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Frank Zappa, The Mothers – Uncle Meat (2xLP)

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Frank Zappa, The Mothers – Uncle Meat (2xLP)

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  • Frank Zappa's "Uncle Meat" was one of the most extraordinary records released in the 1960s. Although "Uncle Meat" is easy to listen to, it takes several listens to understand it and process its irreducible complexity.

    Unlike "Freak Out!" and "We're Only In It For The Money", "Uncle Meat" was never capable of troubling even the fringes of the mainstream, and its experimentation meant that for decades it was difficult to assess its significance in any particular context. Musically, however, it was to define an entire genre that emerged in the UK and Europe in the early 70s - that of art rock groups such as Henry Cow, The Art Bears and Universe Zero, the 'rock in opposition' movement of the late 70s and the aesthetic home of these bands, the Recommended label. Zappa's album is one of several in his artistic output that can truly be described as a genre in its own right, and it still sounds completely unique 44 years later.

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  • Artist: Frank Zappa, The Mothers
    Label: Barking Pumpkin Records, Universal Music Group International, Zappa Records
    Format: LP
    Units: 2
    Country: UK & Europe
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Avantgarde, Doo Wop, Experimental, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Musique Concrète, Parody, Post-Modern

  • A1 Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
    A2 The Voice Of Cheese
    A3 Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
    A4 Zolar Czakl
    A5 Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
    A6 The Legend Of The Golden Arches
    A7 Louie Louie (At The Royal Albert Hall In London)
    A8 The Dog Breath Variations
    B1 Sleeping In A Jar
    B2 Our Bizarre Relationship
    B3 The Uncle Meat Variations
    B4 Electric Aunt Jemima
    B5 Prelude To King Kong
    B6 God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go)
    B7 A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
    B8 Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen)
    C1 Mr. Green Genes
    C2 We Can Shoot You
    C3 "If We'D All Been Living In California..."
    C4 The Air
    C5 Project X
    C6 Cruising For Burgers
    D1 King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)
    D2 King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom Dewild)
    D3 King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It)
    D4 King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)
    D5 King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)
    D6 King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival... The Underwood Ramifications)

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Condition: Brand New
  • Description
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  • Frank Zappa's "Uncle Meat" was one of the most extraordinary records released in the 1960s. Although "Uncle Meat" is easy to listen to, it takes several listens to understand it and process its irreducible complexity.

    Unlike "Freak Out!" and "We're Only In It For The Money", "Uncle Meat" was never capable of troubling even the fringes of the mainstream, and its experimentation meant that for decades it was difficult to assess its significance in any particular context. Musically, however, it was to define an entire genre that emerged in the UK and Europe in the early 70s - that of art rock groups such as Henry Cow, The Art Bears and Universe Zero, the 'rock in opposition' movement of the late 70s and the aesthetic home of these bands, the Recommended label. Zappa's album is one of several in his artistic output that can truly be described as a genre in its own right, and it still sounds completely unique 44 years later.

    Review

    AllMusic rating:
    AllMusic users:
    (898 votes)
    Read the AllMusic.com review
  • Artist: Frank Zappa, The Mothers
    Label: Barking Pumpkin Records, Universal Music Group International, Zappa Records
    Format: LP
    Units: 2
    Country: UK & Europe
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Avantgarde, Doo Wop, Experimental, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Musique Concrète, Parody, Post-Modern

  • A1 Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
    A2 The Voice Of Cheese
    A3 Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
    A4 Zolar Czakl
    A5 Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
    A6 The Legend Of The Golden Arches
    A7 Louie Louie (At The Royal Albert Hall In London)
    A8 The Dog Breath Variations
    B1 Sleeping In A Jar
    B2 Our Bizarre Relationship
    B3 The Uncle Meat Variations
    B4 Electric Aunt Jemima
    B5 Prelude To King Kong
    B6 God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go)
    B7 A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
    B8 Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen)
    C1 Mr. Green Genes
    C2 We Can Shoot You
    C3 "If We'D All Been Living In California..."
    C4 The Air
    C5 Project X
    C6 Cruising For Burgers
    D1 King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)
    D2 King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom Dewild)
    D3 King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It)
    D4 King Kong (The Gardner Varieties)
    D5 King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks)
    D6 King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival... The Underwood Ramifications)