Reviews (page 6 of 8)
No thanks
1/10
Not my type of thing.
Didn't even make it through the first song
psychedelic
Djevelens verk….på mange måta.
Bærre toill.
What is happening? This is so chaotic. Hard pass for me.
Fav: Blue Rosebuds Least Fav: Birthday Boy Traumatised in 30 minutes
By far the worst album on this list so far. Hell maybe the worst album I ever listened to ever. Sounds like something someone play when torturing someone
A lot happening here, which I found admirable, but this is not good. I felt deeply unsettled majority of the time I was listening to this and feel no context in which it can be applicable to listen to. This all feels very sinister.
Solo escucharía esto dentro de una película ajsjsj, así casual ps no. No mi tacita de té lol
Fucking hate. Awful music feel like I’m in a mad scientist lab. I got scared actually
Weirdest album ever. It’s like a bad trip
sehr experimental, und eigentlich dachte ich dass ich die art musik mögen würde, wenn ich die richtigen songs finden würd. aber ich hab jetzt schon mehrere sachen von björk, DJ shadow und thom york(solo) angehört und es war wirklich nichts für mich dabei. auch bei dem album nicht, was irgendwie bisschen schade ist
I appreciate that the Residents exist and that there is an audience for what they do, but I'm not part of it. Sorry, guys.
Fucking hell that was ass
Assez pénible... l'avant-garde c'est pas pour moi. Je pense que c'est mon plus grand retard du projet à date, mais ça me foutait complètement les jetons à chaque fois que j'essayais d'y revenir. Je viens de le finir au travail et l'atmosphère est lourde.
#48 What decade am I in? Oh, it's modern music? 🤨 This is music for cheesy horror movies
I honestly have no idea what is going on here. It feels random for the sake of being random, and not in a fun or clever way. Nothing connected, nothing stuck, and the whole thing just sounded like noise pretending to be art.
Not really an album that I enjoyed or my style of music.
If I record myself shitting, can I get on this list, too?
If anxiety had a sound this would be it. I only liked The Booker Tease.
Too arty and weird for me, and I can get arty and weird.
This is an absolute pile of shit. Who the fuck decided to put this on here. Wankers. A collection of noise and rubbish. Oh do fuck off 1001. Rated third from lowest of the global stats on this site. That makes two albums worse than this one, unbelievable.
I drank coffee without sugar for the first time today cause the doc said I need to control my blood sugar levels... it tasted better than this shit...
Baš sam jutros odlučila da neću pročitati nikakve ocjene i ništa o albumu, i onda čujem prvu pjesmu i kontam koji đavo??? Onda vidim da je 3. najgori album na listi. Ima smisla. Za mene zasad ubjedljivo najgori. A volim neku nestandardnu muziku od koje bi mnogi poludili. Nema šanse da je ovo samo 33 minute. Haj što me boli glava na kraju, ali što me boli zub???
2/10
Musikalsk gir det meg ingenting. Hva er prosjektet deres? Er det å lage skummel Looney Tunes-musikk? bip bop
So does Duck Stab mean that a duck is going to stab you? Or that it sounds like a duck being stabbed? Either way it's terrible. Best song: Blue Rosebuds
Not sure how this band has a cult following but it’s certainly not for me
This is not totally unlistenable butis it good? No. I get itbis dadaist avant garde, but, hilpnestly, is it really influential? ...i don't think so. It is a 2 for me bit giving it a 1 because I dont think it is one of the 1001 albuns to listen before you die. I learned more with Spice by the Spice Girls.
Water fowl violence will not be tolerated
If this is a joke, I don't get it.
1,1/5
1/10
riktigt wierd!
Nah. Not the worst 'experimental' music I've heard but it's a pretty low bar
Weird noises
A difficult listen. Turned it off
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.
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.
No
The album equivalent of being taken on Willy Wonka's nightmare boat ride.
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
Absolutely not.
What the hell?
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
You can tell they were trying their hardest to make God awful music
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.
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.
I would have loved it when I was 17
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?
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
This is horrible.
Bach is dead, and we have killed him.
Nope.
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 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
Holy crap.....so bad its funny !!
Well, yesterday was Halloween and this feels like that would have been the day to have it playing.
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.
absolut ass
I can quite happily die without listening to any more of this bizarre offering.
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 can appreciate the experimental music here, but the vocals are just beyond annoying. Very try-hard
Fookin shite mate Angry clown musuc
unbearably noisy and crappy. if anything, it‘s interesting..
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.
Bunch of Halloween noises
Very strange band, with very strange music.
I find little value in this album.
What a load of bull.
I wish I could give this 0 stars
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
No
Absolute garbage. I feel bad for anyone who paid for this album ⭐
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.
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?
?? 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!
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.
0.6/what the hell was that Would I listen again? NO Deserves to be on this list? NO
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
Yeah nah.
Just horrible
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.
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.
1.5
Made my ears bleed. Truly awful.
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.
Painful
Some interesting moments and melodies but not enough for me to find any true enjoyment in this album
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...
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.
Worst album ever
Dritt
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.
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!!
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?
No!
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.
Oof. If this is art I'm happy I'm a philistine I guess. It's just unpleasant to listen to
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.
Is this music
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
At first I thought I liked this, but then I realised I hate it.
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.
sucks really bad
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
What the fuck was that?
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?
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
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
Definitely not my style. The Avant garde thing doesn't click for me.
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.
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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.
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.
Unique..
⭐️.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
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
unlistenable
This album sucked
oh no
shit
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
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.
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.
I tried...
Absolutely did not need to hear this before I die
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.
yeah no
what. the. fuck. is this. I like weird, but this is not tasteful weird
1 - bad
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.
Hot garbage. No idea how this album made the list
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Honestly, couldn't get past the first two songs...
Very strange "avant-garde pop". Unsettling music with "sing-talking" vocals
TERRIBLE!
TARIFF ALL MUSIC RECORDING EQUIPMENT
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.
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.
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.
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
I get what they're doing here. But no
I hate experimental "music"
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.”
Niet zo lang geluisterd maar wat ik heb geluisterd vond ik niet zo mijn ding. Was er gewoon niet zo in de mood voor
What the fuck
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.
Weirdest
this is not enjoyable as music i can see people getting something out
Not for me.
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
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*
Bleh
this is hot garbage. 1/5
I think this sucks.
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
I've never heared of them before. And there is no need for me to listen to them again.
This is ass. 1.
no thanks
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.
Horrible.
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.
Terrible
I wasn't a huge fan of this. I guess I'm not artsy enough for Avante Garde.
Not for me at all
I’ve gone deaf.
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.
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
Very unenjoyable. I can see how it probably influenced music I like, but it was painful to get through.
This must be what madness sounds like.
ohhhhhhhhhh. another of the lowest rated. and fuck it. i didn't take any lsd but it's just a trip gone bad... it's pure terror with all that distorted and out of tune singing with unsettling noises. literal horror game soundtrack. that bunch of germans screaming and banging on metal is even better. what's their band name again, Ein-stür-zen-de Neu-bau-ten? (Well i am just pretending. i know EN since blixa collabrated with nick cave. but never listened to anything.) 1/5
Utter garbage. I’m up for a bit of avant-garde as much (if not a little bit more) than the next man, but 💩 needs to be called 💩. An unpleasant, tuneless assault on the ears.
Just a very bizarre album, and not at all something I'd expect to find in this list. I like some of the experimental aspects of it, but the weird voices and sounds take things too far for it to be enjoyable. Several songs have annoying high pitched vocals and what sounds like a kazoo, one has people chanting with plugged, nasally noses, and another includes a decent sax piece that starts to screech at the end. Most of the songs sound distorted or creepy enough to belong in a horror playlist
Literal trash
Let me make it clear: torture is not entertainment. That said, "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" is one of the worst albums I've ever heard in my 30 years of life. My first reaction to the album was: "What the fuck am I listening to?", that's how scared I was when I started listening to it. It was so bad that I couldn't even finish listening to the album (although I still managed to listen to half of "it"). Listening to this album is a torture that I don't intend to ever go through again in my life.
WTF is this??? 1/5
If its shite, is it art?
Honestly this album didn’t do it for me. I appreciate the weirdness, but I would never choose to listen to this.
I’d give it zero stars if I could
Did not finish. Don’t make sounds like that
point2.
Imagine you have just graduated art school, all full of piss and vinegar, and you are ready to create. You make this album, then realize none of you can actually play music and perhaps some of you have never even heard music before. Just terrible noise. Worst album so far.
i wish many things, but mostly that this album was never made
Any “music” that often comes with a disclaimer that you need to be on drugs to enjoy it should be wiped from the earth. This is utter garbage. The only thing remotely redeeming about it is the Primus cover of Sinister Exaggerator. Even that I would gladly do without for this album to never have existed. I would give it fewer stars if I could.
gonna be so real, i didnt listen to this album but i really love ducks and i dont like ducks being stabbed (i heard like 30 seconds and didnt like it much either)
Wow. I really do like "weird" music. But there is enjoyable weird music, and weird music that is trying to hard to be weird. This is trying too hard. 1 star.
Boring and unremarkable. It’s as if they all got drunk and someone pulled out a bad karaoke machine. Truly awful.
Well, it’s not forgettable, but of course neither is salmonella.
Your time here on Earth is too precious, too fleeting, too goddamn valuable, to be wasting even 35 minutes on this pretentious dog shit.
Great name. Great cover. Unlistenable.
What if instead of being amazing, Ween was the worst band ever? This album bravely answers that question. This might genuinely be the worst thing I have ever heard.
The wrong kind of weird.
I dont even know what to say about this. Absolutely unhinged. Maybe it does deserve a spot on the list because of how insane it is
Any variation of the song Constantinople is always a disappointing addition to an album but this particular cover of the song was viscerally obnoxious. Starting the album off with it is a bold choice and it is one that does not pay off. The songs somehow get worse as it goes on. I don't know what else to say besides this thing is fucking terrible. Why it's on this list is beyond me but I'll bet you good money that they're British. This supposition is based on a well-trodden trail of missteps on this list that always seem to have that in common. I might be wrong about that but it's sort of impressive how bad this album is. I enjoy a lot of experimental music but not this I fucking hated this. I saw the song title "Birthday Boy" and thought that if it turns out to be any sort of Happy Birthday song I'm turning the album off. I was right so I did. Fuck you list for even knowing about this. Every fucking physical version of this album in any form should be burned and buried and all digital storage of it should be wiped by a big magnet. Only listen to this if you truly hate yourself and do not value your time. There's somehow an extended version of this album on Spotify. Ick! Get it off of everything everywhere I hate it
What the fuck are you doing to me Robert?
More like ear stab
I'm all for people being experimental, but not like this
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Quando se percebe rapidamente que a pretensão é um poço de chatura.