Demons Dance Alone

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Released2002
Length59:24
ProducerCryptic Corp.
Demons Dance Alone
Studio album by
the Residents
Released2002
Length59:24
ProducerCryptic Corp.
The Residents chronology
Icky Flix
(2001)		 Demons Dance Alone
(2002)		 Animal Lover
(2005)
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Demons Dance Alone DVD
Live album by
the Residents
Released2003, 2004
Recorded2002 on tour
StudioMvd Visual
Length95 minutes

Demons Dance Alone is a 2002 concept album (and 2003 DVD) by American art rock group the Residents about the emotional effects of the September 11, 2001, attacks. The album is split into three main parts, "Loss", "Denial", and "The Three Metaphors", bookended by "Tongue" and "Demons Dance Alone", and broken up by various untitled transitional instrumentals.

CD Track listing

The CD booklet contains the section "The Residents Have Left The Building", which at first might be taken to indicate that none of the original members are still in the band. It does state that "a few" of those involved are "the flesh and blood residue of our mythical heroes, maintaining appearances for mostly sentimental reasons. But can any of these shadowy sidemen truthfully call themselves THE RESIDENTS? No more than you or I, but if no one claims to be a RESIDENT, doesn't that mean everyone is a potential RESIDENT? Don't we all get their mail?"[2]

Demons Dance Alone was reissued on CD by Cryptic / MVDaudio in 2016 (MVD8235A).

  1. "Tongue" – 1:11

Loss

  2. "Life Would Be Wonderful" – 3:50
    • Occasionally listed as "Mr. Wonderful"
  3. "The Weatherman" – 3:06
  4. "Ghost Child" – 2:56
  5. "Caring" – 3:50
  6. "Honey Bear" – 4:14
  7. "The Car Thief" – 3:59
  8. "Neediness" – 4:08
  9. – 0:25¤
  10. "Tongue (Part 2)" 0:44¤
  11. – 0:06¤

Denial

  2. "Thundering Skies" – 2:54
  3. "Mickey Macaroni" – 2:44
  4. "Betty's Body" – 3:31
  5. "My Brother Paul" – 3:07
  6. – 0:17¤
  7. "Baja" – 2:29
  8. – 0:27¤
  9. "Tongue (Part 3)" 0:32¤
  10. – 0:04¤

Three Metaphors

  2. "Beekeeper's Daughter" – 2:53
  3. – 0:08¤
  4. "Wolverines" – 2:58
  5. – 0:04¤
  6. "Make Me Moo" – 2:41
  7. – 0:35¤
  8. "Tongue (Part 4)" 1:03¤
  9. "Demons Dance Alone" – 3:43

¤Not listed.

Limited Edition Bonus CD

  1. "Sleepwalker" - 2:55
  2. "Hidden Hand (Instrumental)" - 1:44
  3. "Black Cats" - 1:18

Early Scratch Recordings From Demons Dance Alone

  2. "Weatherman" - 2:02
  3. "Make Me Moo" - 2:15
  4. "The Car Thief" - 1:32
  5. "The Brother Paul" - 1:25
  6. "Caring" - 1:11
  7. "Honey Bear" - 1:39
  8. "Wolverines" - 1:33
  9. "Mickey Macaroni" - 2:03
  10. "Demons Dance Alone" - 1:08
  11. "Happy Thanksgiving" - 2:22
  12. "Hidden Hand (Vocal)" - 2:23
  13. "Vampire" - 3:07
  14. "Tortured" - 3:12

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