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THE RESIDENTS
Metal, Meat And Bone
(Cherry Red)
★★★★
SAN FRAN art group The Residents return with possibly their most important homage to date.
Known for paying conceptual tribute over the years to giants like The Beatles and Elvis, this time the faceless oddballs — or should we say eyeballs — have released a fitting eulogy to long-lost Louisiana bluesman Alvin "Dyin' Dog" Snow.
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