Reviews (page 5 of 9)
Wow this is easily one of the weirdest albums I’ve listened to and that is saying a lot. So much so I couldn’t even really enjoy it. Actually beyond that this was really just completely unlistenable. I can’t even imagine a life in which I listen to this album again. It was a one time experience and I’d love to keep it that way. I honestly probably just don’t understand it but also I don’t really want to put in any amount of effort to.
No.
Avant-garde, more accessible than some but still avant-garde, very niche form of music.
Bonkers but I liked it
mag das es so experimentell und facettenreich ist, aber irgendwie stresst es mich auch sehr haha
never listened to this group before, going in completely blind Constantinople - 4/5 Sinister Exaggerator - 2/5 The Booker Tease - 4/5 Blue Rosebuds - 5/5 Laughing Song - 3/5 Bach Is Dead - 3/5 Elvis and His Boss - 3/5 Lizard Lady - 3/5 Semolina - 2/5 Birthday Boy - 1/5 Weight-Lifting Lulu - 4/5 Krafty Cheese - 3/5 Hello Skinny - 4/5 The Electrocutioner - 4/5 Average score: 3.2/5 well this was weird as fuck i really am at a loss for words. idk what to expect of the rest of their discography but after having my first introduction be this... i'm a little worried
wut? i am too stupid to get it
So I’ve heard of the Residents for a really long time, obviously their iconography is pretty classic, and I’ve certainly read their Wikipedia before, because their whole “thing” is just so fascinating! But this was absolutely my first time pressing “play” on any of their music. And you wanna know what? I thought this was by far the most accessible “avant- garde” music encountered for this project thus far. A lot of the songs are weird, but still pretty tuneful and melodic. There’s hooks and choruses and sometimes it can be a little challenging, but still sounds like music. It reminded me of proto-Primus or TMBG. It’s not my favorite thing in the world, but I could genuinely see myself returning to some songs from this album, plus the band is just so influential and important. I’m scoring this high!! (Also they’re smart enough to keep it short! Their experimentations rarely go over 4 minutes in length!)
Awful. 1st album I stopped before the end. Juvenile, discordant, repetitive. Just unlistenable.
sucks really bad
could i write poetry to this? n It was so weird that it had a weird charm which bumped it to a 2
Prior to now, I had only known of The Residents as "that band that wears giant eyeball heads with tuxedos and top hats". I knew that lots of people considered them to be important and influential. Beyond that, I had never heard a note of their recordings and doubted that I would ever seek any. So now that I have heard one of their forty-plus(!) albums, I will likely never listen to them again. It's weird for the sake of being weird and not an easy or particularly enjoyable listen. But Mr. Dimery said I needed to hear it before I die and I did. The songs are silly and senseless and probably appealed to the Dr. Demento fans who also enjoyed Barnes+Barnes "Fish Heads" and other novelty music before Weird Al came along and owned the genre. I'll give this two stars because I do believe that weirdness and absurdity can be art, whether we enjoy it or not. We're talking about it, aren't we?
Well..that was a thing
I mean, points for influencing Primus, I guess?
In the category of More Fun to Create Than to Listen To. You know it's fun to create based on the number of 90s bands that hid songs just like this as secret tracks on their CDs.
fucking weird. Really surprised I didn't know of them, glad for the experience, but fucking weird.
Strip the metal out of Primus and you get the Residents. It's pretty fun to listen to, but the occasional track like Lizard Lady will throw you into nervousness. A good time.
A bit of a high school prank of an album and there is much better music that is avaunt guard on this list.
this was so horrible that i somehow love it?? i dont even know what to say
When this came up, it seemed interesting - art rock, electronica etc. Within the first 20 seconds of this, I thought, "what the hell is this?". However, it could easily have just been a strange quirky intro...unfortunately after 14 songs, I was still thinking "what the hell is this?". Luckily, it's only 35 minutes long - it is rather bizarre in places, too bizarre for my liking unfortunately. Easy to see why this is the top 3 worst rated albums.
bof
I don't know how to describe this. I liked it! I'm glad it exists! I dont know that it will go into my rotation unless I need to enter a fugue state. 5 stars.
mfs on this website when they have to listen to something actually experimental and unique instead of just the beatles and pink floyd: 😨😨😨😨😨😱😱😱
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definitely not enjoyable but it makes me think how creatively this can be used in some contexts. that's what i like about this experience. the cover is cool. that being said yeah the music is horrible
I was pretty keen for this to finish from the very first track. We get it, you're wacky guys
What the fuck was that?
My thought process: "Ooh, I'm getting some good punk tod- why is it rated so low? Oh, this isn't The Descendents or The Replacements..." So anyways, this is a weird one. It's a Looney Tunes horror show by way of Primus, and Bugs Bunny is on LSD or something (well, the other way around. This is Primus before they existed. Insane to imagine there is a less accessible Primus). Maybe I'm just in the right kind of bad mood today, but for some reason this is hitting? Is it something I'd ever listen to in my free time? Absolutely not. Will I ever go back to it? Probably not. Like, I get why this is one of the lowest rated albums on the list, and it kinda deserves it. It's not a comfortable listen, and I don't think there is a single pleasant sound on this thing. Everything is screechy, dissonant, high pitched horns and electronics and intentionally bad vocals. But I'm weird and can enjoy uncomfortable things if its got a weird horror vibe, albeit a messed up cartoon version. I'm kinda afraid I'm overrating because its rated so low, but I kind of like this thing also? It's weird.
What the fuck was that? This is the 3rd time I have found the worst album on this list (so far). I suspect there will be something worse later though. There were a couple of flashes of music that accidentally made it on this album. If I go out back and stab a duck, will it sound like this album?
This is like if musique concrete met my nightmares. It's kinda great. But this could easily shade into noise if I were in the wrong mood.
"Bach is Dead" You don't say? Songs to play when brewing witch soup.
Just because you're unique, doesn't mean you're useful. I genuinely reckon they've thrown some of these obvious 1/5 albums in the mix just to spot the ostentatious & pompous wankers who rate this thing positively just to think they're smart or different. I cannot think of any other reason why you'd rate this positively.
The third lowest rated album on this site with only 45.3k monthly spotify listeners and it fucking shows. Grating from the first few seconds. If I have to give this props for anything I would say that there are a few tracks on here which work well enough as unnerving/anxiety inducing background audio (I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume this was the goal for a lot of this). But with the purposefully out of tune singing and instrumentation this is bound to be as much of an acquired taste as motor oil. Not the worst album on this list by proxy of being more musically inclined than Throbbing Gristle. As for which side I preferred? Fucked if I know, I don’t want to put too much more thought into this album.
A Who-tier band. A 'what the fuck' album. Lizard lady sounded like it was sung by assorted Sesame Street characters, but in a frightening way. An odd track, didn’t fancy it. Weight Lifting Lulu & Hello Skinny- These were the best of the worst, fairly listenable, but nothing to write home about. Pink Floyd was chucking out some goofy and bizarre music like this in the 60s, but executed it better overall, and not in an end-to-end straight-jacket album fashion like this. In the year of our lord 2016. It's baffling that anyone felt the need to include this in the amendment to the 1001 albums. No Highlights, just happy it’s over. If I were an evil person with captives, I’d loudly play this album on repeat like they did with other music at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
I thought this was gonna be dogshit seeing as it’s the third lowest rated album on this site but I quite enjoyed it. It’s weird and interesting. It helps that I already quite enjoy primus, and I was shocked at one point where I thought the vocalist was les claypool. Looking up the band there a tism type outfit where no one knows their identities and funnily enough claypool has been accused of being a member. I liked it but I doubt I’ll go back to it.
This album opens with some interesting instrumentals thats a little hard to call experimentation given the date this album released. They're good but are unfortunately ruined by annoying vocals which are not particularly remarkable in any way. Something that will become a running theme of this album. Sinister is cool and moody The Booker tease is bluesy, jazzy and a touch surreal and dreamlike. Blue Rosebuds is where this album shows its hand, for better and for worse. It wears its influences on its sleeves and does little to innovate. The film inspiration is clear, especially David Lynch and his Soundtracks. Unfortunately for Blue Rosebuds it is another interesting track ruined by "experimental" vocals (talking in a high pitched voice) The annoying vocals are actually used to somewhat decent effect on Lizard Lady. They're anxious and repetitious which makes for a good companion alongside the "melody" which drives up the fear, anxiety and paranoia. Semolina is rhymically eerie, a kinda cool track after three nothing tracks and then Lizard Lady. It evokes the imagery and sound of Giallo horror and their prog sound tracks. More nothing of note tracks then weight lifting Lulu, which is actually a good moody song filled with awesome and uncharacteristically subtle bass lines. Krafty Cheese is wacky and zany for the sake of it but there's something actually pretty interesting and original going on here. Not that id return for a second listen to really find out. Hello Skinny is probably my favourite track of the album, more brooding, bluesy Jazz. Going for a vocal performance on here heavily inspired by Gira of Swans or Hayward of This Heat. But why would I listen to this when I can listen to Swans or Heat. Its not a bad album its just everything on this album has been done better elsewhere and thats not very experimental, is it. 6/10
This is what my nervous "I had ten different cocktails at work drinks" hangovers feel like. I'm sure this album has inspired some good music but whatever, this is ass. Creepy fuckin spongebob night terror music. Highlights: the fact that this is only 33 minutes
Hmmmm
Bug music that set the way for They Might Be Giants that no other art rock band could have done
this is the weirdest album ive ever heard in my life, feels like u r trapped in a fever dream with a lot of clowns and their screaming nonsense. clearly isnt my type of music but i value the quality and the mind u gotta have to do this
Definitely not my style. The Avant garde thing doesn't click for me.
This album feels cursed and I love it. Also glad I can listen to this in headphones. If it was playing over speakers somewhere I entered, I would probably run away fast.
Not a fan of the end result but this is definitely something that feels… essential. I guess. Not exactly easy to listen to. Proto-Primus. Music to do ketamine in a funhouse to.
a short and pleasant listen 👍
I guess even novelty comedy acts have space to be in the list. Does that means that I have to like it? No. 0.01/10
Practically unlistenable. At 35 minutes, still way too long.
70s art rock. Very weird. Experimental. Distorted vocals over eerie beats. Not something I would listen to, but appreciate the weirdness. Have listened to worse.
hm
I hated it, it undeniably has its moments but those moments aren’t that good. Imagine velvet underground but bad, and you get this album. I’d imagine it gets better with more listens but it feels like a chore
Fullkomligt katastrofalt och jag blir arg på alla mina livsbeslut som tagit mig till punkten där 35 minuter måste spenderas på den här kakafonin av trams-oljud.
Det är början på en trend inom musiken men inte den bästa
Oj, vad annorlunda! Men inte jättebra va?
What the hell is even that?
Hmmm. Well, it’s certainly an attempt to try different things. But for me it was mostly unlistenable.
Yuck.
Points for ikke at lyde som andet på listen
Wtf. Glad for at det her eksisterer og glad for at jeg har hørt det, men tror ikke liiiige den kommer på igen lige foreløbig.
Unique..
I could get into this but im in not in a weird music typa vibe rn so not today
⭐️.5/5. Few songs with horns were OK, but the rest I found beyond strange/creepy and unlistenable. Not my vibe at all.
I could play any instrument badly and scream over it and call it avant garde. it certainly doesnt seem like it takes much musical talent. Overall: 1/5
Easy 1 star.
Wtf
Det här är så konstigt. Det är så fett. Svårlyssnat? Ja! Kul och spännande? 100%
Me encantó este álbum. Bizarro, experimental, oscuro, gracioso, mantiene una estética coherente a lo largo de todo el disco. Me recordó a Primus y la música de Les Claypool, pero siendo menos agresiva/rockera.
Weird and fun. Nightmare Halloween funhouse vibes. Late 70’s electronic.
NO Why does he sound like Pinocchio on Blue Rosebuds
I’m not finishing this. I’ve never liked an album less than this.
Eksperimenterende rock, men på den måde hvor det ikke lyder godt
Totally get why this is dividing reviewers. Given one cursory listen, out of context, in the middle of a thousand albums, an unsettling piece of Dadaist performance art is almost certainly going to sound like a hard pass. But if you've got the time, go read chapter 13 of the post-punk bible, Simon Reynold's Rip It Up and Start Again, on cabaret noir and theatre of cruelty in post-punk San Francisco, and then give it another go.
unlistenable
2.5 V strange
This album sucked
This is definitely an interesting listen. I don't think it would be in heavy rotation on my playlist, but not bad on occasion. This must have been on Les Claypool's list because I can see how this record (band) would have influenced Primus.
oh no
Like Tiny Tim meets Primus on PCP
Wut
That is a brown album. I’ve never listened to the residents before, it is interesting for sure.
I like meet the residents better but I was convinced ina discussion on the weekend that this sold better and probably should be the one. The residents are great.
I was 15 years old in 1986 and just starting to explore alternative music to the Top 40 radio that I had grown a bit bored with. Back in those days, it was hard to discover things outside the mainstream. I was starting to listen to a lot of Triple J radio (the ABC’s youth station, then Sydney-based),which would play music that was quite out-there, especially late at night. The Residents toured Australia in 1986 for their 13th Anniversary Show, and Triple J played a short radio documentary about the Cryptic Corporation and played their records. I think they played some albums basically all the way through – I certainly remember them playing the Residents-adjacent Snakefinger album ‘Night of Desirable Objects’ in its entirety. I was too young and baby-faced to get into the shows at the Tivoli or Selinas, but I was really intrigued by these outsider musicians. It gave me the impetus to track down the types of record stores that would actually stock this type of music, which led me to Red Eye Records, a Sydney institution, still open to this day. A lot of the records in Red Eye were obscure imports, eye-wateringly expensive for a teenager like myself. (I still find their prices uncomfortably high – I moved on to other stores that stocked the music I wanted and who would look after me. I ended up working at one of those stores, Scratches Records in Newtown until it closed in the mid 90s. My favourite store these days is Beatdisc at Parramatta, shout out to Tom and Pete). But Red Eye did have a few second-hand Residents’ records, including a 7” EP version of Duck Stab, that I snapped up. A small Australian label, AIM, also briefly released a few Residents’ records locally at reasonable prices, including the 13th Anniversary Tour Live in Japan album, which is probably my favourite Residents’ album to this day. It acts as a bit of a “best of” the early Residents, played with a spooky and spacious intensity. I intrinsically “got” The Residents – their best records are heavily informed and influenced by pop music, but played with an eerie and unsettling outsider perspective (especially their 70s releases – Meet The Residents, Commercial, Duck Stab, Third Reich’n’Roll). I loved the anti-technique, which appealed to me as someone with a strong interest in making music but little actual technical talent. You didn’t need to be a great musician or have a lot of expensive equipment to play music like this or be a good-looking rock star type, you just needed ideas and a point of view. I still find it inspiring. Their interest in multi-media meant they were often at the forefront of musical development. In retrospect, it’s hard to believe their videos were played in MTV, but they were one of the few bands to make videos as short films. The Residents influenced what I look for in music. I still like music with a strange and sideways approach, especially if that includes a slightly disturbing humour. Their later albums are often too high concept for my taste (I generally don’t like concept albums), and there is now such an enormous body of work that it is hard to know how to approach it all. It’s hard to decide what is a good representational work from their idiosyncratic and diverse oeuvre. But Duck Stab is a good place to start, I think. It is certainly where I started. I did eventually see the Residents on their 2016 Australian tour. It was a strange and beautiful and funny and disturbing show and just what I wanted from them. Is Duck Stab (or The Residents in general) to everyone’s taste? Well, probably not -- there’s a reason this is one of the lowest rated albums on the 1001 list. But Duck Stab is special to me. I find The Residents’ creativity inspiring, and especially this record. It demonstrates how far you can push the pop music form. And I do think everyone _should_ try this at least once. The Residents (and Duck Stab in particular) opened my ears to new ways of listening and to the fact that there were whole worlds of music that existed a long way outside the Top 40. I will forever be grateful for that insight. I hope that listening to this will have the same impact on someone else as well.
shit
So avant garde it's almost not music at points? Still, I find it compelling and enjoyable as a detour. Glad they exist.
1 star I didn’t like it. I wasn’t in on the joke and I have no intention of trying to be in on it.
Uahhhhhh - torture
Getting Primus mixed with Frank Zappa vibes. Wasn’t my favorite listen, but it’s got legs, and definitely influenced the styles of bands that followed
Noise rock that does what its supposed to do, make noise. Luckily theses experimental albums, while fun are short. 3.5/5
It's just too weird. Every song is eerie and unpleasant. This album, although short, was a real test of my endurance. I didn't find anything to like here.
What the shit is this? I can't believe anyone would listen to this seriously for fun. There are moments I like, such as Rock is Dead. And I 💯 hear how they influenced Les Claypools vocals in Primus. I hate it. I'm intrigued by it. I never want to listen to it again. But maybe just that one song, one more time. 1/5 or 5/5, I don't know.
Wierd, crazy, experimental, indie rock with lots of stuff in it and very very creative and unpredictable. Usually dont like these type of stuff but thos one was all over the palce and kept me guessing every song which alwas a good breath of fresh air after a long day.
Maybe avant-pop isn't for me... at least not this kind. While I'm positive that songs like Lizard Lady, Birthday Boy, and Hello Skinny made major impressions on Les Claypool, they don't hold me enough to warrant a revisit of this album in the future. I did save Birthday Boy on Spotify just in case I need to ruin somebody's big day.
very interesting 😆i appreciate the weirdness hahaha
I tried...
Absolutely did not need to hear this before I die
I don't know what I'm listening to, but I respect the vision. Very interesting tracks and a great reason to stick with this project.
weird and fun
Really weird. Certainly requires another listen.
Coolt album.... ... Detta är "musik" man vill gilla för att kunna säga det till andra. Det finns ingen som sitter och lyssnar på detta själv, frivilligt. Men sätter på detta med andra. Eller säger till andra att man gillar the residents. Man kanske tvingar sig igenom nån lyssning för att det ska kännas som att man faktiskt gillar det. De som satt 4/5 i betyg är oseriösa. De bedömer inte musiken. De bedömer sig själva, "jag är lite ball/udda som diggar detta". Finns något "Primus" över detta, men sjukt mycket sämre. Primus är iaf lite "lattjobra", detta är "stängavdåligt". Fuck all the way off!
Den här skivan har redan stulit 35 min av mitt liv så jag tänker inte lägga en sekund på att förklara hur enastående usel den var.
I am unfortunately the audience for this one
3.5
yeah no
Очень странное. Трудно представить, что происходило с людьми, которые слышали эту музыку в 72-ом году. И слышал ли эту музыку вообще кто-то. Лучшая песня - Semolina.
what. the. fuck. is this. I like weird, but this is not tasteful weird
Not for everyone in any way. I loved it. Definitely listening to the larger catalogue.
This is certainly an odd one. I don’t think it’s as bad as it’s rating on here. More I listen the more I’m liking it. It’s the right amounts of catchy and strange.
I’m torn on this one. I kind of like how kooky it is and am pretty into a few songs - especially Constantinople and Lizard Lady - and I appreciate the effort and willingness to say fuck it to commercial success. It’s not really one I’d turn to in any other circumstance though, so tough for me to give high marks.
Something that really makes you ask "is this music?" I get that that's the point, but yeesh
1 - bad
It is... Interesting.
dumb ass wacky stuff like this makes the list then lil b deserves a spot
Maybe I‘m too dumb to see the art in this madness.. but. Nope.
Probably the most unsettling version of happy birthday I have ever heard
Weird, but not unlistenable. 1 and done is good for me on this one however. 2/5
Im glad i listened to that. I will Likely not listen to it again lol.
Weird for weirdness sake. No thanks.
Hot garbage. No idea how this album made the list
This shit is awesome! I love the whole album, but I think Sinister Exaggerator is my favorite. Definitely going to save this for future listens.
I would say 1.5, it isn't for me. But 2 usually means it's an easy listen and isn't for me, but this was not an easy listen and I can't round up, so it'll just be a 1 star.
No thanks, too weird for me
# 482 : Duck Stab : 16/05/2025 What the hell is "American Art Rock"? Def not my cup of tea. This was terrible. An album which makes you reconsider whether there are as many as 1,001 albums you must listen to before you die.
And that was a weird ride...
I think I heard an electric kazoo in there. If you enjoy experiencing experiments with sound and music....you should have fun with this one. Some of the songs will start out great and devolve into noise. Some are just noise. It's worth listening to just for the weirdness, but you should be warned it's not a "normal" album. It's like poetry from a nutter set to instruments made in a junkyard. I enjoyed it for what it was but it's not making the rotation.
Okay, so I think I've figured it out somewhat... You know in high school, how there's all these groups? There's jocks, stoners, cheerleaders, preppy dudes and girls. There's also the weirdos. They're the kids into math, av club, D&D, all sorts of things that would be considered nerdy. That weirdo group doesn't really want to listen to what everyone else does. They want something all their own, that they can talk to each other about without others understanding. Think of Monty Python. Or Devo. Or They Might Be Giants. I think that's what we have here with this album. I think this is made for the "weirdos", and them alone. Now, I actually was one of this group in school. I liked a lot of the weird stuff. This one's not for me, though. Even though I think I get it, I don't like it at all. So this one star isn't a condemnation, just reflective of me personally never wanting to listen to it again.
I'm really leaning towards a 3, its fuckin wild. The Booker Tease, Weight Lifting Lulu, Semolina and The Electrocutioner are all legit good songs, and it doesn't overstay its welcome.
No thanks
This is one of the weirdest things I've ever listened to. It's like if Mystery Science Theater was turned into music made by depressed theater kids doing too many drugs. I don't think I'm cool enough for this album. Parts were enjoyable, but it is unlikely that I'll ever listen to this again.
Fascinatingly terrible. Fuck it, this is kinda awesome.
The Good: These boys aren’t illegal… The Bad: Aggression against poultry… The Ugly: Everything! Wow! This is what I signed up for when I started this journey, listening to something so bizarre it makes you wonder about everything and nothing at all. Did I like it? At times I really did, and at other times I was counting the seconds before I would allow myself to hit the skip button… This has changed my perception on avant-garde music though. And I applaud the effort… 3* because the odds of me listening to this a third time in my life is doubtful, but a second listen is in the cards...
Typical album loved by critics, edgelords and people who are so different from you and so much cooler that you couldn't possibly understand. and a band who's backstory and history is more interesting than the music they produced. It's a mess, and it's meant to be. A collection of alzhiemer's nursury rhymes and cheap 70's synths and reconisible foggy guitar notes. However, the Residents are a key art rock band and so whether you like it or not, it is an album that should be experienced. Best Tracks: Laughing Song; Elvis and his Boss; Krafty Cheese
Dadaist approach to music has allowed them to experiment and venture into areas that no other musical artists would dare approach. A complete disregard for melody and structure gives them free reign to explore dissonance, new forms of instrumentation, and (most importantly) humor. The Residents revel in being inaccessible and strange.
This is probably not meant to be an enjoyable listen, but man, this was worse than I expected. This deserves its current spot as the third lowest rated on this site.
It's weird, experimental noise
A a side full of nursery rhymes and bizarre noises, a b side full of much the same with some fleeting moments of enjoyment but never enough to make you thankful you are listening to this album.
F*ck no - what complete garbage
Holy Shit! this is one bizarre album. But somehow I don't hate it. Strange noises, where there are melodies they're just weird. Childlike singing that is often not much more than high-pitched whining (I do like weight lifting Lulu, though). The review on Roon, which I assume comes from Allmusic.com, says "It seems annoying and stupid at first" and that it does. But it also reads; "but over time you feel compelled to listen again and again". Well I guess I'll see about that but as I type I am on my 2nd listen and it's better than the first. 3 stars
don't know it
Honestly, couldn't get past the first two songs...
Very strange "avant-garde pop". Unsettling music with "sing-talking" vocals
Bizarre!
I love everything about this.
weird. a few decent songs
TERRIBLE!
TARIFF ALL MUSIC RECORDING EQUIPMENT
At first i was like “wtf are we doing here”. But as it went on i did find that i appreciate how out there it was, and it felt like an abstract piece of a art as a painting. Still borderline unlistenable so not sure how to rate it.
Pretty remarkable, sounds as if it comes from the 00s. Quite abrasive sounding and bizarre. “Laughing Song” and “Birthday Boy” are the musical equivalents of a nightmare while “Blue Rosebuds” and “The Elektrocutioner” are in their own way pretty. Loved it
1.5/10 I’ve hardly given any low scores recently, I’m clearly getting more tolerant the more I hear. But I hated this viscerally. One of the worst albums I’ve ever heard. This is the stuff of a pretentious 14 year old with their first tapes recorder and keyboard, there was no need to inflict it on the world. Maybe the worst vocal performances I’ve ever heard. Gave it 1 point for the fact that there seemed to be some musical ability under there. Horrible.
I get why Les Claypool likes the Residents so much; the one vocalist sounds easily like him. Primus has covered a number of the song on this album: "Sinister Exaggerator," "Hello Skinny" and "Constantinople". It did make listening to the album a little better because of that familiarity. But man... it was just... weird. I didn't hate it, but a lot of the tracks were just farther "out there" than I was expecting. I had been meaning to listening to the Residents, but I never got around to it. I wonder if I had listened to them younger I would have appreciated it more. As it ism they are just a bit too out there for me. I'm going to give them a 2.6, rounding up to a 3. Top tracks: "Sinister Exaggerator," "Blue Rosebuds," First half of "The Electrocutioner" (the second half was just... what?)
I immediately thought of Frank Zappa. About as weird as, but not as good as him. I get this album's inclusion though - there are lots of albums that are good but sound like other albums. There aren't many albums that sound like this. Even Zappa is different. Blue Rosebuds and Laughing Song made me think of Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. Still, this is not Primus. I don't know what this is. It's unique. But it's not good.
I like weird, but this one's weird with a capital WEIRD. But it wasn't bad - there are some weird ones on this list that are painful to listen to - this one didn't hurt to hear. The most interesting thing to me was how much you could hear the influence on Primus. In fact, there were lots of times the singer sounded exactly like Les Claypool (well, the other way around, since Les would have been 15 when this album came out). I probably wouldn't seek this out again, but it was definitely interesting. Favorite tracks: Sinister Exaggerator (this was the first time I thought of Les Claypool. Wasn't surprised to see Primus covered this song), Laughing Song, Bach is Dead, Krafty Cheese.
Not for me 1/5
Ducking Stab me in the ears with a #2 pencil. can I give it half a star?
I can appreciate weird shit. But not this weird shit. Good for them making a long career out of this bizarre concept. I can't begin to understand how.
Interesting, certainly.
Interesting, good in its purpose, but definitely not something I'd listen to relax and enjoy. Sounds a bit like "what's the craziest edgiest thing we could record but still listenable?".
Super creative and bold.
I like weird, and I've probably heard them back on Dr. Demento, but I have to be in the right mood, and today isn't that day. At least it's a relatively short album.
I found myself asking, “why?!” after listening to the first 3 songs. And I use songs loosely!
I really thought I could defend this album because it's rare to have art-rock but man this was just painful to listen to (even tough it's probably the point). Great soundtrack for my nightmares but apart from that, no.
Well, now I know why I was never into The Residents. Their costumes were cool, but their music... not so much.
It's like having a fever dream of cartoon music reflected in funhouse mirrors. "You cause the kids of Elmer Fudd to feed the farmer whose Cadaver's filled with onion rings and feet are filled with glue" WTF? Did Mickey Mouse have a panic attack at the end of Lizard Lady? It's so annoying, but I felt the need to rubberneck this wreck.
I needed to hear this. I don't need to hear it again. Now I know there is "music" like this. I know this is not "music". Primus is much better.
Couldn't get through the whole thing. Incoherent noise.
Thats a big no from me. A little too chaotic for my taste
Not for me, felt like I was in a horror movie
Nope
This was bad, truly terrible music that made me question why I'm listening this album list, it shouldn't be on a top 10,000 list. I made a decision to try and find something positive to write about for all the albums, but then this happened and I'm at a loss for positive.
Weird album. From the opening notes I thought it was going to be too much. But I actually listened to it a couple of times and it grew on me. I would listen to it again, it is just nice to have some oddness and eccentricity every now and then.
I get what they're doing here. But no
Surreal. Will not listen again. But wow the sounds that are produced are kinda sick. Especially considering how little equipment they would have had in comparison to today. Definitely not a pleasant feeling, but it certainly invokes discomfort and panic at some points. With fairytale like lyrics and some really evil wizard of oz wizard type vocals, I can't help but feel intrigued. Seems like music is the only form of art where we are shocked when discomfort is portrayed. I wont say I'm a fan, but I am impressed.
I hate experimental "music"
The Residents are the missing link between The Beatles and The Butthole Surfers.
Hat man
Atrocious. I don’t know how somebody could wake up one day and think “this is what I want to record. The world needs to hear this.”
Yeah, I'm not sure what to do with this one. My main takeaway was that I could hear several times how they've influenced Primus, a band I've always loved and will be pleasantly surprised if they actually pop up here at some point. Not holding my breath though. The style of The Residents is a unique and challenging one, which I respect. I don't find this album to be much fun to listen to, but I'm sure that's the intended effect. There's a lot going on, and it's messy, but it's more interesting at least than a lot of albums I've sat through for this project. I don't know. Whatever rating I wind up giving it will feel wrong no matter what, so don't put much thought into it (I've thought enough).
The book tease slaps. But otherwise a mid album
Very strange album bit too strange for me
The residents son una banda especial, única y efectivamente hay que al menos intentar escuchar un disco suyo alguna vez en la vida. Ahora bien, es difícil. Ni el estilo musical, vocal, letras, nada ayuda. Música de vanguardia... Tal vez fuera mejor empezar con The Third Reich R´n´R o The commercial album, pero tal vez ni por esas. Es música difícil de digerir, con un substrato teórico detrás y eso alimenta el postureo de ser fan suyo (banda de culto). Constantinopla no es una gran entrada, conociendo a PJ Harvey o They Might Be Giants. The booker tease, Weight lifting Lulu o Hello Skinny se hacen más simples de digerir. Blue Rosebuds y Elvis and his boss vuelven a incomodar. Laughing song es una marcianada, Lizard Lady otra, Bach is dead estoy seguro de que Paul McCartney la habrá escuchado cientos de veces, y así seguimos. Birthday boy... pues en fin... no. El electrocuciante final te deja en estado de shock, pero en mi caso cierro la puerta y hasta luego. DEVO tenían algo más de gracia (también menos base y recorrido) pero honestamente, a pesar de que su imagen e influencia los hacen muy valiosos, no soy capaz de entrar en su universo, ni tampoco quiero.
Short and fun, but maybe a bit strange in parts. I think it might be a grower on a second listen, and it reminded me a little of the Country Teasers.
Weird, but also weirdly fun.
When I saw it is one of the lowest rated albums on this list I was a bit disappointed cause I think albums like this push the boundaries of what we consider music and thus they are more important than many other albums that stay in the comfort zone and are just boring copy paste music of pop rock. This album is certainly interesting, strange, surreal and moody, even hypnotic at times. I wouldn't consider it unlistenable or horrible music, more like interesting which held my interest throughout. It was my first album by this band - not sure I would like all their other stuff but this was a good listen and it is definitely not a bad thing it is included on this list.
Niet zo lang geluisterd maar wat ik heb geluisterd vond ik niet zo mijn ding. Was er gewoon niet zo in de mood voor
the whole time I imagined it was the muppets singing which made it a tad bit more pleasant
Absolutely nuts but can hear the influence it had on artists like Primus, Beck etc
What the fuck
After 3 seconds I knew what I was getting into. It's a type of album i like BUT, ad big of a but as I can convey, I need to be in a mood for it. I like trout mask replica and this feels like an evolution of something like that. It's the late 70s early 80s version of that. It's weird it's wild and it's challenging. Not for everyone but there is alot to get out of it if u put in the work.
I can see how this would be revolutionary but it also wasn't really all that fun to listen to
I've always found it curious that the albums with the lowest average user ratings on this website are largely the more experimental releases. Well, OK, "curious." I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that the material that aims the hardest to challenge the listener would be collectively rated so low. And it's like, I don't even mean that in the sense of like "Oh, the common person is an **idiot**" or "Oh, they don't **wanna** be challenged." Nothing like that — 'coz I get it. Honestly, truly, I do. Every time I've run across a post-punk album, I've winced. I've never looked forward to one, and more often than not, I find I was right not to. Heck, I have this whole perception in my mind that post-punk — pure post-punk, that isn't adjacent to New Wave or whatever — is a genre for people who're up their own asses, acting as if making unlistenable shit on purpose somehow counts as "art" and I should like it for that. I'm not assuming they're insincere in their efforts, but just that if I told them I didn't like their work they'd be really snobby in telling me "I just don't get it." And, yeah, maybe I don't. But I don't particularly like the material enough to try to, y'know? And, y'know, that's probably the reason most people would give to why they don't like albums like this, or KOLLAPS, or most anything else on this website's bottom twenty. And that's all completely fair and reasonable. Believe me, I am sympathetic. But for my money, I wouldn't use that reason at all on a group like The Residents, and simply because, well, they're outsiders. Take it from someone who's had a long-standing interest in The Residents, I've never gotten the impression they were ever pompous or snobby about any of this. This, as strange as it can be, is just the stuff they wanna be making, damn how anyone else feels about. They're not practitioners of the Theory Of Obscurity for nothing. I mean, why do you think they kept anonymous for so long? So I'm willing to be easy on them. I mean, just on a base level I appreciate anything that wants to challenge me; if I had the final say in matters, you'd have far more flatly boring albums on the website's bottom 20. Although there's a funny thing about me and the more experimental music on the list, and that's that... Well, I can't think of a better way to put it: I might get it **too much**? Take something like TROUT MASK REPLICA, another infamously low rated album. I can hear all the way it's weird and off-putting and strange, and I understand it all perfectly well — enough so to the point where I find I end up hearing past it and I'm just left with a bunch of blues music. For sure unusual blues music, but blues nonetheless, and I'm left wondering what's supposed to make it so special. Part of it might be that I've spent my whole life hyping myself about how weird they are, so when I actually do get down to listening to it, well, it just can't compare. So let's actually get down to talking about the album itself now. Taking it as a whole (because even though this is a compilation of two EPs, I can't much tell them apart)... Yeah, it's strange stuff alright. You'd only need to listen to the opening track, "Constantinople" (not "Istanbul") to get that much. There's this processed, come-on creepy duck-style voice singing, who knows what over bizarre instrumentation playing odd melodies... And if there's any structure, it's not immediately identifiable. It more feels like the track is just staggering around randomly, only barely keeping itself from falling over. And there's **something** recognizable there. You can't place exactly what it is, but it's there, and that might be the most off-putting thing of all. If you're not expecting it (and who could?)... Jeez, no matter how sympathetic I may be, I just can't imagine getting a shotgun blast to the face of this kinda stuff. And it hardly lets up from there. There's the occasional where it's... Less weird than it is normally. Heck, there are spots where in isolation it wouldn't sound strange at all — I don't wanna play up this thing's strangeness **too much** like I have to myself. But more often than not... Yeah, if you don't got the ears for it, then this must be some kind of Lynchian fever dream nightmare. A complete bizarro version of "normal music," such as it is. And I actually do like a lot of what I've heard here; I **do** have the ears attuned to this sound. I mean, heck, being the fan I am of Primus, it'd be weird if I **didn't** like this sound. But, y'know, like I said: although I might not be put off by its weirdness, there's still some part of me that's not... Terribly impressed by it? Not to the extent I was unimpressed by TROUT MASK REPLICA, but still, more than anything else I just find myself nodding at it like, "Yep. That's outsider music alright." My problem might just be that I don't typically have much use for this kind of music. It's like, I can appreciate it all I want, but it's not like I'm going to be a part of my regular album rotation. Within the past few months, my big album listens have included Weird Al's STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD, The Weeknd's DAWN FM, and the soundtrack for the first SHREK movie. There's not much room for The Residents of any of their ilk. It's why as much as I've had an interest in them I've never really bothered to check them out. And I try not to have that sort of thing impact my opinion, but at the same time, y'know, I never wanna be dishonest about how I feel, so... I'll say this much: for my first Residents album, it didn't hurt like I'd always thought it would. If you're OK with experimental music and you know what you're getting into, it's a fine enough time. And, y'know, it does get me wondering if there are stronger Residents albums — I mean, this thing **is** two EPs slapped together, so I can only figure the ones that were always meant to be albums... Y'know? But for most people out there who'd listen to this thing... Once again, I can't blame them. It's not like I'm all **that** hot on this thing, either. Honestly, if anything, I should be giving credit to the people who stuck this thing out, even if they came out the other side giving this thing a 1. They still gave it a chance, and, hey, even discovering what you don't like is still expanding your musical horizons. I wouldn't call that a waste of time whatsoever. Listening to one of those boring-ass Britpop or psych rock albums, sure, maybe, but this? Absolutely not. Ignore the average — I think it deserves to be here.
While this might not be the most popular album on this site (Seriously, third lowest average rating?), I still enjoy these wonderfully strange tracks nonetheless. 4.5 bumped down to 4.
This is a very subjective 4 that I will bump up to a 5, solely out of spite for the people on this website giving this thing a 2 on average. Listen, I’ve heard some BAD shit on this list. Like, really, really bad shit. This is not a bad album; it’s just a weird album. Even among weird albums, I’ve heard weirder, like Kollaps, Locust Abortion Technician or Trout Mask Replica. With a literal 2 average, I was expecting this to be loud, obnoxious, exponentially strange & so extremely avant-garde that it has no sense of commercial value & exists only as an extreme example of what music itself is. And yet, it’s not that at all. It’s truly just a weird album. It’s totally musically competent, with some genuinely enjoyable soundscapes & some fun production that feels ahead of the curve on a couple of tracks. It’s primarily a rock album, sure, but it dabbles in such a variety of styles that it’s hard to lock this down to any one specific genre. It’s incredibly experimental, & the only time it ever truly borders on obnoxious is the loudness of the electrocution at the very end of the album, but even that’s justified in its usage as a storytelling device, changing this person’s personality like it’s a fucked up psych ward. Lyrically, there’s a lot of nonsensical garbage (positive), but when this album wants to try and tell a story, it knows when to pull back on the oddities and let a bit of fun writing & imagery shine through. Hell, even vocally, I think the weird pitching effects give the whole album a sort of Looney Tunes vibe. It really does feel sort of like a comedy album, so approaching it with a way more fun lens that allows for this sort of experimentation made it all click better. I genuinely am trying to justify why this has an average of 2 at all – maybe my brain can pull more from video game soundscapes & the eccentricities in them. At the very least, my experience with all of the other strange albums on this list lessens how awkward this might feel. For a lot of people, this is going to bounce off of them like a pinball to a bumper. Even then, the third-lowest rated album on the entire site? It’s not even remotely that bad, & at the very least, it’s captivatingly strange, which is more than I can say for a handful of truly dreadfully boring albums. Honestly, it really is worth a listen before you die, because if this doesn’t feel that abrasive to you, then you’ve probably passed the test for the REALLY weird shit on this list, or just weirder shit in general. As far as my experience goes, I genuinely really liked it – it's a 3 at worst, but I’m at a 4 because a few too many tracks felt a bit repetitive & not as compelling as some of the other, weirder ones. However, for the sake of the site, I’m absolutely giving this a 5 to try and skew the ratings back upwards.
For a band and an album with such an experimental reputation I'm surprised at how similar all the tracks sound. A wee bit too on the wacky side of things for me but a fun listen.
Kinda like this one. It's very Primus Will I listen to again: 75%
Did not need to listen to this before dying. It's like any old fool can make an "album" and put it out. What I don't understand is why so many of these tracks have the dots of "favorite tracks" in Apple music.
Not very easy to listen to but very different.
Thoughts before listening: My knowledge of the Residents is pretty limited. In my mind they are like a punk era version of Captain Beefheart. Weirdo, avant garde music thats probably not going to be something I enjoy. Review: Yeah this is tough to listen to. I have seen the Residents praised by musicians I love since I became obsessed with music...and I can hear their influence with these bands. I'm thinking of a group like Primus who certainly have their fair share of weird elements in their music (in fact it seems Les Claypool may have stolen his carnival barker persona from these guys), but who also produced some of the best 90s alt-rock songs. I think thats what is missing for me here..."normal" songs to dilute the weirdness. The Residents just go full bore into the weird elements, leaving very little for me to latch onto here. There are a few songs here that ALMOST draw me in, but I just can't get past the dedication to making everything as oddball as it possibly can be. 2-stars
Weirdest
this is not enjoyable as music i can see people getting something out
Fun. Weird.
Not for me.
Weird album, like early Ween albums but without the occasional melodic song which it is missing! 2/5
As soon as I plugged in the name of this band into Spotify, I was immediately struck by the thought “isn’t this Devo?” I don’t know why that crossed my mind and then the music started and I’m not debating my initial thought. This is very Devoesque. Then I wonder why? Why is this here? With the concept of being one of the 1001 greatest albums released, not even close. With the concept of 1001 albums you need to hear because it’s just so damn different? Sure. Am I interpreting this 1001 challenge wrong? Are these not supposed to be the best albums in the world that you must conquer through your ears? Perhaps I am wrong. Well, I’ve had enough of listening. Instrumentally it’s passable. It’s just weird. It’d be hard pressed to make a fan out of a first time listener. I may listen again if I stumble upon them in my travels but I will not seek them out.
Heiligi Mutter und Vater Gottes, das nänn ich mal experimental! Oder nännts mer Lärm? Isch das no musig? Ich weiss es ned, und leid zu lied hanis au meh Asträngend gnännt. Ufjedefalls nänn ichs weder en 5 punkter, no en 4, 3 oder 2 punkter sondern radikall es irgendöppis vomene 1-puento. Mir werdet kei fründe!
R A N S D H O I M T Jeses marei. Die hend mi mit ihrem irrem 30sek random track uswal sehr verwirrt und doch zimli ufm falsche fuess verwütscht. D frag isch gids 1 punkt wege scheisse oder 2 pünkt wege schlecht und biz ifallsrich? Ahh chum Isch eifach schlecht. 1 buck duster & stab the resident glen
ja hallo? genau, da isch de noah hertzog… ah nei äxgüsi, da hend sie sich glaub verwählt ja danke, ihne au no en schöne abig und auf nimmerwiedersehen
Oh this is so good, I love the weirdness of it all. As a big fan of Primus I can totally hear the influence. Faves: the whole damn lot -- it's a journey
Cry, you one star weenies, cry! Your dismay and confusion amuses me! I'm a fan of weirdness. I see a white rabbit with a waistcoat and pocket-watch, I'll follow 'em down a hole. I see an album put out by a bunch of tuxedo-wearing eyeball-heads, I'll give it a whirl. In both cases, it's the unexpectedness of it all, which can often be uncomfortable and disturbing, that provides the value. This definitely feels like a wander through wonderland - at times childlike, nurseryrhyme-esque, at others downright menacing, and often both at the same time. There's an internal logic that consists at least in part of being anti-logical. I dunno, I found it pretty stimulating! "Birthday Boy" is the only track I don't want to enthusiastically listen to a bunch more times... Fave tracks - "Constantinople", "Semolina", "Hello Skinny"
A haunting collection that sends the listener to the edge of sanity. Enjoyable is not something this album cares to indulge in. A deluge of fear inducing sounds
Very avant-garde, feeling of unease throughout, heavy use of chromatic and dissonant notes. Not an easy listen but would set the vibe in a certain type of bar. BACH IS DEAD *goose noises*
Actually a lot more listenable than I was expecting but I wouldnt come back to it 2/5
Bleh
this is hot garbage. 1/5
Wow, did I hear a kazoo?
I think this sucks.
Heard before counter: 4/5 Interesting experimental art shit. Brings me back in time, listening to The Residents, playing Patapon, eating eyeball gummies. I first found it in a music iceberg picture well before it became a youtube thing. I expected the lower layers to be Depressive/Suicidal/Sadistic/Surprise/Service Black Metal, and it was mostly that, but among it was this gem
dis i like!
What the hell was that? If you've ever been listening to Primus and you thought, this is too mainstream band bland. I need something alot weirder, then this is the album for you. I need an explanation for why this was such an important album. I am proud of myself for listening to the whole thing though. That was the musical equivalent of a snuff film. Still better than Robert Wyatt though. At least these guys are anonymous
Meh
Weird
Weird synthesizer, weird beats, weird vocals
14 canciones y 38 minutos. Me suena el nombre, pero no sé si los he escuchado alguna vez. Mmm por cultura musical vale, como música me parece una tomadura de pelo. 1 estrella.
I know that a lot of people don't like this album, but something about it put me on. I love when bands get creative and this is exactly that. Weird, exotic, avant garde, something that you would never hear elsewhere. What else were you looking for when you decidided to do this challenge??? 4/10
Really?! I’d ask “Where have ‘The Residents’ been all my life?” but I think I know the answer - they’ve been travelling the metaverse, aided by a series of psychedelics (starting with pot, through mushrooms, MDMA, GHB and back to mushrooms), experiencing life differently than the rest of us, chronicling it through their soundscapes, which make lost people say either “What the hell are you listening to!?” Or “Jesus, turn that noise off?!” but which i can’t wait to play at my next sit down dinner as the background music, to see just who’s who around the table.
It’s taken me a long time to review this- so different. Fees like Zappa meets Tom waits meets psilocybin. Not sure when I’d listen to this but will definitely revisit so I can embark some of the layers.
2,5
This album is deeply, deeply weird, but I kind of like it...? That is, I obviously don't like it, it's terrible... but it IS funny... and I enjoyed finding out what would come next, and was met many times with more weird, mad shit... which is obviously bad and not something you would want to listen to... but it's also kind of great and I kind of love them and want to hang out with them. It's either a complete, ridiculous joke or a masterpiece, I'm not sure. Either way I'm actually glad I listened to this one. 2.5 rounded up.
wtf lmao
probably a bit too weird/experimental for me. But interesting concepts overall.
I've never heared of them before. And there is no need for me to listen to them again.
I’ve heard stuff by them before but never this. They’re not a band I could listen to a lot but they are interesting and this album is no exception
This feels like if a villain Cartoon Network band made a halloween album
Well that was gloriously, f***in' weird, although from reading about the Residents it sounds like the album is one of the most accessible ones. I've been a bit of a fan of avant-garde jazz before so this felt fun and enjoyably odd.
Not as bad as reviews would have you think. 3/5
I don't know what this was exactly. It was Looney Tunes, meets Primus, meets Halloween, meets strangeness. I kept laughing asking myself is this for real.
Buster and Glen pull the mask off of high weirdness to reveal another mask. The Residents. The most effructive and the gruuvliest band in all of Universe B.
Oookkkaaayy… I’m not completely offended by this. It’s late 70’d arty and meant to be super fucking weird. This is actually perfect Halloween music and will likely show up on my next playlist in October. It has that cartoonish quality that easily turns people off, but sonically there are some really interesting things going on. Snippets of sonic brilliance burst outward all over the place. Everyday listening? Hell no! This is that curiosity of an album you pull out on unsuspecting people to prove that your taste in music is deeper and more interesting than theirs, and they just look at you with a side eye and think “you REALLY need a therapist!”.
Not really sure what I just listened to, but pretty sure I don’t want to listen again.
Goofy, weird and fun. These giant eyeballs are playing weird tunes and having a blast. Very much a not for everybody album, but worth the listen in my opinion.
This is ass. 1.
Woah, this band clearly influenced Primus. This was really cool to hear. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
It's a very very strange album, but I must say that I kinda like it. It may be that I am so close to the end of the 1001 list I'm reaching the enlightenment of the book authors. (probably I'm just tired, it's almost 6 PM)
no thanks
Lotta lyrics
This was a frustrating listen. If you look past the obsession with being weird and different for the sake of it, there's actually some glimmers of hope. But it's that obsession with being weird that holds this album back, instead of making a legitmately offputting listening experience that is still, at it's core, listenable we get something that is simply obtuse to listen to.
Boring.
These guys sound like what would happen if you removed all the best parts of Primus, Frank Zappa, and maybe Kool Keith and just kept the weird junk. It's like they militantly reject harmony. And any time they have some cool element like the drum beat on the second track, or the base line on the third track, they ruin it with random annoying noise. On that note, I feel like this album would serve best in a hiphop producer's record collection, as a repository of random samples that nobody would ever track down to the original album. But it probably wouldn't be a good producer using them. Blue Rosebuds sounds like a witch's spell, told with annoying cackle and everything. Albums like this are why I'm starting to lag behind on my listening list on this generator--I've had too many lately. The song "Bach is Dead" is funny because the poor guy's probably rolling over in his grave listening to this. The last song isn't entirely unpleasant, which means it's a highlight here.
Man, a beat or two was pretty good. The rest of this was just awful. 2/5
Jag tror de gör själv narr över att jag gillar detta
Horrible.
They're just being weird for the sake of being weird. I appreciate the experimental nature of the work, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
32/100. A Psychopathic Ducktales version of Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart.
Just a crazy, wild hunch here.....Les Claypool has listened to this album. Les enjoyed this album very much and thought to himself, "One day I will create my very own sound that will sound just like this!" And then, when he was done lisening, he called his friends, Ween and said, "hey you might wanna check this out." The fellas in Ween liked it but not quite at much as Les. A very interesting listen. Not sure if I'll ever seek this one again but it is really cool to hear what some of the wierder stuff of the 90's and beyond was influenced by.
What did I just listen to and why didn't I stop? 1 star and truly deserves less than that if possible. Only three reasons for this album to on this list, 1. The author of this list was a member of the band, 2. The author of this list had a family member in the band, 3. The author needed song 1,001 and choose this one for only a reason they know. SMH.
Every other album I've given a 1 is now retroactively a 3 by comparison to this shit I know now this list is a complete joke, a perfect execution in trolling. There is no universe where this album or this band should be recognized for anything, except for producing a plethora of garbage. I regret ever starting this list and I no longer want to finish it.
Nyt ollaan aika virallisesti taas siellä pilipali osastolla. Tahallaan ärsyttävää musiikkia, mutta tavallaan ehkä oikealla tavalla ärsyttävää että onkin ehkä hauskaa?? Mutta tää levy on tullut 2016, mitä helvettiä. On kyllä vaikea sanoa mielipidettä, kun tässä on kuitenkin jotain jännittävää. Onhan tääkin taitolaji tehdä näin häiritsevää musiikkia. Parhaat: Constantinople, Laughing Song, Birthday Boy
Sorry, I think I took too much LSD. Did I listen to music or fall through the fabric of reality? Giving this a score is akin to rating the first time you have a hangover. Unlistenable but purely unique. It's a 1, it's a 5, it's an existential crisis.
What an oddity. Very original and unhinged, it somehow works! But I won't listen to it every week. 3.6
am i really about to rate this 5 atars? its definitely a 9/10, probably top 3 from the residents. i love them so much. i like weird music already, but something about the residents sound is different and more...warm? Like they're rarely super abrasive. the most "abrasive" one would probably be the executioner. but yeah its definitely weird tonally, lyrically, vocally, and sonically, but also warm sonically. more creepy than noisy and im here for it
Terrible
I wasn't a huge fan of this. I guess I'm not artsy enough for Avante Garde.
so unique, definitely needed to hear this at least once before I died.
Unlistenable. 5 stars
Not for me at all
so bad that I circled around to loving it. this is so ass but in a cool way. like if came out now it'd be lame and try-hard but because it was 70s this feels like it would be the 70s equivalent of showing a Victorian era child a 100 gecs song. honestly 100 gecs is feels like a pretty apt comparison, its surreal and doesn't take itself too seriously. feels almost as if its a exaggerated satire of modern music at the time (particularly psychedelic music from like the 60s/70s). all im saying is that some of yall are weak. that being said, i'll never relisten to this unless i want piss off my friends next time they put me on aux
I’ve gone deaf.
Duck Stab is ridiculous, but it helps with the listening experience if you don't take The Residents too seriously. It's obvious that they don't even do so themselves. Infuriating to listen to at times, the album actually contains some pretty catchy pop-hooks in disguise. I won't say that I liked the album, but I had an urge to listen to it again as soon as it finished. I guess that counts for something?
The Residents are one of the most cleverly disguised pop bands to ever exist. If you don’t rock along to “Constantinople”, are you really any fun?
Easily one of the weirdest entries on the list after 600 of them, and far preferrable to some of the basic albums i've had to sit through. Already familiar with The Residents and this album, but it's so fantastically odd that I have to love it. 'Constantinople' is a brilliant song to start it with, and it only continues on the same path from there.
2 ducks in a row and they both sucked, this one was worse.
A couple of songs weren’t bad.
This is currently one of the lowest rated albums on this site and while it’s not exactly an instant 5 stars for everyone, I would argue this whole experience would be much more rewarding if the author dug deeper with inclusions like this instead of the complete discographies of everyone who ever feuded with a Gallagher brother.
respekt. hullunkurinen, avant-krantti sirkus.. sillon kun laulaja laittaa efektiä, helariefektiä niin tekee vaan mieli nauraa.. ei samankaltaista huumoria varmaan koskaan nähty.. ei yhtään alkanut vituttaan kun seitsemästoista kerta otettiin äänimodulaattori alvin ja maaoravat type kasdjfö ei muuta te mieli KUN HHAAHAHHHAH HAHAHAHAH ja hekottaa menemään... ja kuinka tärkeä ja kuinka tärkeä influentiaalinen ja kuinka tärkeä on ollut historiassa on .. HUUMORIA HUUMORIA:.. PIKKU PELLEILY JOS SATTUU NIIN KANNATTA KAATTOO VITTU PEILII.. KATTOKAA VITTU PEILII.. sinister exaggerator
Well, it's certainly as weird as advertised. I didn't hate it, but I tend to find the experimental stuff more charming than this. This grates on me the same way that Captain Beefheart does. It's not bad, it's just not for me 3/5
Never again
Für einen Stern hatte ich mit dem Album ironisch zu viel Spaß, aber ja, es ist schon scheiße. The Electrocutioner hat mich überrascht
This free flowing, unbridled creativity. One of the best compositions of all time, and The Residents kept it up for decades to come! Legends.
There is experimental music and then there is this. Utterly insufferable.
Nah…I’m good, thanks.
A fascinating and entertaining 35 min. Like listening to a creepy cartoon.
No va
Entertainingly weird but I'm not sure how much I'd actually listen to it as it's genuinely unpleasantly out of key a lot. I'm interested but in a purely intellectual way.
Unique and strange
The sound is terrible. It sounds like they were just trying to put whatever sounds. They could come up with together and put a beat behind it. I didn’t find any artistic value to this at all.
Fuckin weird. WTF. Noise adjacent. Kinda like Zappa but not as good. Glad that's over with. Will need a thousand listens to understand what that was all about.
I appreciated it.
Awesome experimental avant-garde album, with tons of different influences, electronic music, punk, surf. Weird and great!
Really weird
I mean, you do have to be in the mood for this brand of nonsense, but it’s some real delightful nonsense. We’d not have Primus or Ween without this band, I’d wager. Thanks, Residents. You’re a lot of fun.
This is awful in the best way. Bizarre avant garde nonsense. Give me more of this and less Elvis Costello or Taylor Swift.
Weird and inaccessible but that’s the point so how do you rate that? I did genuinely enjoy some of the instrumentation every now and then but that’s about it. It is pretty cool they’re from Shreveport, LA. The only other act I know from rural north LA is Neutral Milk Hotel who funnily also didn’t enjoy being seen Rating: 2.3
This may surprise you, but I really liked this. Even though there were lots of short tracks. Unlike a previous submission with this format they all felt complete. Some were not so good but in general a good album.
Got to be worth 2.5 stars, much to the horror of my son who was listening in. He asked who took the ket to the circus. However, I was so intrigued by its uniqueness and complete craziness. I never intend to listen to this ever again, but it was a decent way to spend a bit of time. Better than jazz, C&W and gangsta rap all day long.
I've only met one fan of the Residents, he was slightly odd, but a nice bloke. I get the impression the same could be said of the band members. Apart from the silly vocals, the songs and their arrangements were pretty good. I shall explore this band further.
The Residents - Duck Stab/Buster & Glen This is the most WTF album I have ever heard ever in my life. This is the musical equivalent of "abstract art". I thought I was into experimental music and already knew how it sounded like, until I listened to this... The first song is already insane to listen and the music video is even more so to watch, and that's just the tamest one compared to the rest of this album. It lasts for 35 minutes, but that sounded like an eternity, if there's an album to represent how hell sounds like, it would be this one. Some of the weirdest music I have heard in a long time, it sounds really unique, but also unlistenable. They somehow were able to make a birthday song sound worse than it already was originally. This album cover really DOES depict how this album sounds like for sure. Overall, this is an interesting album... No way I'm listening to this again, or I'll get nightmares from it LMAO 1.- Constantinople = 5/10 2.- Sinister Exaggerator = 3/10 3.- The Booker Tease = 6/10 4.- Blue Rosebuds = 4/10 5.- Laughing Song = 6/10 6.- Bach Is dead = 2/10 7.- Elvis And His Boss = 4/10 8.- Lizard Lady = 5/10 9.- Semolina = 3/10 10.- Birthday Boy = 1/10 11.- Weight Lifting Lulu = 4/10 12.- Krafty Cheese = 2/10 13.- Hello Skinny = 3/10 14.- The Electrocutioner = 5/10 FINAL SCORE: 3.8/10
Oh my god this album is fucking weird. I really like it though. Can hear Les Claypool all over this album, so it must've been a huge inspiration for him. Somehow The Residents make these alien sounding songs catchy, fuckin nuts
Highlight: The Booker Tease In a nutshell: Halloween music. It's like the lovechild of Captain Beefheart and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - weird and dark. I wonder if you could call this into proto-industrial because some elements remind me of industrial music. It's not something I'll listen to again but full credit to the band for doing something different. Overall: 4/10
Very unenjoyable. I can see how it probably influenced music I like, but it was painful to get through.
Wow! Within the first 30 seconds, I knew things were going to be challenging! What a crazy and nightmarish album. Probably a 2 because although I probably won’t ever listen to it again I’m glad I did and I imagine this band has been pretty influential for bands Primus and Mr bungle. I’m going to bump this to 3 just because, it’s such a trip!
If I ever write a crime thriller, this is the music the serial killer will be listening to. Wow - this was an absurd one, and while I never want to listen to it again and some of the tracks were a real challenge to get through, it also made me laugh! A few parts reminded me of Primus (I do enjoy a bit of Primus!) but mostly it was just creepy and weird.
This was very unexpected, but a lot of fun.
It’s like Primus without the funky bass lines. Primus sucks (meant fondly). A bit too weird for me (and that’s saying a lot) but I do like the album’s timelessness.
This must be what madness sounds like.