The Mothers of Invention

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American musical group experimental rock band rock band

The Mothers of Invention were an experimental rock band led by Frank Zappa, known for their innovative, satirical, and genre-blending music in the 1960s and 1970s.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
The Mothers of Invention canonical 7
Frank Zappa’s band 2
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American musical group ⓘ
experimental rock band ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
activePeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zappa/Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Freak Out! NERFINISHED ⓘ
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
formedIn 1964 ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
avant‑garde ⓘ
comedy rock ⓘ
doowop ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
hasMember Aynsley Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bunk Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Don Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elliot Ingber NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ian Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jimmy Carl Black NERFINISHED ⓘ
Motorhead Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napoleon Murphy Brock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ray Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roy Estrada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ruth Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme critique of consumerism ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
satire of American culture ⓘ
influenced alternative rock ⓘ
experimental musicians ⓘ
progressive rock artists ⓘ
leader Frank Zappa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor complex arrangements ⓘ
genre‑blending compositions ⓘ
satirical lyrics ⓘ
social and political commentary ⓘ
notableWork Absolutely Free NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burnt Weeny Sandwich NERFINISHED ⓘ
Freak Out! NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lumpy Gravy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uncle Meat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Weasels Ripped My Flesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
We’re Only in It for the Money NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfOrigin California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Bizarre Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tom Wilson → workedWith → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Tom Wilson → produced → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Hey Joe → hasNotableCoverArtist → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Adrian Belew → memberOf → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frank Zappa’s band
Frank Zappa → memberOf → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Frank Zappa → founded → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Aynsley Dunbar → notableWorkWith → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Aynsley Dunbar → memberOf → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Bruce Fowler → memberOf → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frank Zappa’s band
Bruce Fowler → collaboratedWith → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
Captain Beefheart → associatedAct → The Mothers of Invention ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mothers of Invention