Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)

The second collection in a row of archival Mothers material, a mix of live and studio recordings (following BURNT WEENY SANDWICH), originally released in 1970. Said Rolling Stone, "…finds the group peerless in the field of amalgamating satire, musical adventuresomeness and flash. This could be because they're the only ones attempting it, but no matter."

Perhaps the most diverse Mothers album of its time, WEASELS ranges from the avant excursion "Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque" to the relatively tuneful "Orange County Lumber Truck," from the onstage hijinks on "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask" to the social satire, a la WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY, heard on "Oh No". "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama" would sum up rock'n'roll brattiness for years to come; some kid named Dweezil Zappa even recorded it in the '80s. And there's a Little Richard cover ("Directly From My Heart to You") in the middle of all this? Sure. ©Ryko

tracklist
1. Didja Get Any Onya? 6:51
2. Directly From My Heart To You (Penniman) 5:16
3. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask 3:48
4. Toads of the Short Forest 4:48
5. Get a Little 2:31
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 6:52
7. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula 2:12
8. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 3:32
9. Oh No 1:45
10. The Orange County Lumber Truck 3:21
11. Weasels Ripped My Flesh 2:08