This is one of the most scathing topical folk albums ever made. Sainte-Marie sings in an emotional, vibrato-laden voice of war ("The Universal Soldier," later a hit for Donovan), drugs ("Cod'ine"), sex ("The Incest Song"), and most telling, the mistreatment of Native Americans, of which Sainte-Marie is one ("Now That the Buffalo's Gone"). Even decades later, the album's power is moving and disturbing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
This song- Universal Soldier- was my first marching song as a third grader in an anti-war march. I get agitated and smile everytime I hear it as I still hope that we reach a time without the need for the universal soldier