Label: Zappa Records (Europe), CD ZAP 1
Style: Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde
Country: Pomona, California, U.S.
Time: 60:31
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 378 Mb
Freak
Out! is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of
Invention, released on June 27, 1966, by Verve Records. Often cited as
one of rock music's first concept albums, it is a satirical expression
of guitarist/bandleader Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture
and the nascent freak scene of Los Angeles. It was the second rock
music double album ever released, following Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde
just one week earlier, as well as the first double debut album by a
rock artist. In the UK, the album was originally released as an edited
single disc.
The album was produced by Tom Wilson, who signed the
Mothers, formerly a bar band called the Soul Giants. Zappa said many
years later that Wilson signed the band to a record deal under the
impression that they were a white blues band. The album features Zappa
on vocals and guitar, along with lead vocalist/tambourine player Ray
Collins, bass player/vocalist Roy Estrada, drummer/vocalist Jimmy Carl
Black and guitar player Elliot Ingber, along with appearances from
several session musicians.
The band's original repertoire consisted
of rhythm and blues covers, but after Zappa joined the band his original
compositions came to the fore and their name was changed to the
Mothers. The musical content of Freak Out! ranges from rhythm and blues,
doo-wop, and standard blues-influenced rock to orchestral arrangements
and avant-garde sound collages. Although the album was initially poorly
received in the United States, it was a success in Europe. It gained a
cult following in America, where it continued to sell in substantial
quantities until it was discontinued in the early 1970s. The album went
back in print in 1985, as part of Zappa's Old Masters Box One box set,
with the first CD release of the album following in 1987.
In 1999,
the album was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and in 2003,
Rolling Stone ranked it among the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Out!)
01. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (03:29)
02. I Ain't Got No Heart (02:35)
03. Who Are the Brain Police? (03:33)
04. Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder (03:41)
05. Motherly Love (02:45)
06. How Could I Be Such A Fool? (02:13)
07. Wowie Zowie (02:53)
08. You Didn't Try To Call Me (03:18)
09. Any Way The Wind Blows (02:55)
10. I'm Not Satisfied (02:38)
11. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here (03:38)
12. Trouble Every Day (05:50)
13. Help, I'm A Rock (08:39)
14. The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet (12:19)
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