THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION: WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY

I used to listen to this album in my teens and thought it was a really great parody of pop music, but more recently have been listening to it closely and have come to the conclusion it is one of the greatest albums of all time.

It is far more than a parody of pop, or of the hippie movement. It is a biting satirical look at all aspects of society in the 1960s, from the wannabe hippies ("I'm really just a phoney but forgive me cuz I'm stoned") to the brain dead middle class who ignored the massive social upheavals of the era ("don't try to do no thinkin'/ just go on with yer drinkin'/just have your fun you ol' son of a gun/and drive home in your lincoln").

Brilliant orchestral arrangements appear suddenly between the rapidly changing melodies as do unexpected spoken passages that relate the "plot" of the album: a pop band trying unsuccessfully to get rich and famous.

The album no doubt goes over the heads of many, but someone with an appreciation for experimental music and biting satire will find this a true masterpiece.