THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION: ONE SIZE FITS ALL

Perhaps FZ's best album in the mid 70's, the perfect mix of rock, fusion, blues and a good dose of zany humor buttered over a delightful slice of bread..um I mean vinyl/CD. It's a bit more complex work than the previous Over-Nite and Apostrophe while maintaining the eclectic style of those albums, plus a couple of the usual mind bending guitar solos from Zappa, notably the one in 'Inca Roads' which is one of his most memorable in his discography. It's also a great opening track that goes through a few really wacky twists and rhythmic changes and could be a good introduction track to FZ's music in general. The band is incredibly tight as always here, Ruth Underwood in particular does a great job behind the percussion kit supported by Chester Thompson's jazzy and funky drumming which suits the albums style very well. Another high point is the wonderfully whimsical and groovy 'Florentine Pogen' which features plenty of Zappa's compositional trademarks, as well as the energetic 'Andy' which is another very memorable tune here with some sick lines throughout and a great main melody. 'Evelyn, a Modified Dog' and 'Can't Afford No Shoes' are two more humoristic tunes that bridges some of these tracks nicely, before a silly German sung finale in 'Sofa No 2'which reprises the main melody of 'No 1' earlier in the album. Musically it's one of the strongest and most representative FZ albums from this era and I highly recommend it to anyone interested, preferably together with the excellent Roxy & Elsewhere live album released the year before - these two belong together in my opinion. Classic stuff!

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