In 2002 , as a response to the September 11 attacks , The Residents recorded the album '' Demons Dance Alone '' and followed this with a tour of the same name . In an unusual move , the album handed almost half of the vocal duties to Harvey , who had begun as a Ralph Records employee but by this point had contributed to virtually all of the group 's many projects for most of the preceding decade . In February 2005 , The Residents toured Australia as part of the What is Music ? festival for their " 33rd Anniversary " , performing a two-hour retrospective set entitled '' The Way We Were '' . These shows saw a fairly minimal band ; three eyeball-headed Residents ( one on guitar and two laptop/sample operators ) , a " stage hand " performer , and a male and female vocalist in costumes reminiscent of the '' Wormwood '' tour . Video projections and unusual flexible screens were added to the stage set , creating an unsettling ambiance . The performances on '' The Way We Were '' tour were recorded and were released on CD and DVD in 2005 , as well as the band 's album '' Animal Lover '' , which tells a series of stories as seen from the perspective of animals
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
The Residents