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- Summary: The mysterious San Francisco-based artists--who have been at it now for over 30 years--return with a collection of vaguely animal-themed tracks.
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Experimental
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Positive: 5 out of 11
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Mixed: 6 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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A beautiful concept that's been beautifully executed.
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UncutBy turns oblique, soulful, scornful yet rarely dissonant. Rather, it's one of their lovelier, more formal offerings. [Mar 2005, p.108]
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A cracked masterpiece.... it rewards your attention with dreamy, surreal vistas, skewed poetry and flights of unadulterated musical madness.
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Q MagazineNot for the unquesting. [Mar 2005, p.101]
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MojoFans will wallow in the superficial nuttiness of it all--though profound issues underlie the wilful eccentricity. [Mar 2005, p.96]
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On Animal Lovers, the Residents show, as always, a lot of heart and thought in the lyrics and ideas and even in their theatrical vocal performances, but that effort only sporadically shows up in the music itself.
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Under The RadarFor better or for worse, the rest of the music world has caught up with them. [#9]
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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GeneGJan 9, 2006I always loved their - and now also more/ Very minds album/ Great thanx!!!
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billpMay 14, 2005Best i've heard from the Residents in quite a long time.
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AlanJMay 13, 2005Doesn't sound anything like The Residents, but could not have been done by anyone else. Indescribably beautiful.
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vincetMay 29, 2005
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WayneBMay 18, 2005
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paulmJun 20, 2005
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MoeeMay 2, 2005It's fake nature art.....and that's it.
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