Frank Zappa Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Frank Zappa Weasels Ripped My FleshAfter getting over the colorful, disconcerting Neon Parks album cover illustration on WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH, the listener is faced with following the whiplash inducing, genre jumping gymnastics inside. A mix of live tracks with studio cuts made with the original Mothers of Invention, WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH is one of Frank Zappa's most eclectic, varied, and experimental early releases. From the perplexing Germanic interlude of the opener, "Didja Get

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Details that seem to provide levity -- "Man this band that's playin'

Whether or not this approach is somehow less authentic or more invasive than the ultra lo-fi sound of John Darnielle and company's earlier albums is up for debate

the wistful chords and progressions that are such a trademark of his sound act as a sonic through-line

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collaborating with many of music’s most exciting figures including Tony Conrad

unstinting unsentimental looks at the underbelly of the showbiz animal and the road

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It all contributes to a recognizable sound that

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