** Side One: Swastikas on Parade
** Side Two: Hitler Was A Vegetarian
* Note German censorship of album cover
Noted psychoanalyst Erik Erikson professed that humans go through eight stages of psychosocial development in their lifetime; the most significant stages, obviously, being the earliest. According to Erikson, all early stages were meant to prepare the human for stage seven: Middle Adulthood (35-55).
When I was eight years old, my Uncle Larry (AKA: Donald to you) felt it time to introduce a 'proper music education'. In his infinite wisdom, the first album he ever played for me was the Residents' Third Reich 'n' Roll. Within minutes, I became so disturbed that I began to cry. His reaction, at least initially, was to turn up the volume and laugh at me.
Being ten years older than myself, I have no doubt that the end result that day was exactly what he intended. Teenagers, after all, have cruel streaks in them. Had he known that his act of sonic terrorism would set me on a bohemian-laced, avant gardening path, he probably would have been twice as pleased with himself.
We all could use an Uncle Larry in our lives.
