Freak Out!

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Freak Out! is the 1966 debut album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, widely regarded as a pioneering work of experimental and satirical rock music.

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instanceOf concept album
debut album
studio album
artist The Mothers of Invention NERFINISHED
chronology followedBy: Absolutely Free NERFINISHED
composer Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by rock critics
featuresArtist Billy Mundi NERFINISHED
Elliot Ingber NERFINISHED
Jimmy Carl Black NERFINISHED
Ray Collins NERFINISHED
Roy Estrada NERFINISHED
format double LP
genre avant-garde
experimental rock
psychedelic rock
rock
satirical rock
hasTrack Any Way the Wind Blows NERFINISHED
Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder NERFINISHED
Help, I'm a Rock NERFINISHED
How Could I Be Such a Fool NERFINISHED
Hungry Freaks, Daddy NERFINISHED
I Ain't Got No Heart NERFINISHED
I'm Not Satisfied NERFINISHED
It Can't Happen Here NERFINISHED
Motherly Love NERFINISHED
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet NERFINISHED
Trouble Every Day NERFINISHED
Who Are the Brain Police? NERFINISHED
Wowie Zowie NERFINISHED
You Didn't Try to Call Me
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here NERFINISHED
language English
legacy considered one of the most influential debut albums in rock
length approximately 60 minutes
lyricist Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest double albums in rock music
influencing the development of psychedelic and progressive rock
pioneering experimental rock
use of social and political satire
primaryArtist Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
producer Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
Tom Wilson NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1966-03
1966-04
recordLabel Verve Records
releaseDate 1966-06-27
theme satire of consumerism and conformity
social criticism of American culture in the 1960s

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Frank Zappa notableWork Freak Out!