouldn't put this album on this list. I'd pick something more in the likes of Apostrophe, I think. Still amazing fucked up stuff, brilliant satire of the industry and still pretty relevant today.
Why this album is here? I don't know, but I'll take it with great joy, as I'm a die-hard Zappa/The Mothers fan. We're Only In It For The Money is amongst my favorite, blending so much chaos and genres, while still giving us catchy hints and brillant, yet satirical lyrics.
Nope. Understand it’s satire, but I’m not listening to this entire thing.
Well Frank Zappa sure is weird, but not I bad way, at least on this album. Probably not worth listening to twice, but interesting to hear once.
also only in it for the $
This is weird. I like weird. Frank Zappa is such a creative curmudgeon. 3.5/5
Definitely enjoyed this more than I thought I would, but I'm so far away from the context that it's hard to make sense of this. Appreciate the experimentation and the raw musical and creative energy here though,
I dunno why people hate this album so much, I liked it a lot.
Intense creative expression that is lost on me.
Well. I got through it. I'm sure there is some meaning in these songs somewhere, but it sounds like Muppets singing carnival horror songs. No Sir, I didn't like it.
Panu album. I liked some of the songs and did not like the last one
Honestly this shit was mid
Debated giving this a 5, but a few songs feel short. Some of the best audio mixing I've ever heard on any record.
freaky and great.
POV you’ve just discovered a keyboard in a year 8 music lesson and added random adlibs from South Park characters with a hint of asmr
Hot shit, that's good!
I always feel like there is a superiority and low level cruelty to Zappa's satire that I can't get with. Although I quite like the warm fug sound of the album I think despite his reputation as rock music's SERIOUS COMPOSER there are real limitations to his way with a top line. He seems to have two approaches. One is the doowop/oldie tune pastiche and the other is a psychedelic melody structure that sounds pretty similar each time he uses it. I got pretty bored with it by the end of the album.
It got better as the album went along
Started off quite interesting with ’Hung up’. Almost thought we were going to get something extremely before its time. Unfortunately the album wasn’t quite that. The first few songs felt different, and certainly a bit quirky, but as it progressed it started to become much more flimsy and silly. ’What’s the ugliest part of your body’ was probably the epitome of that. And ’Hot poop’? Please. In the end the record felt unusual (maybe progressive?) for its time, but it wasn’t particularly enjoyable. Strong 2.
Maybe this was scathing criticism of the pop culture of the ’60s, but I don’t really get it. They seemed to set out to create an album that couldn’t be commercially successful, and they don’t seem to have succeeded. It’s like a mishmash of The Beatles and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The satirical lyrics are hit or miss, but some of the songs are quite fun. A particular favourite was “What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?” Not really an album I want to come back to, but not one you should judge by its music only. Weak 2.
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Yes!!!!!!! I'm 112 albums into this experience, and for the first time I'm listening to a truly great record that I've never heard before! I had a friend try to turn me on to Zappa years ago, but I must not have been ready for it. So glad I got this one yesterday. The mix of competent musicianship (ignore the bad reviews on this score; they don't have a clue) and broad, eclectic humor reminds me of Ween and NoFX. The sound collage stuff reminds me of Olivia Tremor Control and the Microphones. The scattershot, mini-movie feel to the sequencing feels like a precursor to the best moments in experimental rock to come, from Tom Waits to Radiohead to Black Midi. Happily giving this 5 stars, and looking forward to listening to it again and again!
Yuck
Some albums really don't deserve a listen, this is one
I didn’t enjoy this album in the slightest. I understand that this is experimental and whatnot, but that “experiment” unfortunately flopped. There were a few songs that were boring at best and the rest were very hard to listen to.
this is the worst thing i have ever listened to -50 stars
The drug budget for this must have been insane
I love stuff on the list that is different and not plain Edit Apr 2 2026: 4 --> 3
really not good
It ought to be possible to select a 0 rating for this utter garbage.
I don’t really know what Frank Zappa was trying to achieve with this. It’s not enjoyable to listen to, it’s not funny and I don’t know what the message is beyond “everyone is stupid except Frank Zappa.”
Feels like typical 'hippie rock' from the 60s. Not good, experimental sounds. 2/10
What a pleasure to listen to. That was so much fun. The music was great, the lyrics we're silly. I thought it was amazing! It's been a while now since I've been able to award my coveted 5 stars but they've earned it!
I'm sorry, this one is a big no from me. I'm not sure what this is trying to say and I don't care to find out. Goofy and quirky for quirks sake
Maybe the single best skewering of the Summer of Love ever written. When it’s at its peak it flays open the hippies while hugging them for their sincere love and hope for peace - maybe. The band is bouncing off the walls a bit here and not always super focused which makes for an uneven experience. But this one is jam packed with the deconstruction of San Francisco music, like a bizarro Grateful Dead.
Absolutely terrible. Late 60s Frank Zappa style LSD music
I can't explain it, but I love this. It's like it scratches my brain in the best way.
In the plight to make fun of everyone, I think the music fell a little flat. I wished the music was a little more interesting: instead of hard-hitting, it just came across as obnoxious. The random noises and squirrel voices were annoying. This could have been so good, but unfortunately, it came across as jealous. Some tracks sounded like the haunted house at Disney world, which bordered on Art Rock, but I don't think it was fully realized. 1 out of 5.
Could barely make it past the first 3 tracks!
I can’t believe this band has any, let alone two, albums on this list. This is the second time I am giving them one star. Although I will say this album is better than the other one. I probably would give the other one zero if possible.
The actual songs were fine. Everything else was weird and terrible and the last track was horrific
Weird stuff.
would have loved to been a fly on the wall through this whole entire process. really interesting album but never playing this again 😂
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G It was an experience. Frank Zappa was a genius of its time. Clever, funny, political, irreverend, random, and fresh. Fav lyrics: What's the ugliest part of your body Fav music: Flower punk Fav song overall: Take your clothes off when you dance
Feels like someone just discovered sound fx, or a racoon got loose in the recording studio.
This is the 10th album 1001 albums has served me to review, and the 4th from the year 1968. Getting a real feel for that year! This is wacky and clever and annoying in equal measure. Since I’m not a fan of wacky or annoying, it’s a 2 from me.
Dlaczego ta płyta brzmi jakby Alvin Wiewiórka obrażał wszystko, co kocham? Momentami bardzo melodyjna, czasami wręcz asłuchalna, niedojrzała satyra człowieka, któremu się wydaje, że jest lepszy od innych. I tak, niektóre utwory są chwytliwe. I tak, niektóre teksty są zabawne. Ale jako całość odrzuca mnie od siebie jak nadpsuty owoc. 4.5/10
premda načelno dobro i na trenutke jako dobro, prevrckasto da bude ugodno za slušanje :/
I don't get why people complained about this album being noises and random voices. I saw it more like a collection of unrelated mini songs, but whatever.. liked it but one listen is not enough. Also, not being a native English speaker is a handicap with anything Zappa.
This album is a sharp, satirical snapshot of the late 60s counterculture, and it doesn’t pull its punches. Musically, it’s a whirlwind of short, fragmented tracks that bounce between psychedelic rock, avant-garde experimentation, and spoken interludes. The constant shifts in tone and style give it an unpredictable energy, though they can also make it feel disjointed at times. The album’s real strength lies in its wit. Frank Zappa and the band go after hippie idealism, mainstream culture, and everything in between with a mix of sarcasm and precision. Tracks like “Who Needs the Peace Corps?” and “Flower Punk” highlight the blend of pointed lyrics and chaotic sound that runs throughout the record. It’s biting, clever, and clearly built to provoke. That said, the relentless jumps and lack of traditional structure can make it a bit of a slog if you’re not fully on its wavelength. It’s an important and ambitious record, but one that’s easier to admire than to love. A fascinating piece of its era, even if not the smoothest listen.
No idea how to rate this album. It's Frank Zappa and the mother's - so a weird miah mash of everything. It's weird, not like most albums. It's decent I guess
1,5/5 I'm insanely confused. I enjoyed the instrumentals mostly. That's prob about it. I didn't know what certain lyrics were about. Some I did and I kinda could follow their point but yeah. i don't know wheter to be intrigued or weirded out. But I guess that was their goal and they achieved it.
Genuinely, why do people go on and on about Frank Zappa...? This is the second one of his albums/projects I've gotten on this list and they've both been painful listens. The first song on this album is just creepy, enraging noise. What is this garbage?
the mothers of inventing dogshit
umm….
LMAO
Man, Ariel Pink has seriously cramped on Frank Zappa's swag this whole time, hasn't he? Anyway, I'd only really been familiar with Zappa's work scoring the theme song for "Duckman" before this. Figures that such an eccentric personality would jump at the chance to score a show like Duckman. Needless to say, I loved this.
Feels like the obnoxious, annoying kid constantly saying "Hey, watch this. Hey, Hey did you see what I did?" thinking they're being funny and clever. You smile & nod to be polite while thinking "What the f*** is he going on about?"
4 stars for creativity
Þetta er eiginlega skemmtilegast þegar þeir leyfa sér að spila heil lög, en þau eru samt ekkert sérstök. Þetta gerir mjög lítið fyrir mig, ólíkt mörgu sem Zappa gerði.
Unable to like this, felt like a wasted 34 minutes or whatever.
It’s pretty funny but hard to listen to because of the harsh noise +1 star for least being funny
What an absolutely bizarre album. And very annoying, that too. Still, I give Zappa and crew credit for the eclecticism of it, throwing all kinds of musical styles in a blender and coming up with something wholly original. I can see how this influenced both Dr. Demento style novelty songs and the 80's/90's They Might Be Giants albums. But, God, a little goes a long way and that last "song" was unlistenable. Ridiculously cynical and nasty towards late 60's hippie idealism and a lot less funny than they think they were.
This shit supposed to be funny? All I hear is a cynical little bitch thats bad at satire and acts just so cool and above it all. Zappa's just soo different and quirky, hes not like the other freaks. Maybe the time we're living through taints my view on this one, but relentlessly mocking people for caring about stuff or standing for something, even if they are stinky hippies, is pretty lame and depressing. In mocking others for taking themselves too seriously, he takes himself way too seriously. Some hot poop for sure, had to be there I guess.
This wasn't what I was expecting. It's definitely different but none of the faves. I could never see myself putting this on a record player and listening to it, but I guess you had to be there
4.5/10 I generally approve of albums that are a little offbeat, but this just tried way too hard to be funny without offering much else. And it wasn't that funny. I'm sure there are interesting ideas on it.
- .... 5 stars just for the title "The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny" ..... Sorry, folks; it's art existing in a commercial world. Sometimes, creativity hurts at first .... -
I really enjoyed the hippie hate.
Best Song: Absolutely Free This is weird. It has that covered. I don't dislike it but I also don't see myself really listening to it often. Who would have thought Frank Zappa makes weird music?!?!? He seems like a normal chap to me! 4/5.
Bardzo eksperymentalne
Not a huge fan and not listening
This album smelled like unwashed underwear and marijuana
For an album that's a piss take of the hippie culture in 1967 and poking fun of both the left and the right it's pretty good. The biggest issue is the smugness that just pours out of this records grooves. Will I listen to it again? Nope. Best Tracks: Mom & Dad; What's The Ugliest Part of Your Body? Flower Punk
Zappa projekt.
Drek
Yeah, I can tell. Shit sounds like a Youtube Poop most of the time.
zappaaaaa. ok mer mues richtig zuelose. who needs the peace corps super hippie satire. er bezeichnet eig alli als phonies super. irgendwie immerno relevant. mom & dad gad au jo hippies doof. telephone conversation checki nöd ganz. mega viel mega churzi songs haha. bow tie daddy weissi au nöd so ganz um wases goht. harry you're a beast checki au null haha. what's the ugliest part of your body bitz beatles parodie. haha it's your mind upsy. absolutely free check au nöd würkli haha was you lick your stamps? aso s isch fun irgendwie? und so cembalo? flower punk erinneret mi dra dass punk nonig es genre gsi isch haha. going out to frisco to join a psychedelic band hahaha. play my bongos in the dirt au funny. er schiint chli hässig gsi zsi irgendwie. ahaaa es isch meh oder weniger hey joe. au vode chords her. i see. is the song over? haha super. afoch en tubel wo am flirte isch weller inere band isch. das album isch etz huuuuere schnell verbigange. ahaa de letst song isch random 6 minute lang.
ZAPPA ENDLICH LOSIS MAL freumi uf de weirdibaffi seeehr weirdi baffi! jz gad chli beatles es isch uf sini art na spannend aber vill chani nöd ahfange es het halt scho au sehr en lustige humor flower punk hani na cool gfunde aber de schluss het mich sooo abglenkt und überstimuliert dass es echt unagnehm gsi isch ussert dass es weird isch und alles, find ich selte parts wo mier iwie mehrwert gebet weiss nöd will ich de zappa eig na en coole find gits es 2 I guess?
ok, sicher künstlerisch wertvoll - aber ich verstehe es nicht.
Ja, sehr avantgardistisch aber ein Kind der Zeit.
I don't know, man, maybe this was really revolutionary in 1968 or whatever, but at this point the satire is unfocused and weak, the polemics are just as preachy as the stuff I think Zappa is making fun of, and the dirty stories are just dirty for dirty's sake. He has nothing to say and he says it in the most annoying way possible. Even the little bit of genuine artistry here - the collage on "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music" he has to ruin with a fart joke. It is a mark of my commitment to this project that I listened to this all the way through.
In a week that has also included a review of Frank Zappa's "Hot Rats", today's attention is turned to Zappa's 'classic album', 1968's "We're Only In It For The Money". While it's widely regarded as one of Zappa's finest, my personal reaction to it varies from indifference to outright intolerance, with today's listen falling into the former category. For me, the album's satirical humour has not aged well. What was once hailed as brilliant social commentary now comes across as a series of unfunny skits. While I acknowledge the immense creativity and skill required to produce such deliberately off-kilter music, the joke wears thin and quickly becomes tiresome. The album begins promisingly, if a bit strange, but soon descends into what feels like a farce. Perhaps the fault is mine, though Zappa himself would likely dismiss such a critique by saying, "You're too stupid to get it!". Despite owning the album, I rarely listen to it. It was the first of Zappa's albums that I listened to many years ago, and probably the primary reason why I'm wary of dipping into his large catalogue of music. In my opinion, the album's most enduring quality is the album art, which remains genuinely funny. Lastly, the single, sustained note that fades out at the end of the last track, 'Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny', is a great joke at the expense of the massive final chord of the Beatles' 'A Day in the Life', It makes me smile if I make it that far into the album. Two stars. Side one 1 "Are You Hung Up?" (3/5) 2 "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" (3/5) 3 "Concentration Moon" (2/5) 4 "Mom & Dad" (3/5) 5 "Telephone Conversation" (included in "Bow Tie Daddy" on the original LP) (3/5) 6 "Bow Tie Daddy" (3/5) 7 "Harry, You're a Beast" (3/5) 8 "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" (3/5) 9 "Absolutely Free" (2/5) 10 "Flower Punk" (2/5) 11 "Hot Poop" (1/5) Side two 1 "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music" (1/5) 2 "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" (2/5) 3 "The Idiot Bastard Son" (2/5) 4 "Lonely Little Girl" (listed as "It's His Voice on the Radio" on the original LP sleeve) (2/5) 5 "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (2/5) 6 "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Reprise)" (1/5) 7 "Mother People" (2/5) 8 "The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny" (1/5) Total - 41 Average - 2.16 114/1001 60/114 albums reviewed were new to me.
I honestly have no words, weird?
Nah 2.5/5
This was really hard to sit through
Sounds a bit like switching between stations on a broken radio, and all of the stations are playing the duck song
3 stars. I wish a woman was singing it. V weird which is fun ngl
Zappa is fun. Weird but fun.
Much like I said of the last Mothers album, this is one that I found interesting but didn't particularly like. It was like a weird trip, and you never knew what was going to happen next. That kept it engaging, but didn't really make it a good listen. I want to take a second to note the title and artwork; "We're Only In It for the Money" is certainly a title for what I can only presume to be a complete commercial nightmare. There are no clear singles, no pop structures, and nothing that would make the casual listener want to buy the album save the novelty. They put it under a parody of the Sgt Pepper's cover picture, but dingier in a way. It all adds up to show this album is not something to be taken seriously at face value. Getting to the music... yeah, it's out there. It keeps your attention just by being strange and experimental. I have to assume either Zappa was trying his hardest to make it weird, was incredibly high and thought it was coherent music, or just is strange enough to like it himself. Either way, I guess he succeeded. For me, it was a bit too much. I didn't hate it, but it was hard to enjoy it other then to marvel at its weirdness. I can't say I liked this one even if I found it intriguing. Probably won't be listening to it again. But, I give it credit for being different and unique. Overall: 2/5
This must be an acquired taste that I have not acquired
div. Stile (Zappa), 1968 -> 1-2
Only in it for the Money- Super weird album to grow up with. I always liked how the songs are short and segue into each other. I used to like the satire of it and how really specific it is to that time and place
Did make me laugh a couple times but so much of it was so unlistenable and made me physically uncomfortable
This is the worst album we’ve gotten
So freaking strange. 1.5/5
Il y a de bonnes choses, mais certains morceaux experimentaux sont inaudibles pour moi.
Good
The 60s, I know, but wtf.
Nonsense stitched together with sound effects.
Probably not as bad as I think but unfortunately reminds me too much of my ex. 👎🏻
crazy 68 music
Sitä samaa saatanan Zappa-paskaa. Orkestraalista komedia musikaalia tämä on, ei toimi levynä ei
Wacky.
I didn’t get through all it. It was ok
The Weird All of his day
This was just a weird bunch of noise.
Woo boy! This album was a great one. Love the creativity behind this album.
You have to expect weird when you go into a Zappa album. But also some really excellent music. This one skews more to the weird, and so while there are some enjoyable sections, and I got a laugh out of some of the attacks on flower power hippies, the random noise making and whispering didn’t do it for me. Ultimately I’d point you toward other “weird” works like Captain Beefheart before this
This was an odd one. I feel like the last track was just the band laughing at me for having listened to this whole thing as if it was one big joke. 2/5
Culturally significant, and I get it, but definitely was not in the mood for it and I agree with so much that Frank Zappa says, but man he seemed like an insufferable prick in so many situations.
I could not get into this. I usually like myself some Zappa, but this was not it for me. Today, anyway.
I don’t know why but when I saw this cover I thought it was Parliament Funkadelic. 😁 so I’m already operating on a surprise here. 😂 This makes me want to go back through the catalog. I’ve always know the musicianship of Frank and his band to be top notch. But lyrically he’s never pulled punches. He’s like weird Al where he makes fun of the pop culture at the time, but he’s not nice about it. There is no pulling punches here.
Shite this. 40 mins of recorded telephone calls and noise. Occasionally a tune threatens to come through but is then suppressed in favour of more noise and childish lyrics. Unbelievably this isn’t the worst album I’ve been served up on this list but it’s close
lol
Weird. Very.. but kinda cool
So I feel that this represents them.Frank sappa and the mother's invention at their best.When it comes to the meshing of satire and musicianship not only are these songs hilarious in biting, but they're also just good tunes, sometimes their records.Hit on either or but not both.This is not one of those
3.7
This album felt like a fever dream (and also ahead of its time). Still didn’t love it though
hmmm not bad? sure there was some weird stuff, but it was expected plus i ended up liking a few of the songs… 2.75ish. i liked it more than Freak Out
Interesting listen. Some of it was a little difficult to enjoy. Zappa - small doses for me.
On one hand I appreciate some of the innovation on this record, it feels like a concept album that has been created to flow from song to song, musically it's got its moments, but would I come back to it and listen to it regularly, definitely not, it feels like once you hear the satirical lyrics they aren't appealing enough to have on repeat.
Kooky album. Didn't hate it as much as I thought I would, some songs were goofy and fun. Very much like DEVO or Weird Al. 3/5
Very strange album, but very entertaining. He makes original music like no one else. But it is an aquired taste for sure. Fans of Steve Vai will see where his creative knack for melodic construction from after listening to this album.
I didn’t have to listen to this again to give it five stars because it’s one of my favourite albums. But I listened again anyway… because it’s one of my favourite albums! Capturing a very sixties sound, yet utterly cynical about the sixties (“Flower Power sucks!”). Cynical and sarcastic yet with some of zappas most direct political and social points that feel quite emotional (“ All your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe”). Full of ideas, crazy, funny and some times beautiful music. And with the themes of American Authoritarianism that wind through the album it kind of feels more relevant than ever!
Loved this!
No
molto particolare, almeno dura poco, come sottofondo ci sta.
After listening to this album, I am unsure whether it was me who took acid or the band.
# Album Name: We're Only In It For The Money # Artist: The mothers of invention # Rating:1/5 # Comments: Absolute dog shit. Turns out you dont need talent to be an "artist" Wow. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No
The music is cool, but it's just out there stuff. It's hard to really get into.
This is so much better than any of the other 60s psychedelic rock records on the list so far, which is funny, because it hates 60s psychedelic rock. I still don’t love it. But I like Zappa being mean, and I like that it answers the question, “What if there was a psychedelic album where the musicians didn’t stink?”, and those are both worth something.
This is just an astounding album for multiple reasons, and very few of them are good. I know Frank Zappa can make good music, I’ve heard him do it before, so why he chose to just deliberately make this bad on purpose is a choice that leaves me scratching my head wondering why. When viewed through the lens of a shit-poster, this album becomes better. It’s still not good, but it’s still better than some other music I’ve heard so far. I’m able to pick some favorites, so it’s not a complete loss. I thought “Flower Punk” and “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance” were alright. Just weird enough to not be overtly annoying, and fine overall as tunes. But as a whole, the music, skits, and overall vibe are a net negative on this one. The random sound effects, entire songs being unfunny skits, occasional music played backward, and other deliberate artistic choices that are weird for the sake of being weird work on some albums, but not here. This is the musical equivalent of going to a modern art museum and admiring a banana taped to the wall. It might be for some people, maybe, but it’s not for me. Sorry Muffin Man, you glorious little oddity, maybe next time.
Not really the kind of satire albums I like but I can respect the vision. This feels like a hannah-barberra joint
CAUTION: Album listenable ONLY UNDER PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LISTEN TO IT SOBER!!! No fr what in the fuck is this goofster ahhhhh
Genuinely unlistenable dogshit. I have nothing positive to say about this. How is it categorised with prog rock and art rock. Lmfao
Overall 2/5 Lyrics 2/5 (loaded with satire and criticism) Music 1/5 (cuz typical 60s pop music style) Creativity 4/5 Mothers of Invention sound like the Monty Python version of The Beatles, reflecting satirically on everything in the 60s (especially Hippies). Not really fair to only judge it by musical quality cuz it's dogshit in that regard, but I've rarely heard an entire album loaded with cynicism and satire to this degree. It even has ASMR, *sigh*.... Now I know why Frank Zappa was seen as a menace from early on 😂.
Absolutely criminal No words to describe how bad it is
I found this incredible dull
What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? I like. A few others are OK. The reset would be OK only if I was on mushrooms.
Fav: What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? Least Fav: The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny A song on this album is called Hot Poop, tells you all you need to know about this mistake of an album. Omg the final song is 6 minutes long???????
WTF? Incomprehensible. Thought I had an open mind about music but I couldn't get into it.
People will say they do not get the joke on this. I don't think it's all that deep, and maybe people are trying to hard. I think this whole thing is pretty funny and is interesting enough as Zappa always is. Something I enjoyed and will likely not really ever listen to again.
Pretty good, not sure I'd listen to it regularly. It reminds of being on drugs.
"I will love the police that kick the shit out of you" Satirical (if certainly and obviously dated), critiquing aesthetic priority in political subcultures, emotionless families, and police brutality. I think the experimental aspects are funny and silly, especially when satirizing contemporary music styles by having sudden style shifts. Reading reviews of this album has reminded me that not everyone enjoys 'noise' as a genre lol. Top Picks: Mom & Dad What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? Absolutely Free Flower Punk Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance Mother Person If you're looking for noise -> Nasal Retentive Calliope Music Honestly like a 4.75 in my books!
I'll commence the review by saying that this album was a big surprise. My expectations were lowered once I both saw the tags and the ratings of this album. Usually, when a psychedlic rock album has low ratings in this sit, I assume it will be a very generic album. But then I discovered Frank Zappa was one of the members of the group, and that shocked me a lot, as this man is regarded as a very talented musician. This fact did also made me feel a bit nervous, as it was my very first exposure to his work, and I didn't really want to have a bad first experience. Fortunately, things went in the right direction, since I loved this album. The main point of this album is its satire of the american culture from when it released, politics and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Most of the mockery comes from the lyrics (although is quite clear that the cover of the record is also a parody of 'The Beatles' album), with lines pointing directly to hippies, like "I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me on the street" in the song 'Who Needs the Peace Corps?'; or even politicis, with one of the most interesting phrases in the album being "The Father's a Nazi in congress today" in the song 'The Idiot Bastard Son', due to recent events in the United States (I really wish I could say this line is outdated...). There's also some direct criticism to American womanhood in 'Harry, You're a Beast'; and some songs reference the ignorance of parents towards their children, like in 'Mon & Dad' and 'What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?', with the lyrics of the last one being featured in other tracks. So, while the lyrics are very interesting, they aren't the only remarkable trait. This whole album sounds very pleasent, chaotic, noisy, energetic and funny, all at the same time. The pleasent part would come from the psychedelic aspect of it, featuring the type of vocals, synths and rhythms that are so notable of the genre. What makes this album so chaotic are the odd structures and the constantly interruptions with weird noises and passages. I'll give two examples, but almost every track has it: The first one being in the song 'The Idiot Bastard Song'. It starts very nice, but towards the middle, the music dramatically stops and it starts this weird amalgam of unrecognizable voices, only to return back to where the song was left after a brief moment. The second one would be in the track 'Mother People'. Here there is this sudden cut of the music where they decided to put a gorgeous piece of orchestra. Finally, I also have to mention that there is this energetic feeling in the songs 'Flower Punk' and 'Mother People' thanks to them having a fast rhythm. In conclusion, I had a lot of fun listening to this album. It may have its downsides, notably the interludes. Nonethless, I see it becoming one of my favourite discoveries from this list!
Eh I mean the satire is prescient and Zappa saw right thru the commercialization of the hippie movement but this album seemed to go on forever and it was under an hour
man just listen to it once for the experience. I hated it but it was still kinda enjoyable, I was waiting to see just how strange it was going to get. Also it had a sketch! sorry rap albums of the 90's and 2000's, these guys beat you by decades.
Frank Zappa is annoyed by hippies and posers and so am I! I don’t think I’d listen to this album again for fun but it was an enjoyable experience. Plus it’s got a track called Hot Poop so that’s pretty nice
music for stoner freaks? weird freaks? it's nice sounding. lyrics are the most exciting part. cynical. maybe a bit too arrogant. few songs in, i DNF'd. was bored. it got tired. but i can see how this ??? maybe influenced parody music??? it was stupid. just jokes i wasn't around to get.
Interesting listen but too experimental for my taste
Kind of funny.... What's your ugliest body part? Your mind. Too trippy, too abstract for me.
I feel like I’ve been forced to consume drugs.
I think Frank Zappa is an incredibly brilliant artist, though I find myself rarely enjoying his music. I respect it, but generally it is not for me. Two songs I pulled out that I found enjoyable (many of the songs have super smart lyrics, etc., just not my jam): "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body" and "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance." My first two-star rating. Two stars for the music. Five stars for the entire package as art/commentary.
wthelly 😭
I’m convinced that being stoned is a prerequisite for listening to this album. Sadly, I’m not.
My life will be better if I never listen to this again. Painful from start to finish.
OK...I'm trying to have an open mind, but the found sounds to start the album are not a good sign. This is terrible. No one calls it Frisco. This is one of the worst albums on the list. The combination of found sound, psychedelic music and audio effects combines for a truly terrible listening experience. It ends the way it began...with a bunch of random noises.
Ny ei sekoilu maistunu
Nyt oli oudon puoleinen levy ⭐️⭐️
Day 8 Not for me at all this one, incredibly frustrating as there they’ll be 30 seconds of what could be a lovely song followed by a minute of noise. The vast majority of it just doesn’t connect with me in anyway, there’s nothing here I’d particularly want to listen to again. 2/10 Highlights Lonely little girl Take your clothes off when you dance
For today's 1001 albums to hear before I die, I got a Frank Zappa album!!! The Mothers of Invention's We're Only in It for the Money is the first album I have ever heard from this weird side project of Zappa and I honestly have no idea what to expect. Immediately this album throws you into some very on the nose political satire of the current state of the world back in 1969 with very clear jabs at police brutality and politics at the time. What I don't appreciate is how annoying and weird for the sake of being weird this project is, there are maybe 2 or 3 coherent songs and the rest are just the ramblings of a madman put into audio form. The randomness is not charming, fun, or even all the interesting and instead it feels like it too is played for satire rather than any actual meaning. We're Only in It for the Money is a very fitting title as this entire album feels like one giant cash-grab and swindle hosted by The Mothers of Invention. I know they probably have better albums but this leaves quite a sour taste in my mouth for anything else they have to offer.
Avant garde for sure. Lots of experimental sounds. Not really pleasurable to listen too although it has some interesting moments. Also too goofy and absurd for my taste.
I have a hard time with Frank Zappa on his regular music but this is just bizarre. Who let them make this album.... at some point someone should have told them it wasn't a good idea. There is a song called "hot poop", really this should have been the name of this album.
2/5
Not the best of Frank Zappa thats for sure.
Zapper
Activement désagréable. C'est cool parodier les Beatles mais il faudrait faire de la bonne musique en même temps idéalement.
Repetitive narrative. Musically uninteresting. This album could have been a song. Zappa was trying too hard, swing and a miss.
Jaysus , the acid was strong with these folks
This kind of sounds like they tried to replicate the Beatles but made it as bad as possible on purpose. It's a very solid 1.
What in the feverdream is this album?
I think this probably makes sense in the context of its time. A few likable moments, but not really something I'd listen to for enjoyment.
Not for me - too much experimental
I dunno what to think of this guy. Weird, but likeable. Much too innovative, creative, and avant-garde for my ears.
Hreat
hella weird and eclectic but def a fun one time listen
never a dull moment with frank
I really can't believe that Captain Beefheart gets so much flak when The Mothers of Invention sounded like this. Not that this album is rated particularly high but it's leagues above the Zappa produced "Trout Mask Replica" despite being a far less cohesive album. But I kind of get it. All they really had to say was that they were making fun of hippies and The Beatles and people will find the otherwise random sound experiments much more accessible. The joke is eaiser to "get" than Beefheart's sincere (and incredible) masterpiece. That said, I do like this album for what it is, but you need to take it with a grain of salt. Causing one of the most celebrated artists of all time of being "only in it for the money" is a just cheap, and unsubstantiated shot, but it's subversive enough that it definitely works. Adding to the fact that they seem to be deliberately avoiding any commercial success and you can definitely understand the appeal here. For counterculture kids, it must have been very exciting to bash "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in favor of something utterly bizarre and with no attempt to sound serious. Now no one is going to seriously argue that The Mothers of Invention were a better band than the Beatles, but there is something very freeing about pretending that that's true. For those who knew this album, it signaled that even the supremacy of Lennon and McCartney could be challenged. It doesn't have to be "better", as long as it's weird and irreverent. So for what it is, this album is kind of amazing.
Noise
What's the ugliest part of your body? I think it's your mind Intentionally off-putting / a bit obtuse, and definitely weird for lack of a better word - but still an interesting listen (but I'm in no rush to listen again anytime soon)
I get what this is going for and respect the vision. That level of cynical mockery is a tough needle to thread for me, and in this case I didn't enjoy it. I think worth listening to but I most definitely won't be returning to it.
I would not call this an album but an artistic sound artifact. Interesting period piece that gives you an idea what they were thinking about during this time. Horrible to listen to.
Masterpiece!
This feels like one of those albums that just straight sucks (somewhat intentionally), but if you don't like it people are gonna act like you just aren't smart enough to "get it".
Not as good as Zappa's solo stuff
Tekstuniverset er interessant, og der er nogle fine numre imellem. Lidt 50'er-inspireret a la What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body. Men meget er bare psykedelisk støj.
4.5
Weird. Freaky. Out there. It’s a Zappa and Mothers album alright. I get why some hate it. I get why some love it. I stand purely in the middle.
Lobotomizing.
Woof. Some things just aren't your cup of tea, and the vocal style of this band is one of them. God bless you if it's yours.
Pretty funny. I love how the short track format of this album contrasts with Sgt. Pepper's tracks flowing into each other, it gives this album a fractured feel. Zappa shows off how many music genres we can excel at. It makes me wonder, had he lived past the early 90's, how crazier and more ecletic would his albums sound. Key tracks: What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body Let's Make the Water Turn Black
I feel like I'm supposed to get Zappa, I'm supposed to like Zappa, but that hasn't happened in decades of occasionally trying.
The original shitposters. Love this one.
Interesting but not something to go back to often.
Not the worst thing on the list, but oof. 2.
This was actually pretty interesting. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5
Hot, hot , hot GARBAGE. Dear lord I wish zero stars was an option.
Good songs. Some horsing around that gets thin.
I HAVENT EVEN FINISHED THIS ONE BUT I FUCKING HATE IT SO MUCH STOP PUTTING ASMR IN MY EARS REEEEEEEE STFU -1
Very odd and unlike many albums I have heard for better at times but mostly for worse. I just didn’t get into the music itself and the skits/bits weren’t entertaining enough to overcome this to me. I appreciate them having some fun but I just don’t see myself wanting to listen to this regularly. Twice through was enough.
ja ne znam ocjenjivat ovakve stvari, al sviđam
Ovdje sam od dva uma. S jedne strane vojkec obožava zappu i sluša sam ga od ranog djetinjstva s druge strane ova njegova zajebancija na hippie kulturu koliko je god razumljiva i dobrodošla ujedno odaje i njegovu regresivnu, konzervativnu orijentaciju koja mi ide na je trica. Jebo te anti komunizam Frane!
Wanky!
Erilainen joo ja kaipa kunnon hippiliikekritiikkiä. En kuitenkaan niin paljon saanut kiinni että pitäisin nerokkaana. 4/5
Site!
I fear I don’t get it, glad I heard it and won’t be listening again.
I think this is very much a product of the time when it was created and perhaps it doesn't carry forward so well. I like FZ a lot but this was missing the interesting musicality that I expect from him along with the weirdness. It seems more performance art than an actual music album. Definitely needed more guitar.
Is there a more overrated artist than Frank Zappa?
We're Only in It for the Money is a sad example of an album, that should have been a stand up show. There are lots of very thick satire, noise and talking, and not nearly enough good music in it. As soon as I start liking a song, it gets ruined by the band's wish to be annoying. I take this album being included in the list as its authors' personal statement. Leave my psychedelic dungeons alone, Frank Zappa.
This is...something. I've never sat down to listen to Frank Zappa. I was always curious as he's got a reputation for weirdness. I even consider myself someone who has a decent tolerance for weirdness, and would even say I appreciate some outside-of-the-box approaches to music. But Mothers of Invention have a threshold for weirdness far beyond mine. As a whole record, it borders on unlistenable, but partially redeemed by a few songs. It kind of reminds me of what David Lynch is for tv and film. He's incredible when he's got a producer that's willing to rein him in a bit; I love his weirdness when it's a little bit constrained. I think Frank Zappa might be the David Lynch of music, because it's clear that he—and maybe only he—knows what he's doing, but I think this album would've been greatly improved by someone keeping him hedged in just a little. As it stands, this was pretty rough to get through, but not without at least a few merits. It has some kind of funny bits, and there are some songs that sort of stay organized like you'd expect an orthodox song to do. It's not like the Shaggs, where you wonder who forced these women to pick up instruments they clearly don't know how to play, but more like a hyper talented musician who just couldn't give a shit about writing something that anyone else should want to listen to. I'd liken it to what I imagine it might feel like to be stuck in someone else's bad acid trip. 1.8/5 I'd listen to this again before Destiny's Child though.
2 1/2 Not as bad as I thought it would be. A couple of good songs. It has the song that Mike put in his mix tapes.
Ah, Frank Zappa - mostly annoying but at times genius. I can definitely see how this would influence bands like Ween, Dead Milkmen, or even Butthole Surfers.
I’m usually very high on Zappa cause I’m a huge fan. But this album was very exhausting and challenging, which says a lot cause the album is only 39mins. But the biggest problem is this feels so hypocritical. Let me explain, the main reason I like Zappa is two things; One, he tends to be a little silly and goofy which I’ve always liked cause it tricks you into thinking that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. Second, his music tends to be intentionally challenging and either abstract or avant-garde. The way in which this album is hypocritical is in the fact that I think this album exposes the worst aspect of Zappa’s personality and musical personality, which is he DOES take himself seriously and he is the ultimate contrarian musically. So much of this album feels like a punishment to people to like popular simple music. Like it’s so angry and spiteful towards like good taste that it feels like he’s trying WAY TOO HARD. There are so many ideas or sounds on this album that I liked that I wished he had given more time to. But if he had done that he would’ve been making music that was too conventional for him. Which also points out this albums other flaw which is it feels narcissistic. Like this album feels like it was made to feed his ego and remind himself that he’s an avant-garde master. But again I think most of this album comes across as trying way too hard and not being whimsical or silly like I usually enjoy in Zappa’s music. That being said it’s nowhere near bad enough to be a 1. That’s for special pieces of garbage or garbage people. No this album is a very disappointing and unfunny 2. Sorry Frank, still love ya.
Interesting piece. Not particularly enjoyable, but very impressive for the time. I couldn't imagine listening to this in 1968. Cool effects and stuff, flower punk with the overlaying voices was certainly interesting.
What a crazy trip. I enjoyed the first half of the record more. I liked the storytelling (if you can call it that) and imagery in "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" and "Mom & Dad". Getting into the latter half of the record, I wasn't really into the abstract tracks. Favourite Track(s): Who Needs the Peace Corps?, Mom & Dad, What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? Least Favourite Track(s): Nasal Retentive Calliope Music, The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny
I was surprised to see this album here. Loved it for many years. Classic Zappa. I’d be curious to read what first time listeners in 2025 would make of it. Well ahead of its time. A constantly evolving and interesting anthropological journey into 60’s America.
Really weird, laughed about the lyrics at times
Very cooooooool, guy
Smart, and funny…exhaustingly. The intelligence and humor are too disconnected. The musicality would be better served in a more conventional context, and would make it easier to get a crossed the point he’s trying to make. Cool sounds though. 2.5/5
This is excellent stuff. It’s short and funny too
Lots of cool stuff on it. Pretty psychy
horrendous
I really, really want to like this album. I like a good amount of Zappa and appreciate even more than I enjoy; he's been an omnipresent figure in my life since I was a kid, so I forever have a soft spot for him. I think this album is pretty fascinating from a historical standpoint, and *some* of the messaging isn't too far off, but I've just never dug listening to it all that much. If I'm in the mood for rocking Zappa, funny Zappa, or experimental Zappa, I think he's succeeded far better in all of these areas on other releases. I personally think his disdain for the style of music he's mocking is a bit of a hindrance; in my opinion, musical satire works best when the artist clearly has some form of love, reverence, or respect for the source material. I understand why most *true* Zappa heads love it and I think it's a worthy inclusion in this book; it's just one I've consistently struggled to enjoy. 2/5
Htjela sam braniti Zappu ovdje ali ne ide. Izuzetno bolno slušanje. Na momente zvuči kao proto-Mr. Bungle pa zato dvije zvjezdice, inače je katastrofa.
a bit all over but still the Zappa magic
A hippie circus dream. Sounds like an 8 year old playing with the recorder and an indie storytelling songs. This is not ordinary music. Its experimental art
Self-indulgent twaddle
Zappa at his best in the 1960s - it's a hilarious comedy and parody of the hippy movement and the music scene. I haven't listened to it for years and I forgot how great this album is. But it's not just the comedy, it's also the pioneer editing and production that makes it a great album. A close 5 star album.
Not a Zappa fan. 1/5
An interesting album and an unusual music style that was nice to listen to. I liked Concentration Moon and Absolutely Free the most.
I like the stranger things in life, like this record. The experimental mood, inconsistent sequencing and unexpected harmonies are cool with me. Albums like this pique my interest simply because of how zany and unpredictable it is, pushing the boundaries of music and humanity. Bring on the weird!
Entiendo la intención crítica y paródica del álbum, pero siento que todos los temas se tratan de una manera demasiado obvia y que los recursos utilizados son muy reiterativos. Prácticamente todo el álbum podría haberse encapsulado en un solo tema. Disfruté de los momentos más experimentales de noise music y spoken word, pero en general, para un álbum que se posiciona con la idea de criticar a otras personas, músicos y colectivos culturales, no me pareció para nada brillante. Aún así, no lo considero un mal álbum.
Didn't like this one Frank, kind of just music for jerks
too experimental couldn't finish
Weird but fun to listen to
hmmmm. i have to think that they weren't JUST in it for the money. my main issue with most 60's music is that i find it too bland, but this opens with just, idk how to describe noises, and that's awesome. not something i'd revisit but an album i'm glad to have listened to
“Mom can I have the beetles?” “No son, we have the “beetles” at home.”
straight up old school Frank Zappa psychedelic rock. Sounds like a mix of the Banana Splits meets early Sesame Street / HR Puffenstuff with an anti-capitalist/pro-communist agenda as performed by a serial killer. Not bad, but dated and not really for me though I can appreciate it.
Its my first day here and this was the album I got. This was interesting. One second I was starting to vibe to the music the next my ears were kind of suffering with annoying noises and burping sounds. Favorites: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance Not terrible, but hard to enjoy: 2.5/5
Certainly ahead of it’s time but not good
Definitely not a background album to listen to! May need to try listening to each song individually but had a hard time with this one! First Zappa album I've heard. Off the top could definitely tell it's a satire of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
3+
C'était certainement une expérience. J'aime bien cette remise en question de tous les poncifs, mais je ne le réécouterais pas juste pour le plaisir
???????????????????????? man what is this I feel like Im hearing a string of random thoughts (its very funny with WNTPC? heeey I think my hair grew out) genuine cinema im afraid Favorite: Who needs the peace corps?
Tg sex pistols, the velvet underground, And the mother's of invention. Are all the most overrated untalented waste of time bands out there. This album is nothing but nonsense and noise.
Weird af
Far too weird for me.
Terrible
I wanted to give it one star, but I have a feeling this was all a big joke.
From the cover and album name, seems like a not-so-subtle jab at the Beatles. So I don't know if this should be judged based on how well it satirizes the Beatles' music or how good it actually sounds. Either way it sounded fine but was kind of dumb at times.
3/10 - the cover art is like sgt peppers but the music is completely different. Every song is very dissimilar and crazy. It was not very good but was intriguing
Frank Zappa trying too hard to be funny
I get it. Fuck the industry and all that. Zappa was an incredibly smart dude. But I’ve just never been a fan of the music as music; only a symbol.
Zappa's most carefully constructed middle finger to both hippies and squares, built from layers of studio trickery and razor-sharp satire.
The music equivalent of the millennial burger joint meme
Too weird, too experimental and just lacks any overall cohesion to deserve consideration as an album. It's a collection of nonsense.