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The Mothers of Invention

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Years Active
1964 – 1975 (11 years)
Founded In
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
The Mothers of Invention were an American band active from 1966 to 1969. Throughout, their output was primarily directed by composer and guitarist, Frank Zappa (1940–1993). Their albums combined a broad span of genres and utilised diverse instrumentation. Their lyrics were generally humorous, with frequent style-parodies of contemporary music (with doo-wop love ballads endlessly lampooned), bountiful surreal imagery, cartoonish vocals and oblique, satirical protest songs. Their diversity and insincerity makes their classification difficult, but Zappa's increasingly ambitiou… read more
The Mothers of Invention were an American band active from 1966 to 1969. Throughout, their output was primarily directed by composer and guitarist, Frank Zappa (1940–1993). Their albums combined a broad span of genres and utilised diverse instrumentation. Their lyrics were generally humorous,… read more
The Mothers of Invention were an American band active from 1966 to 1969. Throughout, their output was primarily directed by composer and guitarist, Frank Zappa (1940–1993). Their albums combined a broad span of genres and utilised diverse instrumentation. Their lyrics were generally humorous, with frequent style-parodies of contemporary music (with doo-wop lo… read more

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1 Play track Threesome No. 1 What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?
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2 Play track Anyway the Wind Blows Anyway the Wind Blows
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3 Play track Threesome No. 1 Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
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4 Play track Threesome No. 1 Who Needs the Peace Corps?
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5 Play track Weasels Ripped My Flesh Oh No
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6 Play track Hungry Freaks, Daddy Hungry Freaks, Daddy
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7 Play track My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
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8 Play track Weasels Ripped My Flesh Get A Little
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9 Play track Trouble Every Day Trouble Every Day
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10 Play track Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
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Albums

  1. 226 listeners

    24 Mar 1969 · 11 tracks

    Mothermania: The Best of the Mothers
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  2. 136 listeners

    4 Jun 1991 · 11 tracks

    'Tis the Season to Be Jelly
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  3. 133 listeners

    1972 · 12 tracks

    Pregnant
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  4. 130 listeners

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    The ark
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