There really isn't any way to describe Uncle Meat in a way that will prepare the listener.  I'm not even going to try.  This is by far the original Mothers most ambitious work.  There's a lot of instrumental music, dialog, songs found on Uncle Meat.  It is truly amazing the variety of sounds that were invented with studio techniques.  Many of the humorous moments are purely instrumental (something Zappa got from Eric Dolphy I believe).  If I had to pick a single Zappa CD that I could take with me to a desert island it would be Uncle Meat.  I love this record, it's fun, interesting, fascinating really.  Pure genius. If there is one record that demonstrates Zappa's genius, it is Uncle Meat.  10 Stars out of 5.