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

In my opinion, if you want to hear the essential early Mothers recording, this is it. This album has some really great moments on it, and the songs interact and weave together very nicely. Some of my favorite moments on the album are "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" and "Flower Punk", and I'm sure plenty of people would agree with me. Most of the songs on this album are short, so do not expect any masterpieces or epics: the album when listened to from front to back IS a masterpiece. In fact, while there are not any gigantic epics, the individual songs feel like parts to a much larger song. This album is truly the quintessential early Mothers recording, and it gets my highest recommendation.