Twenty Twisted Questions

1992 video by The Residents

Twenty Twisted Questions

Video by The Residents
Released	May 28, 1992^[1]
Recorded	1972-1992
Genre	Experimental, Avant-garde, Noise rock, Multimedia
Length	60 minutes
Label	Voyager Company

Twenty Twisted Questions is a 1992 LaserDisc by American avant-garde group "The Residents". It is a compilation of the band's history up to Freak Show, their then multimedia project. The footage was released in Europe as a PAL VHS without the LaserDisc features.

Track listing

Side 1

Video and Film Art

The Third Reich 'n Roll
1. (Swastikas on Parade)
Eloise
One Minute Movies
1. Moisture
2. Act of Being Polite
3. Perfect Love
4. Simple Song
This is a Man's Man's Man's World
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
Don't Be Cruel
Freak Show
1. Everyone Comes to the Freak Show
2. Harry the Head
3. Nobody Laughs When They Leave

Side 2

Performance Art

The Mole Show (Narrated by Penn Jillette)
The 13 Anniversary Show
1. Where is She?
Cube-E
1. Buckaroo Blues
2. Black Barry
3. The Baby King

Music and Graphic Arts

Featured discography from The Residents from 1972 (Santa Dog) to 1991 (Freak Show)

End Credits, Bonus Track

Production Credits
Ty's Freak Show (This track was recorded on November 17, 1991, using NEC's video editing software at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA)^[2]

Production credits

Directed by The Residents
Produced by The Cryptic Corp.
Executive Producer: Michael Nash, The Voyager Co.
Music Written and Performed by The Residents and Published by Pale Pachyderm, [BMI] Except where noted
Edited by Skip Sweeny, Video Free America; Laurie Schmidt, San Francisco Production Group
Technical Director: Morgan Holly
Production Coordinator: Kim Finneran

The Voyager Company
Package Design by Rex Ray
Liner Notes by Barry Walters
Music Selected by Uncle Willie
Special Thanks: Chris McGregor, Ty Roberts, Light Source/NEC, OSC/Digidesign, Apple Computer, New Tek Inc.
(Copyright notices for track optimized for frame by frame feature.)

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Critical response

At the time, Entertainment Weekly video critic Ty Burr rated it a C+. He said that the video "...is for undiscriminating fans only: It's the high-tech version of a souvenir T-shirt."^[4]

References

^ "LaserDisc Database". Retrieved Jan 1, 2012.
^ "Related Live Events". Retrieved 2012-01-01.
^ The Residents; The Voyager Company (1992). "End Credits, 24:33- 24:51". Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ Burr, Ty (26 June 1992). "The Residents: Twenty Twisted Questions | Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.