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Pere Ubu

Postby jimboo » 27 Oct 2017, 13:11

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I mean ,really! After all these years he can still get you going , fantastic.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby naughty boy » 27 Oct 2017, 13:16

Seen this, jimboo?

Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby jimboo » 27 Oct 2017, 13:25

Yes! The next track on the album Funk 49 is awesome , i cannot explain why , his barrel has no bottom.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby naughty boy » 27 Oct 2017, 13:30

jimboo wrote:Yes! The next track on the album Funk 49 is awesome , i cannot explain why , his barrel has no bottom.


A cover?

Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby jimboo » 27 Oct 2017, 13:34

Oh no , it's better than that . Beefheart would approve.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Sneelock » 27 Oct 2017, 18:22

he just reuses titles he likes. :lol:
I respect that. he's really singing a little differently on this one, isn't he?
I like it.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby jimboo » 27 Oct 2017, 18:44

Yes there are lots of moments to enjoy in the vocal performance. It is a fantastic record.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 28 Oct 2017, 18:06

Waiting for my copy!
I know it will be robust!
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 06 Nov 2017, 07:20

Really great!
Love it, and it is just 34 min!
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Jeff K » 06 Nov 2017, 19:55

The length is my biggest complaint. I wish it was longer!

Amazing album from one of the greatest American bands of all time.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby naughty boy » 06 Nov 2017, 20:06

Going to see them, Jeff?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Postby Jeff K » 06 Nov 2017, 20:10

Carla Breakthrough-Lark wrote:Going to see them, Jeff?


I don't think so unfortunately.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby jimboo » 06 Nov 2017, 20:38

Jeff! Where have you been man?
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby naughty boy » 06 Nov 2017, 20:45

Yeah - stick around, Jeff!
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Sneelock » 22 Nov 2017, 04:23

I’m shallow enough to admit that I’m discouraged to learn that DT mostly performs sitting down nowadays. Well, why shouldn’t he sit down? I know he wasn’t exactly David Lee Roth but he had great grace & style as a front man. I wonder if he whittles a stick while he’s sitting down?
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Sneelock » 22 Nov 2017, 17:44

it's nice to see that people on social media are taking up the slack that's left by all the mags and free weeklies going belly up.
articles about Ubu's legacy and "return to form" seem a necessary part of the touring process for an act like that. I mean, a rabid cult only gets you so far. My best Ubu gigs have had a good number of looky-lous mixed in with the frothing faithful.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Sneelock » 08 Mar 2019, 19:30

I enjoyed this David Thomas interview.
http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/in ... -ubu-2019/
I'm of the opinion that he's pretty much full of shit but he does give a fun interview.
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby Charlie O. » 09 Mar 2019, 05:47

Sneelock wrote:I enjoyed this David Thomas interview.
http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/in ... -ubu-2019/
I'm of the opinion that he's pretty much full of shit but he does give a fun interview.

Thanks for that!
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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby LMG » 14 Sep 2019, 10:51

I went to see Pere Ubu play last night - the show was in Bush Hall, which is in Shepherd's Bush, West London, birthplace of The Who/Sex Pistols band members. Bush Hall is a music hall built in 1904 which has been a bingo hall, WW2 soup kitchen, and rehearsal space for bands including The Who.

Pere Ubu on tour at present comprises Dave Thomas, Chris Cutler on percussion, Keith Moliné on guitar and samples, and Gagarin on synthesisers and electronics. No bass, no theremin. The set was made up of most of The Long Goodbye album (this was the launch event) with extensive spoken word explanation of the songs plus diversions from DT. I think the show started with related early single 'Heart of Darkness', as does the set on the live album Montreuil.

The live performance of the album lasted an hour, then there was a further twenty minutes of encores, including 'Road To Utah' from the Carnival of Souls album

As well as LPs and the double CD of the latest album (studio disc/live disc), the merchandise also sells Baptized Into The Buzz, a 123-page book which describes the recording and themes of The Long Goodbye and in what ways it relates to the rest of the output of Pere Ubu/Dave Thomas. There have been two previous books relating to the albums Lady From Shanghai and Carnival of Souls.

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Re: Pere Ubu

Postby ConnyOlivetti » 14 Sep 2019, 12:05

LMG wrote:I went to see Pere Ubu play last night - the show was in Bush Hall, which is in Shepherd's Bush, West London, birthplace of The Who/Sex Pistols band members. Bush Hall is a music hall built in 1904 which has been a bingo hall, WW2 soup kitchen, and rehearsal space for bands including The Who.

Pere Ubu on tour at present comprises Dave Thomas, Chris Cutler on percussion, Keith Moliné on guitar and samples, and Gagarin on synthesisers and electronics. No bass, no theremin. The set was made up of most of The Long Goodbye album (this was the launch event) with extensive spoken word explanation of the songs plus diversions from DT. I think the show started with related early single 'Heart of Darkness', as does the set on the live album Montreuil.

The live performance of the album lasted an hour, then there was a further twenty minutes of encores, including 'Road To Utah' from the Carnival of Souls album

As well as LPs and the double CD of the latest album (studio disc/live disc), the merchandise also sells Baptized Into The Buzz, a 123-page book which describes the recording and themes of The Long Goodbye and in what ways it relates to the rest of the output of Pere Ubu/Dave Thomas. There have been two previous books relating to the albums Lady From Shanghai and Carnival of Souls.

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Nice!
Really like the new album!
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