Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers of Prevention
by Frank Zappa
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 November 1985
- Label: Barking Pumpkin
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:12
- Community rating: 3.46/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released amidst the intense PMRC congressional hearings concerning music censorship, this project serves as both a sonic experiment and a direct political rebuttal. The album famously utilizes the Synclavier digital synthesizer to compose impossibly complex arrangements, while the centerpiece track heavily samples audio excerpts from the Senate hearings themselves. It stands as a prime example of the composer's unique blend of avant-garde technology and biting social satire.
Genres
Descriptors: Avant Garde, Novelty, Parody, political, progressive, satirical, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, spoken-word
Tracklist
- We're Turning Again (4:55)
- Alien Orifice (4:03)
- Yo Cats (3:31)
- What's New In Baltimore? (5:21)
- Little Beige Sambo (3:02)
- Porn Wars (12:04)
- Aerobics In Bondage (3:16)
Credits
- Scott Thunes - bass
- Chad Wackerman - drums
- Ike Willis - guitar, voice
- Ray White - guitar, voice
- Steve Vai - guitar
- John Dearstyne - illustration
- Bobby Martin - keyboards, voice
- Tommy Mars - keyboards