Weasels Ripped My Flesh, editado em 1970, é a última edição que apresenta os Mothers Of Invention originais, que Frank Zappa abandonou no ano anterior. Composto por faixas de estúdio e ao vivo, a sua diversidade musical é demonstrada ao incorporar elementos que vão desde o jazz, avant-garde e experimentalismo, até ao R&B e Rock.

• LP Vinil 180 Gramas
• Corte a partir da Master Tape Analógica Original
• Masterizado por Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Prensagem na Pallas da Alemanha
• Frank Zappa Records Official Release #3

Shattering conventions – musical, social, political – was the life's work of Frank Zappa, the iconoclastic musical genius, rock legend and intellectual firebrand of the late twentieth century whose work is equally revered by hardcore rockers and serious musical scholars. 1970's Weasels Ripped My Flesh is Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's second posthumous release following their breakup and features live and studio material recorded by the group between 1967-1969. In typical fashion the 11-track collection includes both experimental works ("Didja Get Any Onya," "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask," "Toads of the Short Forest") and more accessible material ("Directly From My Heart to You," "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama," "Oh No"), making for a wild yet ultimately rewarding ride.

"A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original Mothers of Invention, complete with horn section, from 1967-1969, Weasels Ripped My Flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures. Highlights of the former category include the classical avant-garde elements of "Didja Get Any Onya," which blends odd rhythmic accents and time signatures with dissonance and wordless vocal noises; these pop up again in "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask" and "Toads of the Short Forest." The latter and "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" also show Frank Zappa's willingness to embrace the avant-garde jazz of the period. Yet, interspersed are straightforward tunes like a cover of Little Richard's "Directly From My Heart to You," with great violin from Don "Sugarcane" Harris; the stinging Zappa-sung rocker "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama," and "Oh No," a familiar Broadway-esque Zappa melody (it turned up on Lumpy Gravy) fitted with lyrics and sung by Ray Collins. Thus, Weasels can make for difficult, incoherent listening, especially at first. But there is a certain logic behind the band's accomplished genre-bending and Zappa's gleefully abrupt veering between musical extremes; without pretension, Zappa blurs the normally sharp line between intellectual concept music and the visceral immediacy of rock and R&B. Zappa's anything-goes approach and the distance between his extremes are what make Weasels Ripped My Flesh ultimately invigorating; they also even make the closing title track -- a minute and a half of squalling feedback, followed by applause -- perfectly logical in the album's context." - Steve Huey, All Music

Lista de Faixas:

Lado A
1. Didja Get Any Onya?
2. Directly From My Heart To You
3. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
4. Toads Of The Short Forest
5. Get A Little

Lado B
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
7. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
8. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
4. Oh No
5. The Orange County Lumber Truck
6. Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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