Country Joe and the Fish started off as 'the Instant Action Jug Band', but renamed themselves to hook into the communist vibe (the name being a reference to the nicknames of Stalin and Chairman Mao).
They started off as a folk group but gradually drew in elements of rock and blues and got in on the emerging psychedelic movement and drove it into the open.
This is another of those albums that didn't blow my mind but I enjoyed it well enough. "sad and lonely times" is beautiful, and the psychedelic epic closer "Grace" is brilliant!
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