Roosevelt 2.0
Roosevelt 2.0 is a compilation album by The Residents, released by Ralph America in a limited edition of 1,200 copies in January 2001.
It is a re-arranged version of "Roosevelt", the fourth disc from The Residents' 1997 retrospective box set Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses. All material on the album originated from that set, with three additional exclusive tracks - edited versions of Pollex Christi, "Siren Song" and "Ugly Beauty".
History
Roosevelt 2.0 collects material from The Residents' first 26 years of existence, with outtakes spanning the group's earliest years as Residents, Uninc., to their "MIDI era" in 1997 (although, truth be told, the compilation mostly features material from the 1990s). The three exclusive tracks include an eleven 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".
As well as being a partial re-release of Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses, the disc also includes a complete re-release of the 1993 EP Prelude To "The Teds", which makes up the first four tracks of the CD.
Release
Roosevelt 2.0 was released in a limited quantity of 1,200 copies through Ralph America in January 2001. The album was packaged in a hard wooden case, with an image of Mr. Skull smoking a cigar burnt into its front cover. Within the case was a CD, liner notes, tobacco, and - only with the first one hundred copies sold - a cigarillo.
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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