Roosevelt 2.0 is a compilation album by The Residents; it is a re-arranged version of the fourth disc from The Residents' Poor Tired Huddled Masses Box Set. All material on the album originated from that set, minus three exclusive edited tracks.
Background[]
The album collects material spanning from the group's first 26 years of existence, with outtakes spanning from its earliest years as Residents Uninc to their 1997 'Midi era'. (Although, truth be told, it's mostly material from the 1990s). The three exclusive tracks include an 11-minute edit of Pollex Christi (Which was not included in the original box-set), as well as edited versions of Siren Song and Ugly Beauty.
Released in a limited quantity of 1,200 through Ralph America, Roosevelt 2.0 was packaged in a hard wooden case, burnt with the image of Mr. Skull smoking a cigar on its cover. Within the case was a CD, liner notes, tobacco, and, only with the first 100 bought, a cigarillo. As well as being a partial re-release of Our Poor Our Tired Huddled Masses, the disc also acts as a complete re-release of the group's 1993 EP, Prelude To The Teds, which makes up the album's first four tracks.
Track Listing[]
- Teddy (3:59)
- I Tried To Cry (2:02)
- The Cry Of A Crow (3:21)
- Struggle (2:58)
- Pollex Christi (Abridged) (11:08)
- Love Me (3:12)
- Anganok (Excerpt) (5:38)
- Spaghetti Sunda (9:36)
- Tryin' To Beat It (1:27)
- Siren Song (Of The Shrunken Head) (2:51)
- Ugly Beauty (4:15)
- Hallowed Be Thy Ween (14:08)
- America (1:30)
Liner Notes[]
President Franklin Roosevelt, our 32nd President, and notable for serving 4 terms, is perhaps best remembered for the signature fedora hat which he nearly always wore - in his middle years and afterwards he always carried a cane as the result of polio at the age of 39. He is also frequently pictured with a pipe, a cigarette, or cigar and wearing his distinctive glasses.
Presidents Teddy Roosevelt attempted to treat his asthma by smoking cigars. For Roosevelt, cigar smoking was a cultural habit similar to some of the methods people are using today to treat their asthma.
Credits[]
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