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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 15:14 | ||
Well, none of us reccomends Mark of the Mole for starters. And Residents are better than Zappa at being an anti band making anti-music. But I have a feeling they're not for you.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 15:07 | ||
I own Mark of the Mole and the only reason I keep it is to remind me that The Residents are incapable of making music I enjoy. Frank Zappa did the whole zany music thing much better and with much better musicianship. |
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thellama73
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 14:32 | ||
I love Tunes of Two Cities, but find The Big Bubble pretty much unlistenable.
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The Hemulen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 14:26 | ||
Boo! I love it, though I will accept I'm in something of a minority in this regard. |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:50 | ||
Nah me neither. I just saw that he had logged off, and I suddenly remembered this review. My mind doesn't work in a straight line. |
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:46 | ||
Thanks. I forgot about "Intermission" but that one is great too. I think of it as part of "Mark of the Mole". Tunes of two Cities isn't bad, but does little to augment the Mole concept, in my opinion. Just a bunch of bright and dark songs alternating with each other.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:40 | ||
^Nice review. Mark of the Mole is one of my favorites (a fivestar to me), but I wouldn't reccomend it for getting someone into The Residents. The Big Bubble is pretty pointless, but Intermission is fantastic imo and Tunes of Two Cities too.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:34 | ||
Yeah what happened there? Usually the avi just stays like its normal self, when you copy-paste reviews from the actual review page. Even so, I like the in your face experience here....
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:33 | ||
^^ whoa! extreme closeup!
edit: and thank you for using the word "terrific" to describe my review. Edited by HolyMoly - August 07 2012 at 13:35 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:32 | ||
Confusing eh? That's probably a fair description... BTW Steve here just wrote a terrific review of Mole, which incidentally made me change my mind about the thing:
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:32 | ||
The Mole "Trilogy" is more like a Unigy. (a word for "one-part epic" that I just made up).
Mark of the Mole is a fantastic part one, but then they weren't sure what to do after that. |
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thellama73
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:27 | ||
^The Mole trilogy is dense and confusing as hell. That being said, I quite enjoy it.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:27 | ||
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:24 | ||
Try Meet the Residents, but as others here have mentioned, the style of this band doesn't really put to mind a word like 'accessible'.
I would stay away from Eskimo and the mole trilogy though.
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thellama73
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:19 | ||
Yeah, it's tough to say. It depends on what you like. My favorites are Meet the Residents and Not Available. If you enjoy avant garde stuff like Captain Beefheart, you might like those. Eskimo is really cool and completely different. It's basically just sound effects and faux primitive chanting. It's very evocative and I love it,but completely unlike their other work. If you like ambient you might enjoy it. Truthfully most of their albums are intentionally bad for the sake of being intentionally bad. If that doesn't sound like fun to you, you might want to stay away from them. |
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:17 | ||
Could be one of these: Commercial Album Duck Stab/Buster and Glen Fingerprince Meet the Residents Whatever Happened to Vileness Fats I'd say stay away from everything recorded after 1984-1985. Slartibartfast is the only fan in the whole world who actually prefers their recent stuff. Edited by Saperlipopette! - August 07 2012 at 13:21 |
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:15 | ||
There really isn't such a thing.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 13:05 | ||
What is the most accessible Residents album? I've heard many of them and have been disappointed. Thanks.
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The Hemulen
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Posted: August 07 2012 at 12:42 | ||
Becoming a Residents completist must be exhausting, and potentially dangerous for one's mental wellbeing. Much as I love them I doubt I shall ever get round to hearing everything they've put out, even if I live for another 60 years.
I recently stumbled across a beautiful double mini-CD digipack release of Duck Stab/Buster and Glen in a second hand bookshop for the very reasonable price of £3.60. Been annoying the neighbours with it all week. |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 05 2012 at 07:43 | ||
My favorite so far of what I have heard, and no doubt it's a huge discography, is Animal Lover.
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