The Residents- I Can't Get No Satisfaction!

Recorded in 1976, another great weirdo deconstruction of one of rock's most recognizable songs (I assume you already know Devo's version, but this one is further out there...freak out vs. quirk). And with a great B-Side to boot.
I guess this was either too weird, arty or obscure to get lumped in with early punk (shit, even Blondie was considered punk...compare to this), but that's not worth worrying about. This is a great and challenging little record. The songs don't sound alike at all and each are interesting and challenging in different ways. Feels like longer than 6 minutes...this little record's a monster.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zpgjhvvc3yu5kap

Residue of the Residents

This is one of those few "odds and ends" records that is strong enough to stand up on its own. The songs were recorded between 1971-83, but flows like one great weird record, as most Residents records tend to do.
Click on the picture below if you want the details on each track.
It's weird that the "mopping up" from a handful of years could be so fucking good...I understand cutting things that don't fit the concept and that is was very nice of the Residents to hand the rest over. Now we just need all those album length tapes from the early 70's...

http://www.mediafire.com/?1sx1vej8ss2z9h6

Meet the Residents

This is a difficult record to write about, especially briefly. It is definitely my favorite Residents album out off all the one's I've heard. I definitely prefer their more primitive approach AKA before they went all electronic.
This seems WAY ahead of its time to be from 1973 and is definitely an avant-garde classic (and punk, in spirit more-so than most...DIY label too). Everything about this album is so imaginative, original, challenging yet accessible, oddly inviting, and, overall...great.
A real treat to those who've never heard it...

http://www.mediafire.com/?gz1mzm2jzjg