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”.
(There’s an album stream on Youtube.)
I used to work with a guy when I was a delivery driver for a national pizza chain who swore this was the best album of all time. I’m 97% sure he only said that to be a contrarian. He was every bit as annoying as you’d think, but the story behind this album is fun
The story behind this album seems pretty tragic to me. That Dad doesn’t seem very reasonable, and house poor kids were at his mercy doing someone they really didn’t want to do, and that they recognized was pretty awful.
My kids not l both really love My Pal Foot-Foot though! My son once asked me what the worst song in the world was, and I played him this album. So of course he loved it 🤷♂️
