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Demons Dance Alone

The Residents

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Album Review

To mark their 30th anniversary as a band, the Residents released this strangely programmatic album, their first since 1998's Wormwood: Curious Stories From the Bible. According to Cryptic Corporation (the band's corporate face), the songs on Demons Dance Alone were "written for the most part in the days following September 11" and "capture a quite different side of the Residents" — a vulnerable and questioning side that poses unanswerable questions. What this means is a more subdued ambience and more tunefulness, and a little bit less "nyah-nyah-nyah," though not that much less. The first singing voice (on "Life Would Be Wonderful") is that dorky pseudo-country & western one that listeners have all come to know and be irritated by, but the next one sounds like it could be Syd Straw or maybe Lori Carson (Residents are never identified by name), and the song she sings, "The Weatherman," is disarming in its naked emotion. Goofiness is never far from the surface, as song titles like "Mickey Macaroni" and "Make Me Moo" indicate, but this time out it is seriously tempered by what sound like — dare one suggest it? — intimations of mortality.

Customer Reviews

The Residents 9-11 album

Taken in pieces this album ranges from cute to claustrophobic. Taken as a whole, however, you hear the genius. The Residents really grew up from Wormwood, and proved it was not a fluke with the is piece of art. Do yourself a favor and buy this album Do the world a favor and buy this album Do your mommy a favor and buy this album! Buy or Die, Duty Now For The Future!!

My Favorite Album

This is my favorite album out of all of The Residents albums I own. Each album is unique in it's own way, but I think this one tops the ones I have heard so far, and I have over 10 of thier albums; (would have more if they were more avaliable). You can not love the residents until you own this C.D.! (I found a live performance of this album used at the store for $2.00, money that was very well spent, to little money spent on it to be quite frank with you)!

One of their greatest of all time...

The Residents have always been one of my favorite bands for concept and sonic experimentation, but here they show their softer, song oriented side. Although sentimental and depressing, the music is also masterfully written and produced with outstanding contributions from Nolan Cook and an extremely soulful vocal performance from Mr. Skull.

Biography

Formed: 1966 in San Francisco, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

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, the...
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