Something about 'Philosophy Of the World' is strangely intriguing, though. I'd like to sit here and gush about how it "influenced so many great bands" and "broke ground for what we consider music", but it doesn't feel right. Sure, ask a musician like Frank Zappa or Kurt Cobain and they would have told you about how important this record was. But I see it differently. What I see is three girls who were forced into making an album at the hands of their abusive father. I don't see the unconventional geniuses that others may. What's funny, though, is that is now considered one of the milestones of outsider and indie music was once just a forgotten record tossed aside to the wind. But then again, time tends to change ideas or emotions.
Whether you enjoy the music or not, you have to acknowledge the originality. I mean, you'll never hear anything quite like it again. Is this a reason to enjoy an album? I'm not sure. All I can say, though, is after hearing this record my outlook on what is considered 'music' has changed.
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