Einstein's Riceboys : Milk Of Amnesia
Full Length 12" Vinyl Album

Description: This is the original 1981 vinyl release. Front cover features the Riceboys in a cellar, on the back cover are lyrics. The vinyl record is in glossy clean excellent or better condition. The cover is in excellent condition with the cellophane shrink still on it. Please see pictures. All records cleaned with Ultrasonic vinyl cleaner. Check out our store listings for a wide variety of vinyl and CDs including many albums from the early 80's punk/new wave era in our punk/new wave store category. We ship worldwide in secure packaging. Any questions, please contact us

Tracklist:

1    In Your Yard
2    Schneider Special
3    The Taung Child
4    Water Me Down
5    Domination
6    Soda Jerk
7    Elevator Ride
8    Pop Cycle
9    Eat My House

The Einstein’s Riceboys's Steve Wahlen was a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and an integral part of Milwaukee music scene. Wahlen’s resume includes a pair of albums in the early ‘80s with Einstein’s Riceboys. He would go on to write, sing, play drums and play percussion on recordings with Cherry Cake, Monkey Bar, D-Minus, Impact Test and Boy Dirt Car, among others. The list of bands and projects Wahlen was involved with is long and includes Figgy Figgy, Life and Death Troubadours, Voot Warnings/Fresh Sounds, Peder Hedman Quartet and F*ckface. Wahlen’s participation in the annual Trash Fest celebrations included the groups Steven Christ Superstar, Van Whalen and Kneel Young. In 1990 Monkey Bar recorded an album that was finally released four years ago. “All-in or nothing at all,” is how Bobby Friedman recalls his longtime musical collaborator Steve Wahlen. Wahlen passed away recently after a long illness. Recalling the band, Friedman said Wahlen delivered his lyrics like there was a clock ticking inside his head, just waiting get out. Wahlen’s songwriting collaborators, Friedman (keyboards and saxophone) and Tim Taylor (guitar) remembered the ease at which Wahlen would open his notebooks as they played some music. “I can remember having the chords for ‘Sick on the Porch’ written. Steve heard them and started writing lyrics and a melody without a hitch. He was done in the time it took to play through it three times. That’s ridiculous,” observed Friedman. Monkey Bar drummer Rusty Olson was impressed with Wahlen’s writing process of keeping notebooks organized by mood, he was quick on his feet and always writing. Olson also recalled being blown away his first time seeing Wahlen when Cherry Cake played the Odd Rock Café. For an encore Wahlen sang Janis Joplin’s “Mercedes Benz” a capella. “He was fearless,” Olson recalls. Cherry Cake’s “Mrs. Wilson” was a standout track on the 1989 Badger A-Go-Go compilation of Milwaukee bands released by Atomic Records. Following Wahlen’s passing, songwriter Carter Kuehn, posted “Too Bad,” an incredibly heartfelt song he wrote and recorded that was inspired by Wahlen. Wahlen’s partner Stacy Vandenput, had been assisting with home recordings. She said Wahlen and Darren Brown (Boy Dirt Car) worked up to the end. And there still seems to be recordings and footage of Steve Wahlen’s many musical projects that could be released. Vandenput is working on an archive. )i) 

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