Our Finest Flowers

Residents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 18, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: East Side Digital
• ASIN: B000000PLU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,356 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gone Again

2. The Sour Song

3. Six Amber Things

4. Mr. Lonely

5. Perfect Goat

6. Blue Tongues

7. Jungle Bunny

8. I'm Dreaming of a White Sailor

9. Or Maybe a Marine

10. Kick a Picnic

11. Dead Wood

12. Baby Sister

13. Forty-Four No More

14. He Also Serves

15. Ship of Fools

16. Be Kind to U-Web Footed Friends

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Our Finest Flowers by The Residents

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your Grandmothers greatest hits collection, December 4, 2002

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CapHappy (Can I have another bite of your sandwich?) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Finest Flowers (Audio CD)

This album was sold and billed as a greatest hits collection. In truth that is exactly what it is: A collection of lyrics from some songs, music from others and new treatments piled upon each other and formed into a collection of Great songs. (a little joke from them I am sure) For the experienced listener, this is a compilation that reminds you of all releases that have come before. For the new listener this stands alone as a great album. I have been a fan of the Eyeballed ones for over 15 years and while this is not my favorite of their works, I enjoy listening to it as the layering of tracks and styles is like a little musical test to figure them all out. One could argue this album was a test base for what later became Icky Flix, but that is another review for another album. If you are a Residents fan, you're gonna buy it anyway, if you are new to the Residents and looking for a Greatest hits album, try Our Poor, Our Tired, Our huddled masses instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not A Rehash, April 26, 2002

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Robert J. Burdick (Los Altos, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Finest Flowers (Audio CD)

The Residents' 20th Anniversary summation of their previous output could have ended up sounding like a cheap rehash of past glory. Instead, "Our Finest Flowers" is a completely fresh and orignal sounding collection. The concept here was to merge themes and snippets of older Residents songs into new songs. The formula works, and the result is songs that are both interesting and new while at the same time giving long time fans a warm, fuzzy, familiar feeling. Not for serious fans only, this CD would be a welcome addition to even the casual fan's collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Residents for those who hate the Residents, December 16, 1999

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David Fields (Lincoln, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Finest Flowers (Audio CD)

Rather than celebrate their anniversary (I cannot remember which) with yet another compilation "greatest hits" collection, the Residents set out to refurbish their old stuff, and make it look new.

Overall, it's a successful undertaking, with such cuts as "Gone Again" and "Fourty-Four No More" (which, since I've since turned 44, I have a special liking to) polished to the point that you could play it at your Grandma's funeral.

These polished tunes may not be to everyone's liking. After all, I'm certain many fans are crying, the Residents were unaccessible to everyone but them. Being a Resident fan can be a lonely life, but at least you have the knowledge of knowing this obscure group, with their web site, and products will always be willing to take your money, and make you happy. Why share?

However, it is an excellent way to get others hooked to this obscure band. This band has too good of music for someone to sit on.

Recommended for fans and non-fans alike.