Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, percussion); Roy Estrada (vocals, bass); Jimmy Carl Black (vocals, drums); Ray Collins, Nelcy Walker (vocals); Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood (tenor saxophone, tambourine); Bunk Gardner (piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, bassoon); Don Preston (piano); Ian Underwood (clarinet, flute, alto & baritone saxophones, piano, organ, harpsichord, celeste); Artie Tripp (vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, drums, tympani, wood blocks, bells, chimes); Ruth Komanoff (marimba).
Recorded from October 1967 to February 1968. Includes liner notes by Frank Zappa.
UNCLE MEAT was digitally remixed in 1987 with approximately 40 minutes of previously unreleased material from the original sessions.
Over the two-record set, Zappa manages to cover the entire spread of his interests. Masquerading as a movie in progress, it is a way of highlighting the struggle of trying to keep the band together against a pretty hostile, or worse, apathetic audience. The frustration of putting something out that is artistically brilliant has a particular significance, as music and film go hand in hand. The film dialogue is either hilarious or it will leave you cold. The former is the general consensus. Zappa was so far ahead that his earth life ended before we caught up with him. Weird but highly recommended.
Full performer name: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention.
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Jim Sherwood (vocals, guitar, wind); Ray Collins (vocals, guitar); Roy Estrada (vocals, electric bass); Billy Mundi (vocals, drums); Nelly Walker (vocals); Walker, Nelcy (soprano); Ian Underwood (guitar, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, piano, celesta, harpsichord, organ, keyboards, wind); Aynsley Dunbar (guitar); Bunk Gardner (flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, wind); Euclid James Sherwood (tenor saxophone, tambourine); Don Preston (electric piano, keyboards); Ruth Underwood (keyboards, percussion); Art Tripp (vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, drums, timpani, wood block, percussion, bells, chimes); Ruth Komanoff (marimba, percussion); Jimmy Carl Black (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Copenhagen, Denmark (10/1967-02/1968); Royal Albert Hall, London, England (10/1967-02/1968); Sunset Sound, L.A., CA (10/1967-02/1968); Whisky A Go Go (10/1967-02/1968).
Unknown Contributor Role: Bunk Gardner.Rolling Stone (5/31/69, p.37) - "...a consummate piece of work...as instrumentation, it is artistry...expertly crafted cynicism...a serious piece of music..." Down Beat - Recommended Mojo (Publisher) (p.139) - "Zappa's sixth album placed the focus on his instrumental prowess. The result is rich with his arch and artful compositions..."
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Uncle Meat Songs
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Uncle Meat Album Track Listing
Trk
Song
1
Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme
2
Voice of Cheese
3
Nine Types of Industrial Pollution
4
Zolar Czakl
5
Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague
6
Legend of the Golden Arches
7
Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London)
8
Dog Breath Variations
9
Sleeping in a Jar
10
Our Bizarre Relationship
11
Uncle Meat Variations
12
Electric Aunt Jemima
13
Prelude to King Kong
14
God Bless America
15
Pound for a Brown on the Bus
16
Ian Underwood Whips It Out
17
Mr. Green Genes
18
We Can Shoot You
19
If We'd All Been Living in California...
20
Air
21
Project X
22
Cruisin' For Burgers
Disc 2
1
Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, Pt. 1
2
Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
3
Uncle Meat Film Excerpt, Pt. 2
4
King Kong Itself
5
King Kong II
6
King Kong III
7
King Kong IV
8
King Kong V
9
King Kong VI
Uncle Meat Music Review
Customer Uncle Meat Reviews
Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)
Something before ... and *beyond* ... FUSION. Exclude the added bonus CD tracks ("Tengo Na Minchia Tanta" and "Uncle Meat" dialogue tracks 1 and 2), and here you have possibly the tightest collection of Zappa's Mothers in the framework of jazz-rock. Ill-fated movie soundtrack or not, Uncle Meat is indispensable. Zappa displayed lyrical genius with Mothers' classics "Freak-Out" and "We're Only In It For the Money", but "Uncle Meat" is arguably the first showcasing of true Zappa compositional genius. Buy it! Submitted by j-star-r (IN, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
WAY AHEAD The Mothers were really ahead of their time, and Uncle Meat is an example of this statement.
The jazz-rock in KING KONG shows that the Mothers were as important is the jazz rock fusion development as Miles Davis.
Some bizarre musical adventures, some majestic "overdubbing orchestras", and surrealistic lyrics. A pitty the reissue includes the boring excerpts from the ´Uncle Meat´ movie.
But the rest is just exquisite prefection. Submitted by a reviewer (MALAVER, ARGENTINA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
good seller, no problems great service Submitted by BeatlePhantom (Warrington, PA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
Something before ... and *beyond* ... FUSION.
WAY AHEAD
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