Allen & Grier - Discography

Discography

Despite being billed as a folk act, (John Holmes)Allen & Grier actually emulate various genres of music on their sole album. The title track, for example, is a straightforward comedy track in which the pair's WASPish mother explains the virtues of being white and privileged. The tracks "Teenage Mother" and "Hyena Baby" parody the pop music of the late 50s that was often favored by the teenybopper set. The album's final track is an intentionally grating cover of the song "Earth Angel.""The Ballad of the Camping Woodcutters" attempts to play on the sound of medieval ballads while at the same time making off color puns. In fact, only "Grapefruits" and "Lonesome Traveler" sound like most folk music did at the time Allen & Grier were performing. One should note, furthermore, that the former of the two songs is intended to be a comedic song.