It's Halloween in a few weeks. Hint hint. The Shaggs sound like the Velvet Underground if Maureen Tucker's partially deaf sister were singing and playing all the instruments. 8:08
According to their dad, they had the potential to become as popular as the Beatles. Hmmm, maybe they fall in the same category as Florence Foster Jenkins, albeit a different genre.
At one point Kurt Cobain declared Philosophy Of The World to be his favourite album of all time. He may have been joking but I think I he loved how completely atonal it all was - if you listen to the secret instrumental song at the end of Nevermind "The End of Music" may have taken some inspiration from The Shaggs.
Outsider art at it's finest! The danger is if you listen to them "ironically" too much, you may realize that you actually like this... noise. :) If you want further pain, try "Sweet Thing". It is my personal favorite. also: DRUM SOLO!
Philosophy of the World is the only studio album by the American band the Shaggs, released in 1969. The Shaggs formed at the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who believed that his mother had predicted their rise to fame. Philosophy of the World was recorded in 1969 in Revere, Massachusetts, and released in limited quantities by a local record label. It received no attention and the Shaggs disbanded in 1975 after Austin's death. The Shaggs had no interest in becoming musicians and never became proficient in songwriting or performing. Philosophy of the World features bizarre songs with badly tuned guitars, erratically shifting time signatures, disconnected drum parts, wandering melodies and rudimentary lyrics about pets and families. It has been described as both among the worst records of all time and a work of "accidental genius". Over the decades, Philosophy of the World circulated among musicians and attracted fans including NRBQ, Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain. After it was reissued on Rounder Records in 1980, it received enthusiastic reviews for its uniqueness in Rolling Stone and The Village Voice.
HaHa, I wanted you to react to it because they were actually the first all-female band, but they sucked, everything sounds out of key. I know there are people out there who say that they were so bad they were actually genius, no, they were just bad. Fanny was the first all-female band to produce a record through a major record label, The Shaggs were the first all-female band to release an album, which their dad paid for.
lol Thanks for that information. I might actually listen to another song of theirs. Not something I would play on a regular basis but it's kind of fun. 😅😅
Haha, The Shaggs are legends. I remember the band Motorpsycho visited my school in 03/04 and told about this being one of their favorite bands.
You got through it. I got through it. We got through it together. That’s what we are all here for 😂
I wish I had a pal like Foot Foot.
It's Halloween in a few weeks. Hint hint. The Shaggs sound like the Velvet Underground if Maureen Tucker's partially deaf sister were singing and playing all the instruments. 8:08
And they even have a song for it!
Present!
According to their dad, they had the potential to become as popular as the Beatles. Hmmm, maybe they fall in the same category as Florence Foster Jenkins, albeit a different genre.
And don't worry about being trolled. I clicked so fast on this vid.
The story is Frank Zappa heard this album and his music changed forever.
Need to hit up Trout Mask Replica next.
At one point Kurt Cobain declared Philosophy Of The World to be his favourite album of all time. He may have been joking but I think I he loved how completely atonal it all was - if you listen to the secret instrumental song at the end of Nevermind "The End of Music" may have taken some inspiration from The Shaggs.
Outsider art at it's finest! The danger is if you listen to them "ironically" too much, you may realize that you actually like this... noise. :) If you want further pain, try "Sweet Thing". It is my personal favorite. also: DRUM SOLO!
It's a tragic story of 3 sisters forced into this by a father with a dream
I am here to hold your hand.
🤣🙏🏻
Philosophy of the World is the only studio album by the American band the Shaggs, released in 1969.
The Shaggs formed at the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who believed that his mother had predicted their rise to fame. Philosophy of the World was recorded in 1969 in Revere, Massachusetts, and released in limited quantities by a local record label. It received no attention and the Shaggs disbanded in 1975 after Austin's death.
The Shaggs had no interest in becoming musicians and never became proficient in songwriting or performing. Philosophy of the World features bizarre songs with badly tuned guitars, erratically shifting time signatures, disconnected drum parts, wandering melodies and rudimentary lyrics about pets and families. It has been described as both among the worst records of all time and a work of "accidental genius".
Over the decades, Philosophy of the World circulated among musicians and attracted fans including NRBQ, Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain. After it was reissued on Rounder Records in 1980, it received enthusiastic reviews for its uniqueness in Rolling Stone and The Village Voice.
my favorite is 'it's halloween', ty to dr. demento
Considered the greatest group in the world by Frank Zappa.
Better than the Beatles.
@@Wizardofgosz It's not comparable. The Beatles' music is structured while the Shaggs make unstructured music (even if it is unintentional).
@@jeromedeparis it's music. It's comparable.
@@Wizardofgosz Structured or not, it is a series of sounds.
@@jeromedeparis okay?
I think foot foot is a tiger or something.
I think it was the name of their cat.
@@colinwilson4609 Close enough!
HaHa, I wanted you to react to it because they were actually the first all-female band, but they sucked, everything sounds out of key. I know there are people out there who say that they were so bad they were actually genius, no, they were just bad. Fanny was the first all-female band to produce a record through a major record label, The Shaggs were the first all-female band to release an album, which their dad paid for.
lol Thanks for that information. I might actually listen to another song of theirs. Not something I would play on a regular basis but it's kind of fun. 😅😅
Yo, that's off the beaten path, but Zappa loved them.