Stage – Dive “very independent records”
Produced by Stage and Bob Pollatta
Early 1995 – 1,000 Compact Discs - out of print

1. River
2. Speaks No English
3. Drive
4. Sun Glass
5. Chaos In The Park
6. Milked
7. Wetsand
8. Pro-Q
9. Nod
10. Toms
11. Shaman
12. Curtains

In the fall of 1994 while all of my friends were studying for their S.A.T.’s, I was hitching a ride with our bass player, the only bandmate old enough to drive, Peter, to a Long Island home recording studio. It was here that we spent a lot of after-schools recording what we knew would be our first full length proper album. The title “Historical Underdosing” was from a cult classic book called “Generation X” by Douglas Coupland. I contacted him to see if we could use his term for press having nothing real to write about in such lazy times so they make news from nothing. The album was written and recorded fairly quickly probably because we really didn’t know what we were doing.

Recording, mixing, engineering, mastering, manufacturing, and borrowing money from family; It was all new to us so we just assumed we were doing it right and moved with ambitious speed. It was a crazy time in any kid’s life. I was cutting out of my S.A.T. prep course to get to the studio and cheating on the practice tests. This was the first time in my life where my music would have to carry me. Funny enough, it was not my erratic grades that got me in to college. It was ultimately this record. I submitted it to Admissions instead of a paper and they thought that I was motivated enough to thrive at the University.

The song “Chaos in the Park” started with bass player Peter writing his first song on guitar. From day one he had more of the pop sensibility and this was never truer because “Chaos” was the winner of a very big contest held by Bon Jovi and the largest radio station in the country. Z100 selected the song to be put into power rotation and for Stage to open for Bon Jovi at Jones Beach Amphitheater. It was a defining moment for a bunch of friends going into their senior year of high school. It cemented the idea that we would stay together and pursue music as a career. To this day, I still play the song “Shaman” when I feel someone or the world hurting. I truly believe the notes possess healing powers. “Wetsand” was probably my favorite song on the album. It connected me to my love of the beach and the ocean. This whole record was like your first love. I remember every step from where I was when I thought of a lyric to the smell of the studio. This was truly a rite of passage for Stage.