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# Never Known Questions: Five Decades of The Residents Paperback – February 1, 2016

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## Customer Reviews

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    An excellent book for new and old fans alike
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2018*

I've been a huge fan of The Residents for nearly 40 years.  In the world of Resident’s fans, I am what you might call a “Classic-Era Snob.”  While I consider them to be one of the most important bands in contemporary music, I much prefer their older material, and really have no interest in their work after, say, “God in 3 Persons” (1986).This book provides some insight into the deepest secrets of the group.  Particularly of interest to me was the documenting of The Residents' meetings and collaborations with many other artists of the avant garde music scene over the decades, and the insights into their composing and recording processes - particularly in the early pre-digital days.While the book doesn't exactly blow the lid off their identities, that particular info has been more or less agreed upon for quite some time, and, reading between the lines, no one should have any further questions... about THAT, at least!For the uninitiated, The Residents were one of the most influential groups of the post punk era, with their mythology being a source of endless debate.  This book does not end the debates by any means... but even someone like me who has been studying this group for decades will find shocking (and not so shocking) revelations abound.Is it a great book?  No, it is not.  The writing is pretty bland, typos and uncredited quotations abound.  Margaret Smik’s character is referred to as both “Peggy” and “Penny Honeydew” - sometimes both on the same page!  Some of the author’s conclusions - based on his misreading of lyrics - are pretty dubious.  In fact, the "book" reads more like an article you'd see in a music publication, and is really just a series of essays crying out for someone to weave them together into a comprehensive whole.The book more than makes up for this in the sheer volume of insider information on the group.  And, in my case, the second half of the book gave me a new appreciation for their later work - which I had before considered musically inferior to their early stuff.An absolute must have if you're a fan, but even if you've never heard of them... as long as you love music or are interested in pop culture and the artist's reaction to it... it's worth checking out.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Must Read For Fans Of Music, Outsider Art and of course The Residents!
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017*

Excellent and well written overview of maybe the most interesting group ever! The Residents are a perfect example of "DIY" "Outsider Art". Ian Shirley definitely loves the group and managed to get interviews with a large number of collaborators and friends from across the 40+ year span of Residents history and has turned out what may be the definitive book about the Eyeball Boys. Indispensable for Residents fans and very interesting reading for anyone interested in the music business.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Whoopy Snorf
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2020*

This is by far the best book on the Residents out there.

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