I've never heard of them. But listening to this track above, I can make an allusion to naive painting - it has its charm. There's no form, only the expression, and if it works it's endearing to us, if not we laugh. There's no middle ground.

Arise, thread! I give you life!

Holy ****, it worked.
Are you Jesus?

As for The Shaggs, they're pretty fun to listen to, although I probably wouldn't make it through the whole album.
They don't just sound like the usual band of bad musicians, there's some really weird approach to songwriting itself and I can dig it.

Yeah, I also think they're fun to listen to. They're right up there with The Residents. :yeah:

The Shaggs' Dot Wiggin formed a new band a while ago and they perform note-for-note replications of original Shaggs songs. It's pretty awesome. I saw an interview with their guitarist recently where he claimed that there were actually charts for all the Shaggs songs. Who would have thought?

The Shaggs created some of the most beautifully crafted music ever recorded. Their sense of melody rivals Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, and Daniel Johnston. They're brutally avant garde except it's totally gentle. The chemistry and musical intuitiveness is unparalleled. Their greatness on all levels cannot be overstated.