#174 Frank Zappa – Hot Rats

I hate Frank Zappa‘s other albums on this list with his band Mothers of Invention. I am sure I will feel the same for his solo album Hot Rats. Luckily, this is the last album on the list of 1001 Albums.. for the 60s. I am hoping to find some great gems in the 70s. […]

#137 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band reminds me of The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa who produced their album Trout Mask Replica and Primus’s lovechild if all those guys could have a baby, but real mean cannot carry a baby. I knew from the album’s title that it was going to be weird. I was […]

1001 Albums #72

As I progressed toward the end of the 60s I knew a few more of the artist, but The 13th Floor Elevators is one I have never heard of at all. When I saw the album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators I was excited to hear what psychedelic sounds they created. Okay, I did not know what I was in for when asked for psychedelic sounds. I did not enjoy this […]

1001 Albums #69

Freak Out! was the first album of The Mothers of Invention, formally known as the Soul Giants. The band just added new member Frank Zappa who insisted on writing all the songs if he joined the band. This is what they created. “What is it this?” That is what most people will say when they […]