We’re Only in It for the Money

Ordentliche Beats der 70er ohne Supersongs.

fine. to be honest it didn't hold my attention enough to really listen for the satire it purported to have.

This could be good, but it's too concerned with being 'funny'. It is not funny. As soon as something starts cooking a sound effect or a stupid lyric stops everything in its tracks. I've always struggled with Frank Zappa. I don't he's clever or subversive or funny. He's not even weird, he tries too hard for that. Weirdness comes naturally, this is forced and I can smell a rat.

I always feel like there is a superiority and low level cruelty to Zappa's satire that I can't get with.

Although I quite like the warm fug sound of the album I think despite his reputation as rock music's SERIOUS COMPOSER there are real limitations to his way with a top line. He seems to have two approaches. One is the doowop/oldie tune pastiche and the other is a psychedelic melody structure that sounds pretty similar each time he uses it. I got pretty bored with it by the end of the album.

I don’t really know what Frank Zappa was trying to achieve with this. It’s not enjoyable to listen to, it’s not funny and I don’t know what the message is beyond “everyone is stupid except Frank Zappa.”

I can’t believe this band has any, let alone two, albums on this list. This is the second time I am giving them one star. Although I will say this album is better than the other one. I probably would give the other one zero if possible.

premda načelno dobro i na trenutke jako dobro, prevrckasto da bude ugodno za slušanje :/

Feels like the obnoxious, annoying kid constantly saying "Hey, watch this. Hey, Hey did you see what I did?" thinking they're being funny and clever. You smile & nod to be polite while thinking "What the f*** is he going on about?"

Yeah, I can tell. Shit sounds like a Youtube Poop most of the time.

So freaking strange. 1.5/5

This was an odd one. I feel like the last track was just the band laughing at me for having listened to this whole thing as if it was one big joke. 2/5

Interesting but not something to go back to often.

Erilainen joo ja kaipa kunnon hippiliikekritiikkiä. En kuitenkaan niin paljon saanut kiinni että pitäisin nerokkaana. 4/5

I really, really want to like this album. I like a good amount of Zappa and appreciate even more than I enjoy; he's been an omnipresent figure in my life since I was a kid, so I forever have a soft spot for him. I think this album is pretty fascinating from a historical standpoint, and *some* of the messaging isn't too far off, but I've just never dug listening to it all that much. If I'm in the mood for rocking Zappa, funny Zappa, or experimental Zappa, I think he's succeeded far better in all of these areas on other releases. I personally think his disdain for the style of music he's mocking is a bit of a hindrance; in my opinion, musical satire works best when the artist clearly has some form of love, reverence, or respect for the source material. I understand why most *true* Zappa heads love it and I think it's a worthy inclusion in this book; it's just one I've consistently struggled to enjoy.

2/5

Didn't like this one Frank, kind of just music for jerks

rip frank zappa u would've loved YTPs

My problem with this is that it's too close in sound to the things it's parodying (which I also tend not to like), so it's not satisfying musically. And it's not funny enough to succeed on that front either.

Track 11 said it best - "Hot Poop"

2 ⭐️

Really get the feeling that Frank Zappa was skewering Boomers decades before it was cool.

Frank, I love ya, but…