Rusty (Rodan album) explained

Rusty
Type:	Album
Artist:	Rodan
Cover:	Rodan - Rusty.jpg
Recorded:	to in Chicago and Louisville
Length:	42:21
Label:	Quarterstick
Next Title:	Fifteen Quiet Years
Next Year:	2013

Rusty is the first and only full-length studio album by American band Rodan. It was released on April 4, 1994, on Quarterstick Records.^[1] The album takes its name from its engineer, Bob "Rusty" Weston.^[2]

Critical reception

Rusty received critical acclaim and has since been cited as an influential album, often compared favorably to Slint's 1991 album Spiderland.^[3] Rolling Stone wrote that the band creates "ambient, atmospheric guitar noise that suddenly gives way to a racket that sounds vaguely similar to a construction sight."^[4]

AllMusic writer Ned Raggett said, "this is an album to readily get lost in. The evident variety is another reason to listen, not least because everything is handled so aptly, parts of a greater overall whole."

Accolades

Personnel

Rodan

• Kevin Coultas – drums, vocals, guitar (1)
• Jeff Mueller – guitar, vocals
• Jason B. Noble – guitar, vocals, piano (1)
• Tara Jane O'Neil – bass guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Nat Barrett – cello (1)
• Eve Miller – cello (1)
• Christian Frederickson – viola (1)
• Michael Kurth – bass guitar (1)

Technical personnel

• Steve Good – engineering
• Jason Lowenstein – production
• Brian McMahan – engineering
• Bob Weston – engineering

Notes and References

1. Robbins. Ira. Woodlief. Mark. Rodan. Trouser Press. 2007. March 29, 2013.
2. Web site: Bowe. Miles. 1994: Rodan – Rusty. Tiny Mix Tapes. January 25, 2018.
3. Web site: Fiander. Matthew. Quarantining The Past: Rodan's 'Rusty'. Prefix Magazine. August 21, 2012. January 25, 2018.
4. The smokin' sounds of summer '94: Generation next . Rolling Stone . Jul 14, 1994 . 686/687 . 72–74.