View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.0 (58 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 1974
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative Experimental, Psychedelic Rock, Electronic Experimental
- Label: Cryptic Corporation
-
They Say...
The Residents are true avant-garde crazies. Their earliest albums (of which this is the first) have precedents in Captain Beefheart's experimental albums, Frank Zappa's conceptual numbers from Freak Out!, the work of Steve Reich, and the compositions of chance music tonemeister John Cage -- yet the Residents' work of this time really sounds like nothing else that exists. All of the music on this release consists of deconstructions of countless rock and non-rock styles, which are then grafted together to create chaotic, formless, seemingly haphazard numbers; the first six "songs" (including a fragment from the Nancy Sinatra hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'") are strung together to form a larger entity similar in concept to the following lengthier selections. The result is a series of unique, odd, challenging numbers that are nevertheless not entirely successful. The album cover is a fierce burlesque of the Beatles' first U.S. Capitol label release, sporting puerilely doctored photographs of the Fab Four on the front and pictures of collarless-suited sea denizens on the back (identified as Paul McCrawfish, Ringo Starfish, and the like). This is an utterly bizarre platter that may appeal to very adventurous listeners.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Boots |
0:54 |
|
| 02. | |
Numb Erone |
1:07 |
|
| 03. | |
Guylum Bardot |
1:21 |
|
| 04. | |
Breath and Length |
1:42 |
|
| 05. | |
Consuelo's Departure |
0:59 |
|
| 06. | |
Smelly Tongues |
1:44 |
|
| 07. | |
Rest Aria |
5:09 |
|
| 08. | |
Skratz |
1:42 |
|
| 09. | |
Spotted Pinto Bean |
5:27 |
|
| 10. | |
Infant Tango |
5:27 |
|
| 11. | |
Seasoned Greetings |
5:13 |
|
| 12. | |
N-Er-Gee (Crisis Blues) |
7:17 |
|
12 Total Tracks, 38:02 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like The Residents, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by The Residents fans
Credits
- The Residents - Arranger // The Residents - Producer // The Residents - Main Performer // The Residents - ? // James Aaron - Bass // James Aaron - Guitar // James Whitaker - Piano // Master & Servant - Digital Remastering
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC