http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33696&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rssUpon a first listening, most people will respond to The Residents the way they would to smelling salts. Their songs can be as opaque, esoteric, and bizarre as Rosicrucianism, but perhaps the most puzzling aspect of the band is their Mafia-like code of silence about their identities. These living ciphers have remained among rock's avant-garde by branching into music videos (they were among the first to make them), movie scores, CD-ROMs, and even comic books. Concept albums and cover songs predominate the band's musical output, including a 1977 send-up of "Satisfaction" which remains the band's most recognizable song. Three decades after it began, the aggressively experimental output of these multimedia pioneers shows no sign of letting up. From behind their trademark eyeball masks, the white suit and top hat bedizened Residents continue to be the wittiest, most subversive concept artists in rock. - Chad DriscollExperimentalen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:59:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33696&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss Upon a first listening, most people will respond to The Residents the way they would to smelling salts. Their songs can be as opaque, esoteric, and bizarre as Rosicrucianism, but perhaps the most puzzling aspect of the band is their Mafia-like code of silence about their identities. These living ciphers have remained among rock's avant-garde by branching into music videos (they were among the first to make them), movie scores, CD-ROMs, and even comic books. Concept albums and cover songs predominate the band's musical output, including a 1977 send-up of "Satisfaction" which remains the band's most recognizable song. Three decades after it began, the aggressively experimental output of these multimedia pioneers shows no sign of letting up. From behind their trademark eyeball masks, the white suit and top hat bedizened Residents continue to be the wittiest, most subversive concept artists in rock. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30209068&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss World/Reggae Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:48:14 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Residents on Rhapsody Online 30209068 ply.30209068 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30209068&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29343853&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:44 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Residents on Rhapsody Online 29343853 ply.29343853 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29343853&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8949995&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 14 May 2009 10:46:21 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Residents on Rhapsody Online 8949995 ply.8949995 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8949995&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8925908&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:15 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Residents on Rhapsody Online 8925908 ply.8925908 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8925908&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-residents%2Fplaylists.rss