2 - That little sports car

The Shaggs were an American all-female rock group formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1968. The band was composed of sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals/lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals/rhythm guitar), Helen Wiggin (drums), and later Rachel Wiggin (bass).

The Shaggs were formed by Dot, Betty, and Helen in 1968 on the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who believed that his mother foresaw the band's rise to stardom. The band's only studio album, Philosophy of the World, was released in 1969. The album failed to garner attention, though the band continued to exist as a locally popular live act. The Shaggs disbanded in 1975 after the death of Austin.

The band is primarily notable today for their perceived ineptitude at playing conventional rock music; the band was described in one Rolling Stone article as "...sounding like lobotomized Trapp Family singers." As the obscure LP achieved recognition among collectors, the band was praised for their raw, intuitive composition style and lyrical honesty. Philosophy of the World was lauded as a work of art brut, and was later reissued, followed by a compilation album, Shaggs' Own Thing, in 1982. The Shaggs are now seen as a groundbreaking outsider music group, receiving praise from mainstream artists such as Kurt Cobain and also from Frank Zappa after he called the Shaggs "better than the Beatles"

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[ImaSNEETCH]

Damn , I'd like to hire these people for my party .... to help people leave

[pariacanyon]

It's like all three band members are playing a totally different song.

[duckman531]

Why do they remind me of the Roaches, even though the Roaches are much better?

[chemicalcarlos]

"Popular" is putting it charitably. I heard stories that they were mocked and jeered and even had objects thrown at them in concert. Their dad sounded like a low-rent, East Coast-version of Murry Wilson -- a rageaholic stage dad who pushed his daughters. That all said, they're amazing for their naive take on rock. I love them.

[Luftboble]

God, I frunkin' love them! They're so awfull that they become awesome.

[simonfergus1]

thats mental! is it brain music?

[Oscar301]

every now and then there's a good sound comes out, but it's few and far between... you just wince and cringe waiting for it to happen

[Mrsfatblackchick]

how drunk were they?

[thrakish]

I'm trying to understand the lyrics and It's making me laugh my ass off.