{"product_id":"residents-snakey-wake","title":"Snakey Wake","description":"The second release on the Residents' fan club label is a studio recording of music written for the wake of their longtime guitarist and friend Philip \"Snakefinger\" Lithman, who died of a heart attack while on tour in 1987. This 20-minute suite begins with a propulsive, almost danceable version of Hank Williams' \"Six More Miles to the Graveyard,\" which the group had already covered a year before on Stars \u0026amp; Hank Forever. What follows is a four-part composition that brings in old English laments, church bell scales, a twisted bossa nova beat, cathartic screams, and distant yelps. Maybe unsurprisingly, there is no guitar to be heard anywhere on the album. A very personal album, hence its limited release, but better than a lot of what they had been currently working on. The group was able to channel some of their anguish into the following God in Three Persons project as well, but a great chapter of the group's career had come to an end. ~ Ted Mills","brand":"Residents","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598810345705,"sku":"0LZF0M-554M-00","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/residents-snakey-wake_BmoGp.jpg?v=1759227543","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/residents-snakey-wake","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}