A record that could become a kind of "classic" but for now is definitely a #zot2017 album.
Pere Ubu - 20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo (Cherry Red Records, September 29, 2017)
Frankly, this album by Pere Ubu is so good that I think it’s best not to reference any clichés like the old greats still doing their dirty work, etc. etc. Because these are all things we already know and because if you listen to it, this record has almost nothing old about it: it’s not a work of craftsmanship, it doesn’t feel at all like a record made by a band with thirty to thirty-five years of history behind it. Generally, I found reviews to be just barely sufficient, but this one can easily be considered one of the "classic" albums by David Thomas's Pere Ubu, one of the most powerful performers and frontmen around, who stated he wanted to title the album "Bruce Springsteen Is An Asshole". The album is mainly made up of distinctly garage tracks like "Monkey Bizness," "Swampland," "Red Eye Blues," "Toe to Toe"; more wave-influenced songs revisit the band's more characteristic sound ("Prison of the Senses," "Funk 49," the experimentalism and the powerful bass groove of "I Can Still See" or "Pan from Frag 9," and in some way also the ballad "The Healer"), but the most interesting moments are probably the acid blues "Howl" and "Walking Again," where Thomas's voice reigns supreme, and the closing track "Cold Sweat." What else is there to add? Frankly, it had been a while since this legendary group had struck me so positively, and this time they hit the mark with an album where, for better or worse, all the songs are at a good level, and where acidity and obsessions continue to be the main ingredients. Very good.
'Monkey Bizness' by Pere Ubu
#wave #davidthomas #pereubu
Pere Ubu - 20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo (Cherry Red Records, September 29, 2017)
Frankly, this album by Pere Ubu is so good that I think it’s best not to reference any clichés like the old greats still doing their dirty work, etc. etc. Because these are all things we already know and because if you listen to it, this record has almost nothing old about it: it’s not a work of craftsmanship, it doesn’t feel at all like a record made by a band with thirty to thirty-five years of history behind it. Generally, I found reviews to be just barely sufficient, but this one can easily be considered one of the "classic" albums by David Thomas's Pere Ubu, one of the most powerful performers and frontmen around, who stated he wanted to title the album "Bruce Springsteen Is An Asshole". The album is mainly made up of distinctly garage tracks like "Monkey Bizness," "Swampland," "Red Eye Blues," "Toe to Toe"; more wave-influenced songs revisit the band's more characteristic sound ("Prison of the Senses," "Funk 49," the experimentalism and the powerful bass groove of "I Can Still See" or "Pan from Frag 9," and in some way also the ballad "The Healer"), but the most interesting moments are probably the acid blues "Howl" and "Walking Again," where Thomas's voice reigns supreme, and the closing track "Cold Sweat." What else is there to add? Frankly, it had been a while since this legendary group had struck me so positively, and this time they hit the mark with an album where, for better or worse, all the songs are at a good level, and where acidity and obsessions continue to be the main ingredients. Very good.
'Monkey Bizness' by Pere Ubu
#wave #davidthomas #pereubu
sotomayor
21 jan 18
DeRank ™: 3,95
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