Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention  We're Only In It For The Money MFSL GOLD NEU OVP Sealed UDCD 764

Erscheinungsdatum: 2. August 2005  
Label: Mfsl  
Format: Audio CD (CD-Anzahl: 1)
Tonträger CD
Besonderheiten Re-Release, Remastered, 24kt. Gold-CD
Jahr 2005
Orig. Release 1968
Zeit 39:10
Plattenfirma MFSL
Herstellungsland USA
Musikrichtung Rock
EAN-Nr. 821797076463
Katalog-Nr. UDCD 764



       Tracks

1. Are You Hung Up? 1:25   
2. Who Needs The Peace Corps? 2:34   
3. Concentration Moon 2:22   
4. Mom & Dad 2:16   
5. Telephone Conversation 0:48   
6. Bow Tie Daddy 0:33   
7. Harry, You're A Beast 1:21   
8. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 1:03   
9. Absolutely Free 3:24   
10. Flower Punk 3:03   
11. Hot Poop 0:26   
12. Nasal Retentive Calliope Music 2:02   
13. Let's Make The Water Turn Black 2:01   
14. The Idiot Bastard Son 3:18   
15. Lonely Little Girl 1:09   
16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 1:32   
17. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) 1:02   
18. Mother People 2:26   
19. The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny 6:25

Produktbeschreibungen
The Mothers of Invention gehen auf die Gefühle ihrer Anhängerschaft, den Bewohnern der Großstadtvororte und den Blumenkindern der 60er Jahre, mit einer großen fetten Himbeere ein. Von vielen wird We're Only in it for the Money als das beste Album der Mothers of Invention (und einige würden auch sagen Zappas) angesehen. Es beschäftigt sich mit bitteren Themenkreisen in einer anscheinend glatten und unbeschwerten Art (schließlich ein Markenzeichen von Zappa), schont keinen Bereich mit seinen eingängigen Melodien und seinem Gesang in hohen Tönen. Zappa wendet die gleichen aggressiven Studiotechniken an wie bei "Lumpy Gravy" und schafft eine dissonante Soundcollage, die auch heute noch wie Avantgarde-Musik klingt. Es gibt zahlreiche Highlights auf diesem tadellosen Album, zu ihnen gehören der kampflustige Hippiesong "Who Needs the Peace Corps", die Schlafzimmer-Expertise von "Let's Make the Water Turn Black", das hymnische "Mother People" und die perfekte Abrechnung von "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?". Ganz einfach eines der besten Rockalben aller Zeiten. --Andrew Boscardin
Review by Steve Huey
From the beginning, Frank Zappa cultivated a role as voice of the freaks — imaginative outsiders who didn't fit comfortably into any group. We're Only in It for the Money is the ultimate expression of that sensibility, a satirical masterpiece that simultaneously skewered the hippies and the straights as prisoners of the same narrow-minded, superficial phoniness. Zappa's barbs were vicious and perceptive, and not just humorously so: his seemingly paranoid vision of authoritarian violence against the counterculture was borne out two years later by the Kent State killings. Like Freak Out, We're Only in It for the Money essentially devotes its first half to satire, and its second half to presenting alternatives. Despite some specific references, the first-half suite is still wickedly funny, since its targets remain immediately recognizable. The second half shows where his sympathies lie, with character sketches of Zappa's real-life freak acquaintances, a carefree utopia in "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance," and the strident, unironic protest "Mother People." Regardless of how dark the subject matter, there's a pervasively surreal, whimsical flavor to the music, sort of like Sgt. Pepper as a creepy nightmare. Some of the instruments and most of the vocals have been manipulated to produce odd textures and cartoonish voices; most songs are abbreviated, segue into others through edited snippets of music and dialogue, or are broken into fragments by more snippets, consistently interrupting the album's continuity. Compositionally, though, the music reveals itself as exceptionally strong, and Zappa's politics and satirical instinct have rarely been so focused and relevant, making We're Only in It for the Money quite probably his greatest achievement. [Rykodisc's 1987 reissue restored passages censored on the LP, but included re-recorded rhythm tracks and sounded quite different. Their 1995 re-reissue contained both the original music and content edits.]

Condition: SS / OVP:

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!   

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