released January 31, 1978

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NT 22 ©Jan 1978


01 If You See Kay/Bleu Space (2:45)
02 Joy To The World (2:01)
03 Compatibility Leaves (3:36)
04 Bad Mood (2:10)
05 Do You Feel About The Same? (3:04)
06 The Swings' Eulogy (3:51)
07 Keeping You (2:55)
08 Blue Angel (2:47) 1-6-78
09 Treat Me (2:46)
10 96 Tears (2:03)
11 Alcohol Call (2:07)
12 What Is The Matter With Me? (3:17)
13 Irony (3:04) 8-9-77
14 The Holocaust Parade (1:39)
15 Cuss Me Out (3:10)
16 How Many Moore (3:04) 1-9-78 video
17 Oh Pat (1:21) ""
18 Who You Gonna Do-do On Today? (2:36)
19 Apropos Joe (2:58) "" video
20 Epilogue (1:27)
21 I'm Scared (1:58) 1-12-78
22 The Rhetoric Of The Ladies (1:57)
23 Tribute To Liza Minnelli (2:12)
24 I Never Know (3:02) 2-2-78

Total Time = 61:52


Guest appearances =
Roger Ferguson / sax 9, 23
Mark Cudnik / dms 10
Joe Haywood / bs, vcls 10
Mike Hopper / harp 10

Recorded at
Roger's, 2607 Eastland, Nashville TN
except 6, 10, 13, 16-19 at Billy Anderson's, 2219 Pennington Bend.

Composed by Moore / except 2 Traditional;
8 by Orbison-Melson; 10 Ramirez.

THE FINAL NASHVILLE TAPE!




BIOGRAPHIC HINTS AND SUCH, 1/78


AMG REVIEW: Although it's not quite up to the standards of its immediate predecessor Swing and a Miss (one of R. Stevie Moore's all-time career high points), 1978's Sheetrock is nonetheless a pivotal recording. This was the last album that R. Stevie Moore recorded in Nashville before moving for good to northern New Jersey later that year. Even more importantly, it's the first of Moore's albums to show a pronounced punk and new wave influence throughout. Moore was clearly as excited by the likes of Talking Heads and the Ramones (who get namechecked on "Compatibility Leaves" and the gloriously snotty falsetto workout "Apropos Joe," respectively) as he had been by the Beatles and the Mothers of Invention ten years previous, and the new interest had a stunning effect on his songwriting: sprinkled in among the Todd Rundgren-influenced power ballad "Do You Feel About the Same?," the hysterical, cacophonous freakout "What is the Matter With Me?" and the proggy synthesizer instrumental "The Swings' Eulogy" (a farewell to the Holiday Inn covers band Moore had just left) are sparkling slices of punk-influenced power pop like "How Many Moore," the sweetly deranged piano solo "The Holocaust Parade" and "Oh Pat," as well as the bouncy, Wings-like "Alcohol Call" and "Irony," which showcases Moore's burgeoning knack for bittersweet love songs delivered in a dreamy voice over layers of jangling guitars. The best of the batch, however, are "Compatibility Leaves," one of Moore's catchiest tunes with a naggingly familiar guitar hook and a smart, crisp, handclap-fueled arrangement, and the nakedly emotional acoustic reverie "I'm Scared," one of Moore's most direct and simplest songs. Although not an absolutely top-drawer release, Sheetrock has its share of R. Stevie Moore classics.

–Stewart Mason, All Music Guide



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