ANIMAL LOVER

• Rest Aria Meet The Residents, 1974
• Hitler Was A Vegetarian The Third Reich 'N Roll, 1976
• Godsong Fingerprince, 1977
• Elvis And His Boss Duck Stab / Buster & Glen, 1978
• Edweena Not Available, 1978
• The Festival Of Death Eskimo, 1979
• Picnic Boy Commercial Album, 1980
• Another Land Mark Of The Mole, 1981
• Hard & Tenderly God In Three Persons, 1988

You may think that you don't like the Residents now, but wait until you hear this. OK that's a bit sarcastic.

I found it browsing at a local independent record store. I had two video and two CD titles in my collection and always found them interesting but not to the point of trying much except on the rare occasion, the last one being Have A Bad Day (1996). Animal Lover rekindled my interest in the band.

There's still the demented and trademark sound of this outfit, but it seems they have aged well like a fine (rancid/vinegar?) wine. The first four tracks are standard Resident's weirdness, but there's those prog elements cropping up. When I first heard the instrumental, Mr. Bee's Bumble, I realized these guys had truly progressed in their music. Inner Space is a creepy sad song about a father dying. Molly Harvey has really added a soft edge to the band with her vocals. The instrumental Dreaming Of An Anthill (Teaming) is sublimely spooky. Let's face it, the whole album is creepy. It may be best you sample it before you buy.

It's a really cool concept album and they did a good job of making the CD package. You get lyrics mixed with written stories from various animal's viewpoints. The CD is a hardback kind of package. If you fall for the music on the main CD, the supplemental disc is also a must have, variations and explorations with the stuff on the main disc.

Not a band for everybody, but I would say this album is the best place to start if you want to explore the prog weirdness that is the Residents.. PLEASE SOMEBODY! BURN MY BONES!

Send comments to Slartibartfast (BETA) | Report this review (#151593) | Review Permalink
Posted Sunday, November 18, 2007

The never normal Residents have a 'Cyberman' singing on the opener 'On the Way to Oklahoma', where (the story goes) - a guy goes mad, thinking he's a tiger and kills a dog. A good return to form if you ask me. Tuneful, scary and one of the darkest albums they've released. A lot of folk seem ... (read more)

Report this review (#456697) | Posted by Dobermensch | Friday, June 03, 2011 | Review Permanlink

Animal Lover finds the Residents fine tuning another certain sound. They have created an album with one of their more unique sounds this time around, while not making the whole album lacking. They have also managed to create one of their most moving songs to date. My Window is so morose, yet i ... (read more)

Report this review (#47440) | Posted by Spanky | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 | Review Permanlink

THE RESIDENTS is one of my favorite unknow musical band ever. The band is one of the most strange, unknow and important revolution in musical domain. They are the first to create video clip, to initialized several musical styles and promote the "obscurity theory" (Never show their faces). Is ... (read more)

Report this review (#43674) | Posted by D.Noisserger | Sunday, August 21, 2005 | Review Permanlink

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