Lumpy Gravy - Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa & The Mothers' 3rd album was to be a brave change in direction and seems to show that Frank would choose to follow his own agenda of playing orchestral pieces and mish mashes of cuttings entwined together through instrumental pieces influenced by Edgard Varese. Zappa claimed that this was one of his favourite pieces of work and it's one that Zappaphiles love too. I can see the attraction but see it as more of a novelty piece in my music collection for its uniqueness rather than something I'd sit down and listen to on a regular basis. Split into two long tracks "Part 1 and Part 2", it is not something you'll be able to skip into your ...  Read the complete review