It is not often that a CD fits your lifestyle, or life situation, but this one certainly worked for me. Having just spent the last few weeks trying to pack up 6 years of ‘stuff’ and move it 2000 miles, I know lots about cardboard boxes, and the title track had me hooked. Being a reviewer usually means that I watch or listen to something once only. This CD though is so moreish that it has been on the player at least a dozen times. In fact it is on right now, my poor wife is going insane with listening to it, I may well have to atone for this transgression by taking her to Wal-Mart!
Boxes full of Armageddon, boxes full of death
Boxes sitting in my doorway, boxes someone left
With an opening track with those lines, whats not to like?
Track two takes us to new highs
I love the rabbits and the rabbits love me
I was hooked from the first track. The Residents are hard to pin down on a genre, they play in an arena that I have not found before. Part punk, part techno, yet part something else. Part serious musicians, yet pranksters at the same time.
I normally like to include some information about the band I am reviewing, but that seems to be a bit of a challenge with The Residents. The do not apparently talk to anyone, in fact it is not really clear who even plays in the band.
Actually it matters not, who is in the band. They are an awesome group and I cannot recommend this CD enough. They also boast a delightfully cryptic web site www.residents.com which is well worth a visit.
You can get your copy from MVD.
Simon Barrett
2 users commented in " CD Review: The Residents present The Bunny Boy "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI completely agree. I have been collecting The Residents’ music for a while now, and this is definitely one of their best. Every single track on this CD is amazing,
FYI, this album is based off of The Residents’ online internet series called, “Postcards From Patmos.” Watching these online episodes definitely gave the lyrics some context. Great stuff.
An absolutely thrilling release from the Residents. So much of it is so smooth, and some of their most beautiful music and lyrics lie deeply within this release. I definitely agree with the Residents that this could be categorized as ‘pop.’ If the Residents never made another album, I would be perfectly happy with this one being their final release. A true work of art.
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