Frank Zappa-You Are What You Is (1981)

With "You Are What You Is", Frank Zappa manages to satirize a segment of American society with his biting lyrics and sarcastic humor. However, while in his previous album, "Sheik Yerbouti", the guitarist offered a burlesque and social critique, this release showcases greater musical and lyrical refinement. Televangelists, groupies, the draft, disco music, and drug-addicted teenagers all become targets of his humor and biting satire. Musically, on this double album, Zappa explores a wide variety of styles, ranging from the doo-wop soul of "Doreen" to the hard rock exercises of "Charlie's Enormous Mouth" and the guitar-pyrotechnics of "The From the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear", passing through the reggae of "Goblin Girl", the catchy tunes of "Teenage Wind", the country of "Harder Than Your Husband", the funk of "Society Pages", the gospel of "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing", and virulent pieces like "Dumb All Over". In all of them, Zappa manages to capture the music's intelligent integration with the lyrics, achieving a satirical and edgy style that is nonetheless highly appealing. Despite this great variety of styles and sounds, the music becomes very accessible, far from the demands of many of his previous works, which makes this (his twenty-fourth album) one of the most accessible to the general public and another masterpiece from one of the greatest geniuses that rock music has ever produced.