Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

Bullshit

Is this music dogshit? Yes. Is it insane for 1972? Also yes. I probably won't ever listen to this again, but I gotta say I'd take this over another Beatles clone. Absolutely love that these guys ripped off the "With the Beatles" album artwork for their next album. I remember hearing they got sued into oblivion with that. I expect this record to have the lowest global rating out of everything I've reviewed so far but typically such is avant-garde anything. This is an honest effort to be weird and not give a fuck and it still comes out sounding better than some of the pretentious "genius" critic-bait that exists on this list.

Absolute mashed potato. I can’t believe I sat through 2 hours of this nonsense. I felt like gouging my own eyes out with a teaspoon during the Birthday Boy song, and the journey continued even further downhill from then on. There is no god.

Well, that's a weird one.

35 minutes of my life I will never get back

wild...

I really couldn't get into this one after multiple tries

Annoying as fuck. Also: oH iM sO wEiRd bEcAuSe I liKE tHe rEsIdeNTs!🤡

By far the weirdest shit on this list so far, and it definitely is not good. But I don't think it's trying to be, and it has a clear identity, so it's actually kind of interesting? I wouldn't say I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I can't think of a situation where I would fire this up, but overall I didn't hate it. Constantinople is the best here and sets the tone for the next half hour. Other standouts to me are Lizard Lady, Bach is Dead, and Blue Rosebuds. Strange experience.

gross, no.

Delightfully weird

Yes it’s weird, and not in a for-the-sake-of-it way, but truly genuinely weird, but I dont see any value in looking at music in this way

Weird, but not in a way that makes me want to hear more. They were going for something here... but I am not sure they got it. Not worth another listen for more or to seek out more from the band.

How did they make these sounds in 1978? There are lots of pitch-shifting effects throughout. It sounds like there is a lot of tape manipulation going on. All of the instruments are distorted or processed in some twisted manner. Some bits sound totally out of tune. The barely-melodic half-sung, half-spoken vocals, and unusual song arrangements point way forward to band(s) like Primus, and perhaps very early Devo. It's a lot to take in. But the runtime is short. So it's not a chore to run through this a couple of times. That's a good thing, because this gets better with each listen. But be advised; this is a weird, weird record.

truly unpleasant listening experience, yuck

- Ok - hab nicht alles gehört. - Kann mich bei allem Spott dagegen wären, dass ich zwischendurch wirklich gut unterhalten war. Vielleicht aber aus den falschen Gründen. Aber wer entscheidet schon, was falsch und richtig ist. 1,5/5

- Als ich die Platte geöffnet habe, schwante mir schon nichts Gutes, fast 2h, lange Tracks, weirdes Cover - es war wirklich anstrengend und ab den Live Tracks habe ich erst nicht mehr die Kopfhörer aufgehabt und dann irgendwann beim 13 Minuten Song abgebrochen -0,5/5

genuinely could not listen to this. why the fuck is it 2 hours long .5/5

Strange experimental rock along the lines of Tom Waits. Not my thing.

This was... Interesting... And Unnerving

Too strange and artsy.

God awful

I'm sorry but no. Luke tells me these are very popular and it's all avante garde and all that but NO THANKS. I feel cynical that noone actually likes this they just pretend to see cultured and arty. These made me angry this album and worsened my PMS symptoms

There was NOTHING in that to enjoy, just some blokes fleecing a load of arty people and laughing at them when they say it's good.

My thought process: What is this? Oh… Not as bad as I thought. But, maybe another time. That time never came.

I liked what they were trying to achieve, but can't say I liked listening to it.

Just by listening to this I can tell that The Residents are all pretentious douchebags who would laugh at you for not “understanding art” when you, rightly, tell them that their album is complete garbage.

Generally speaking I don't like any musical style that includes "avant garde" or "experimental" in its description, and this "experimental rock" album is no exception.

“It sounds like diarrhea”- my girlfriend I imagine most reviews will look like this one, but honestly the weirdness reminded me a lot of Primus just without the kickass instrumentation. I’d say 2.5/5 for the vibes but I wouldn’t really choose to listen to this again so 2 it is

Cool. Cool cool cool. So glad I got to hear this before I died. Look, I've heard plenty of "weird" shit in my time, and I'm completely open to absorbing all forms of artistic expression. And yes, I hear the Primus and Ween and all of that in this album. But this is just boring. It's not particularly challenging or satirical the way a Zappa or Beefheart record would be, and there's nothing here that keeps me invested in terms of melody or production. It feels like Outsider music without sparking a sense of curiosity for how it was created. The band's decision to keep their identities anonymous is perhaps the most intriguing thing about all this, but even then, I really don't care who's behind the masks. Maybe people did back in 72.

Undeniably off-kilter yet not challenging, with an equally undeniable rhythmic and melodic sensibility lurking just beneath the strange surface.

Experimental albums like this need more context. Without any this is just noise.

I guess you like it our you don't... I don't

Girlfriend absolutely hated listening to this but I enjoyed watching her suffer. It'd horrible to listen to but oddly catchy at times. 5 star experience. 1 star for relisten-ability.

Weird AF. Tough to distinguish precise elements to discuss. I read a bit about them—art collective, 60 albums, leader has cool name: Snakefonger. Wiki entry is massive. Also listened to their cover of “Satisfaction.” Definitely more interesting than this at first hear. Perhaps I’ll try this again sometime.

Some neat weirdo grooves. Also deliberately annoying and I just don't have time for that in music. hated. (⌐■_■)

A guy in Spinal Tap once said, “It’s such a fine line between clever and stupid”. I don’t really know where this falls, but I do know that three days ago I listened to the eighth Elvis Costello record on this list so far, and two days ago I had the eleventh Radiohead record, and listening to the Residents after that made them sound like the cleverest thing to ever exist. Probably a 3 but bumping it because I’m a crank.

CIA Torture Music - I wish I could rate it less

:(

Really? It seems like a conceptual album made by a child. Full of annoying and repeating sounds that makes you go craaaaazy. Now I have to pay a visit to a shrink.

I have no idea how to rate this. I hated almost every second, but this is what I signed up for in the first place. You just have to admire this complete commitment to whatever artistic vision they decided on. If you think Tom Waits is only slightly odd, this might be for you.

It might be low rated on this site, but I didn't hate it. In fact, it's kind of decent. I might not revisit it that often and yeah it's too avant garde for me but I kind of enjoyed it. In particular, Birthday Boy was a riot.

I was originally gonna give this a 1, but I started to like it slightly more by the end. Maybe if I listened to this a few times it would start to click, but I would rather not dedicate more of my time to this album

Weird, and not necessarily in a good way.

Trash, with a side of garbage.

The last couple of albums have been quite nice but not especially memorable - those are NOT things you can say about Duck Stab. It’s chaotic and unsettling by design and really does pack a punch. It’s not quite as strong as a couple of other Residents albums I’ve heard, or other freaky music pioneers like Zappa and Beefheart, but it sure does achieve what it sets out to do

什么玩意

New album for me. I know a couple of Residents albums, and in my memory some of them were unlistenable, while others were OK. This album is quite accessible, but annoying at the same time. Some people claim though that repeatedly listening to Residents albums makes them addictive. Well, I tried with this album - it is short anyway- but this approach did not fully work for me. Can still see the point, as it contains some very good songs - just listen to the Primus cover of Sinister Exaggerator, which is quite an improvement upon the original.

There are some glimpses of something interesting between a lot of nonsense.

Kinda interesting

What the actual fuck?

1/5

I’m proud of myself for listening to 90% of this album. I’m giving this album a 2 because the lyrics and the silly voices gave me a good laugh. I will be singing about the plants and Bach is dead for the next couple of days.

Atonal, experimental, semi avant garde 'music'. Awful.

Nope. I look at the albums that are the lowest rated and want to be very open minded about these. I listened a few times and this album is just not good. The Residents are not even English, which came as a shock to me since that's an easy way to get in this book. This is avant garde music but it is not like Frank Zappa or anything of the like. It's just not enjoyable.

This might be the worst album on the list and the worst I've ever heard.

It’s an experience, but one I’d care to repeat.

I respect how weird it is but not enough to make this good

Weird as fuck but actually quite fun at times

Too crazy?

These guys are terrible. Nothing resembling a song until Weight Lifting Lulu that sounds a little like if Sonic Youth did a surf song. Otherwise, just awful. These guys make 30 seconds seem like an eternity. I never need to hear any of these songs ever again. The only enjoyment I got out of this was that they made a few noises that confused my dog.

wtf is the piece of shit...

pure dog water, this was probably the worst album ive ever heard, the vocals were awful, the lyrics were disgusting, the melodies were boring or didn’t work. it was as if they tried to make an album this bad because it seems hard to make an album this bad, if give this a 0/10 if i could, what possessed the creator of this list to put this on here.

This may be the worst album I have ever listened to. This was terrible. I get that it is “experimental” but I think they need to keep experimenting because this was truly awful.

Not a fan

The second day on the trot I've read some reviews and thought, "Bloody hell" but for different reasons. I admit that I was a bit apprehensive. The Residents are, after all, one of the foundations of avant-garde art-rock; it might be unlistenable. But it's not, it's definitely at the easy listening end of avant-garde. And quite pleasant.

This album sounds like a tween attempting to be edgy. I really dislike the sound and production and any attempt at lyrics should’ve been taken out of the final cut.

Was soll man denn davon halten? Experimentell, einmal hören reicht!

Like They Might Be Giants but with no talent and nothing to say. I'm mad about losing this hour of my life.

Constantinople is just bizarre, but in a good way. The rest of the album is just as strange, but it is not something I would listen on a regular basis

Like an anxiety attack put to vinyl

HL: "Constantinople", "Blue Rosebuds", "Lizard Lady", "Weight-Lifting Lulu" can't give 1 star. clown'll eat me June 11, 2024 (late)

This album has balls. I know because it showed me it's balls and I didn't want to see them.

No

I think this is close to one of the worst things I've ever inflicted upon my unsuspecting ears, it's noisey, completely random trash and I hated it so much

super weird choice. This bad has 60 albums and this is the one they choose for the list?

More special than good

DIOSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! 4/10

This is unlistenable.

Zastari li su mi ovi njihovi štosevi jebiga

Absolute drivel. Why the fuck is this included???

not for me

If someone told me this was their favorite record, I would back away very slowly. Really interesting ideas and definitely unique but very creepy. I respect it the same way as trout mask replica where I haven't heard anything like this but I'd use it to clear out a party.

Le doy una estrella porque no le puedo dar menos. Una broma de disco

Really weird sounding album

I don't need this in my life.

OMG😱

Honestly I enjoyed some of these songs. It's weird and strange and in small does it's very good.

I can understand why I should listen to this. It was weird and interesting. But nothing I need to listen to twice.

They're definitely going for something. Don't know what that was or if I would understand it.

It's strange and weird and slightly off putting. But it's engaging at times and the strangeness works. Hard to rate, but very interesting.

They are taking way too many drugs.

Up there with the very very worst we’ve had.

It amused me a lot in places and is totally bonkers, and I didn't actually hate it but come on... it shouldn't be given the light of day as it's a load of random shite

This is quite a challenging listen. It's not by any means awful, but it is not easy listening.

I won't judge anyone who enjoys this; I like a lot of weird music too. But if you think this album is anything more than a guilty pleasure, you're as deranged as the people who created it.

Oh come on now. Why on earth did this album make this list? This is terrible. This is probably the second worst album I've reviewed thus far. Just... skip this one if it comes up on your list y'all. It's not worth it. There are just no redeeming qualities found here.

ho paura duri troppo poco più di 30 minuti, troppissimo.

I'll definitely remember The Residents! They're the ones where you're pretty sure the whole thing is a joke. What is going on? Has my brain broken? Have their brains broken? Something here is broken.

Favorite Track: Blue Rosebuds

This album felt like an unrelenting Caroll-esque nightmare set to music.

I’m not sure but I think I played the zither on one of the tracks. Live and learn.

just not enjoyable in the slightest

Hay una canción sobre Constantinopla y no está en este disco.

Bastante raro. Versiones raras y oscuras de canciones conocidas.

Not even worth a listen

I was getting tired of a couple days in a row of country. Then I got this. Not sure what this even was. Somehow I think duck stab was the right title for this piece.

Again, not smart enough to get this

Not for me got half way through

I'd bet dollars to donuts this was Les Claypool's favorite album in high school. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be the least bit shocked to find out one or more members of Primus were in this band. Anyway, I kinda dig it. It's weird, I like avant garde stuff. What I don't like is weird for weird sake. This has purpose and is well written. Also, It's only 34 mins, so I don't get burned out on it.

This was so delightfully quirky I started listening to the next album. Just hit me right today, so plus four!

No, no, no - that's not mine. What kind of music is it? I like psychodelic, rock, progressive and many other styles - this sounds like "early industrials". Sorry, only one star from me for this "noise"

Wtf... South Park møder Bonaparte. Men jeg hyggede mig oprigtigt. Sjovt at høre v2, re imagenings, og live versioner efter albummet. 🙂

Det var sjovt. Men nok ikke på måder The Resistents havde tiltænkt det

Bad! But there was something almost charming about it about halfway through so this gets my first ever High 1.

No idea what this bullshit was. Couldn’t finish it

Seriously? This sucks. Deserves 0 stars.

Could not get through this. My God.

If I could give it lower than one star, I would.

This album was so trash

Very much not my thing. 1/5

A little bit of a creepy vibe. Idk about this. (Fuck this is almost 2 hours long? Might be one of the few albums I haven't listened to in full...)

Dreadful

Odd

Ahhhh; couldn’t get into it. Think the Gorrillaz took inspiration? Or maybe the Talking Heads?

Wow. I just. No words. What? Why? Seriously beginning to wonder if this list is a prank.

Good God, that was terrible.

These people were high when they recorded this album. This is barely music.

What the hell was that?

Very weird, yet somewhat intriguing.

I can tick it off but I now need to move on and forget about it.

Honestly - what was that?

what is this album? calling this experimental rock is generous, because the residents created such tuneless, grating garbage that might as well have been a bunch of toddlers banging instruments together. absolute nonsense that i don't understand why this album is here. with all of that out of the way, let me say that for some unknown reason, the residents were purposeful in creating this album. the distortion, the out-of-tune violins, the terrible laughter together created such an uneasy and unpleasant feeling. i couldn't help but be reminded of the old nintendo game, maniac mansion. real ones will know what i'm talking about. still, not enough to raise it from the 1 it deserves.

Unhinged and nightmare-ish -- and not in a good way. Don't get me wrong, I can normally go for these qualities in music, but I need the music to actually be, you know, good. The Residents genuinely seem to go out of their way to make this album as unpleasant and uncomfortable as possible. In any case, I realize they didn't intend to be taken seriously, but when "unpleasant" is your goal AND you are able to achieve it with flying colors, you're not going to get a very positive review from someone who is listening for pleasure. I can appreciate this as art, but I just don't appreciate it as music.

Fucking awful

Bro, c’mon. No. Skip

может мне расскажут, почему этот альбом важен, но пока 1, сорри

Когда нет питча/высокого вокала, то это звучит интересно и по шортпарисовски как-то но иногда включается вокал и начинает надоедать. его классно иметь вкраплениями. Но стиль определенно есть и респект за костюмы. Я поставлю 4- за то, что я понимаю что это может быть прикольным авангардом Алкоальбом: виски, джин, яблочный сок и квас. Вроде интересно, но что-то тут не так

a little irritating

5/10 whatever they are doing they are doing it well. I don't think I have a score for this. I don't want to give it a one because it was bizarrely entertaining. I don't want to give it 5 stars because I will never listen to this again unless its to share it with other people. I'm going to give it three stars and walk away slowly. 4-30-2024

This is painful, do I actually have to finish? I did, but through gritted teeth bc that was hot trash. Also lol at them first sending me to the deluxe 2 hour edition foh. I’d rate this lower if I could.

WOW WE FOUND THE WORST ALBUM this album is fucking weird. also two hours long. This stressed me out to listen to. If I could give less than one star, I would

what in the fuck did i just listen to. absolute trash. Avant-garde art experiment masquerading as "music"

Primus meets Mr Bungle meets Tom Waits meets who knows what. Gonna need a few more listens to make up my mind about this one.

Pure trash. I couldn’t rate this low enough.

Super weird but still good?

elektr. punk, 1978 ->1

A pointed avant garde effort from Shreveports finest pop combo.

Wow, I didn't want to like it at first, but I realize I love it. Definitely sending Birthday boy to a close friend next year. The Playlist TIDAL suggested after this is spot on.

O album me soa experimental. Algumas músicas me deixam triste ou com outros sentimentos ruins, infelizmente não curti muito.

This is dogshit. Why in the world does anyone need to listen to this crap before they die? If I could rate a zero I would.

Just noise. Sounded like kids dicking about.

I listened, sorta. If these guys hadn’t been in disguise, they would’ve disbanded long ago, exposed as the whack musicians that they truly are. But wow, anonymous eyeball masks make this art? Something my brother would’ve listened to in the late 70’s, and he probably did. He was the first person I knew to have a cd player, payed about $900 bucks for it. And his name was Ralph. And he was fucking weird. Hmmmm. Maybe…

What an intriguing album. Fascinating album cover as well. I haven't looked at the reviews but I can imagine you lot will be seething about how terrible this is. Heh! I love how wacky and out there this album is. It's odd. Bizarre. Yet equal parts fascinating as well. The one thing you can't accuse this album of being is boring. This album feels like it is in same vein as Throbbing Gristle, but rather more accessible. I'd have to be in a pretty strange mood to put this on again all the way through, but I reckon I'll check out songs like 'the lauging song' again for the shits and giggles. Take my 3 stars, residents.

ouh la je euh oups

endlich was experimentelles es ist sehr nervig aber ich mag es gerötete einstichstelle fun und psychedelisch

**Lyrics**: The lyrics in "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" are cryptic, surreal, and often absurd, reflecting The Residents' penchant for unconventional storytelling. Themes of paranoia, existential angst, and societal critique permeate the album. For example, in "Constantinople," the lyrics describe a bizarre journey through a surreal cityscape, while "Hello Skinny" offers a darkly humorous take on identity and self-perception. The enigmatic nature of the lyrics invites interpretation, allowing listeners to derive their own meanings from the surreal imagery presented. **Music**: Musically, "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" is a tour de force of experimentation. The album incorporates elements of punk, electronic music, and avant-garde composition, creating a sonic landscape that is both jarring and captivating. The use of unconventional instruments, such as toy instruments and tape loops, adds to the album's distinct sound. Tracks like "The Electrocutioner" and "Sinister Exaggerator" showcase The Residents' ability to create unsettling yet compelling musical arrangements that defy traditional categorization. **Production**: The production on "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" is innovative and ahead of its time. The album's sound is characterized by its use of lo-fi recording techniques, unconventional sound effects, and layered production. Each track is meticulously crafted, with attention to detail evident in the intricate arrangements and sonic textures. The experimental nature of the production adds to the album's overall sense of unease and unpredictability, creating an immersive listening experience that challenges the conventions of popular music. **Themes**: Thematically, "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" explores themes of alienation, paranoia, and the absurdity of modern life. The album's lyrics often depict surreal scenarios and characters, reflecting the band's fascination with the bizarre and the grotesque. However, beneath the surface of the album's eccentricity lies a deeper commentary on the human condition and the absurdity of existence. Through its surreal imagery and existential themes, "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" invites listeners to question the nature of reality and confront the inherent strangeness of the world around them. **Influence**: "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" has had a significant influence on the development of experimental and avant-garde music. Its innovative blend of punk, electronic, and avant-garde elements has inspired countless artists across various genres. The album's use of unconventional instrumentation and production techniques paved the way for future experimentation in music production. Additionally, The Residents' fearless approach to lyrical and thematic exploration has served as a blueprint for artists seeking to push the boundaries of conventional songwriting. **Pros**: 1. Innovative and experimental musical arrangements. 2. Surreal and thought-provoking lyrics. 3. Meticulously crafted production. 4. Influential in the development of avant-garde music. 5. Immersive listening experience that challenges conventions. **Cons**: 1. May be too avant-garde for some listeners, resulting in a polarizing reception. 2. Lyrics and themes may be too abstract for casual listeners to fully appreciate. 3. Short runtime may leave some listeners wanting more. In conclusion, "Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" stands as a groundbreaking work of avant-garde music that defies categorization and challenges listeners to expand their musical horizons. With its innovative production, surreal lyrics, and thematic depth, the album remains a seminal work in the experimental music canon, continuing to inspire artists and listeners alike decades after its release.

Ah you know what? Sometimes , I just want to listen to some actual music, that I actually like. Fuck you 1001 albums and fuck you The Residents, I can’t be arses with this bullshit today.

I can appreciate the experimentation, but the product is simply something that I don’t want to hear.

As we often see on here, the line between genius and insane can be thin. I feel like I am pretty open to weird music, but this one was too much for me. This is a late '70s American art rock album. It's really weird, no way around that really. There's very little structure, lots of weird drones and whatnot (which is actually one thing I do like on here), odd lyrics. It's a lot. The Spotify version is almost 2 hours long, and I cannot imagine listening to that much of this. The original release was only 34 minutes though (which is what I listened to), and that was plenty. They tried something, someone clearly likes it so that's good. Favorite song: Constantinople Other: Hello Skinny 4/15/24

I saw that it had a really low rating so I expected something different. What I wasn’t anticipating was to be immediately thrown off guard and never be able to regain control of my mind for the next half hour. The most nauseating 35 minutes of my life. The idea of “enjoying” this album, even just one track, is appalling to me and if my wife of 50 years told me she found this album pleasant I would stab her like the duck—write in the fuckin’ head, eh? I don’t believe this all bad, there’s heart and some sense of direction here that some artists are missing. I don’t agree with a single choice made, but at least the choices were original. 2/5

1.5 WHAT I ENJOYED: the kind of fun/ominous instrumentation on the quieter pieces like Hello Skinny, the fairly short track length. The idea that if someone finds this appealing, I can definitely make music, too. GRIPES: really awful, crunchy & strident guitar sounds; pervasive sense of doom/glowering vocals throughout. Zero sense of who might actually put this on and enjoy it without something to prove in the Year of Our Lord Twenty Twenty Four. RECCOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE: annoying your neighbors, triggering tinnitus, Halloween music. #492 revealed / #524 rated

This is a soundtrack for a fever dream, wow pretty out there. Very, odd. 2.4

Wie heeft er bad trip in mijn koffie gedaan? Wel gelachen, dus net geen 1 ster.

I can’t believe there are two songs referencing Constantinople. I like the other one better. This album really isn’t for me, with the exception of Bach is Dead.

fun. weird. sense of humor for sure. i just probably won’t be listening in my share time. i enjoyed it tho.

Stupid

Not sure how this garbage ended up on this site.

was good sounding for the first few tracks, however, interest was at a low by the 1/2 way point of the album. found the sounds of the album interesting however,

Not good

Another weird one to include. interesting, but let's not listen to it again.

Nope

This is the closest I have come to a musical interpretation of a sore tooth. It is awful and painful and like being stabbed by a duck, but you keep wanting to listen to it the same way you jab a sore tooth with your tongue

The first album that is truly not for me. The arrangements, lyrics and oddities may have technical composure but just didn't hit for me track by track.

As someone that wants to make avant garde art music, a humble reminder of how tough that will actually be to do right

This album is a dark churning avant-garde masterpiece. I find that some bands were clunky in their adoption of synthesized music but the Residents use emergent electronic music to great effect. It give the music a menacing simmering quality that makes the listener feel uneasy. Lyrically this album is similarly disorienting. There are moments that predict later experimental acts and call forth contemporary classical music such as Phillip Glass. I enjoyed every weird second of this album.

You have to be fucking with me. This album was such complete shit. What the fuck man. Literally what the goddamn fuck. If I could give 0, hell if I could give negative stars I would.

Har rullat på 10 låtar med dem på Spotify. Annorlunda, absolut. Inte hört detta album tidigare. Min fru bad mig stänga av. Eller rättare sagt, stängde jag inte av så sker ett mord.

I sent a link for Lizard Lady to a friend with context. He said "I didn't like it. It hurt my ears." I thought it was a very interesting listen. Definitely weird. Has a folk meets noise kind of vibe. I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars using the scale below: 1 ⭐means I didn't finish and have no intention/desire to. 2 ⭐⭐means I didn't finish but wouldn't mind listening more, 3 ⭐⭐⭐means I finished it but probably won't seek out more, 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐means I finished and I liked it, 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐means it is likely to be added to my regular listening and I may seek it more similar material

Wtf is this. Actually didn’t mind it; reminds me of PRIMUS a bit

……..sometimes taking fuck loads of drugs and picking up a musical instrument just isn’t a good idea

Ehm immediately no aso iwie got mer das erschte lied scho mad anxiety und ich cha nedmal erchläre wieso?? Aso so mini ganzi brust zieht sich zemme und ich chas ned ganz chöne lose. Ich zwinge mich trotzdem mal wiiter z lose will ich ned album based on 1 song cha judge. Fuck this ganz ehrlich nach 2 lieder gibi scho uf und es isch mer recht egal hani nume 2 lieder gloset ich gib mer das npm ich ha bessers verdient

aaaaah das isch weeeirde shit ahaaa. ok isch funny? d songs nocjem erdte sind chli sehr weird?? blue rosebud au afoch gestöhne? finds au wenns will weird sii chli ass? bach is dead. indeed er isch. richtig. er isch so dead. es speichered irgendwie nöd was ich schrib aber ich schrib au immer s gliche. s isch afoch weirdo shit. hello skinny singeds afoch hello dolly? electrocutuioner isch irgendwenn afoch synth lärm. wäääääh

constantinople funny aber nervig wird das es album wo allgemein so chan zemmegfasst werde? oke ich bruch schomal e pause ui schochli sehr ahstrengend booker tease tönt jz endlich echli "normal" hahaha nevermind he es isch funny aber brutal müehsam ja sie wennd eifach nerve ich respektiers

I'd known this that is perfect album, like the "It was perfect, just perfect. Everything down to the last minute details." meme. It's a classic 5/5

Bizarre

Terrible protopunk.

I don't know what I just listened to.

Absolutely not. It’s like it’s trying to be 3 different genres in the worst way possible. Who tf made this list??

This shit is fucking awesome. Don’t get me wrong, it’s objectively bad music. But it’s SO interesting. It reminded me of the music that would play during a creepy Disneyland ride, and the theme song of American Horror Story. I wanted to keep listening to hear how the album progressed. If I’m being honest, this is not a good album to work to. I was working on a stressful task during the last 3 songs, and I started to have an anxiety attack. All that said, super fun listen. Birthday Boy - Version 1 shall be my birthday anthem henceforth.

Holy fuck that sucked. 35 minutes of godamn noise. Ewww

860 albums in and I think this one was the closest Iv been to just switching it off. Really didn’t get this album at all was painful to get to the end I never want to relive that again 1 star.

Unlistenable shite.

At least the stabbed duck didn’t have to listen to it.

the kind of record that gives duck-stabbing a bad name, frankly

No

Although I truly do not enjoy listening to this, I appreciate its inventiveness. It's weirdo music biiiiiiiig time, in a supremely discomforting way.

I forced my coworker to listen to this with me so at least that part was fun.

No.

At first I found the album quite funny, quirky and exciting. After half an hour, the novelty wore off and it became annoying. 3/5

1970s album that definitely felt ahead if their time. This is the first album I did not finish because i didn't enjoy the first 14 songs.

Terrible, awful, never want to listen to it again. Only made it through 3 or 4 songs, and each of those I didn't even manage to listen to in their entirety.

I had half a mind to give this two stars on the basis that it did a good job at making me feel like I was about to be murdered (maybe that was the point). The booker tease I suppose was some kind of post-modernist joke that was marginally fun maybe. I’m really clutching at straws here. Fuck you for promoting senseless violence against ducks anyway

What the fish

I hated it but also get it? Idk...

The Residents is one of the most famous avant-garde acts of their period. And with Duck Stab, you see them at their most accessible and innovative. It's minimalist with easy-to-follow lyrics and melodies. It's very short too, so most people could bare through it if they could spare more than a few moments of weirdness. It's a shame it's so dated. When they do finally get the technology a decade later, their creativity is drained and their later output is boring and cheap. Here, they utilize the fullest extent of their rudimentary industrial synths in quite a minimalist fashion. Too bad it sounds like cheap dog shit. The other downside is a style of childish humor that seems like they had a blast coming up with themselves but not so much enjoyable to audiences. It's a style of humor that reminds me of The Mothers of Invention. Here are my thoughts on the individual tracks: Constantinople 4/5: fun intro, loud and catchy but with weird twist, enough to either scare people away or intrigue people; the ad libs show their personality Sinister Exaggerator 4/5: nice horror with an eery underwater beat, loud abrasive metallic synths, and creepy uncaring vocals; feels complete with several surprises Booker Tease 4/5: the most accessible song, catchy and memorable with satisfying moments and a cool free sax Blue Rosebuds 3/5: cool gothic atmosphere; I don't like the annoying high-pitched vocal, but the one with the broken voice fits the vibe Laughing Song 3/5: it's a mess but the synths and affects match the theme and mood, successful in what it aims to do, and highly innovative Bach is Dead 2/5: a silly gimmick with nice background; the bridge makes it more palatable but it's otherwise lame; it is memorable Elvis and His Boss 3/5: the most rock-like song here, with an improv jam style and bluegrass vocals; if this is supposed to make fun of jam bands, it works ok, but too exaggerated and over-the-top Lizard Lady 1/5: started off forgettable then brought back that damn high-pitched voice Semolina 2/5: a nice change in pace with anti-folk pop that drags on too long and has little to offer besides the innovative premise; I sorta like the ending but was left a bit dissatisfied Birthday Boy 2/5: one of my favorite ideas on here, very silly and gimmicky, but drags on and is one of those "they had more fun messing around than we'll ever have" Weight-Lifting Lulu 3/5: a legitimate good early minimalist dark wave song if it wasn't so dated; the vocals drag it down a bit Krafty Cheese 2/5: started off as decent industrial ambient but they felt it needed more with the dumb vocals Hello Skinny 4/5: this one is surprisingly pretty good; nothing too harsh or off-putting yet not anything like pop; everything works together here; even the vocals fit in with the vibe The Electrocutioner 4/5: it started off as an out-of-place closer following the quieter ambient tracks; but it's probably the most complex and satisfying track on here with an interesting gimmick idea and several effects that work to contribute to what they aimed to create Average is 2.9. For being short and highly innovative, breaking the expectations of what music could creative, as well as being fairly consistent with an appropriate track order, I'm bumping it to a 3. However, as noted, the fidelity is shit, the effects are too dated and gimmicky, and they tend to entertain themselves more than they care about the finished product.

Sounds like an whackier old school Primus.. I dig. I also feel like it’s my job to offset some of the bad ratings. I am literally here for this insane shit I’ve never heard before!

So strange that they’re actually good at times.

This is absolutely not for everyday listening, but strange enough quite interesting. I couldn't turn it off.

I absolutely hated this on first listen, with a lot of WTF?!? attitude about it… then I listened again with family to share the “WTF?!?” perspective… and they all hated it strongly, but I found it weirdly engaging at this point. Giving it a 3 as I still don’t know what I make of it or if I think it’s “good” but finding I’m at least intrigued enough to consider it worthy to revisit when I don’t know… maybe when tripping on LSD? 🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽

This is bad in many ways. In the bin.

Odd and interesting, but not my taste.

Fuck no

Meh, kind of weird but I did not mind it. I may appreciate it more with another listen.

Awful, demonic. The forst couple of seconds were ok butit went downhill from there

Hela albumet skulle kunna vara Pink Floyds sämsta låt. Rolig, intressant och till en början är det inte ens tråkigt. Skulle kunna vart kortare men annars ganska coolt.

And I thought Captain Beefheart was weird. Wow. And according to AllMusic, compared to their other albums, this is "probably the least experimental of the bunch". Still, I'm glad I listened to (some of) it. Many of the songs, like "Laughing Song", remind me of Les Claypool quite a bit. Interesting to see that Primus, Mr. Bungle, etc. didn't actually invent the circus-freak-music wheel. 2/5 for novelty, but probably will never listen to this group again.

Duck Stab is currently the 3rd worst album in this project and to be fair, it’s significantly better than the 2nd worst which I’ve already got. Make no mistake, this album is absolute trash 1.9/10

I can appreciate a fair bit of weird, so I should like this more, but maybe I'm getting too old?

Art rock. Paranoia sin sentido. Un 2 por alguna canción que se salva.

What the heck was that?

This was a test to ensure I was still listening, right?

I listened to 2 ¼ songs and literally hated every minute of it. I decline to listen to the rest. This album makes me wish zero stars was an option.

What the fuck was that? This is like an entire album of teenagers messing around in the sound toys aisle at Walmart. Is this somehow better if you can see them wearing the eyeball hats (which are admittedly cool)? Every time you think there might be a song with redeeming features they quickly disabuse you of that by doing whatever it is they are doing. I simply can't imagine this bringing joy or catharsis to anyone, though I feel it does somehow explain the existence of Les Claypool. Fuck this album and the Residents. 0 stars.

This would’ve been better if I’d been high. Art rock is generally just not my thing. This was definitely not my thing. I can handle dark. I can handle weird. I can even handle weird for the sake of weird. But throw those things together and I just don’t find it very compelling or interesting. Which is a shame because it’s clear that the people involved are talented. I just didn’t really get this in the slightest. And I didn’t find a whole lot to take from it. 2 stars. Standout tracks: Weight-Lifting Lulu

A bit meh

What the fuck

I don't really know what this is, or tries to be, but it ain't it...

A new experience for me. At first I was very put off by the vocalist's off key voice, but it suits the lyrics. I can't listen to this as background music ... yet. Over time I may be able too, but there is so much crazy in this, that my mind keeps getting drawn in to the sound and lyrics.

This is beyond weird.

Didn't make it through.

Wtf was that

I can only think the band was suffering from delusions having eaten a slightly iffy duck liver. Even worse than Throbbing Gristle? Rating: 1/5 Playlist track: The Booker Tease Date listened: 20/02/24

This is some seriously kooky stuff—like Dr. Demento and Primus on the brown acid. There's something strangely compelling about it, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it. I'll round up from 2.5 for at least creating some interesting soundscapes.

This is where Noel Fielding probably got some of his inspiration for The Mighty Boosh's crimps. It's feverish, dadaist, and just plain off the wall. I appreciate weirdos, but this is too out there to be enjoyable. I do like their giant eyeball heads with tails & coat look, through. Maybe we'll revisit them again & it'll be better? We shall see..

If I could give 0 stars I would.

Painful to listen to and not interesting at any point.

Nice album

Terrible. Wow. So bad

Terrible weird but kinda enjoyed the weirdness but not that much.

Well, I didn’t hate it. I could hear how it influenced other bands in the future. It was much better than stereolab or Chemical brothers. It is musical but very odd. It feels like the precursor to They Might Be Giants or Jonathan Coulton. I could probably listen to this album again…and I’m really surprised by that.

Just bad. I do not understand why this has made the list. It should be removed. It was annoying. I would love to hear why someone liked this album.

Too wierd. Not really songs.

Unlistenable why does this even exist?

ass surely there were 100s of other albums that could've been placed on the list ahead of this one either that or I'm just too dumb to understand avant-garde and experimental music

C’est le pompon. Ce disque est à appréhender comme une installation d’art moderne obscure. Il parait que c’est important, mais certainement pas pour ses qualités plastiques, et de toute façon on y comprend rien. Ca part tellement dans tous les sens qu’au bout d’un moment le décalage rend la chose très drôle. La battle de kazoo sur “Elvis and his boss” ne me fera jamais pas rire. Commettre une chanson aussi affreuse que “Bach is dead”, c’est osé. Ils y mettent beaucoup d’énergie, beaucoup d’eux même, et le résultat est tellement foutraque et à l’envers de toute forme d’harmonie qu’on peut au final applaudir mollement mais sur un rythme parfaitement aléatoire et entrecoupé de kazoo pour rester dans le ton de l’album. Mais passé la surprise, la découverte de la surenchère dans l’affreux, c’est juste insupportable.

Nah, just weird and unlistenable.

Weird. Definitely have to be in the mood to listen

whoa

A gem in the "psycho weirdo shit" genre. The Residents are one of the most interesting groups of all time and I love them. Some people might call it artsy bullshit for nerds, but I view them as just a bunch of dudes having fun with silly effects. It's so fun. You never know what in the everloving fuck you're in for when a new song starts. It always keeps you entertained and never bored. I don't know why, but I don't find this scary in the slightest. It's just silly. It's the 70s version of "reverb fart sound effect punjabi remix" memes you would find in the deepest trenches of Youtube. Always a good day when an album like this pops up. To quote my own Kollaps review, "This is what we all deserve to be listening to as we embrace eternal oblivion." Honestly? Fuck it. 5/5. I might have an infatuation with goofy music.

What gets me are the people who are angry or take it all too seriously. I used to have a friend who loved these guys in the 80's and to be honest I didn't understand and thought them silly. I was wrong.

I didn't know what to expect from this album, I'm vaguely aware of The Residents as the top hat eyeball band with secret identities that some people thought were actually The Beatles. I've been curious about them but I didn't know where to start. That's one of great things about this project, it just said here's your first Residents album, dig in. I'm hearing Primus, a little They Might Be Giants' darker side and Ween at their brownest, circa The Pod or Godweensatan. Pretty cool. I don't know if I'm down for a real deep dive but I'm into it.

molto strano. Indeciso tra 3 e 4 stelle perchè apprezzo l'atmosfera bizzara e psichedelica ma non credo che lo ascolterei altre volte

#124. This album definitely gives off low budget horror movie vibes. Kinda reminds me of the movie Gummo actually in the way that while it's not that great and is slightly off-putting, I still can't look away. I'm drawn to it in some strange way. I saw that this album is pretty poorly rated, which surely means that the people that rated it so poorly just haven't yet heard the Butthole Surfers of Suicide albums on this playlist yet. Because while this was strange, it's light-years ahead of those two albums, which were literally just noise not even pretending to be music. I was going to give this a 2, but now I'm going to give it a 3 just to spite all you fuckers. 3/5: and I'll do it again *this is the eleventh album I purchased from this list Song added to playlist: Blue Rosebuds I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Bottom 5

Well that was horrific. After skipping through 5 tracks I couldn't take any more.

Dubious honor of being my least favorite album in a while. 1 star.

Wow that was weird. Not my thing but 2 stars for aiming to be different.

I listened to the first track, turned it off and proceeded to miss an entire fortnight of reviewing purely based on the torturous dread associated with having to go back and persevere with this. Second time round I got all the way through side one (the Duck Stab component) Then I looked at the 2hr run time, died a little inside and turned it off. I attempted to access my deepest and darkest musical pretensions to identify some kind of redeeming feature related to its arthouse influence on the broader scene but didn't even get close. I note the Spotify version is the "preserved edition" which I think just about the most unnecessary move in music history; this could very much do with whatever the opposite of being preserved is.

This answers the question of what people did with their strange music projects in the days before YouTube. Turns out, they were still able to cut a record and release it to the public. I actually would give this a 1.5* because it made me laugh more than it made me angry for being on this list in the first place. But I am going to round down because I do not support the stabbing of ducks. Even if that duck happens to be similarly armed.

Little too eccentric from my taste.

Oh gosh no. Just no.

This was some weird fucking shit. Definitely one of the more out there albums on the list. I liked how subtly disorienting the music is, it's like an understated circus nightmare. And "Duck Stab" is probably the best name for an album ever.

WTF

silly if nothing else. always some props to the artsy's

Interesting experiment in atonality. Do not listen with a headache. Seems to flow well as an album but I was not in the mood to enjoy it.

wtf?

As the title suggests, it's like watching a duck being stabbed. The weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weird show can be interesting, but in the end, you'd ask yourself of what the fuck did you just witness.

Absurdist “music.” I assume I had to hear it to know someone tried it; it cannot be that anyone liked it.

Wow this album is crap. Super annoying sound, similar to finger nails on an chalk board!

I mean... I guess I'm ok having heard it once? Can't really see wanting to put on this creepy clown music again though. Unless I wanted to give someone a bad trip or something lol. I still think I'd take this over most of my 1s though. It's more of a 🤨 and less of a 🤮. Still feels like a 2 though, there's only so much creepy clown music one wants to subject themselves to.

Good god.

Why?

they say that art disturbs the comfortable and comforts the disturbed. an album that would make zappa proud, no doubt. dissonant, alien, surreal, anxious... a majority of the songs seem less like songs and more like cries for help. a few decent tracks like the one i've picked make you feel like you're in a demented moshpit, but a giant majority are just... weird.

I listened to three songs and was like “no, I’m trying to have a pleasant feeling kinda Saturday.” So I technically listened for a liiiiiittle bit.

Nope

…um….??

This is a chronological log of my thoughts while listening to this: WTF? Why is this on the list, but more importantly, why does this even exist? Man, imagine you started dating someone and things seemed promising. But then one week early on, they’re like “Hey wanna go see this band I like?” and you show up and it’s this shit??? How many relationships have broken up at or right after their concerts? This is so bad that it’s gone past bad and might be good? Some of these songs mildly resemble music. Hmm I like this one. Oh fuck, I think I like this. Okay, I’m nothing if not entertained.

Rart og litt kult, men aller mest rart

Woke up and checked for my dailly album to listen to while I started my day. When I heard this album, I thought I was still asleep having a nightmare till I realized I could turn off this god forsaken music

Nice! Didn't know about them

Awful. I can just see their smug, annoying. college avant-garde art collective faces when the released this shite onto an unsuspecting public. I would happily punch any one of the Residents in the face for this atrocity of an album. It's unfortunate that you can't give zero stars or negative stars. The world is a worse place for having this album in it.

It’s something lol

Very weird music. Fascinating. Favorite song: the electrocutioner.

Is this "They Might Be Giants" from the 70's? It's just experimental stuff, sounds like something I would have made with my high school friends. I would never listen to this again. Cannot believe this album is part if the 1001, it's really sad that this took up a space leaving something else out.

Initial thought: "weird music for weird people". As the record went on, I realized it was less "music" and maybe trying to be the opposite. It feels alien, very horror-movie-funhouse-mirror, with mad laughter echoing in the distance. I guess I appreciate it for what it's trying to be, but the nearest band to compare it to, I think, is Throbbing Gristle, and as much as I'm... not a fan of TG, they felt like they had a plan on what they were doing. This one feels like... trying to be weird for the sake of, "Yeah, this'll freak the normies out." Favorite tracks: "Constantinople", "Krafty Cheese"

Very Zappa-esque. I like weird music but this seems weird for the sake of it

Too weird for me!

Big yuck from me. I listened to about a minute of each song. Oh my God, it's awful!

I could not relate to a single lyric, theme or instrumentation on this album. Did not like at all.

There should be a zero stars option.

Terrible

If your up for some weird shit this is the album for you.

What if They Might Be Giants teamed with Towlie? This was unlistenable overall.

I truly don't get this. Mostly unrelated noise. I've said this for other albums, but I don't understand when someone would sit down and listen to this. I can't think of a single moment, except maybe tripping, that this would be enjoyable.

i actually actively disliked this. i think that might be part of the point though.

Nois at best - maybe useful for... Driving people into madness

Constantinople - 6/10 Sinister Exaggerator - 7/10 The Booker Tease - 7.5/10 Blue Rosebuds - 7.5/10 Laughing Song - 7/10 Bach is Dead - 8/10 Elvis and his Boss - 7/10 Lizard Lady - 7.5/10 Semolina - 7.5/10 Birthday Boy - 7/10 Weight Lifting Lulu - 7/10 Krafty Cheese - 7/10 Hello Skinny - 7/10 The Electrocutioner - 7/10 TOTAL - 92/140

I can appreciate the creativity here, but this album did nothing for me. I'm ok not visiting it again.

Fascinatingly bizarre and unsettling, The Residents have turned the art rock genre on it's head with a descent into the macabre. Using music as a means of sonic expression as opposed to the typical comforting melody and lyrics, The Residents walked so later Avant Garde groups could run.