The show created so much enthusiasm in Europe in the fall of '89, that, following a successful American tour, they returned in the spring of '90, to another series of sold-out European shows. The recordings on this disc are taken from two shows from this second tour. The tour opened at the prestigious Amsterdam Opera House, Het Musiektheater, and that show was recorded using a direct to digital system. The two recordings have been intercut to create a single impression of the musical side of this staggering performance piece. I guess you have to use your imagination.
Imagination is, after all, what the Residents are all about.
The next time they come to me with a show idea based on the fall of the Roman Empire or the big bang theory I'm certainly going to pay more attention.