Formed in 1964 in New York's Greenwich Village by Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, The Fugs were an underground/protest folk-rock collective known for satirical, obscene lyrics and experimental music. They collaborated with members of the Holy Modal Rounders and influenced proto-punk and alternative scenes.

Formed 1964 in Greenwich Village by Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg; associated with the Holy Modal Rounders; influential on proto-punk and underground music. Tuli Kupferberg (co-founder) died in 2010.

The reviews present The Fugs as a 1960s Greenwich Village countercultural collective mixing protest folk, comedy rock and experimental psychedelia. Critics highlight their influence on proto-punk and underground music, their obscene/satirical lyrics, and notable early albums. The Second Album, First Album and Rounders Score are singled out for experimentation and political bite.

For:Fans of 1960s underground, protest folk, proto-punk, experimental and psychedelic music.

 The Fugs, in their own way, were revolutionary, as counterculture activists and as pioneers of Underground music.

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 Recommended for those minds who have grasped the difference between the Fugs free to fly and those tamed by the rules of the record business.

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 “First Album”, the first album of the Fugs, is one of the pillars of the American underground of the Sixties.

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