Re: Residents and other bands

[Revfever <revfever@ubergadget.com>]

The Residents have always been an ever-evolving troupe and more than  
just "a band" and have incorporated all kinds of other elements into  
their creations and shows along with also creating and producing an  
astounding number of other products and swag, etc. Some people "get  
it" with them and some do not.  No big deal. That's just the way the  
cookie crumbles. But, apparently a lot of people did, and / or still  
do since their shows are usually packed in other cities that I have  
seen them in thru out the years.(Dallas,TX, Seattle, WA, Portland,OR)  
I've happily stayed "on board" with them all these many, many years  
and have always been pleased as punch that I did.

Remember that famous line from Sly and the Family Stone: "Diff'rent  
strokes for diff'rent folks"  :-)

Grape Nut Flakes,
Rev. Fever

On Dec 23, 2010, at 10:23 AM, Matt Davignon wrote:

> I had my Residents phase back in my early/mid 20s. They really haven't
> been the same band since 1983 or so. (Those are not linked statements
> - I'm in my 30s.) I saw them in 2001, and found myself wishing I'd
> seen them 20-25 years earlier.
>
> In my heavy iPod rotation right now: Pram, Madlib (including Jaylib,
> Madvillian, Quasimoto, etc), Juana Molina, Long Fin Killie
>
>
> -- 
> Matt Davignon
> mattdavignon@gmail.com
> www.ribosomemusic.com
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>
> Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> was like:
>>
>> I got to open for the Residents a few years ago and it was such a  
>> peak
>> experience
>> for me that I think I might not go see them again.
>>
>> I always appreciated them, frankly, but never loved them like so  
>> many people
>> did.
>>
>> I seemed to have an atypical relationship to a lot of artists that  
>> are
>> dearly loved by
>> lots of people on this list.       I always appreciated Zappa but  
>> never
>> loved him.....
>> the same with King Crimson,  Fripp,   Primus,  the Residents,  Mr.  
>> Bungle,
>> Captain Beefheart,  Tom Waits.
>>
>