"This is the voice of your conscience, baby..." The recording debut of the Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention is a brilliantly wicked counter-strike to the flower power sensibilities prevalent at the time of it's release in 1966. Arguably rock music's first true "concept album," Zappa's aural collage mashes together chunks of psychedelic guitars, outspoken political commentary, cultural satire, and avant-garde musical sensibilities, and then hides it all under cleverly crafted pop melodies. Not diminished in the slightest by the passage of time, Freak Out! remains as vital and relevant today as it was in the 1960's. --Andrew Boscardin
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The Greenwich Meridian from which all Zappa navigations begin. Originally released in 1966, it's the first Mothers of Invention record & just possibly the first rock "concept" album -- it purportedly inspired Paul McCartney to start writing SGT. PEPPER. A consciousness-raiser, now with 2 Lps on 1 CD. Just try to imagine the '60s (or the world, for that matter) without "Hungry Freaks, Daddy," "Who Are the Brain Police," or "Trouble Every Day," the latter a concert fave well into the '80s. The big finale, "Return of the Son of Monster Magnet," is also here in all its dissonant glory.
Freak Out,Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention,Rykodisc,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
Freak Out [Original recording remastered]
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Freak Out!
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Manufacturer: Zappa Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000009RT Release Date: 1995-05-02 |
Tracks:
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy
- I Ain't Got No Heart
- Who Are The Brain Police?
- Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
- Motherly Love
- How Could I Be Such A Fool
- Wowie Zowie
- You Didn't Try To Call Me
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- I'm Not Satisfied
- You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
- Trouble Every Day
- Help, I'm A Rock
- It Can't Happen Here
- The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
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"This is the voice of your conscience, baby..." The recording debut of the Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention is a brilliantly wicked counter-strike to the flower power sensibilities prevalent at the time of it's release in 1966. Arguably rock music's first true "concept album," Zappa's aural collage mashes together chunks of psychedelic guitars, outspoken political commentary, cultural satire, and avant-garde musical sensibilities, and then hides it all under cleverly crafted pop melodies. Not diminished in the slightest by the passage of time, Freak Out! remains as vital and relevant today as it was in the 1960's. --Andrew BoscardinCustomer Reviews:
A gem of the late sixties.......2007-04-12
'Freak Out' is one of the more unconventional albums of its time. It has that unmistakingly late 60's acid trip vibe to it that really adds a nice touch to the Zappa insanity. 'Freak Out' is full of unconventional, off-kilter, mock-pop songs that really indulge in Zappa's bizzare sense of humor, such as 'Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder', but then it also has its 'moments of clarity' as well. This album really reminds me of Pink Floyd's 'Saucerful of Secrets' except with more humor and less LSD. Even though the music is aimed in different directions, the production and mix are really similar in my opinion. Everything on this album is completely, delightfully, off the wall.
From the almost instrumental arrangments of vocalizations that would later be the foundation of Mike Patton's Mr. Bungle, to the extremely long sound samples twords the end, everything fits together perfectly in its own, strange, Zappatastic way. The sound samples are really a key part to this album rather than simple filler. Zappa prove to be absolutely and completely original by preforming magnificant pieces of avant-garde art with seemingly mindless noise.
'Freak Out' is truly a gem of the late sixties, and an absolute must have for anyone who considers himself the slightest Zappa fan. Scratch that, for anyone who considers himself a fan of avant-garde music itself, this album is totally classic.
The album that made me a Zappa freak.......2006-12-19
The first step in Zappa's amazing world...........2006-12-05
What can one say?.......2006-12-03
My review consists of one sentence:
I heard it in 1967; never recovered, never wanted to.
One of the most ambitious (not to mention greatest) debuts of all time.......2006-12-02
Best tunes: Hungry Freaks, Daddy; I Ain't Got No Heart; Who Are the Brain Police?; Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder; You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here; Trouble Every Day; Help I'm a Rock/It Can't Happen Here; Return of the Son of Monster Magnet
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Freak Out!
The Mothers of Invention Manufacturer: Video Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AA4IJE Release Date: 2001-11-27 |
Tracks:
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy
- I Ain' t Got No Heart
- Who Are The Brain Police?
- Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
- Motherly Love
- How Could I Be Such A Fool
- Wowie Zowie
- You Didn't Try To Call Me
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- I'm Not Satisfied
- You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
- Trouble Every Day
- Help, I'm A Rock
- It Can't Happen Here
- The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
Album Description
IMPORTED FROM JAPAN BY RYKODISCThis collector's dream set completes our 20-disc series of limited edition Frank Zappa Japanese imports. Packaged in deluxe mini-album jacket sleeves, these 10 classic albums are packaged to re-create the original vinyl packaging in miniaturized form!
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Almost the Rosetta Stone of the hippie movement.......2007-06-02
Although it dates pretty heavily, some songs like, "Trouble Every Day" still resonate strongly to modern ears. In high school, I wanted a copy of the vinyl but the $100 asking price at the local used record store scared me away. Thank god for the invention of CDs!
Fun to listen to. Obviously, Frank achieved far greater stuff later on. This, however, is where it all began. Suzy Creamcheese, what's got into ya?
What's with the xylophone?.......2006-11-02
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Boy George's Taboo (2002 Original London Cast)
Boy George , and Euan Morton Manufacturer: First Night (Red) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001I2BQW Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
Tracks:
- Ode To Attention Seekers
- Safe In The City
- Freak
- Stranger In This World
- Genocide Peroxide
- I'll Hve You All
- Love Is A Question Mark
- Shelter
- Pretty Lies
- Guttersnipe
- Talk Amoungst Yourself
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Touched By The Hand of Cool
- Everything Taboo
- Petrified
- I See Through You
- Independent Woman
- Ich Bin Kunst
- Out Of Fashion
- IL Adore
- Pie In The Sky
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Boy George's musical-theater debut has been unfairly maligned. Set in the glamorously decadent London nightlife of the early 1980s, the show is unquestionably hampered by a weak book. But Boy George's original score (which is credited to his actual birth name of George O'Dowd) boasts several strong pop songs and generously spread-out tour-de-force numbers among a handful of performers. The plot follows the rise to fame of Boy George (impeccably channeled by Euan Morton) and his interaction with lovers and hangers-on, friends and foes. One of the most striking characters is Australian-born performance artist Leigh Bowery, confusingly played by Boy George and Matt Lucas, who took turns during the London run and who both appear on this cast album (George sings "Everything Taboo," for instance, but Lucas gets the striking, Cabaret-like "Ich Bin Kunst"). Confused yet? Well, that's Taboofor you. But never mind the plot: There's plenty of cool, theatrical tunes on this CD, which is more than you can say about most contemporary shows. --Elisabeth VincentelliCustomer Reviews:
Jolly Good!.......2006-06-16
Bravo Boy George!.......2004-05-26
holy crapper!.......2004-05-18
A Very Pleasant Surprise.......2004-04-23
No words to describe this.......2004-04-12
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Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler
Fred Charlton , Michael Tuttle , Tim Emmons , The Section , Jonah Rapino , Paul Tobias , Tom Tally , Tom Vos , David Davidson , Reggie Clews , and Ted Falcon Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002Y4TPG Release Date: 2004-10-05 |
Tracks:
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
- Girl's Not Grey - AFI
- Like A Stone - Audioslave
- It's Been A While - Staind
- In The End - Linkin Park
- The Red - Chevelle
- Here Without You - Three Doors Down
- Beautiful Disasters - 311
- I'll Stick Around - Foo Fighters
- Freak On A Leash - Korn
- Incubus - Drive
- Sober - Tool
Product Description
1. Clocks (SQT to Coldplay gi8476)
2. Karma Police - (Strung out on OK Computer gi8621)
3. Everlong (SQT to Foo Fighters gi8489)
4. Here Without You (SQT to 3 Doors Down gi8755)
5. No One Knows (SQT to QOTSA gi8720)
6. Cochise (SQT to Audioslave gi8778)
7. Girl's Not Grey (SQT to AFI gi8750)
8. In The End (SQT to Linkin Park gi8719)
9. Sober (SQT to Tool gi8635)
10. Under The Bridge (SQT to RHCP gi8803)
11. Smells Like Teen Spirit (SQT to Nirvana gi8447)
12. Fight Test (SQT to The Flaming Lips gi8809)
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Different Perspective.......2006-07-13
This cd is great for anyone interested in hearing the depth of a music genre. Typically when you hear a rock song, you dont hear really how the singer is supposed to influence the musical sense of the songs, but when the singer's role is put into a more balanced/equal role with the rest of the musicians, it contributes so much more to the musicality of the song. It is great for beginner musicians to understand that the singer has to be in tune with the band because he is added depth to the music, not just vocals. College music majors might also get a kick out of this album as it widens your music perspective.
These cds from vitamin really show how rock is the next evolution to classical music, it shows that although lyrics were originally added, the artists used the basic form of classical music to write songs. They all contain a theme that is repeated in the music, and most offer a "waltz" part to the song, as well as a lyrical bridge.
Good cd for every so often to change you from the norm. really neat to switch out the lyrics every so often with some classical music. Enjoy it!
Not Much To Warrant Repeated Listenings.......2005-01-30
This album (and all of the others) veers awfully close to novelty status. On first listen, it's a real charge to hear teen angst anthems like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" transformed into sedate chamber music. But it doesn't really warrant repeated listenings. The main problem is that after a few songs, they all tend to sound alike. Twenty years ago, the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet would include a Jimi Hendrix composition in live performances and the occasional recording, but they had the sense to know that this wouldn't work over the course of an entire album.
And the idea of juxtaposing classical instruments with popular music goes back even farther. In the sixties, the Hollyridge Strings released a series of albums performing the works of the Beatles, Elvis and the Beach Boys. Bottom line? This album will force you to hear these songs in a new way and might get a laugh or two if you slip it into the CD player at your next party, but there's little here to make you come back after you've heard it once. But at $6.98, it's an inexpensive gag gift for the alternative music fan in your life. [Running Time - 50:37]
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Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
Freak Power Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004TA8X Release Date: 2000-07-24 |
Tracks:
- Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
- Rush
- One Nation, One Ride
- Freedom Child
- Moonbeam Woman
- Freak Power
- KK Nuns
- New Direction
- Can You Feel It
- What It Is
- Song #6
- Waiting For The Story To End
- Change My Mind
- Ghettos Of The Mind
- Trip Through Your Mind
- Let It Go
- Where Your Husband Won't
Album Description
UK compilation for pre-Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook venture. The cream of their 4th and Broadway albums, including the hits 'Rush', 'New Direction' and 'Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out'. 200 release. Standard jewel case.Album Details
Norman Cook a.k.a. Fatboy Slim's Post Housemartins & Beats International Audio Venture.Customer Reviews:
Where have they been all my life?.......2000-10-03
Just so you know, the only reason I gave this album, which is a best-song amalgam of the two, a four is because their sound is now a little outdated (as can insinuated by a mere reference to the fact that Fat Boy Slim USED to produce their work, and that they are often mistaken for the Getaway People and G-Love). Despite these trivialities, Freak Power has a sound and style that will always lift a lover of funky, optimistic beats and lyrics to a place where people dance, sing-long, or just sit down and chill out with a smile drawn lazily across their faces. All the tracks on this album refuse to stray far from the boundries of quality, inevitable making the album consistently enjoyable and skip-ahead-free.
If, like me, you want an album overlooked by the masses, yet capable of being enjoyed by all, then consider yourself lucky enough to have read this and buy it. You don't even have to leave the country.
The Power of The Freak.......2000-08-28
Turn On Tune In and Feel Good!.......2000-08-26
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The Freaks Come Out
Cevin Fisher's Big Freak Manufacturer: Tommy Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000BIHU Release Date: 1998-09-08 |
Tracks:
- The Freaks Come Out (Sharp Freaks In Edit)
- The Freaks Come Out (2000 Freaks Mix)
- The Freaks Come Out (Cevin's Freakin' Dub)
- The Freaks Come Out (Sharp Freaks At Trade Mix)
- The Freaks Come Out (Phat In London Mix)
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Freak Out
Nutta Butta Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000006O2P Release Date: 1998-05-26 |
Tracks:
- Clean
- Dirty
- Instrumental
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This sond is so kewl.......1998-06-24
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Ouba Manufacturer: Gear Fab Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005N853 Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
Tracks:
- Premiere Partie
- Deuxieme Partie
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Bass Freak Out
Brian Bromberg Manufacturer: King Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001YNKBG Release Date: 2004-06-07 |
Tracks:
- Through the Window
- Dungeon
- Good Morning
- Trade Show
- Carlos
- Top Down
- Fooled Ya!
- Message Within
- Flight of the Phoenix
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Freak Out
Manufacturer: RYKODISC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00093D99W |
Product Description
Track List:1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy 2. I Ain't Got No Heart 3. Who Are The Brain Police? 4. Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder 5. Motherly Love 6. How Could I Be Such A Fool 7. Wowie Zowie 8. You Didn't Try To Call Me 9. Any Way The Wind Blows 10. I'm Not Satisfied 11. You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here 12. Trouble Every Day 13. Help, I'm A Rock 14. The Return Of The Son Of Monster MagnetRap Music:
- Ghosts of the Great Highway
- Greatest
- Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]
- Halcyon Days
- Halloween, Alaska [Enhanced]
- Heavy Horses [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
- Hello, Good Friend
- I See a Darkness
- letting off the Happiness
- Light & Shade [Import]
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