Before Apostrophe put Frank Zappa into the living rooms of mainstream rock fans in 1974, he had already spent a decade making some of the most out-there, satirical, and musically complex records of the late 60s and early 70s with The Mothers of Invention and his solo projects. He was part composer, part comedian, part critic of American culture, and fully unbothered by whether or not you were keeping up or not. By the time he got to Apostrophe, Zappa had refined his weirdness into something more accessible to the masses without losing his creative edge. Recording for this album overlapped his sessions with The Mothers’ Over-Nite Sensation, and he even pulled in legendary Cream bassist Jack Bruce for a jam that turned into the album’s title track. Apostrophe may have been Zappa at his most commercially viable, but it was still packed with his signature blend of absurdist humor, wild musicianship, and total disregard for playing by anyone else’s rules.
Standout Songs: “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow”, “Nanook Rubs It”, “Apostrophe”, “Uncle Remus”
