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Freaking out!

Posted about 2 years ago
  • Artist:
    The Mothers Of Invention
  • Album:
    Freak Out!
  • Track:
    Help, I'm A Rock
[The Mothers Of Invention - Help, I'm A Rock / 4:42]
freak out v. (slang):
1. to experience, esp. in an extreme way, the mental reactions, hallucinations, etc. induced by a psychedelic drug
2. to make or become very excited, distressed, disorganized, etc.
[from yourdictionary.com]
I live for those moments when the right word hits me with all the immediacy of death. (Stop here if you find the last sentence too glum - just enjoy the music).
There are also moments when I actively seek out the perfect music to paint my moods - to spray my thoughts out on those six elementary notes. This is just what The Mothers of Invention does for me.

If there ever was a band that epitomises "quirky," The Mothers would be that group. Don't be drawn into or deceived by my depressive introduction, this band is full of spunk and spontaneity.
I won't spoil the idiosyncrasy of their music with a lengthy biography (that's what Google, Wiki, and AMG are for). Suffice it to say, they took on that name (originally "The Mothers) because it was Mother's Day.
(second serving in the comments)
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Comments (23)

  1. Bartleby
    Bartleby says

    [The Mothers Of Invention - Who Are The Brain Police? / 3:33]
    I hope that after listening to these extracts you'll want "The Mothers Of Invention" to become necessity ;)
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  2. xhable
    xhable says All the best mog genius's have done a frank zappa post :D. Brain police reminds me of 1984 :p
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  3. ivylander
    ivylander says Imagine the effect these songs had on a 13-year-old who was desperately looking for a way out of the Top 40 without knowing it....
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  4. leftoverking
    leftoverking says my favorite mothers record. suzy? suzy creamcheese? i just read an interesting biography on the mothers from my public library, and was fascinated to find that one of the members of the band is a chiropractor here in my town. (a few of the mothers relocated to humboldt when they were recruited by captain beefheart to play on his recordings in the seventies.)
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  5. I am
    I am says You shanked me here. Freak out is by far my fave Zappa album and "Help I'm A Cop" I mean "Help I'm A Rock" is the best of the best. *All the best mog genius's have done a frank zappa post :D.* Or at an homage. http://mog.com/I_am/blog_post/91454 I got turn the sound down, I am starting to feel kinda funny,
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  6. I am
    I am says *induced by a psychedelic drug* I'd get help but I have no idea which ones I took. Well hey there Mr. Paperclip. How you doing today? Wow. I wonder what these knobs do.
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  7. leftoverking
    leftoverking says i heard a funny joke about that the other day... what if you were writing a randsome note on your computer and the paperclip popped up and said, "it looks like you're writing a randsome note... if you use stronger language you'll get more money." (demitri martin)
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  8. scotfree
    scotfree says anybody remember how this was advertised in neary every DC and Marvel comic around when it came out? Fabulos
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  9. lilja88
    lilja88 says frank zappa is a trippy dude, and this is an incredibly glib post...
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  10. Spike
    Spike says Of all the leaps forward being made back in 1966, The Mothers' was one of the furthest.
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  11. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says To this day I can remember a guy coming up to a group of us at school and starting to go on about this great new album he'd bought called "Freak Out" - that would be about Oct '66. Of course I followed it up. "Trouble Every Day" still stands out as a great slice of rock. But my heart belongs to "Absolutely Free" - brown shoes don't make it! Indeed.
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  12. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says I've always been partial to We're Only In It for the Money, Hot Rats and the album recorded live at the Fillmore with Flo & Eddie. But there were sooooo many other great ones...
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  13. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Let's prop 'Apostrophe' as well. Guitar crunching doesn't get much better.
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  14. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Truly freaky in the best sense of the word!
    Permalink posted 01/08/2008
  15. dermahrk
    dermahrk says Those first three Mothers albums never leave my iPod. Thanks for this. Hey, Iam - are you trying to beat Obama in the drug-taking electorate or what?
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  16. TylerDurden
    TylerDurden says wonderfully psychadelic...in "i'm a rock" that voice that is really low and just kept going huhuh hey huh, very triipin amusing. Michael, people might say there is something definetely wrong with you, I would agree...BUT, I am not one to judge being an ex-acid head....
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  17. 2Serenity
    2Serenity says I've been missing out on exploring Frank Zappa. Thank you for a lively track which reminds me of the vibes and grooves of the 1960s and 1970s. Now, I think I need to indulge and find some of his albums! Thank you for allowing my mind to explore! =)
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  18. Cody B
    Cody B says Nice One,B...I was lucky enuf to be Zappafied by a hardcore fanatic.. http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/67075
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  19. Dzendvokh
    Dzendvokh says I have to say, that the experience of "freaking out" was a key factor in my personal development as a youngster.... if not altogether pleasant, (having the ordinary sense of self obliterated, and entering that unbounded innerspace, seemingly untethered to all that I called my "reality"....... was often frightening, yet somehow attractive) and while I do not partake in such ventures in the same way now..... I am still informed by the strong sense that all is not as it seems..... there is so much more possibility to experience. Thanks for the tune Michael
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  20. I am
    I am says Mark, Beat him? It's no contest. Nick, I honestly never got that impression from you.
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  21. Dzendvokh
    Dzendvokh says That's interesting Chris. What impression do you have of me now? That was a little ways in my past ..... but I had some experiences that definitely left a mark.
    Permalink posted 01/09/2008
  22. I am
    I am says Nick, I got to say, since I didn't know you back then I really can't comment on the/your past. As for now, I dig the person you became. Some things shine brighter in the light of this revelation. My past is a fairly open book, experience that left their mark....... I too had my share.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2008
  23. Bartleby
    Bartleby says *Xhable*: FZ certainly was a genius - I'm just a dilettante. *Ivy*: I'm not sure I can imagine that. However, I must say I'm terribly jealous of you for discoring this fresh off the press so to speak. It seems to me that we have less earth-shaking releases anymore. Everything sounds pretty much formatted. *Leftoverking*: I'm impressed - would you consider being one of his patients? Seriously, you've got 2 representatives from 2 of the most trippy and innovative bands ever in your town: The Mothers and Captain Beefheart!!! I'm jealous. -- Thanks for the joke too. *I am*: Thanks for popping in. I know it may sound a bit suspicious but people who enjoy The Mothers are like an extended tribe to me. (I guess this could be also be said of common tastes) - I'll check your post soon *Lilja*: Thank you for your kind comments. Frank Zappa is definitely a sensory experience. *Spike*: Giant steps indeed ;) Thanks for popping around this side of MOG. *Jonh*: I've got many favourite albums by FZ but this Freak Out! still stands out as it was my introduction to his works. It's like meeting a beautiful woman falling for her and then finding out that she's got more than her looks to captivate you. *Mike*: "We're Only In It For The Money" was an epihany for me. "Take Off Your Clothes When You Dance" is just freaking me out. *August*: Thanks Auggie, I'm glad you enjoy this dysfunctional writing on that screen of mine. *Dermahrk*: Make sure I don't steal your iPod from you with all the great stuff you've got on it. *Tyler*: Some may argue that there is something wrong with me and that's why the double meaning of "freak out" is apt for me. *2Serenity*: Hallo there- thanks for popping in. For more exploration, I think you'll find more than one guide on MOG (see all the people above) *Cody B*: It's nice to see you back on MOG - I've got also a FZ devout who's got everything that's ever been printed, recorded or filmed by or on Zappa. His motto: There's a FZ for all time. *Dzen*: Hi Nick - it's a true pleasure to have you around here. I think that sometimes the fantasy of escapism is better than escapism itself. And I do understand what you went as I'm still on and off it at the moment.
    Permalink posted 01/14/2008

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