1997 album by Champaign's DIY geek heroes Poster Children, considered by many casual fans to be the peak of their career. RTFM carries us from a raw and powerful opening track through a kaleidoscope of aspects of geek and loser culture, ending in bitter acceptance of the state of the world.

As with many of the Kids' albums, there is enhanced material that the Kids themselves have programmed. Unfortunately I can't install the content anymore, but I seem to remember (with the help of some directory exploration) that it's mainly a production diary complete with studio movies and audio clips, some BMP files, and a couple of videos (a strange medley starting with Junior Citizen was the only one I could find, but I seem to remember there being more).

Personnel:

Track List:

  1. Black Dog
  2. O For 1
  3. Music Of America
  4. Dream Small
  5. Speed Of Light
  6. King Of The Hill
  7. 21st Century
  8. Attack!
  9. Sleep
  10. Pearly Gates
  11. Afterglow
  12. Happens Everyday