Re: Residents

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

There has always been something slimy and low about The Residents which
leaves a bad taste in my mouth- maybe it's a religion thing. Despite that, I
used to find them interesting musically. The album you mention is fairly
old- a takeoff on 60's pop music with the premise that hippie music is
fascist. Once upon a time this music might have meant something. The way I
feel now, though, I think The Residents really suck- their current output is
just as dreary as their attitude, and I'm too sickened to go back and check
out their older stuff again.
                        EK


----- Original Message -----
From: robert wiener <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 8:04 AM
Subject: Residents


> After the shooting in LA on Tuesday I imagine that we're all en garde
> about neo-Nazism and white supremacism.  Hopefully it's not the tip of
> an iceberg, but just an(other) warning of what people are capable of
> thinking and doing.
>
> It reminded me that I never asked about the following generally
> available album.  Again, excerpts can be heard on (most) computers:
>
> Residents : Third Reich 'N' Roll
> (including "Hitler Was A Vegetarian" #2)
>
> http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1134074121/pagename=/RP/CDN/F
> IND/popsearch.html
>
> Is this a "Springtime for Hitler" type spoof (I hope) or not?
>
> Bob
>
>
>

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