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The Shaggs
- Record Label: Light in the Attic Records
- Release Date: Sep 9, 2016
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- Artist(s): Dot Wiggin
- Summary: This is the remastered reissue of the 1969 debut album of the New Hampshire all-female rock band.
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- Record Label: Light in the Attic Records
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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MagnetOct 24, 2016There's nothing else like it, and once you listen, you'll never forget it. [No. 136, p.61]
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UncutOct 24, 2016Yes, it's largely tuneless, the guitars and drums about as co-ordinated as a set of blindfolded square dancers, but the sisters' naive approach yields endless wonder. [Nov 2016, p.52]
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Oct 24, 2016Philosophy of the World is the realest version of the Shaggs, flaws and force in full-view. A teenage symphony this is not.
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Oct 24, 2016It may not be pretty, but its inherent charm lies in its mere existence. Love it or hate it, Philosophy of the World is a marvel to behold.
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Oct 24, 2016The cloistered and unwilling girls’ father’s attempts to get them to do a Herman’s Hermits left them more in line with enjoyably sloppy garage rock. In fact, they went so far out as to prefigure post-punk’s plangency and jittery inclusivity: they were essentially The Raincoats, a decade ahead of time.
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MojoOct 24, 2016The Shaggs couldn't play, they could barely sing and their songs are rudimentary, but you won't hear many records with such heartfelt authenticity of feeling. [Oct 2016, p.107]
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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May 30, 2023It's so bad that it's amazing. It will 100% make anyone who listens to it laugh uncontrollably.
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Dec 28, 2019This is either a 10/10 classic or 0/10 absolute fail. I honestly can't tell so I guess I'll just go with the 10/10.
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Apr 24, 2023Up there with the greats (e.g, Abbey Road, Pet Sounds, or anything by AJR). I'd give it a strong 8 to a light 9
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Apr 24, 2021
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Aug 15, 2019A phenomenal album that defies expectation and creates a new sound that has not been made before.
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Mar 25, 2021Normally, i would say stay away. But, if you have the time, give it a listen. You'll laugh till you cry.
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