Our Finest Flowers (1992)
A brave and, on the whole, successful attempt by The
Residents at tackling highlights and points of interest
from their back catalogue. Elements from a wide variety of
original tracks are rearranged in new permutations to
create entirely new tracks. The resulting tunes are
pleasant to the ear, and it's interesting to hear how the
various pieces are slotted together, releasing words and
music from previous contexts, then repositioning and
juxtaposing them.
The album's concept outlined in the liner notes impressed
me greatly. I liked the idea that they would take their own
music to pieces instead of someone else's for a change. Not
only that but they managed to keep a thing like a 20th
anniversary light-hearted saying that one of the Rezzies
puked on the track list making it virtually unreadable -
they could have taken it far too seriously. Well known
tunes and melodies lyrics are mixed up with the "wrong"
lyrics to totally new songs. A brilliant way to make a
greatest hits album!