Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy (1968)
Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy (1968)
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Rykodisc (USA) / (Frank Vincent Zappa, May 1968)
Ranked #23 in Mojo's "The 50 Most Out There Albums Of All Time" - "Apparently Frank's favourite, LUMPY GRAVY is certainly a masterpiece. Of sorts."
Was it that Zappa's music was so far ahead of its time, or was it just not what we thought a weirdo genius like him should be doing? Either way, since his death, his stature as a serious composer has grown. Lumpy Gravy missed most by a mile because it was the first of Zappa's 'challenging' orchestral pieces, and not what his audience had come to expect. Performed by the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, it was a lengthy instrumental suite broken up by equally 'challenging' dialogue. On the back cover, Frank looks out and asks, 'is this phase 2 of We're Only In It For The Money?'. No, we don't think so.
1. LUMPY GRAVY PART ONE 15:48
1. The Way I See It, Barry [0:00]
2. Duodenum [0:06]
3. Oh No [1:38]
4. Bit Of Nostalgia [3:41]
5. It's From Kansas [5:16]
6. Bored Out 90 Over [5:46]
7. Almost Chinese [6:17]
8. Switching Girls [6:42]
9. Oh No Again [7:11]
10. At The Gas Station [8:24]
11. Another Pickup [11:05]
12. I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again [11:59]
2. LUMPY GRAVY PART TWO 15:51
1. Very Distraughtening [0:00]
2. White Ugliness [1:33]
3. Amen [3:55]
4. Just One More Time [5:28]
5. A Vicious Circle [6:26]
6. King Kong [7:38]
7. Drums Are Too Noisy [8:21]
8. Kangaroos [9:19]
9. Envelops The Bath Tub [10:16]
10. Take Your Clothes Off [13:58]