\"BLADDER\" a/k/a \"WHAT SHALL I DO?\"
Recorded and co-produced 24-track by Greg Mattison and Ken Johnston at Perfect Pair Studio, Woodland Street, East Orange NJ (two blocks from WFMU, Upsala College campus), Monday 13 September 1993.
RSM plays Rickenbacker electric & slide guitars, Fender Precision electric bass guitar and sings.
Frank Balesteri adds co-production, supersyncrosamples, special daredevil effects and voice.
Dedicated to Ministry.
Originally appeared as acoustic demo songlet on Sequestered (CDRSMCLUB). Rebuilt overhaul version originally appeared on Unpopular Singer (CDRSMCLUB).
\"THE FUTURE IS WORSE THAN THE PAST\"
BILLBOARD'S \"CRITIC'S CHOICE\"
Originally reviewed for week ending 8/28/99
\"We can all celebrate the fact that R. Stevie Moore remains healthy and crazy. Heart problems a couple of years ago didn't make a dent in his musicianship or in the eccentric spirit that has made him one of the true originals. A staple of the New York/New Jersey underground who became a one-man cottage industry when he started a home-taping phenomenon eons ago, Moore has kept at it, churning out cassettes and LPs by the truckload. He was slow to embrace the digital era, finally breaking down in 1993 and releasing a CD compilation of recordings he'd made over the years. Now, under the guiding hand of music scholar and producer Irwin Chusid, Moore steps into the fore with yet another collection of lo-fi symphonies, including \"Everyone, But Everyone,\" with its echoes of Harry Nilsson, Ben Folds, and Alex Chilton; the synth-spiced \"Where We Are Right Now\"; the Devo-esque \"Academy Fight Song\"; and the dreamy \"Play Myself Some Music.\" Unsung by all save a small cult, Moore deserves a wider audience. Perhaps this fine release will help him find it.
Contact: www.rsteviemoore.com.\"
