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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Freak Out! canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
debut album
studio album
artist The Mothers of Invention
chronology followedBy: Absolutely Free
linked to: Absolutely Free
composer Frank Zappa
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed by rock critics
featuresArtist Billy Mundi
Elliot Ingber
Jimmy Carl Black
Ray Collins
Roy Estrada
format double LP
genre avant-garde
experimental rock
psychedelic rock
rock
satirical rock
hasTrack Any Way the Wind Blows
Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder
Help, I'm a Rock
How Could I Be Such a Fool
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
I Ain't Got No Heart
I'm Not Satisfied
It Can't Happen Here
Motherly Love
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet
Trouble Every Day
Who Are the Brain Police?
Wowie Zowie
You Didn't Try to Call Me
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
language English
legacy considered one of the most influential debut albums in rock
length approximately 60 minutes
lyricist Frank Zappa
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
producer Frank Zappa
Tom Wilson
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!
Frank Zappa notableWork Freak Out!
subject linked to: Frank
Absolutely Free precededBy Freak Out!