2233 Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention - Who Are the Brain Police?

From: Freak Out!; Year: 1966; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock

Some very early progressive rock here, to some Freak Out! is considered to be the very first Prog Rock/Concept album. Who Are the Brain Police? is an interesting one; I love the loosely defined 3/4 waltz that lends more of an uneasy insane feeling than that of a dance. On that base Zappa and company build a strangely, but at the same time a well-constructed piece of music complete with zombiesque singing.

"What will you do if the people you knew
Were the plastic that melted,
And the chromium too?"

Now, that's some totally awesome lyrics!

Hear Who Are the Brain Police? on YouTube.
Watch a live performance on YouTube.



My song pick a year ago today: Johann Strauss II - Op. 314 - An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, or (The Blue Danube Waltz)

My song pick two years ago today: The Walter Murphy Band - A Fifth of Beethoven

My song pick three years ago today: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - A Celtic Medley: Meridian/Traveling Light/Salamander's Reel

My song pick four years ago today: Finntroll - Trollhammeren

My song pick five years ago today: Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly

My song pick six years ago today: Fire Bomber (Humming Bird) - Remember 16