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What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan of T
he Residents?
By: moleshow Date: November 22, 2016, 11:57 pm
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is it more than just liking the music? is it barely about the
music? i'm excited to see what people think!
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Re: What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan
of The Residents?
By: TwistedRichie Date: November 23, 2016, 8:07 am
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I have been a fan of The Residents since early eighties. I enjoy
their style, crypticness, back stories, and costumes. I never
really enjoyed their music until I listened to Midnight on Ten
Two Times. Suddenly, I loved all Residents music.
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Re: What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan
of The Residents?
By: Meisekimiu Date: November 23, 2016, 3:09 pm
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Them considering themselves a "fan" is good enough to be a fan,
I guess. ;)
In my head I do think about "true fans" of The Residents,
though. Usually people who ask the "What does it all mean?"
question. The people who suspend their disbelief and play along
with the game The Residents are playing. You know... the
pretentious fans. :P
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Re: What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan
of The Residents?
By: Radman Date: November 24, 2016, 8:36 pm
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The Residents have been my favorite band since 1979ish.
To me being a fan means I will follow them wherever they lead,
whatever they do.
I've always liked the anonymity factor, and honestly I'm a
little disappointed with all the openness now.
I could care less that Chuck is gay and raises chickens. Why did
I have to know that?
To me it's about [glow=green,2,300]the phenomenon[/glow], not
the individuals, [glow=red,2,300]the experience[/glow], not the
personalities, [glow=blue,2,300]the entities[/glow], not the
people, [glow=yellow,2,300]the art[/glow], not the artist .
Oh yeah, the music's pretty good too. ;D
I also love that no matter how dark and dismal it all may seem,
there is always a happy ending, or at least a positive
realization or reflection at the end.
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Re: What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan
of The Residents?
By: shortliver Date: November 25, 2016, 11:04 am
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I've been a fan since the late 70's and I actually love the
overblown exaggeration of the so called truth in the trilogy
now, it speaks to how exaggerated everything on the Internet
seems to speak to, especially in the social media format. Do I
know if they are telling me the truth? Am I game to play along
with it? It does help that I do actually care about the people
behind the art, but being able to see their art for art's sake,
even if the art blurs the lines into reality, it's fine by me.
Everything they have ever done has blurred the lines of reality
if you think about it. And now they are conceptualizing their
own anonymity. I'm still game :)
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Re: What does it mean (in your opinion) for someone to be a fan
of The Residents?
By: Dutchfan Date: November 26, 2016, 11:43 am
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I've known The Residents since Mark of the Mole. I was 18 at
that time, and bought the record.
I liked it, but at the same time thought it to be very weird.
So weird in fact that after listening to it a few times I just
stopped.
A few years later it was the same all over again, but this time
with Stars and Hank Forever.
Loved the Hank-side, thought the Sousa side soso, and also
stopped.
Got into The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, etc and lost
track of The Residents.
That was until 2009 when I borrowed from the Rotterdam Central
Library two CD's: Meet The Residents and The UGHS!
I was flabbergasterd! This. Was. The. Music. I. Looked. For. My.
Whole. LIFE!
Since that moment I bought everything I could lay my hands on.
I always wear a Rez-tee, since that day.
Listen to their music as much as possible.
Want to know everything, and I really mean everything about
them.
I love their music, their way of life (making music is way more
important than being famous), their twisted sense of humour.
The way they reinvented themselves over and over again never
stops to amaze me either.
To my surroundings I am sometimes almost religious about them.
So, a real pain in the ass methinks...
But hey: I love them. They enrich my life with their wonderful
music, videos, books and stories.
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