Results: Weird Music Wednesday: Caroliner

Before starting to read this survey, were you aware of Caroliner?

Throughout the act's recorded output, Caroliner was rarely the only word in their name. Which of these elongated names of the band do you like (and may inspire you to further explore their work)?

Do you find it peculiar, as do I, that every variation of the band's name listed above included he word "Rainbow," yet their official, shortest name--one they used for several releases--was simply Caroliner?

If you've listened to any of the music included with these questions so far and came to the conclusion that Caroliner were uninterested in the mass exposure of their artistry via any kind of set, commercial radio format, at least to my mind, this impression is bolstered by the nature of most of their physically issued output. Many of their albums and other releases initially were in strictly limited-edition pressings in packaging with handmade artwork. It was the thick, LP box set-looking container for their first album, Rear End Hernia Puppet Show, along with the recommendation of of a record shop owner who hand a decent handle on my range of musical tastes at the time, that persuaded me to give Caroliner a go. Have you ever purchased music based, at least in part, on its packaging?

On the basis of the performance clips I've included with these questions, I get the impression that Caroliner's costumes could appeal to children who enjoy scary things, but the discordant nature of their music (which, no kidding, on the albums of theirs I have betrays some bluegrass and other folky influences) might be more off-putting. Not that any of us here is a child, but from what you've experienced of the band here and maybe in your past, what's your overall impression of Caroliner?