Where the hell did that come from? was likely the response from many listeners on hearing The Mothers of Invention's debut album Freak Out upon its release in June 1966 - a time when music was changing, but to a degree that hadn't yet hinted anything this bizarre was on the horizon. But once the freaks and the beautiful people had cottoned on to what Uncle Frank and his Merry Men were up to (despite the latter community often being the target for some of Zappa's most hilarious lampooning), the scene was set for a fan base of the most dedicated variety and a respect from critics, musicians, performers and the intelligentsia almost unparalleled in the history of pop culture. This film reviews the true story of The Mothers of Invention and the music they made during the first incarnation of the band. With group members Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, and Art Tripp taking up the tale and revealing - often for the first time - what the real Frank Zappa was all about, and with contribution
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Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 02:14:00 Posted: 10/13/2009
