Word: zappa
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Frank Zappa, leader of a wel known rock group that calls itself the Mothers of Invention, defines a groupie simply as "a girl who goes to bed with members of rock-and-roll bands." Zappa, a 28-year-old musician with a sociological bent, notes: "Every trade has its groupies. Some chicks dig truck drivers. Some go for men in uniform-the early camp followers. Ours go for rock musicians...
LUMPY GRAVY: FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION (Verve). Long before the Beatles turned acid with Sgt. Pepper, the Mothers were setting a new rock trend with their first release, entitled Freak Out. This is Album No. 4, and their musical anarchy of electronic sound, dialogue, parody, rock improvisation and jazz has developed into a vastly complex style unparalleled on the rock scene. It's not for dancing. Just lend...
...Compare this to WBZ, where you must suffer through three dogs, five commercials and two contests to savor one good tune.) The music is supplemented by T's rambling jive-talk, interviews with underground figures (from George Reed, who is running for Caesar on the Christmas Party to Frank Zappa, leader of the Psyche-rock Mothers of Invention), and experiments with collages and montages of sound...