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Animal Lover
The Residents →9,051 listeners225,714 plays
avant-gardeexperimentalprogressive rock2005give me the drug these guys are on
about this album
Animal Lover is an album, released in 2005 by The Residents. Conceived as a concept album about the interaction between human beings, industry, and nature, Animal Lover was released to relative critical acclaim and remains a fan favorite. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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This work merits attention for its thoughtful examination of humanity's complicated relationship with the natural world. The Residents construct their sonic landscape with deliberate restraint, allowing conceptual clarity to emerge through careful instrumentation rather than overwhelming production. What distinguishes the album is its refusal to adopt a moralistic stance; instead, it presents the tensions between industrial systems and animal life as intricate, multifaceted problems worthy of sustained contemplation. The group's characteristically experimental approach serves the thematic material well, creating an immersive listening experience that rewards patient engagement. It represents ambitious conceptual art-making that respects both its subject matter and its audience's intelligence.
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On The Way (to Oklahoma)
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Olive and Gray
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What Have My Chickens Done Now?
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Two Lips
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Mr. Bee's Bumble
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Inner Space
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Dead Men
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My Window
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Ingrid's Oily Tongue
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Mother No More
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Dreaming of an Anthill (Teeming)
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Elmer's Song
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The Monkey Man
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The Whispering Boys
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Burn My Bones
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