r.stevie moore librarian << KAFFEEKLATSCH // NJ125 1984 2CD/C90 ONE (74:50) 01. Think About Living W/Me (3:03) 02. Yellow And Brown (2:56) 03. Martyrdom (4:46) 04. To Think... (3:52) 05. My Clothes (1977 Fla.) (1:29) 06. Whiff (1:11) 07. Groceries Tour (3:09) 08. Ethan Sequence (2:46) 09. Posthumous (4:17) 10. Circus Tickets (2:17) 11. Wouldn't It Be Nice (2:34) 12. Monkeypliers (1:12) 13. Kaleidoscopics (4:47) 14. Hillbilly Heaven (3:40) 15. Deported From Nauru (2:31) CD Bonus Tracks: SCOTT AND GARY SHOW, NYC (cable TV), Sun 1 April 1984 (mono videofeed) 16. Introduction (1:32) 17. Show Biz Is Dead (4:57) 18. Defeating The Purpose (0:52) 19. I've Begun To Fall In Love (2:16) 20. Copy Me (3:43) 21. Chat (7:43) 22. Going Down The Way (3:22) 23. Rock And Roll Kit (2:34) 24. Chantilly Lace (3:07) TWO (77:44) 01. Servomechanism (3:32) 02. Furiously Rebuff (3:14) 03. Steve (3:17) 04. Invisible Intimidation (2:00) 05. Cassettes (1:35) 06. Taylor Stratton School (4:55) 07. Valentine's Day (1:41) 08. Force In D (1:45) 09. Beat Hemisphere (2:19)* 10. To Name A Few (3:42) 11. Herculean Rationale (5:52) 12. Falling (2:16) 13. Another Pause, So Stiff (3:50) 14. Alvin Falling (1:07) 15. A Straight Answer? (2:52) CD Bonus Tracks: LIVE AT THE DIVE NYC, Tues 9 Oct 1984 16. Stage Backwards (2:52) 17. Oh Pat (1:28) 18. Apropos Joe (3:40) 19. Show Biz Is Dead (4:35) 20. Puttin' Up The Groceries (3:31) 21. Freight Train/Dirty Woman/Rock 'N Roll Kit (7:02) 22. Personal Evaluation (6:14) 23. Eating Paper, Drinking Ink (2:31) 24. Chantilly Lace (1:40) with jim price, lee miller, chris bolger, margaux ravis, sarah ravis, erica leeson, herb ravis, danny heffern, gary lewis, irwin chusid, phil varrallo, beachy boys, the waterproof tinkertoy*, cindy mckee, the biggest names in show business, scott lewis, gary winter SUMMER 1984 AMG REVIEW: A fairly typical circa-1984 entry in R. Stevie Moore's oeuvre, Kaffeeklatsch combines instrumentals in a wide variety of styles (from the clattering new wave synth-pop of "Circus Tickets" to the atmospheric, U.K.-style dance-rock of "Martyrdom") mixed with a small handful of quirky pop songs and several reworkings of earlier Moore classics. Of the latter, the oddest and most surprisingly effective is a version of 1978's "Ethan Sequence," made up entirely of various friends and relations reciting the lyrics over the phone over a skeletal synthesizer re-creation of the melody; the highlight of the former is the opening "Think About Living With Me," which recalls the more manic side of Todd Rundgren's early-'70s work. The real appeal of the expanded two-CD reissue is the addition of two live sets from 1984: a solidly entertaining club gig, and a set recorded for a New York City cable access show that features one of the most relaxed and charming interviews Moore has ever given. –Stewart Mason, All Music Guide Download available at Bandcamp Also available on 2CDR $20 < K7                     ORGAN DONOR > HOME | NEWS | DISCOGRAPHY | ALBUMS | TAPOGRAPHY | LIVE | ARTICLES | LYRICS | AUDIO | STUDIO | VIDEO | YOUTH | FUTURE | FATHER | LINKS | SEARCH | FAMILY | CONTACT