The Village Fugs Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction

by The Village Fugs

The Village Fugs Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction cover art

Emerging from the Lower East Side literary scene, Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg recite explicitly vulgar, satirical beat poetry over rudimentary acoustic instrumentation. The album's lo-fi recording quality and gleefully offensive lyrics mark an early, provocative intersection of folk music and proto-punk aesthetics.

Genres

  • Folk Rock
  • Garage Rock
  • Psychedelic Folk

Tracklist

  1. Slum Goddess
  2. Ah! Sunflower, Weary Of Time
  3. Supergirl
  4. Swinburne Stomp
  5. I Couldn't Get High
  6. How Sweet I Roamed From Field To Field
  7. Seize The Day
  8. My Baby Done Left Me
  9. Boobs A Lot
  10. Nothing