The Words and Music of Frank Zappa

A deep look at the work of one of the most insightful and incisive critics of late 20th-century American culture.

Kelly Fisher Lowe (1966-2007) was the director of the learning resource networks at the University of Wyoming and is the author of 100 Years of Caring: The Centennial History of Alliance Community Hospital.

Introduction to the Bison Books Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Study Frank Zappa? 1. You Call That Music? 2. Satire and the Art of Frank Zappa 3. The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! Absolutely Free We're Only in It for the Money Lumpy Gravy Cruising with Ruben and the Jets Uncle Meat Mothermania 4. Hot Rats, the Last Two Mothers Albums, Flo & Eddie, and the Jazz-Rock Albums Hot Rats Burnt Weeny Sandwich and Weasels Ripped My Flesh Chunga's Revenge; Fillmore East, June 1971; 200 Motels; and Just Another Band from L.A. Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo 5. The Duke-Brock / Progressive Rock Bands, Läther, and the Terry Bozzio Albums Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophy (') Roxy & Elsewhere,mso-bidi-font-style: normal"One Size Fits All, and Bongo Fury Zoot Allures  Zappa in New York, Studio Tan, and Sleep Dirt Sheik Yerbouti 6. Politics: 1979-88 Joe's Garage, Acts I, II, & III Tinsel Town Rebellion You Are What You Is Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch The Man from Utopia and Them or Us Thing-Fish Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention Broadway the Hard Way Conclusion Discography of Available Zappa Recordings Notes Bibliographic Essay Bibliography Index