![]() The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion. Label = Homestead Records, Matador Records, Scratchie Records, Four Alarm Records Now that it's been exposed to the light of day, it becomes clear that the album isn't only not terribly controversial, but not terribly interesting either.Genre = Alternative rock, lo-fi, folk pop, comedy rock Recorded in 1993, Racially Yours sat unreleased for almost seven years, supposedly because no one wanted to be associated with such controversial material. It's certainly not their funniest work (that'd be the fantastic My Daughter the Broad) or their most politically engaging. Which leaves very little to recommend this album, except to Frogs completists. In fact, "Prejudiced" is the only outright offensive song, but it's so obviously over the top and not serious that it becomes simply another joke - albeit a joke, like most Frogs' jokes - in poor taste. "Now You Know You're Black" asserts that God is black "Massa" is a first-person account of a slave murdering his keeper. And, on close inspection, it's clear that the majority of the songs are intended to be quite anti-racist, although in a bizarre fashion. Rather than making fun of blacks, on many of the songs, they simply pretend to be black, much like they pretended to be gay on their landmark album, It's Only Right and Natural. No, they're just a pair of white guys interested, as always, in examining the limits of what is socially acceptable. But upon listening to the record - and, more importantly, reading its lyrics, which are included - it becomes obvious that the Frogs aren't crazed racists filled with hate. Sure, the album's topic is inherently controversial and the cover art features drummer Dennis Flemion costumed in blackface. The release of this record was stalled due to its overtly racial themes (allegedly passed over by both Homestead and Matador Records) until 2000. ![]() The Blue-Eyed Devil & The Brown-Eyed Angel (2:34)
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