Song of the Bailing Man
Pere Ubu: David Thomas (vocals); Mayo Thompson (guitar); Anton Fier (piano, marimba, drums, percussion); Allen Ravenstine (synthesizer); Tony Maimone (bass).
Recorded in August and December 1981, and January 1982.
The most restrained album of Pere Ubu's career, 1982's SONG OF THE BAILING MAN was the group's last before a five-year hiatus. Newest Ubu member Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar), who had joined prior to 1981's THE ART OF WALKING, is almost entirely in control here, and the results sound more than a little like the whimsical art-rock of Thompson's once-and-future home, Red Krayola.
Although group leader David Thomas still sings the majority of the songs, even he seems to have retooled his unique vocal style to conform with the mood set by Thompson's skittering, playful guitar lines and Tony Maimone's springy, melodic bass. SONG OF THE BAILING MAN is considerably less dark and more song-oriented than the albums which preceded it, but it also lacks the pop tendencies of the albums made after the group's 1987 reformation.
Recorded in August and December 1981, and January 1982.
The most restrained album of Pere Ubu's career, 1982's SONG OF THE BAILING MAN was the group's last before a five-year hiatus. Newest Ubu member Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar), who had joined prior to 1981's THE ART OF WALKING, is almost entirely in control here, and the results sound more than a little like the whimsical art-rock of Thompson's once-and-future home, Red Krayola.
Although group leader David Thomas still sings the majority of the songs, even he seems to have retooled his unique vocal style to conform with the mood set by Thompson's skittering, playful guitar lines and Tony Maimone's springy, melodic bass. SONG OF THE BAILING MAN is considerably less dark and more song-oriented than the albums which preceded it, but it also lacks the pop tendencies of the albums made after the group's 1987 reformation.
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Pere Ubu: David Thomas (vocals); Mayo Thompson (guitar); Anton Fier (piano, marimba, drums, percussion); Allen Ravenstine (synthesizer); Tony Maimone (bass).
Recorded in August and December 1981, and January 1982.
The most restrained album of Pere Ubu's career, 1982's SONG OF THE BAILING MAN was the group's last before a five-year hiatus. Newest Ubu member Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar), who had joined prior to 1981's THE ART OF WALKING, is almost entirely in control here, and the results sound more than a little like the whimsical art-rock of Thompson's once-and-future home, Red Krayola.
Although group leader David Thomas still sings the majority of the songs, even he seems to have retooled his unique vocal style to conform with the mood set by Thompson's skittering, playful guitar lines and Tony Maimone's springy, melodic bass. SONG OF THE BAILING MAN is considerably less dark and more song-oriented than the albums which preceded it, but it also lacks the pop tendencies of the albums made after the group's 1987 reformation.
Recorded in August and December 1981, and January 1982.
The most restrained album of Pere Ubu's career, 1982's SONG OF THE BAILING MAN was the group's last before a five-year hiatus. Newest Ubu member Mayo Thompson (vocals, guitar), who had joined prior to 1981's THE ART OF WALKING, is almost entirely in control here, and the results sound more than a little like the whimsical art-rock of Thompson's once-and-future home, Red Krayola.
Although group leader David Thomas still sings the majority of the songs, even he seems to have retooled his unique vocal style to conform with the mood set by Thompson's skittering, playful guitar lines and Tony Maimone's springy, melodic bass. SONG OF THE BAILING MAN is considerably less dark and more song-oriented than the albums which preceded it, but it also lacks the pop tendencies of the albums made after the group's 1987 reformation.
