SANTA DOG 1972

Happy holidays to all! In the struggle to find a proggy Christmass album to review, I remembered this little gem. Of course, it's got near nothing to do with Christmas, but this is still a great little EP, and a solid debut for The Residents. It's much more acoustic (as opposed to all synthesized) and extremely lofi. This little work is pretty controversial, due to the undoubtedly blasphemous and strongly-worded lyrics and obscene music. To restate, this has nothing to do with Christmas, but The Residents kept up the facade by basing some of the melodies on this EP on old classic Christmas tunes, like Jingle Bells. There was even some sampling done here, I believe. This EP, to the majority of Residents fans I know, comes off as an underwhelming effort: not as lyrically deep, absurd, or artsy as other Residents' output. But I think it poses as a truly amazing view of The Residents' humble beginning as art-rock artists, and should be cherished for even existing after 51-or- so years! If you can lay a hand on it, give it a spin! Prog on, and happy holidays!

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