The Central Scrutinizer is the narrator of Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III. He is a Government agent who enforces laws prior to their legalisation.[1] Throughout the album, He narrates the story of Joe, a adolescent boy who's journey towards musical fame leads him down a road of unsatisfying relationships, giving all his money to a government-assisted and insincere religion, and exploring odd sexual practices with appliances, is imprisoned and released into a dystopia without music, causing Joe to lasp into insanity.
Personality
The Central Scrutinizer is very crude man, He is very judgemental of Joe. He is a man who supports government-assisted religion[2] and believes music leads down a slippery slope of sin.[1]
The Central Scrutinizer, despite his crude nature, does pity Joe. He believes Joe's a victim of the "evil force called music", even if he does blame Joe for even trying to pursue musical stardom in the first place. He mocks Joe on multiple occasions, the only time he ever compliments Joe is when he donates all his money to the First Church of Appliantology. When Joe has a mental breakdown and lapses into insanity, The Central Scrutinizer mocks Joe. He even needs to pause his presentation because he can't stop laughing at Joe, he doesn't care about Joe, stating "Who gives a fuck anyway?".[3]
In the final song of the album, The Central Scrutinizer breaks the 4th wall saying that "Anybody who would buy this record doesn't give a fuck if there's good musicians on it. Because this is a stupid song".[4]
