This album came about when Frank had to make a solo album for the record label, and he wanted to just make an instrumental album. The label refused so blah blah blah words words words and in 1968 Frank shot this incredibly bizarre and borderline impenetrable record out onto record shelves. If you want a comprehensive history of Zappa, go to the Wikipedia pages, I'm just here to talk about the music. Anyways, Lumpy Gravy! This album takes a while to grow on you, but once it does, it has this almost prankster meets music student vibe that you can't help but love. This very much is just a giant collage of whatever Frank had lying around. Weird dialogue, actual orchestral pieces, random sounds, pieces of tape music, it's all there in one messy and brilliant package. If I were to get someone into Zappa, I would probably choose almost any album that wasn't this, but if you love Zappa, this is a must listen.
8/10
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