Everything at Festival Field was rushed. It seemed as if George Wein was more concerned with the number of groups he could muster in four hours than with the music and diverse feelings which the music could evoke. Groups were given 50 minute sets to do their thing – not even enough time to work up a good sweat. This, coupled with the rather repressive atmosphere on the grounds, produced memorable flare-ups. The Mothers’ set on Saturday afternoon was 45 minutes long. Frank Zappa closed in the middle of a piece with “Goodbye” and stalked off the stage – was he pissed! (read more)

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This is the reprint of the well-known article What Ever Happened To The Mothers Of Invention? The full text is available on several sites. All of them based on Hit Parader April 1970 issue. (read the article @ What Ever Happened To The Mothers Of Invention? )

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