Folk Heroes by The Foremen - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

The mid-1990s may go down in history as the high-water mark for irony in America. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing is open to debate, but this hilarious document of the period should find a place in every American home, partly because it's so funny ("Hell Froze Over Today" rhymes "Timothy Leary" and "single-bullet theory"), partly because the politics are refreshingly equal-opportunity (note how "Do the Clinton" is balanced out by "Russian Limbaugh"), and partly because the songs and the singing are so good. If they don't pay attention, aging fans of the Limeliters and the Kingston Trio may find themselves fooled by Roy Zimmerman's long-neck banjo and Doug Whitney's flattop just long enough to be lulled into singing along with lines like "Try appearing Jeffersonian/bring another crony in/everybody do the Clinton" before they know what they're doing. That's assuming, of course, that they haven't already been tipped off by "No Shoes" ("Then I saw a man who had no feet/and I said, 'Friend, can I have your shoes?'"). It's sort of a generational in-joke, but this album is brilliant. ~ Rick Anderson

1. No Shoes

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

2. Ain't No Liberal

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

3. Hell Froze over Today

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

4. Don't Pity Me

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

5. Ollie Ollie off Scott Free

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

6. Building for the Future

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

7. Peace Is Out

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

8. Do the Clinton

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

9. Send 'Em Back

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

10. My Conservative Girlfriend

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

11. Russian Limbaugh

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

12. Firing the Surgeon General

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

13. Everyman (For Himself)

Primary Artist: The Foremen; Main Performer
Composer: Roy Zimmerman; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

43 minutes and 28 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Comedy

Label

Rhino - Warner Records

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1994

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497972036