I think it's time we had a semi-regular comfy Residents threads.
The Residents
Ayden Hughes
Jeremiah Robinson
Eskimo is the GOAT
Jackson Rogers
I hated Meet The for being a half-assed amalgamation of all the avant-sounds from a decade before, but did they get better over time? What should I hear next?
Christian Lewis
Evan Perez
UNMASKING WHEN
Chase Hall
Never.
Camden Baker
I wonder if The Residents are actually cute girls.
Carter Price
How do you guys feel about their vocals? I like their instrumentals for the most part but I can't stand that kind of goofy vocals that can be found in experimental music of the 60's and 70's
Liam Taylor
damn right
btw Ghost of Hope turned out great
Have you seen them live lately?
Just to ask some Resident fans - how do you like my stuff? - sincerely interested
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Jayden Harris
The only Residents album I enjoyed was Not Available. I just don't like non-music avant sounds
John Butler
Anyone got some kind of Residents flowchart? Been meaning to check them out for a while now.
Andrew Campbell
Not Available is the only album ive heard by them and I really liked it. Any recommendations for where to look next?
Daniel Hill
Eskimo
Robert Jenkins
maybe give demons dance alone a listen that is by far the catchiest album
Colton Bennett
I still love Gingerbread Man a lot
Luis Diaz
Well, they've been releasing albums since the 1970's so in no way could the be considered girls.
They might be middle-aged women, tho.
Brandon Perez
Used to Eskimo on white vinyl.
Probably worth a fortume, now. :(
Jaxson Hill
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Hudson Diaz
Here some stuff to get into their stuff
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Coochie Brake
Intermission
Our finest Flowers
and Ghost of Hope
wow thats a lot
but happy listening!
Ryan Mitchell
Took me some time to get used to the vocals but I started to tolerate them after listening to Not Available multiple times.
Ryder Foster
I was never bothered by the vocals, but I like dumb shit like Primus.
Christian Scott
Not as much as their earlier releases, about $40
Recently got this original pressing costed a fortune
Lincoln Powell
Ayy thanks alot man, I'll check them all out :)
Hudson Rogers
commercial album is still good
Wyatt Gray
Yeah it's catchy as fuck. Eskimo, God in Three Persons and Commercial Album are my favourite Residents albums. In that order.
Thomas Wood
What are their deep cuts that I've missed which are actually pretty good?
Isaac Collins
I feel like No. I is a bit empty. Those two would probably be better if they were combined into a larger track.
Brody Powell
tfw Fingerprince never gets mentioned in these threads
Brody Perry
bump
Sebastian Ross
The Residents are not good and are for posers. They absolutely have no substance to their albums and just style. No merit to their albums.
Austin Thomas
Eskimo makes me weep.
Eli Wood
reminder that pretty much everything after Big Bubble is terrible (with the exception of Hades)
Ryder Phillips
I wrote a paper on the residents a year ago and my prof told me he saw the residents backstage, maskless, and had a beer with them
Grayson Sanders
Vocals are the best part
Christian Reyes
what about God in Three Persons?
Anthony Wilson
It's been so hot and humid recently, in spite of the rain that's flooding the northern suburbs.
I should probably play Eskimo, since it's the perfect album for this kind of weather.
It's like a tropical rain forest in my little part of the world.
Aaron Edwards
bump
Juan Reed
The only person to even bring up their new album just advertises his own shit and posts "avatars"
Charles Phillips
thx for the feedback. Appreciate it
Enjoy!
Whats your problem whit the Ghost of Hope?
I think its a lot better then most of their Randy,Chuck and Bob-Stuff
Jayden Martin
does anyone else think it's weird that andy partridge is on the commercial album
Benjamin Rodriguez
No my problem is with you, this board and the world.
Isaiah Flores
Got to be honest - that sounds pretty bad.
Need a hug?
Can you recommend a good live record of their early stuff?
Adrian Collins
Noah Perez
Why should it be? But can you recommend anything any XTC
stuff? Wanted to check them out forever
Henry Gutierrez
It's one of the only cameos on a Residents album that I can think of, at least for someone of relative note
Can't beat Skylarking honestly, but if you're less into Beatles pastiche and more into dissonant rock you may want to start with Black Sea.
Mason Cruz
makes sense - although
I always counted Penn Jillette as an ongoing (non-musical) cameo.
and thx for the recs - will check them out!
Colton Perry
still depressed that I haven't seen cube-E live.
footage looks awesome
Ryder Garcia
You're welcome. In actuality the Residents and XTC aren't terribly dissimilar in theory. Andy's songwriting approach is very abstract and textural like a lot of the Residents' music is.
Ayden Nguyen
Not Available is much more accessible and "musical" than Meet the Residents, so try that. Both are amazing albums, though.
Luke Cruz
Now I'm hyped. What abou the other Ralph-Artists e.g. Renaldo and The Loaf?
Great videos an all -
but I only like The Elbow is Taboo
Juan Mitchell
Never heard any of them actually, sorry.
Jacob Williams
avant-garde
Jonathan Flores
Used to listen to them religiously, been to 2 live shows. Good lads
Jacob King
bump
Luke Ross
what the fuck? where?
Angel Hill
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