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Shreveport LA, United States (1969 – present)
The Residents are an avant-garde/experimental music and visual arts group largely shrouded in mystery and myth. The Residents began recording in 1969, although many of these recordings from their early years have still gone unreleased to this day. The earliest material from The Residents, traded among bootlegs, was recorded in 1971. The Residents’ first official release, Santa Dog, was released in 1972.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: “Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band’s members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise — usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks — and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: “Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band’s members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise — usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks — and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
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Saig wrote:
да, редкосное говно.
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Anti-Meshuggah wrote:
говно shit sucks
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cuihui990le wrote:
We can all take a page from WillOtheWisp666's book (no sarcasm). Best way to go about it, keep up the economy!
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AxemRangers wrote:
:D
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
or just get a job like i did.
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fry1077 wrote:
Ringo Starfish
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AxemRangers wrote:
buy it at the webstore with your allowance :)
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feedyourmind- wrote:
Anyone mind sharing the new album?
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AxemRangers wrote:
wow the UGHS! is so good
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AxemRangers wrote:
demons dance alone, animal lover, not available
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Thomaaazs wrote:
Meet the Residents.
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peivde wrote:
best albums to start with?
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AxemRangers wrote:
I am anxious to hear it :<
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Cox_of_Seagulls wrote:
The UGHS! is one of the best albums they've ever released.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
Infection is your finest flower-mildewed in the mist.
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
Sweet! I'm going to get those now! ...and Hades is great!
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Cox_of_Seagulls wrote:
The UGHS! and Ten Little Pigges are now both available to download from Residents.com
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cleaverstudios wrote:
their best album - the fact that fred frith, chris cutler, and snakefinger all contribute is a big factor.
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curare_curare wrote:
nah
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PMSingGremlin wrote:
You can use that sentence for just about anything.
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