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Undressing Underwater is the debut solo album by Rusty Anderson, originally released on Anderson's own Oxide Records in late 2003, and re-released on September 13, 2005 through Surfdog Records.




Background


Undressing Underwater was recorded at Oxide Studios in Southern California, Sunset Sound and Henson Studios. The album was self-produced by Anderson, along with David Kahne, Mudrock and Parthenon Huxley.
The title of the album was picked by Anderson from a boyscout handbook of the early sixties that listed various things to do underwater, including getting undressed.
The leading track "Hurt Myself" features most of the touring Paul McCartney band, with McCartney on bass and backing vocals, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums, David Kahne on keyboards and production duties, and Wix Wickens adding additional keyboards.
Anderson stated in an interview that the majority of the recordings "were done in between touring" with Paul McCartney. In that same interview, Anderson mentions that "the songs are mostly about facing one's demons and attempting to bottle them".




Track listing


"Hurt Myself" – 3:21
"Devil’s Spaceship" – 4:36
"Electric Trains" – 4:20
"Damaged Goods" – 4:29
"Coming Down To Earth" – 4:10
"Ol’ Sparky" – 4:04
"Catbox Beach" – 4:28
"ishmael" -3:45
"Sentimental Chaos" – 4:14
"Everybody Deserves An A in This Country" – 3:30




Reception



The reception of Undressing Underwater was generally positive. Gary Glauber of PopMatters stated that the album was "an impressive debut from a startlingly talented musician who has taken a lot of time to get things right". Some reviewers praised Anderson for the number of big-ticket guest stars on the album, from McCartney to Parthenon Huxley. Anderson’s guitar playing ability, experimental views to rock music, and striving to create new combinations of music were mentioned among the positives of the album.
However, reviewers noted that the album did not live up to the greatness that was expected, as stated by a reviewer: "The material itself seems somewhat limited... most of them don't seem to reverberate very far". Reviewer Meredith Williams stated that Rusty Anderson "provides the oh-so-common rock-pop appeal of a catchy chorus, with guitar solos echoing in the background — but not always effectively".




Personnel


Rusty Anderson - Organ, Guitars, Bass, Strings, Tambourine, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Vibraphone, Cover Art Concept
Laura Anne - Photography
Abe Baruck - Drums
Gregg Bernstein - Design
Karl Brown - Piano, Vocals (background)
Paul Bushnell - Bass
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Greg Collins - Mixing
Scot Coogan - Drums
Stewart Copeland - Drums
Paul DuGre - Engineer
Ted Falcon - Violin
Evan Frankfort - Mixing
Probyn Gregory - Fuglehorn
Parthenon Huxley - Vocals, Producer
David Kahne - Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming
Anna Kalinka - Design
John Krovoza - Cello
Nicky Panicci Aka Nicky P. - Additional Guitar (Bends) on Catbox Beach
Abe Laboriel Jr. - Drums
Paul McCartney - Bass, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Ofer Moses - Cover Art Concept
Gene Nash - Engineer
Clif Norrell - Engineer
Brian Ray - Acoustic Guitar
Dusty Rocherolle - Drums
Wayne Rodriguez - Drum Programming
Ralf Strathmann - Photography
Louie Teran - Mastering
Gordon Townsend - Drums
Bob Wartenbee - Engineer
Randy Wine - Engineer, Mixing




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Undressing Underwater
• Rusty Anderson
• Brian Ray
• List of Paul McCartney musical contributions and appearances
• Paul McCartney discography
• Louie Teran
• Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G
• Hypothermia
• Swimming stroke
• Dry suit