The Residents

[Gerardo A]

Any fans here? I've never really sat down to listen to them, don't own any of their albums yet, but every once in a while I visit a prog-rock/rock-in-opposition friend or something and dig what I hear.

Any good places to start listening to them? I'm asking 'cause I did some research and they have a huge catalogue...

[john williams]

The Third Reich 'n Roll

Eskimo (this one is my favorite)

Animal Lover from 2004 is worth getting and broke a slump period. It's quite a disturbing listen however.

They aren't exactly pleasurable listening. They are amusing and disturbing in equal measure.

[john williams]

[john williams]

Oh, apparently God In Three Persons is very good but I haven't heard it myself.

[hatta]

I'm totally with JBW, Eskimo is the best, Third Reich 'n Roll is my next favorite. I'm also a big fan of the Mole Trilogy (Mark of the Mole, Tunes of Two Cities, Big Bubble), especially the live Mole Show. I didn't much care for their turn in the 80s, but I felt that in the 90s they had a nice trilogy with their multimedia efforts: Gingerbread Man, Freak Show and Bad Day on the Midway. Other things worth checking out are: Unavailable, The Commercial Album, Icky Flicks(DVD) and various oddities and singles and such from the 70s. See their official site for a complete discography.

[Gerardo A]

Wow. Yeah, I was also interested in their multimedia projects, I saw a video excerpt a little while ago and liked its mood. I'll start with Eskimo and Third Reich 'n Roll then. Thanks JBW and Robert!

[hatta]

The Eskimo DVD, is pretty damn cool and worth checking out if you are into the multimedia aspect. The music though stands 100% on its own, so no worries if you are just checking it out via a friend or downloading.

and FWIW I never cared much for God in Three Persons though it is beloved by many.

[lazarus]

I love all their recordings from the 70´s but think it has been all downhill after "The Mole Trilogy" (early 80´s). I don´t like "God In Three Persons" at all and I find their recent output to be totally uninteresting. They should have split twenty years ago!

[hearsay]

Duck Stab is a fine album. I enjoy listening to them from time to time, I have some friends who are really into them, but camp doesn't do much for me in music.

[sonic1]

I love all their recordings from the 70´s but think it has been all downhill after "The Mole Trilogy" (early 80´s). I don´t like "God In Three Persons" at all and I find their recent output to be totally uninteresting. They should have split twenty years ago!

I pretty much agree with the above.

[Gerardo A]

Nice to see you posting again, Jared!