The Residents- Blue Rosebuds / Sinister Exaggerator

[SuperCartiel]

I can't imagine why, but on 'Blue Rosebuds' that high-pitched voice in the middle sounds like Sandy Squirrel of 'Spongebob Squarepants'.

Am I being weird in thinking the Spongebob folks could cover The Residents? I keep hearing Squidward singing 'Sinister Exaggerator'.

Maybe I should see a shrink...

[kaakatin]

What exactly is good in this? The atmosphere? The weirdness? I don't get this.

[babachewbaba]

This is what happens when you play ELO records backwards!

[crkillz]

ooooooooohhhh wreeeed!!!!

[DIMLOADER]

I first got into the residents when I was 11 (33 Years ago) I think its safe to say they helped to wreck my head..... I feel a bit better nowadays though !

[chafulnifornio]

tremendo

[number7gracestreet]

still your favourite Ferlinghetti.....

your heart is like a silken(?) sponge that calls

saliva

love

*sigh*

serious poetry

[faunflynn]

What pretty music.

I got this when it came out years ago. It's worn well.

[UCC1308Staff]

I like this album because it sounds really shitty, and the music is so good that it makes the shitty sound a benefit!! Seriously, you don't need to have a good sounding record, just a record with good songs!!

[mrbilken]

I attended a show that was performed by one of the members of the Residents (wont mention his name because they dont reveal their identies) and he had a very old keyboard with an analog rhythm and percussion section however he sounded amazing.

[AmideLanval]

@mrbilken Wait, when was that?

[skullbarf]

yes............Awsome`

[rottro]

Always awesome live.

[ZLUGGO]

Interesting.

[mrbilken]

I wonder if this was done with a modular moog

[msbfd]

nope - miscellaneous cheap crap. there's that funny synth-like sound in the first and last parts, but the rest is analog drumbox, bass, guitar, and stacked guitars with the 'female' vocal (those tinny things are electric guitars - you can hear one or more plucking muted strings in the fadeout)

[AmideLanval]

@msbfd I'm pretty sure that even the swirling synth-like sound at the beginning of "Blue Rosebuds" is just several tracks of heavy delayed guitars.

[foogrrrl]

weird.I´m really scared

[ZLUGGO]

@foogrrrl

LOL!

[kingoflombards]

Out of 12,517 views, I think I got about half of them. EYE love the Residents!

[parablearable]

I think most of whats on the "popular" rock/indie/dj scene was affected by the residents.

[kelthanius]

I think Les Claypool's style of singing was slightly inspired partly by The Residents.

[cumdumpsterSF]

you think?

[MartaBtrp]

Good!

:)

[Akira625]

After listening to Blue Rosebuds for the first time last week, I think I discovered the inspiration behind Mr. Mackey's unique voice, mmmkay? :)

[mykopy]

...and Mr. Hankey!

[christopher710]

I used to have this album back in the early 80's. Love this stuff!

Residents rock!

[hurl771]

thanks for having these guys on here they sound great they have the san fransisco sound baby they sound like primus and the dead

[br00k39]

Ever since I discovered The Residents 10 years ago, not much else struck me as being 'wierd'.

[catrileo68]

i´m a residents fan from Chile.

i saw this gays at 11.09.2001 in Hamburg Germany.

[LokiClock]

This gays? Do you mean these guys?

[pezlobo]

Aguante REsidents edsde Chile , acá esperamos cuando lleguen!!!!!!!!!

[KoivuTheHab]

This gays? lol, come on now =:D

[Chakan]

My two favorite Residents songs.

[MunkhbatDavajaargal]

This is sick!

[fartdept]

Primus alsp covered the residents' jello skinny and constantinople as a bonus track on frizzle fry.(1st album)

[nemakuci]

...Rosebud i guess tonight it has 2 do with Citizen Cane, and on ..... i see Bunny tomorow in Gothenburg.......

[wiggles63]

I remember someone giving me Primus' Misc. Debris and hearing Sinister Exaggerator and thinking damn! Someone's actually covered a Residents song. I love the Residents...and obviously so did Claypool, lol.

[steampunkmachina]

yeah you can hear the inspiration radiating from the way claypool sings

[justinsb2]

there is another really good band called idiot flesh that covered bach is dead

[dirtbag1713]

blocparty experimental? seriously? try listening to Gang of Four's "Entertainment" and you'll forget all about blocparty.. 20 years before those kids atleast

[duncanrmi]

was there some part of "and people today think bloc party are experimental" that you mistook as the poster's actual opinion & not an ironic comment on the state of things? moshimoshi's on our side, god-dammit.

love the residents & gang of 4 too, btw.

[Serjlolipop]

i love this music

[shakmooll]

i love this

[romualdgrrr]

residents are so incredible; I love their music always, i'm come from britain (bretagne in french) we like that in our country, so crazy, if you like post me i give an adress

[JesustheLizard]

yes, because Americans can't possibly know anything, those dumb fucks

[spoonforleg]

for some reason these guys remind me of Crass, alot

[karoloandria]

becouze crass was experimental punk

[drplbiftin]

awesome music

[moshimoshi333]

Sinister Exaggerator is my favourite Residents song, amazing composition,.. way ahead of it's time,.. and people today think BlocParty are experimental with sound... they dont come near at all... actually what the hell am I even doing putting their name next to The Residents

[clintbronson5]

Q: Are we not men?

A: We are RES-AH-DENTS!!!

[ivanputsky]

I still have this shit on vinyl and love that somebody's adding it to YT.......

[tsup77]

How fucking high were they when they made this shit?

[AlbertMondback]

Pwnage.

[waynealarsen]

bought this in '74

[satanicsquirrel01]

how? it was released in '78

[waynealarsen]

Duck stab? no, I had it in highschool and I graduated in '76

[waynealarsen]

Nah, your right, I guess it was when it came out that I got it. I remember getting the ralph catalogs in high school. the memory clouds

[Superjew14]

Weirdest music ever and EYE FUCKIN LUV IT!