The Residents (dance, albums, members, reviews, quote)

Piss Me Off · 01-21-2009, 05:38 AM

Yeah same, i only have a few tracks.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-21-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu

I want to listen to this band, they've always been hovering around my list but i've never got round to it. If anybody has any material they think would be a good starting point that would be amazing?

There is no starting point.

Just listen to any album , if you don't like it try another , chances are it'll be totally different to the one you just listened to.

Try this about 6 or 7 times , if you still don't like them after that stop bothering.

jackhammer · 01-22-2009, 03:21 AM

You could start off with 'Tweedles' from 2006 which is fairly accessible. For The Residents anyhow! I will send you both (Stu and Luke) PM'S.

Piss Me Off · 01-24-2009, 06:47 AM

I can't remember being this curious about one artist for a long time. Tweedles in on the most absorbing albums i've heard in recent months and i just know it'll only get better.

I have the discography on download now

Edit: No-one bloody told me it was 4GB did they?

Bulldog · 01-27-2009, 11:37 AM

I've just got my hands on Third Reich 'n' Roll and I've gotta say, it's quite a peculiar album. Like a medley of various 60s pop songs just being completely mauled by the band - t'riffic

Next stop, Mark Of the Mole...

jackhammer · 01-28-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulldog

I've just got my hands on Third Reich 'n' Roll and I've gotta say, it's quite a peculiar album. Like a medley of various 60s pop songs just being completely mauled by the band - t'riffic

Next stop, Mark Of the Mole...

Third Reich N Roll has to be heard to be believed, it borders on genius.

Bulldog · 01-28-2009, 02:45 PM

Definitely. It's a good laugh trying to figure out exactly which songs they're doing - much more obvious at some points than at others.

Here's a video of the opening of the album in case anyone's curious. Apparently they're deconstructing Land Of a Thousand Dances here...

Guybrush · 01-28-2009, 03:03 PM

Gotta love The Residents videos .. Third Reich is probably my favourite.

Here are some other ones - the last is an "official fanmade", I think (released on a residents DVD .. I think).

Die in Terror

The Act of Being Polite

Both are very short, so give'em a spin.

WeeLittleHobbit · 01-29-2009, 05:53 PM

Ok, these guys sound like they'd be right up my alley. I really dig far out sh*t. But seeing as they have an excess of 60 albums, I do not know where to begin. Could you who love this band give me a few pointers? I don't care what would be considered "accessible" to first time listeners. I want to delve right into these lads. If you guys could offer some personal favorites, that'd be great.

Guybrush · 01-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen is my personal favourite.

Lizard Lady may be my favourite song from that album :

Constantinople is a very well known Residents song that is also found on Duck Stab (though not exclusively).

I also liked the album Demons Dance Alone. The song "Caring" is one of my favourites from that one.

So there you go.

01-21-2009, 05:38 AM	#41 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Yeah same, i only have a few tracks. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-22-2009, 03:21 AM	#43 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	You could start off with 'Tweedles' from 2006 which is fairly accessible. For The Residents anyhow! I will send you both (Stu and Luke) PM'S. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-24-2009, 06:47 AM	#44 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I can't remember being this curious about one artist for a long time. Tweedles in on the most absorbing albums i've heard in recent months and i just know it'll only get better. I have the discography on download now Edit: No-one bloody told me it was 4GB did they? __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

01-28-2009, 03:03 PM	#48 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Gotta love The Residents videos .. Third Reich is probably my favourite. Here are some other ones - the last is an "official fanmade", I think (released on a residents DVD .. I think). Die in Terror The Act of Being Polite Both are very short, so give'em a spin. __________________ Something Completely Different

01-29-2009, 05:53 PM	#49 (permalink)
WeeLittleHobbit The Stain Specialist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 312	Ok, these guys sound like they'd be right up my alley. I really dig far out sht. But seeing as they have an excess of 60 albums, I do not know where to begin. Could you who love this band give me a few pointers? I don't care what would be considered "accessible" to first time listeners. I want to delve right into these lads. If you guys could offer some personal favorites, that'd be great. __________________ Tommy: I'm funny how? Funny like a clown? I amuse you? I'm here to fcking amuse you? What do you mean, funny? How am I funny? Henry: You know, how you tell a story. Tommy: I don't know. You said it. You said I'm funny. How am I funny?

01-27-2009, 11:37 AM	#45 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I've just got my hands on Third Reich 'n' Roll and I've gotta say, it's quite a peculiar album. Like a medley of various 60s pop songs just being completely mauled by the band - t'riffic Next stop, Mark Of the Mole...

01-28-2009, 02:45 PM	#47 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Definitely. It's a good laugh trying to figure out exactly which songs they're doing - much more obvious at some points than at others. Here's a video of the opening of the album in case anyone's curious. Apparently they're deconstructing Land Of a Thousand Dances here...

01-30-2009, 02:37 AM	#50 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Duck Stab/Buster & Glen is my personal favourite. Lizard Lady may be my favourite song from that album : Constantinople is a very well known Residents song that is also found on Duck Stab (though not exclusively). I also liked the album Demons Dance Alone. The song "Caring" is one of my favourites from that one. So there you go. __________________ Something Completely Different