Teenage Spectacular

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Teenage Spectacular
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Studio album by
R. Stevie Moore
ReleasedNovember 1987
Recorded1986
Genre Psychedelic pop, punk rock
Length50:00
Label New Rose (FR) [1]
Producer R. Stevie Moore
R. Stevie Moore chronology
(1952-19??)
(1987)		Teenage Spectacular
(1987)		 Warning
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
New Musical Express 1/10 [4]

Teenage Spectacular is a 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore, released in 1987. [5] It was the third of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris, France. Like 1986's Glad Music , Teenage Spectacular differed from most Moore record albums by being almost exclusively recorded in a professional 8 & 16 track studio. [6] It was officially reissued on compact disc by Cordelia Records.

Contents

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a generally strong selection of songs boasting a broad array of styles, strikingly unusual and effective chord progressions, wry and clever lyrics, and inventive arrangements." [2] Trouser Press wrote that "the simple musical constructions on guitars, keyboards and drums reveal traces of Moore’s many influences — from the Beatles to Todd Rundgren to the Bonzos to XTC and back again — and huge chunks of his monumental creative grasp." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Moore, except as indicated (in parentheses).

Plate 1

  1. "The Bodycount" (3:32)
  2. "Hobbies Galore" (4:16)
  3. "Blues for Cathy Taylor" (3:51)
  4. "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" (Shel Silverstein) (4:23)
  5. "Everyone but Everyone" (6:55)
  6. "On the Spot" (3:32)
  7. "Non Sequiturs" (1:40)

Plate 2

  1. "I Love You Too Much to Bother You" (3:12)
  2. "All Well and Good"/"Love Is for the Birds" (7:01)
  3. "Who Killed Davey Moore?" (Bob Dylan) (6:21)
  4. "Baby on Board" (2:26)
  5. "No Know" (3:01)
  6. "Hours of Delight" (1:37)
  7. "Play Myself Some Music" (3:47)
  8. "Non Sequiturs" (1:11)

References

  1. 1 2 "R. Stevie Moore". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Teenage Spectacular - R. Stevie Moore | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 881.
  4. ↑ Mann, Paul (16 January 1988). "R Stevie Moore: Teenage Spectacular". New Musical Express . p. 25.
  5. ↑ "Lo-Fi Pioneer R. Stevie Moore Continues to Seek His Place in the Pop Firmament". Nashville Scene. 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "R. Stevie Moore | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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