I always thought of David Peel & The Lower East Side as the New York counterpart to Country Joe and the Fish, as both were politically-charged, novelty-appeal acts seemingly born out of the folk tradition. In reality, Peel (along with the Fugs) was part of the first of many waves of nihilism enumerating out of New York. While colors abounded and minds were expanding, The Lower East Side Band just went out and yelled it from the street.