Andi ChorleyFeb 12

Cruising with Ruben & the Jets is the fourth album by the Mothers of Invention, and fifth overall by Frank Zappa, released under the alias Ruben and the Jets. Released on December 2, 1968 on Bizarre and Verve Records..

Music critic Simon Reynolds has written numerous times about the album. He originally remarked that Cruising with Ruben & the Jets was one of the earliest forerunners to the '50s rock and roll revival, stating: "He [Zappa] was very on it early. It really becomes – – a lot of glam and glitter music was based around 50s rock and roll imagery. There was a whole lot of songs wistfully looking back to the idea that the early days of rock and roll was innocent and more wild." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Dpdzs-xOw&list=OLAK5uy_moXvSmjaHCnYVi48DjFDtSlDASJzCJfeE

#FrankZappa #MothersofInvention #DooWop #Music #SimonReynolds

cobaltJan 22
I’m still ranting today but fortunately for all in this household I have de-stressed a bit by listening to the WHOLE album. Mothers of Invention. Link
to just one song, probably the most important one RIGHT NOW. Because it’s good to hear others speak truth to power. Or even speak up at all. 1966 speaks to us in 2026.
#Resist #Antifa #Zappa #MothersOfInvention https://beige.party/@cobalt123/115939250102722767
cobalt (@[email protected])

@PhoenixSerenity that’s fine. Have no idea how some Americans will ever understand how abhorrent the US leadership has become and crucially, witness the vast number of supporters including people who flock to get into ICE and the numbers of Americans who are now war profiteers. Think of how many people are making hand over fist dollars, from outfitting our own law enforcement as military overlords against us. Then there are those making untold billions from supplying actual war machines all over the world. We even funded enormous tech powers against our whole population. Bio identification at airports, doorbell cameras, Flock with its recording of all vehicle traffic, police and ICE and the many allied law enforcement people can and do routinely use vast databases of most citizens and and switch on surveillance of communication, no matter what type. Then there are the people who profit by trying to dominate social media selling something that may or may not be a “product” or services. Think of how the US leadership in power came together quickly, maybe 24 hours, when Charlie Kirk, a religious White Nationalist who went after college students who are voters, in TurningPoint USA, was murdered publicly. This whole country was supposed to honor this man as a martyr and an extravaganza of a memorial service came together in less than a week. President and VP prominent speakers, white faith leaders preaching away, crowds of crying white people, maybe all fashionably dressed and ready for their national spotlight cameos. At this point those who have White privilege and don’t notice it every day may never get it—because it is now oozed into a badge of identity, of honor and pride. One is a Good Guy because Others are the bad guys. This is by design and has been for decades and hundreds of years now in the USA. There are far more Others now and people have fallen into the spell of Fear and Loathing. Seek security in Power at all costs. There are a lot of Others all these profiteers and charlatans and grifters and scammers and spies and snitches are coming down at from every angle. Who among us are going to approve these methods and goals presented by Power and Money? I have fear because that point of view is now pervasive overt reality, and acceptable now. Churches manufacture morality and the seal of approval to support the State and the State is happy to be guided by the Church. The White Christian Nationalists and Prosperity Churches that profit from conformity and Power. Fran Zappa was right because (“Who Can Imagine”) It Can’t Happen Here. If you’ve never heard it , give a listen and be sure to listen to the discordant sounds that because a complete wave. 1966 warning was spot on with all these songs of Freak Out warning of all these things happening NOW all over the US. SIXTY YEARS AGO! If you never heard it, listen to this shared link song and maybe look at the Wikipedia history of the album and what ALL these songs of the first concept album and double album produced in the US are warning of. I hafta stop now because I’m turning into an impotent ball ‘o fury and rambling. Thank you so much to any one who listened. https://youtu.be/svdrAHn_LGo?si=y7HOv9n597ykPlNu

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Gonzo GonzoJan 20
🎬😈 Recibí un meme: 2026 será una película de Stephen King, dirigida por Tarantino y con música de Yoko Ono. Suena a pesadilla, pero es el guion que nos tocó. Análisis de Eddy Roma. #CineYCultura #2026 🧵👇
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#CineYCultura #EddyRoma #CriticaCultural #2026 #FrankZappa #Tarantino #StephenKing #YokoOno #Meme #AnalisisSocial
#PeriodismoGonzo #CulturaPop #BandasSonoras #MusicaDeVanguardia #Opinion #PolíticaYCultura #CancelaACualquiera #MothersOfInvention
https://www.gonzo-gonzo.com/relatos/burbuja-pop/item/918-critica-meme-2026-stephen-king-tarantino-yoko-ono
La película del año

Eddy Roma desmenuza el meme que anticipa un 2026 escrito por Stephen King, dirigido por Tarantino y musicalizado por Yoko Ono. Un análisis gonzo sobre cultura

Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 4
Classic #DeepPurple track #SmokeOnTheWater released in 1972 was inspired by an event from #ThisDayInHistory in 1971. A concertgoer at #MontreuxCasino in #Switzerland, during a show by #FrankZappa & the #MothersOfInvention, fired a flaregun into the ceiling, destroying the venue.
MikeDunnAuthorDec 4

Today in Music History December 4, 1971: An audience member in Montreux Casino, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, fired a flare gun at Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, who were performing there, causing a fire that destroyed the venue and inspired the classic song by Deep Purple: "Smoke on the Water." Deep Purple, who were in the audience, were there to record their album, Machine Head, with a mobile recording system borrowed from the Rolling Stones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlHEdkL1VoM

#SmokeOnTheWater #deeppurple #frankzappa #MothersOfInvention #rollingstones #rock #montreux

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (Live 1972)

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Monocled AlchemistOct 15

The Rise of Psychedelic Music in the 60s

Psychedelic music, emerging from 1960s California, blends rock 'n' roll with surreal elements and psychological stimulation, often linked to LSD culture but misunderstood by outsiders. Defined by intense sound and visual effects, it fosters self-expression and community energy, showcasing bands like the Grateful Dead and the Mothers of Invention, evolving into a unique cultural phenomenon.

https://monocledalchemist.com/2025/10/15/the-rise-of-psychedelic-music-in-the-60s/

Jeroen de BoerSep 19, 2025

I love Flo & Eddie's work in Zappa's Mothers. RIP Mark Volman

Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Rainbow Theatre London, England December 10, 1971

(2022 – Europe, 3 x Vinyl, Zappa Records – ZR20038-R)

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #frankzappa #floeddie #mothersofinvention

Andi ChorleyAug 14, 2025

We're Only in It for the Money is the third album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on March 4, 1968, by Verve Records. As with the band's first two efforts, it is a concept album, and satirizes left- and right-wing politics, particularly the hippie subculture, as well as the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...

We're Only in It for the Money encompasses rock, experimental music, and psychedelic rock..In 2005, We're Only in It for the Money was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the United States' Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" and "a scathing satire on hippiedom and America's reactions to it". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq4C9D57q_g&list=PLLD8tmFAugloLybEDe0C_dakiyp5mBDal&index=4

#frankzappa #mothersofinvention #hippieculture #satire #psychedelia

Jeroen de BoerJul 18, 2025

What a stellar recording. I got this regular LP-set as a replacement for the picture discs in the Deluxe box, which sounded really bad.

Frank Zappa - Cheaper Than Cheep

(2025 – Europe, 3 x Vinyl, Zappa Records – ZR20047-1, UMG – 00602475394204)

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #frankzappa #cheaperthancheep #mothers #mothersofinvention

MikeDunnAuthorDec 4, 2024

Today in History December 4, 1971: An audience member in Montreux Casino, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, fired a flare gun at Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, who were performing there, causing a fire that destroyed the venue and inspired the classic song by Deep Purple: "Smoke on the Water." Deep Purple, who were in the audience, were there to record their album, Machine Head, with a mobile recording system borrowed from the Rolling Stones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlHEdkL1VoM

#workingclass #LaborHistory #SmokeOnTheWater #deeppurple #frankzappa #MothersOfInvention #rollingstones #rock #montreux

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (Live 1972)

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