Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

experimentally bad

Different

Tavallaan kiinnostavaa kokeilua ja jotain, mikä pitäis olla listalla! Tämä kai se helpoin Residents-platta vielä, ja olihan noissa biiseissä perinteinen rakenne (ainakin osassa). Ehkä livenä hienompaa, mutta nyt jää vähän ohueksi kuitenkin tämä. 3/5

first album i've skipped songs on. Skipped 4/5 songs before giving up. All distorted voices and jangly non musical noise. I'm sure technically proficient and ground breaking, but not my cup of tea.

This was definitely weird and experimental. If that's your thing, check it out.

I’m sure there’s some enthusiast out there who could explain how this is actually one of the greatest albums of all time. But that doesn’t change the fact that if you put this on at the function you are definitely not getting invited to the next one.

If Magical Mystery Tour was written by a lunatic

Super weird but in an interesting way! It held my attention, and didn't overstay it's welcome. I'm not about to go out and buy it to listen to all the time, but it wasn't a bad way to spend 35 minutes.

No

I dunno man, sure.

The album equivalent of being taken on Willy Wonka's nightmare boat ride.

weird

Kabaret, szydera, zabawne na krótką metę.

Not a great start to this album Weird in general. First track was terrible but rest did grow on me. Not a band or genre I can see myself getting into but definitely an interesting listen The radio that came after was that kind of stuff but more refined, which I did enjoy more.

This was some looney tunes weird stuff. Not sure I liked it.

Sounds like Primus, without any of the talent. Interesting, but that's not enough to make up for bad music. Standout Tracks: Laughing Song, Hello Skinny

Wo soll ich anfangen... Erstmal kingt es nach viel Krach. Zusammengesetzt ergibt der stellenweise aber durchaus Sinn. Am Ende habe ich das komplette Album gehört und bin immer noch zwiegespalten, ob das Kunst ist oder weg kann. Auf jeden Fall bekommt das Album den Stempel "Interessant". 3/5

first listen i feel like i just heard a demented b-sides album of material cut from the Star Wars Holiday Special

Been a longtime residents fan and am surprised to see them here, and also not surprised to see the ratings. I fully support a band making bizarro music whether it’s an artistic statement or just for the hell of it, and even though I understand most people probably won’t tolerate this I do think the residents make very interesting albums that dare I say are enjoyable

Not a huge fan felt like it would be playing during an alien invasion

This has a case for being objectively bad at points. It also makes a case for being pretty uniquely memorable at other points. I’d rather have more of these so far out of left field albums than the 18th postpunk/new wave album in a row. It’s nice to face down something this challenging after 650 albums. I’d be a bit more appalled if this was one of my first few albums. Like, the beginning of “Blue Rosebuds” was actually pretty solid. The vocals on it are laughable, but maybe that was the point? I definitely get the vibe that The Residents dont want you to take them too seriously, if they have any preference at all. Points for the deconstructed, minimalist carnival style music on “Laughing Song” as well. It’s a strange disposition to have such lukewarm or even mildly accepting feelings towards an album that seems to upset most people. This album is an exercise in shedding genre preferences and general preconceptions. I do desire for these guys to have dug into their arrangements a bit more, everything is very basic for being so out there. I think they could’ve had something great on their hands if they had second half’s of songs that devolved into something completely different, or did more to subvert expectations from song to song. Many of these tracks end up just being looped little motifs. Still, a fun listen. The end of “Birthday Boy” is easily my favorite moment on this one. Strong 2/5, but really impossible to throw a number on this one. It more feels like ✌︎🙰♍︎♒︎♍︎◆︎♎︎⬥︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎⬧︎□︎⬥︎■︎❒︎ 👓︎📭︎‘❒︎ 🕮︎📭︎🕮︎🗏︎✏︎◆︎🙵⬥︎■︎♏︎ ❒︎♒︎♍︎□︎□︎

Absolutely not.

Really disliked some tracks but liked some others fairly well. At least it's never boring. I'd rather listen to this than any Steely Dan album.

Assaulting. Unique. Early Primus but not as refined.

i dont even want to know

What the hell?

This is one of those oddball records that tests the boundaries of what an album can be. I like it for that fact, but acoustically, it's not too pleasing on the ears. I applaud efforts like this, but not necessarily enjoyable to endure. Still happy I experienced it, and it's still better than anything from Captain Beefheart.

Interesting and quirky, seems a bit of a successor to Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. Maybe a little too avant garde for me though

holy shit balls!

Very weird, and very bad.

Música para psicopatas, no he podido esuchar mas de una cancion y media, Espero que encerraran en un psiquiatrico a la persona que propuso meterlo en la lista.

I got this on turkey day. Sucks it's not duck day, it'd be funnier. Now it's not funny. Now I'm sad. Good album.

Had not been familiar

I’m not averse to a bit of experimental music but this is mainly (not entirely, but mainly) terrible. It’s only 35 minutes though feels longer.

Terrible. Horrible. Awful. Abysmal. Miserable. Dreadful. Harrowing. Appalling. Psychosis-inducing.

Weird noise, not enjoyable, dark/eerie. Halloween nightmare vibes. Book teaser is only song with potential but is short and still goes off the rails

Was this the Muppets' attempt at experimental rock? Genuinely asking. Brutal.

What the actual fuck is this shit and how the hell did it make it on this list. Fucking piece of shit

Must surely be from a companion list: '101 records to make you contemplate the sweet release of death'? Oh man I hate this. Not like I hate common-or-garden, crap-but-commercial trash. There is art here but it invokes a strong and visceral revulsion against the whole vibe. A k-hole paralysis nightmare of a record. Oompah cartoon cabaret fed through a schizo psycho's bleak machinery. The organ-grinder is grinding organs. Even the cover-art gets more unsettlingly appalling the longer you look. Eventually, a question forms; is this in fact so far off the horrible end of the aesthetic spectrum that, in horseshoe-theory style, you can start to take a perverse enjoyment in it? It's probably a short enough jump from 'ooft, those guys aren't mucking about' to 'ffs, they're quite literally only mucking about'. The answer to the question is still probably no; but I'm here for exploring those feelings. I may even need to play it again just to be sure 💀😅

"I am gooning to constantinople"? What is bro saying? Damn is this how I find out my goat Bach is dead? Shit sucks man, he would've loved 100 gecs. The music really is pretty interesting, they should just have toned down the vocal manipulation and I bet it would go really hard. Except on Birthday Boy that song is perfect

I appreciate a good joke. But I guess a good joke has a solid setup and a punchline. This is sort of like that, except there’s no real setup and the punchline falls flat. There’s no reason to invest any time here. 1/5 Still better than Destiny’s Child.

I wouldn't say I'm in a hurry to listen to this again, but I respect the boldness and bizarreness of this album.

Na Koekiemonster meldt ook de rest van Sesamstraat zich met meer gekkigheid. Is ook hier sprake geweest van de consumptie van psychedelica? Het resultaat heeft in ieder geval een aardig hallucinerend effect. En ik wil geen zeikerige meneer Aart zijn, maar van mij had het niet gehoeven, al die gekke stemmetjes en raar getoeter, zelfs de Swedish Chef doet mee. Ik denk dat ik maar even bananen in m'n oren ga doen, misschien helpt het.

Natuurlijk is dit nauwelijks muziek, maar vooral een verzameling van geluid. Maar toch...het zet iets van een sfeer. En het heeft al wat elementen van latere digitale muziek. Het is allemaal geen reden om dit te luisteren; houd dit soort experimenten maar buiten het boek. Maar het is wel voldoende voor een extra sterretje.

Als zij geen moeite willen stoppen in het maken van muziek, zie ik weinig reden om dit voor langer dan een minuut te moeten luisteren. Houdoe! Om jullie iets meer leesplezier te geven, deel ik graag de recensie van mijn favoriete Brabantse luistermaat: "Godverdomme deze hakt er in. Alsof je op een verjaardag bent waar teveel kinderen zijn die allemaal van die Fisher Price rommel met batterijen erin hebben. Semi-willekeurige geluiden die vooral irritatie opwekken, maar dan ook nog dissonant als de ziekte. Wat kut. Ik kan vrijwel altijd wel iets positiefs vinden in een album maar in dit geval moet ik me gewonnen geven. Dieptepunt." Ik hoop dat de snobs zich ook zitten te verkneukelen bij het lezen van de recensies. De literatuur wordt er in ieder geval wel een stukje rijker van. Als dat het doel is geweest van de snobs, dan zeg ik hulde. In alle andere gevallen moeten ze zich kapotschamen.

I think this is the type of Argoed art rock. I would have potentially liked 40 years ago. But apart from Constantinople, I didn’t really know any of this material. It doesn’t really float my boat these days but I admire their vision.

If I were to devolve into madness this would be my soundtrack. There’s a bit of Primus mixed with Southpark.

OK, on one level, a 4 is a pretty hardy rating for such a strange beast. As the first half of the album played, I was at a solid 3, but the deeper I got, the more I appreciated what these guys were up to. I'd bet Ween and Les Claypool (Primus) might both list this band as an influence, and there's a certain something that I can't quite articulate that makes this way more than a novelty goof. I was more and more enchanted as it played. Most notably, as allmusic rates this pretty low in comparison to a bunch of their other releases, I'm inclined to comb through the catalog to find something I like even more. That's another reason it gets the 4 — I am intrigued and plan to discover more.

This wasn't my first Residents rodeo, though this was my first time hearing this particular album. I think this might be my favorite of theirs (so far), though I'm not sure how high a praise that statement is exactly. I don't exactly know how I feel about the Residents' music, though I love how profoundly realized their whole deal is: their unique sound, marketing, and mythos. I know their music strikes a chord in me. It's highly conceptual, thought-provoking, and disturbing. It's certainly hard to dismiss. Sometimes it's quite wonderful. The guitar playing on here was excellent. At the same time, I really have to be in the mood for it. But once you give yourself over to it, it tends to warp the world around you, which is something. Giving this a rating seems wrong, but I'm going with a 4 because I admire their chutzpah.

I prefer my dada in poetry format

Tenía idea de que iba a ser raro inescuchable mal pero ha sido raro me flipa guay. Tiene unas vibras raras de pelotas. Es como si David Lynch hiciese música o algo. No tiene ningún sentido. Esto es punk. Gracioso y mal rollero a partes iguales. Buena mierda The Residents.

W in T actual F was this? There’s a genre of music I like to call “microwave music” because it sounds like a microwave made it. This sounds like all the kitchen appliances came together to form a band.

What have I just heard? And how do I review it 😆 The kazoo. The just out of tune, distorted vocals (like kids using a voice-changer). The groovy little rhythms. Definitely the funniest thing we've had to listen to, so far; totally bonkers. But completely inoffensive, as far as I could tell. I didn't hate it... it just made me laugh. And, occasionally, even, tap my foot.

When I heard Constantinople, I thought "here we fucking go." But honestly, I couldn't stop listening! I love weird music and this is definitely the weirdest. Some of the same soundingness of the songs got boring. Agreed with some of the other listeners here that I'd rather more albums in this category of wacky shit than, say, 6 albums of Elvis Costello.

Here's the money line from another review: "A complete disregard for melody and structure gives The Residents free reign to explore dissonance, new forms of instrumentation, and (most importantly) humor. The Residents revel in being inaccessible and strange. That being said, it's not a very pleasant listening experience, is it?"

2.2 when it is music its good but mostly its not.

You can tell they were trying their hardest to make God awful music

Weird and out there music. The Residents are one of the biggest institutions of experimental music, with dozens of albums and a pretty iconic eye-head look. Honestly, their nusic never did much for me and this, the first of their record I heard (because of the book) is still my favorite. This release is actually two EPs from 1978, Duck Stab! and Buster & Glen, but they work well as an album. It features their trademark filtered vocals, strange instrumental pallet, and unconventional lyrical themes, but lack the conceptual depths are some of their other works. Key tracks: Constantinople

I discovered a new level of awful. Probably called "Duck Stab" because it's as melodious as a duck being stabbed.

Oh boy. Not good. Let’s hope that’s the only Residents on the list.

I never want to listen to this again, that was deeply unsettling. But given that's probably what they were after, they did a hell of a job with it. I mean, if Elvis Costello and Nick Cave purposely made albums to bore the hell out of you, I'd give those higher scores too.

Fun for a one time listen, but I never intend to hear it again.

This record grew on me a lot while listening. Things I don’t care for on this record: - singing with an intense affect/accent/caricature. - circus/scary music Things I do care for: - the sonic space of this record (fidelity?) - the moments (often instrumental) where it feels so wabi sabi and the perfect mix of insane and beautiful —- mostly second half. Strings in Weight-Lifting Lulu are so good. I love that progression. Cuts like Soulful Sax* remind me of Micachu & the Shapes. This record does sound so good. It’s intentional with space in the best way. Favs: Semolina, Weight-Lifting Lulu, The Electrocutioner, Soulful Sax*

Wow absolutely terrifying listen. Almost 1 star for pain but 2 stars for being so strange/Lynchian I almost enjoyed it at times. Constantinople and Birthday are fucking nightmares

Went to see how many tracks were left and was devastated to see I was only half way through. This is the first album I’ve been generated… Liked the last track though

Üks kuulatav lugu isegi ("The Booker Tease"), mis kestab vaid minuti. Ülejäänud oli küll eksperiment vaimses vastupidamises ja ma avastasin, et mulle laadne "avant-rock" ei istu kohe... üldse.

Weird, and in a good way. Glad that something like this is on the list, because I don't need another day of Neil Young in my life. Other reviewers gave this 1 stars because they're pretentious people who can not think outside of conventions for a single iota. This 5 star is dedicated to them.

I would have loved it when I was 17

It's like that time Ween and Primus got together to make a record everybody agrees is their worst.

I stared out in the category of "WTF?! Why is this awful thing on the list?" But I grew to appreciate it. Not like it. Just appreciate it. I can hear Primus and other experimental music in here. I can see why this mattered, but I also don't know that I am better off for having heard it. 2/5

I couldn’t get past the first 4 songs sorry

Music art? Isn’t all music art? That’s not what this is, though. This is art school dropout music. This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.

i respect its weirdness but i could never relisten to this

What the sweet hell is this? Have I stepped into Bizarro Music Land? Who did I hurt?

This is a very weird album. I didn't find it as insufferable as the other extremely weird albums on the list. I'm going to give it a generous 3 for creativity and actually being semi enjoyable to listen to towards the end.

while this comes across as an art project that does not mean it is something I would go out of my way to enjoy or analyze. I have bought one of their albums in the past so I am not a complete hater but this is not something I need to revisit.

Unratable album cuz the unenjoyable anti-music is the point

This was pretty annoying and mostly unlistenable, but also I felt a bit like this 'is what it is' and it's just noisy art-rock. It's not my thing I guess.

Uh... Tremendo disco. Si tienes algún vecino aprehensivo y quieres echarlo de su piso de renta antigua para invertir, es lo ideal. Lo pones de madrugada bien fuerte y en dos semanas está fuera. Si lo que quieres es escuchar música, ponte algo de Led Zeppelin mejor.

No thanks.

Nope :( this is not music

some sort of murderous clown music? something like that? very strange. unlike anything else. i like a cheap synth being used for evil. makes my day more interesting. a pleasure to listen to, really. and if i said i like Buster and Glen more than Duck Stab? deserves to be one of the 1001? yeah and they should have multiple. Meet the Residents, Commercial Album, and Not Available are all also pretty important so... deserves to be one of the bottom 20? i mean i get it. this is a prank album. but it speaks to me. i bet more than any other artist in the bottom 20 they'd get a kick out of being there. i think it's lame that it's so hated but whatever. you gotta piss people off if you wanna be fringe

I couldn't even get through a single song.

This is horrible.

Bach is dead, and we have killed him.

Nope.

Oof, this was a weird one! Imagine if you took someone who studied music from Tom Waits, and then took away their lithium. And then they took songwriting cues from a room full of kindergartners. They broke all the rules of music, but it's not together enough to be jazz.

Album No. 0054 on my list. Never before listening to this album had I ever heard of The Residents. Unfortunately, after listening to this album, I don’t think, I ever will again. “Duck Stab/Buster & Glen” is one of these albums where I can appreciate the experimental and avant Garde nature, but where I just don’t find any connection. I had one similar album like this before (by Throbbing Gristle), and in that one I even saw some talent. My impression here is much less like that. I hear much more randomness and just putting together sounds coming from instruments, whether they fit each other or not. Don’t get me wrong, I see why the band has done this, but it’s just not for me. “Constantinople” is my… well… favorite among the tracks of this album, and I’ll add it to my playlist. 1/5 stars.

This honestly feels like someone had an anxiety attack, then turned their thoughts into music. It's not unnerving in the sense of it being musically bad (though it certainly doesn't help), but it's just so out there that it puts you on edge. I will say it would make for 2 good things: a musical palate cleanser, and a great way to get unwanted guests to leave after a party thats gone on too long

This was disturbing but had a lizard song

Petrifying music, very interesting though

This was bad and unlistenable and the reviews on here reflect that (worse than even Kid Rock or Trout Mask Replica). But I will say one thing in its credit: it never aspires to be some work of high important art or anything. The record simply is what it is. Still sucks though lmao

should be removed

This is one of the worst things I've ever heard. The music accompaniment for super-annoying vocals is marginally tolerable, but the conceptualization of whatever it is that's in their heads is irredeemable.

Not for me, very strange and non musical

Holy crap.....so bad its funny !!

Well, yesterday was Halloween and this feels like that would have been the day to have it playing.

This might be my favourite listen so far. I want more avante garde and less top 40 rock. I could turn on the radio or listen to the Muzak at the grocery store any day of the week if I wanted to hear Kings of Leon. The purpose of album generator is to be exposed to weird statements like this.

I hope the Residents go homeless. 1/5

I knew I hated this as soon as I started it..

The opener “Constantinople” was jarring and knew right then it was a one-star rating. But I warmed up to it enough over the next few songs enough to consider maybe giving it two stars. Then “Birthday Boy” came on. Back down to one and no way of coming back from that.

Mikä tuo soitin onkaan joka kuulostaa ihan ankan kiekunnalta, on hauska, annan sen verran. Huumorilevyt ei oikein iske, samanlaista Frank Zappa meinkiä mistä ei voi kovin isoja bojoja antaa.

absolut ass

I can quite happily die without listening to any more of this bizarre offering.

Some funny references to pop and classical music but it still kind of sucks. Or I have to REALLY be in the mood for this.

Hmm such an oddity. An alternative album with a horror feel. Too avant garde for me.

Wow, this is rough. In one way I can see how it inspired some of my favorite artists. On the other hand it is really hard to listen to.

soort van demonische Primus, die naar Devil Doll neigt soms... aan te raden voor iedereen die iets anders wil dan rechttoe rechtaan rock 'n' roll

The only list I can imagine this album making is "Albums To Avoid".

A couple years ago, I had to have an old root canal repaired. The start of the procedure, as they were drilling through tooth, was quite unpleasant but I found a way to push through. Then, without warning, the drill started hitting against the old filling, causing a (quite alarming) metallic grinding sound and vibration that sent a jolt through my whole body. This proceeded intermittently for the next half hour. This album was basically the musical equivalent of that.

I miss who I was 40 minutes ago

I'm glad I listened to it. As someone else said I can definitely see the influence on Ween and Primus' weirder stuff. Hard work for a mainly pop listener and won't be rushing back.

Bizarre but in a good way? I don't know, something about it was hitting me right.

I can appreciate the experimental music here, but the vocals are just beyond annoying. Very try-hard

Not as bad as the other albums I've heard from them

Dark and eerie. On the same time it's funny and misty.

Fookin shite mate Angry clown musuc

I’ll start with a small compliment, to be nice. I like how this is “cohesive” weird rather than random weird. Like the songs are… songs I guess. It at least gives the album a thin layer of interest that makes you wonder what the next track might be unlike listening to walls of noise for 30 minutes. That’s not experimental. That’s just annoying. Ok, compliment over. Yeah, this was not for me. A part of me wants to like this, kind of like a proto-Primus. But it just goes overboard, with the high pitch shifting and some just irritating rhythms. It’s like the soundtrack for a demented 80’s horror movie and I might just be the protagonist. I can respect the weirdness of the album and I think it succeeds at being experimental. I just have no desire to listen to it again. Favorite track: The Electrocutioner Other hits: you know what, nah I’m good

unbearably noisy and crappy. if anything, it‘s interesting..

KE Mucho Les Claypool acá 5/10

Nope nope nope. You can tell what this is within 2 seconds of it starting. Shitty Halloween music.

too dumb for me

respectfully, what the fuck? I’ve been wondering how long it would take for this website to make me listen to something to which I would respond with “I am not quirky enough for this shit”. well, here it is.

I think we might need this sort of thing to keep us from taking ourselves too seriously. Interesting and clever, but I'll never listen to it again. Well, maybe I will.

It was fine.

If I saw this performed at a gallery I’d probably think it was fun and interesting. Not good as an album.

Bunch of Halloween noises

I knew of the Residents and their impact, Primus's covers, etc. but I hadn't heard an album of theirs until now. Safe to say, I've been sold. Big fan of weird abstract music, and this hits perfectly.

I swear some of you just hate fun. This isn't even some super artistic avant garde type of experimental music that's a super acquired taste. It's just silly and stupid, and I had a great time listening to this. It doesn't try to be groundbreaking or artistic at all, it's just a bunch of dudes having a great time making a stupid album.

Gloriously weird 5th effort by the American art rockers. Favourite songs are Sinister Exaggerator and The Electrocutioner.

At least it was strange and interesting.

Never listened to The Residents before. Despite several tracks sounding like low grade Zappa out-takes, I kind of liked the overall sound of this album.

Very strange band, with very strange music.

This is the third lowest rated album on the entire list, with only Throbbing Gristle and Einsturzende Neubauten below. Both could politely be called acquired tastes. This however is damn listenable. It's as ever a rifle through popular music filtered through the Residents barebones style. there's almost covers, tracks like Weight Lifting Lulu that are pretty poppy - a way easier listen than say Napalm Death who are two places higher and actual tunes (most of the time). Their first album is a tough listen I will give you, but this? Give in to the cheapy Casio and speeded-up vocals and there's lots to like. If you like this then can thoroughly recommend Third Reich N Roll (covers) and Eskimo for full-on original batsh*tness.

Absolutely not, this was just not it for me. Very repetitive. Very experimental. I don't personally understand.

Strange and unusual? Yes. Did I find it enjoyable? Oddly, enough also yes.

I find little value in this album.

A novel listen? Sure. An album I'll come back to? Probably not.

What a load of bull.

I wish I could give this 0 stars

This reminds me of the exchange between the TV exec and George Costanza, with the latter argues for a show in which nothing interesting happens: Exec: “Why would anyone watch that?” George: “Because it’s on TV!” Exec: “Not yet…” George: “O.K... uh... look. If you wanna just keep doing the same old thing, then maybe this idea is not for you. I, for one, am not going to compromise my artistic integrity, and I'll tell you something else. This is the show, and we're not gonna change it.” Why would anyone listen to this album? Because it’s on this list. Enjoy the artistic vision. Sucka.

What dirt do the Residents have on the algorithm that this is on the list. Tedious

Awful. Horrible. Never again.

Honestly did not even sound like music

It’s as if the clangers dropped acid and recorded an LP. Worst album on here so far

Real weird and not super listenable, but fun

No

Absolute garbage. I feel bad for anyone who paid for this album ⭐

Dada pop songs at the forefront of weird, which is as advertised for these dudes. Still, what’s impressive is the actual craft put into the sound; it’s all weird and off but on purpose. This is a band that takes its pop craft as seriously as its experimentation, with songs at just the right amount of askew to be off-putting yet deeply listenable. This is a welcome introduction to a legendary band, and excited to dive deeper.

This stuff is great for some nightmarish background music when you are doing some pen and paper and have the party venture into a haunted theme park. I mean this positively. This is experimental rock that tries things out. But is it worthwhile over time? Is it semi-coherent by its own conceptual idea? I'm not so sure. At some point you just shrug.

Odd

I was intrigued after the first couple of tracks… but by the end I was over it.

Ugh. Not a fun listen.

Wow, from the opening track, "Constantinople", I felt I entered the Fun House and someone was blaring weird-ass music as I wandered through the all of mirrors trying to find the exit. Mercifully that song is just over 2 mins long. How did 1.1M people listen to that on Spotify?! This is pure shit. "Sinister Exaggerator", track 2, was sung by sheep from outerspace. Track 4, "Blue Rosebuds" & "Lizard Lady" were sung by 4 inch tall people. "Laughing Song" was created just to irritate the listener, it reminds me of something a 5 yr old would do to bug his parents from the backseat of the car. I refused to finish it, there's no way any sane person could listen to all 20 songs without skipping. Nothing about this is Top 1001. It's all shock value. I can see this being the soundtrack for one of those late 60's/early 70's movies you stumble across channel surfing and for some reason you continue to watch it, even though it's horribly bad. In your mind you think, "there must be a reason" and you watch until the end when you realize you will never get that 75 minutes back. 1 star because that's the least I can give it.

WHAT THE FUCK.

This is an unexpected pleasure, if one that was made possible by taking this in a good mood. In the main this is raw, challenging and just plain weird. I have no idea what goes into the creative/recording process to come up with this kind of music, but I get the sense they did it how they wanted. If I ever want to be truly freaked out I could do worse than go for a walk in the dark listening to this album with headphones on. But I think there’s something rewarding about listening to it and it genuinely made me laugh sometimes it was so weird. Somehow a 4.

The challenge of reviewing this lies in its non-conventional standards.  Nothing 'stands up' because the music operates from an entirely different premise. To my ears, the disparate parts, the absurd vocalisations, do not cohere into anything resembling an engaging song. It feels less like an attempt at popular music and more like an alien cultural artifact.  A piece of music that is maybe 'good' within a closed context?

Firstly, it's not another boring mainstream or easy listening album so it gets some instant kudos from me for that. It's the sort of thing I was hoping for when I started this project. I quite like the sheer insanity, it sounds like someone threw a kazoo and a drum into a mental asylum and I'm here for it. Art doesn't always have to always illicit positive emotions, it can be ugly and uncomfortable and still be valid art. My issue with this album is that it feels a bit contrived. It is still very much "inside the box" and despite it's attempts to subvert, it still clings to the basic traditional structures of popular music. All the weirdness comes across as an academic exercise in "how fucking weird can we make this" rather than something truly expressive. Anybody could sit down and bang a pot and scream weird nursery rhymes and pretend it's deep, but you have to sell some real emotional authenticity for it to be good. Cool listen but misses the mark for me.

Also a 2 and 4 star experience. Confusing

Feel they went overboard on dissonance and discordant vocals, but music is good and grows on you. Would not add it to my library because it's not my thing, but I appreciate their work. Not sure why they are called avant-garde because what they are doing is nothing new. Its electronic basis is perhaps?

now this is what I call unnerving...interesting album. I'm not sure I like it but it is interesting

?? puh artyartyfarty. c

Listen to this album and complete the following sentence: This album is an essential contribution to this list because _______________. ….. See! You can’t!

There are no good songs on this album. This is a pretty good album.

This is the worst album yet in this project, without doubt. I feel bad for the other albums to which I previously awarded 1 star because they are not as bad as this. I may have to rethink my star system in future. It really is that bad. I don’t even know how to describe the experience, but I will try. Imagine that David Lynch (RIP) was looking for a soundtrack for a short film about dead animals and this was one of the suggestions that he thought was too “out there”. The music and lyrics are weird, annoying and downright stupid. I’m annoyed that this album is included on this list because nobody needs to hear this.

Kind of fun.

what the hell was that Would I listen again: NO Deserves to be on this list: NO 0.6

This may be too alternative for people who like alternative music. I found it interesting. It's certainly not pretty music. I like how many of the songs don't follow traditional structures. Before reading the Wikipedia entry, I was thinking that The Residents probably inspired Primus, only to read that Primus covered some of their tunes!

This may very well be the worst album I’ve heard on this challenge so far. I never bought any version of the books, but this album made me want to demand a refund anyway. Utter trash. ZERO OUT OF FIVE!!!!

I just couldnt

I'm not gonna pretend i don't understand why this is so low rated, but I definitely don't think it deserves to be the third lowest rated album (the lowest I've received so far). How could this possibly be worse than "Devil Without a Cause" or "Tank Battles"? I thought it was fun. It's very experimental but in a humorous way which I enjoyed. There were a number of highlights and it was never overly annoying to me. I've been wanting to get into the Residents for awhile now so I'm happy to have had an excuse to finally check them out. I'd take the Residents over another Elvis Costello or Morrissey album any day. Favorite track: The Booker Tease

I feel like I should dislike this more than I did, but I actually found I didn't hate it. Very weird and experimental. I won't listen to it again, but it wasn't a miserable experience.

Yeah nah.

Not feeling this. I was in the wrong mood for a goofy album like this, but I’m not sure I could ever be in the right mood.

This is just silly nonsense trying too hard to be silly. A bit childish. Not playful, annoying. At least the three tracks starting with "Laughing Song" are the fun kind of nonsense. But the balance is irritation incarnate.

Controlled, early New Wave gibberish - trying to be annoying and bizarre on purpose - and succeeds. +1 for effort.

This is super out there but it’s weird and interesting and I kinda love it for that… I will not be listening to it again

Just horrible

Was the album weird? Yes. Would I go out of my way to listen to this again? Probably not. Are there worse albums on this list? For sure. Overall it was not too bad. Reminded me of Primus vocals mixed with Ween (the pod)

Fresh and freaky and trying so, so hard to be. It’s the kind of wacky shit I expected the list to introduce me to but I almost wish it was more abrasive than it is. It gives me indie guy pick-me energy. Fun music to talk about but I would roll my eyes if someone put this on in the car or at a party.

Well, if their aim was to ‘reject rock music intended for the sole purpose of entertaining or dancing’ then they surely succeeded. Music should be for listening though and I certainly won’t be listening to this one again

Perfect segue way into spooky season. American treasure, they are.

Some of the instrumentals could be decent ambient listening, and I didn't hate every moment, but c'mon man, being avant-garde without more does not make something worth listening to

Too weird and even annoying at times.

I don't know what this was

This might be the weirdest and worst album I have ever heard. Like some kind of horror kids music with weird screeching and nonsense lyrics. Not sure instruments were even used. Just awful.

Strange and experimental album. It's not always easy to listen to, but some parts are weirdly enjoyable and funny. It's clear this was an influence for Primus (a band I love) but I think this album functions more as art than as something I would want to listen to repeatedly. I'm glad something this unique is on the list though.

The Residents’ Duck Stab is the kind of album that makes you wonder if pretension can be weaponized. Listening to it feels like being trapped at a dinner party where the host proudly displays an untouched copy of Finnegans Wake on their shelf—because, of course, they “get it.” Musically, it’s the equivalent of handing a toddler a kazoo, a xylophone, and maybe a broken accordion, then clapping politely while they screech for 40 minutes. The only faint silver lining is the vocalist’s sounding like Les Claypool—if Les Claypool had no rhythm, no bass, and no talent. It’s a record so bad it almost circles back around to genius, but only if your definition of genius is punishment for your ears and possibly soul. I would highly recommend this album for torture if you are feeling like waterboarding is too humane.

Primus meets Weird Al Yankovich. Just fucking weird.

People who "understand" art tell me that avant garde stuff like this is "important" and "creative". I normally just shrug and say, "sure". But in this case, no. No it is not. This stuff fucking sucks. And so do you if you like it.

Yeah. Im pretty OK with this album. Probably not gonna listen to it often, but I will listen again

The first song made me uncomfortable but once I knew what their whole deal was, I got slightly more used to it. I like avante garde metal so I thought I'd like this a little more. The kazoo works well with the vibe though. Not for me but I respect the originality.

1.5

Made my ears bleed. Truly awful.

Trash. One interesting thing about this. There is a song called laughing song. And it sounded familiar. Then I remembered a hardcore mix tape I had in high school. There was a band called flipper and they must have stolen the chorus from this record for a song called hahaha.

This is weird for the sake of being weird and not particularly interesting to me at all. It all sounds like something I would have heard between Weird Al songs and ‘Fish Heads’ on a Dr. Demento show. That could be the point, I suppose, to sound like that, but I would never, ever have listened to this on purpose. I’m good for some weird music, but this is too weird. I don’t even want to try to like it. Thankfully it’s only 35 minutes long. I’m writing this while listening to a grown man whine ‘semolina’ over and over for reasons I do not understand. Only 5 more songs to go.

To be honest, if you got to the end of the album, you deserve 5 ⭐️. I came close and award myself ⭐️⭐️. Which is what the album gets.

Painful

Some interesting moments and melodies but not enough for me to find any true enjoyment in this album

I see the direction, and I see several tracks that remind me of other works from later years and other artists. I think it is fascinating and perhaps influential, but not something I find particularly compelling on its own. It may be a victim of its own success here and later development on these themes makes this feel undercooked despite inspiring those works, but I didn’t find it terribly interesting.

Net išsisaugojau antrą kartą paklausyti. Skamba kaip žaidimų muzika.

Overall, very weird stuff, there were just a bunch of sounds and nothing made a lot of sense. I don't think that this album can be enjoyed, unless you're maybe on drugs, in which case it would maybe make it worse, so I don't even know...

Okay I started with this one...

The entire thing sounds like what my talentless friends and I would make if we were tripping on acid while trapped in a music store. I suppose it is one of the albums of all time, but to me it's just thoroughly unenjoyable.

Guess I'm not artsy enough to truly "get" this shit. Knew some whack bs was about to go down when I heard the bugs bunny voice in the beginning. Tbh, this could work as the soundtrack of some absurdist movie. But as "music", just no, thank you.

On a list of Dr. Demento's top 1000 albums, yeah, I could see this.

I absolutely and I unironically love this album. Got into them through Primus.

Worst album ever

Dritt

Im not doing this.

wtf

WTF

No

Dire.

Як музичний та трохи абсурдний арт-перфоманс я це можу сприйняти, ще як музейний експонат. Музично за виключення 3 і 4 композиції дуже не близька музика, занадто креативна та знову ж таки абсурдна.

У 2015му році я був на концерті резідентс і мені НАСТІЛЬКИ було некомфортно і навіть кріпово, що в мене тепер травма пов'язана з цим гуртом. Ну і власне цей альбом це жесть. В якомусь сенсі його звісно забавно слухати, бо резідентс мають свій дуже впізнаваний єбанутий вайб і я поважаю їх як акт провокативного мистецтва, але чисто на рівні гармоній і атмосфера для мене ця музика є некомфортною.

monty python ass music, а значить мені подобається. це звісно більше музичний арт, ніж музика в звичайному розумінні, арт складніше оцінювати, але я see vision. ми би слухали це з друзями під час гри в манчкін (ми задроти)

Goofy fun. The many hours invested into Trout Mask Replica as a young adult are finally paying dividends!

For the longest time I had no idea Hello Skinny / Constantinople was not an original Primus song, but they couldn't have found a more perfect song to cover. This dude even sounds exactly like Les Claypool. Anyways I find this album pretty funny. It's not the most listenable album ever, but if you just have some fun with it, it can be a good time. I know I am rating all the lowest rated albums high, but they are always the most interesting, and I love weird albums. How can you listen to The Birthday Boy and not have a huge smile on your face. This is probably closer to a high 3 bit I'm going to round up. Low 4.

This is weird. I can appreciate weird, like Butthole Surfers, but I had a hard time listening to the entire album in one sitting, in spite of its short running time.

WTF is this crap!!

Very cool

Mukavan hirveää kuunneltvaa

Honestly I have no idea what I listened to…From the opening track all the way to the end I was saying “what the fuck is this”. Definitely not for me l, but some of the instrumentals were nice and different. The vocal delivery just completely killed me though. Maybe it’s the experimental nature of the 70s that comes through in this album? Just a weird listen all around.

extremadamente extraño

If there is some deeper, revelatory meaning behind this music, then I will gladly remain ignorant. To me this is just purile antics masquerading as art. I know there are people whose opinions I respect who say this stuff is great - I can confidently say I think they are just flat out wrong on this occasion. I've given The Residents plenty of opportunities to impress me, they have failed on each occasion. Joke music, with the punchline being me for listening to it.

Checked my stats and it seems I've heard some song from them before but safe to say I don't remember it. Nothing could've prepared me for this album. I do appreciate early experimental music for daring to be different but... this album made me physically say "Oh, shut up" out loud. Not a good sign. Longest 35 minutes of my life 1/5

"Art rock band" more like SHART rock band!!

I wish I could Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind this out of my brain.

If I had to name 1001 albums I'd probably be clutching at straws, too. But not this straw; never this straw. Is doing the opposite of making enjoyable music creative genius? Or is it just choosing to make mistakes everyone else is aware of and avoided?

I will not be including the bonus tracks of disc one and the entirety of disc two of the 2018 pREServed edition of the album in this review. Normally, for an artist I hadn't heard of or was not familiar with, I usually like to research and give a brief background of who they are, how they started their music career, and what their situation was like when making the record presented here. Today, however, I'll have to largely forego that, as the Residents are a largely anonymous music collective that thrives in obscurity. Any information related to the band's history or potential members should be taken with a grain of salt. If anything, I could only reliably go off of their musical output, which can be described as deconstructions of Western popular music, complete with stream-of-consciousness lyrics, tonal dissonance, and the use of sound collages. That sort of description befits this record, Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen, which combines two of their EPs, applying a more guitar-driven sound to shorter songs. This album is often considered their most "accessible" record, for what it's worth. I'll admit, I laughed at the highly modulated vocals for tracks like the opening "Constantinople" and "Laughing Song" alongside the jarring dissonance and surrealist lyrics. But once the initial shock and laughter wore off for me, I began to realize how muted the production sounded, and how reliant the Residents were on subverting these conventional song structures without much in the way of gripping satire or a greater purpose outside of being weird. Even for weirdness' sake, there's a part of me that feels they could have gone even more outlandish or bizarre in the execution. I would say I'm more into the experimental rock acts that have emerged since, except I've gotten more out of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart with their respective deconstructions of blues rock and psychedelia. Then again, it could be argued that the Residents set a precedent for even weirder bands to come, and probably value being more odd than even Zappa and Beefheart. Who's to say which is intrinsically better? I can at least say that the Residents' Duck Stab/Buster & Glen made for an intriguing footnote, one that I can certainly respect. Perhaps in the eyes of the Residents, simply respecting their pursuit of art is satisfying enough.

Meh

3* at best

No!

It's weird, it's annoying, but it's not terrible. There is definitely some skill in the arrangements and sound. I can't say that it makes me enjoy it any more. It was kind of obnoxious.

Distressing and dadaist, ridiculous and rudimentary, Duck Stab is authentic art rock, in the tradition of literary and cultural modernism. Absurder than Trout Mask Replica, it's yet catchier and more coherent, something like the neat and thought-out strangeness of De La Soul. The lyrics are grotesque but have me laughing in a real way: 'Your heart is like a silken sponge / That calls saliva love'; 'But he soon found out / That she had the gout / And often would wink underwater'; 'Conspicuously alcoholic, flicks his tongue at me!' It's by no means a perfect record - it's ultimately too annoying and too cockamamy for me to have a deep regard for it - but it is original, and I can appreciate it for what it is: a curt dosage of telepathic eccentricity.

Really? Whimsy on steroids.

My entire life, when asked the classic would-you-rather, "Would you rather be deaf or blind?" my answer has always been blind, because I love music more than anything else in life - and would prefer to have music in my life even if it meant being blind. This album made me question that decision.

this is the kinda shit i was expecting from this list. interesting, but not enjoyable. 2.5/5. beats the shit out of dylan tho

This just goes to show that you don’t need musical acumen or a single shred of talent in order to create something delightfully weird and fun. Follow your dreams, kids.

man i already listened to this

Oof. If this is art I'm happy I'm a philistine I guess. It's just unpleasant to listen to

Electrocutions was cool

what if The Band were a collection of Beefheart-loving mental patients? chaotic good. good weird. weird i can believe in.

What a cool fucking band! I’m all smiles over here. New to me and excited to dig in.

This was fuckin bizarre; sort of Modest Mouse-sounding vocals but much darker and weirder. A LOT of flat notes and sharp notes, lyrically and instrumentally. Feels like listening to this too much could fuck up your head —but I also couldn’t turn it off? Blue Rosebuds and Weight Lifting Lulu were memorable.

bullshit

The Residents produced the quintessential album of an entire generation. Both experimental and avant-garde this album produced quality music that set the foundations for a lifetime of musicians and artist to come with key songs, being Blue Rosebuds, and the Bach Is Dead. It’s a wonder that this album has been reduced into the dungeons of history rather than being exalted as one of the greatest albums of all time I’m going to start playing this every day to remind myself what good music sounds like. …just kidding. When I saw it was a double disc, I cried. I couldn’t justify loosing two hours of my life on this and dipped out after disc one. I got a little Frank Zappa and some Primus influence but I look forward to forgetting this album exists.

Random thoughts: * This was weird and freaky. And I like it. :) * I went in totally blind and had no clue what I was in for. Which can be fun when it is as interesting as this. * Shades of Modest Mouse and Primus were noticed in there while listening. * Not exactly in the same vein but I wonder if Paul McCartney's "Temporary Secretary" was influenced by this. Maybe it's just the voice affectations. * I can tell this would not be for everyone but I found it quite fun. I'll definitely learn a bit more and hopefully go back to listen again.

This is just incredibly weird music. Difficult to listen to, but points for creativity. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

another album where i dont fault people for the low rating but think there is a lot of exaggeration around how bad it is. that goes double for the people that couldnt even be bothered to listen to the entire thing.

The musical equivalent of Twin Peaks...rather disturbing.

Is this music

Not sure this was a great place to start this project. Kinda dug The Electrocutioner though

This is one of those albums that gets labelled as a 'challenging listen'. I'm not sure people all mean the same thing when they say that. There are probably a lot of bands I love that would point to The Residents and say they were a huge influence. In 2025 when anyone anywhere can release endless volumes of self-indulgent 'I'm-A-Silly-Goose' recordings it doesn't really stand out. 'Hello Skinny' is at least worth a listen.

Some of the worst collection of sounds I’ve ever heard

It’s very rare that I can’t finish an album, but this was ridiculously bad. It sounded like when you let a bunch a children into a music room and they just start making a messy noise. I made it around 5 songs in before I had to turn it off as it was genuinely making me irate. I’m very glad for streaming services. God only knows how annoyed I’d be if I paid money for this.

cannot be bothered

As much as I love this album and as important as the Residents are to me, I’m not giving difficult by design the highest mark. Still. Total masterpiece.

Weird.. didn't dislike it as such, just maybe not one I'll listen to much

I’m still trying to figure out what this was. I know technically it’s music, but is it? I guess all art has its experimental edge but I’m not overly sure why it’s on this list. I would still take this over the Jazz 10 times out of 10

Yikes.

I think... I actually liked it? The first half made me smile, but the second half made me groove.

I hate how much I like this.

Oh, I get it! Instead of music - which people like - it’s abrasive noise and grating sounds . . . which people don’t like. And so it’s like . . . a protest against . . . people liking things? Or, no, wait I’ve got it. Listening to unpleasant things that you don’t like is smart . . . and listening to things that sound good and that you enjoy . . . is dumb? No, sorry, I don’t get it.

Absolutely loved this weirdness. 10x avant garde anti-establishment psychotic nonsense peering over the fence at you. I crave more of this.

The definition of experimental. Not sure if valuable.

One of the worst things I have had the displeasure of waisting time on. Giving this even 1 star is pushing it

This is so so bad.

One mans Art Rock is another mans bunch of arse.

Duck Stab On first listen I felt this was too deliberately daft, but there was some strange charm to it that made me look forward to listening again, and I started to enjoy and admire it. I think it just manages to stay on the right side of studied, performative eccentricity, as its intentional oddness seems, to me, to have a point to it - in creating a disquieting, creepy atmosphere with ominous bass, discordant synth and primitive, eerie childlike melodies it make it a strangely compelling album, evoking an odd half awake, half dreaming state. It’s not an easy listen, and not exactly the album to work to when you are trying to put a budget together, but amongst the atonality and strangeness there are some extremely effective passages and moods. The bass does great work on tracks like Sinister Exaggerator, Blue Rosebuds, Laughing Song (which reminds me very much of the score from Beverly Hills Cop II), Elvis and His Boss, Semolina, and Weight-LIfting Lulu, shifting between dubby atmospheres, rhythmic pulsing and more conventional melodic playing. Some of the synth lines and motifs are great too, Sinister Exaggerator, Bach is Dead, Lizard Lady, Birthday Boy, Krafty Cheese and The Electrocutioner, and it’s all augmented by some nice guitar parts here and there. Coming after the sterile musical dead-endness of Afghan Whigs I really appreciate that this is so unique and singular, and its off beat appeal definitely grew with every listen, and I wanted to keep giving it one more go. It’s on the border of 3 and 4, it’s a fascinatingly odd album that I really liked, and despite feeling like I’ll only come back to it when I’m in the right mood, I’ll be a bit generous and tip over to 4. 🦆🦆🦆🦆 Playlist submission: Laughing Song

They've melded a bit of Eno and Kraftwerk minimalist electronic beeping, with the iconoclasm of punk, taking aim at Bach and Elvis. Ultimately I think it's all a big pisstake. Indeed 'Birthday Boy' sounds like the seeds of the South Park theme tune. And while we're on the subject, are the vocals inspiration for Mr Hanky? 'Semolina' could be a South Park skit. There's a certain humourous levity in all this that's rather appealing vs self-regarding grunginistas, of which we've had a few of late. There are real flashes of brilliance throughout that provide accessibility. The short and sweet 'The Booker Tease' with its duo sax is marvelous.The creeping and sinister 'Blue Rosebuds' with its bed of shimmering electronic beeps (gives me Lodger vibes). This gives me independent coffee shop syndrome. I love the fact it's there. I don't want it to not be there, and it'd be a shame if it wasn't. But I still pop into Costa for convenience.

I got a flat tire today and I listened to this album. What a way to start my week. I am glad stuff like this is on the list, but listening to it caused me physical pain. I like the eyeball costumes, though.

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Couldn't manage the whole album - got a bit too much. But will come back to listen to the second half another time.

There's value in the strange and unusual, but sometimes it can be hard to find. I can only assume that the value in this one is the reigning world champion of hide and seek.

What are we even doing here... These guys are just trying to be weird for the sake of being weird, which like...fine, but why is this album included on this list? Stupid.

The tone throughout is decidedly demented and unsettling, and yet I found myself enjoying most if not all of it. The songs are intentionally weird, but don't (to me at least) feel try hard in that direction. They are interesting and well-produced, intermixing various elements to create a sense of tension. Sometimes that comes from mixing unsettling, horror adjacent instrumentals with innocuous or even bright vocals. Other times, it comes directly from the demented nature of the vocals. More often than not it derives from use of weird off-center instruments and electronic effects combined with unnatural vocal production (Krafty Cheese and Constantinople are both good example of this). For better or worse, this album had me engaged all the way through. I'd say it was split into roughly 3 categories: slightly off-kilter; demented; and straight up WTF. The majority fall into the generic "demented" category with varying shades of enjoy-ability. The best (or at least most memorable) here are Blue Rosebuds, Constantinople, and Krafty Cheese. Blue Rosebuds reminds me a bit of Thundercat at his most psychedellic -- like his pairing with Mac Miller on some Faces tracks. I never realized Primus' take on Constantinople was a cover. More amazingly, Primus' rendition is somehow more grounded. Nonetheless I enjoy the original. Weight Lifting Lulu is probably the most "normal" song on here (only real competition is Booker Tease). It plays more like a post-punk song than anything else. And truly escaping into WTF territory are the likes of Lizard Lady and Birthday Boy -- both of which feature some of the weirdest lyrics(?) vocal features(?) of the album. I wouldn't listen to this with great frequency, but I'll be damned if I didn't enjoy it. High 4 for me!

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Bhahahaha holy shit I was not expecting the singer to sound like that at all out of the gate that actually made me laugh out loud. Constantinople might be the goofiest song I have ever heard it was so ridiculous. That was one of the most insane albums I have ever listened to. I can really respect the creativity (if that's what you would want to call it) but it did get very hard to listen to as it went on. I will just leave this with a 3 and say I would not do drugs and listen to that album

What the actual fuck am I listening to? Hilarious that this is their most accessible album according to wiki. Reminds me of the worst parts of Zappa and Captain Beefheart. Went from bad to worse when they started singing one of the worst songs of all time, Happy Birthday To You. Future Kev do not come back to this unless it's to prank someone.

Feels like this was recorded in hell (non-derogatory)

Es increíble la mala calidad(o muy buena talvez) de las drogas que consumieron para hacer este álbum, creo que birthday boy fue el tope de la locura para ellos y al siguiente tema ya les pegó un poco el bajón. Igual tiene algo que me mantuvo concentrado y gusto bastante

Falopisimo y super raro, pero me gusto. En la tapa estan cuchilleando un pato, le resto 1 punto por eso. Bach is Dead

No sé que escuche ni quiero saber Ley de salud mental ya

reminded me a lot of primus… but weirder and more annoying.

For fuck’s sake

This album is terrible - so difficult to listen to, and I would not classify it as music. It's some flat ugly chanting with some occasional instrumentals. I'd give it 0/5 stars if I could.

I like off the wall, weird music. This sucks ass though.

no... didnt even manage to finish

Definitivamente este disco no es para mí. 0/10

Sounds like it was made for a creepy circus by a creepy clown (I did not like it). Interesting sound though considering it was released in the 70s

I like weird stuff but this just didn’t hit for me

What a shit. Minus 100 stars

At least they tried something different.

I’m pretty sure one of the other members in this list group I’m in played this album for me before we became roommates. This album does feel significant for being what it was in the context of 1978. I’m glad I listened to it again for this list. Although I don’t see myself seeking this out to listen again in future. A very high 3 stars resting on the strong shoulders of a great album cover and great album title.

Bizarre and a bit disturbing, but nonetheless enjoyable, this is maybe the Residents album I like most. Feels like mutant blues and distorted nursery rhymes.

It’s been almost 20 years since I listened to this during my Residents phase that was mostly influenced by an old friend who has since passed away. Back then, this might’ve gotten a 4. Despite the nostalgia, and some fun moments, this is pretty grating and I’m not mad it’s been so long since I listened. Will I ever listen again? Maybe not.

This is a joke right?

Almost entirely dreadful. Like a school music class who have just discovered DJ MODE on a keyboard. However, there is a prescient spark in one or two songs ("Weight Lifting Lulu") that doesn't seem to come back in music until the mid-90s. Does it make the rest of the album good? No, it does not.

At first I thought I liked this, but then I realised I hate it.