Thomas Edison, Elvis, Brian Wilson, Captain Beefheart, Frigo, Jim Thompson, Cleveland, Electricity, Savage tractors.
Sounds Like
Pere Ubu
And the radio,
AM radio,
oh, the radio will set you free.
And the radio,
AM radio,
oh, the radio will set you free.
And the radio,
AM radio,
oh, the radio will set you free.
"We have always concentrated on making good music. If you make good music people will search you out. Maybe not lots of them. But some. As well we have always been laissez-faire perfectionists. Seeking success distracts from the principal function of a musical group. It offers up temptations to deviate from a proper course. I have nothing against "success" -- I love the process of the market in fact-- but not at the cost of vision."
Although the human's feet only occupy a small part of the earth, it is by the space he does not occupy, that man can walk on the immense earth . Although human intelligence only reaches a parcel of the total truth, it is by what it does not reach, that man can understand what is the sky. Tchouang Tze
Hi, Thanks to exist and be alive ! XXX Peace and Love Lehmon
JC MENU A RAISON Frigo c'était une souffrance. Au moins un qui parle de Pere Ubu dans le bon sens. Ce groupe a influencé tellement de monde, mais bizarrement on le croit mort depuis le 4eme album. Si on avait des groupes morts comme Pere Ubu la vie serait meilleure. Le meilleur concert de ma vie (13 octobre 2006 forever).
I saw Pere Ubu back in the late seventies. It was great. I also saw David Thomas do a solo performance in NYC in 1982. He sang "Feelin' Groovey" as his encore...I've never forgotten. It was precious. (I worke with Tim Wright in The Living Theatre many years later). Love you guys. affectionately, Penta
HOME AND GARDEN: History and Geography: CD Home and Garden's History and Geography is an obscure gem; this underappreciated early '80s Cleveland-based act deserved more. Probably best known for having Pere Ubu's Dub Housing rhythm section, Home and Garden imploded just after its inception (apparently lasting only three shows). Obviously, the rhythm section is fucking amazing; this is probably Maimone and Kraus at their most primal. Vocalist/ lyricist Jeff Morrison is surprisingly poetic (I mean this band's from Cleveland. Two strong lyricists—David Thomas and Peter Laughner—coming from a town best known for steel production and flammable rivers boggles the mind. Three seems impossible.) Anyway, yeah, Morrison spits out these brilliant existentialist, dada-influenced lines fans of LiLiput, Jean Paul-Sartre, and Pere Ubu will love. The Roxy Music influence is charming—Eno synth pervades (or should I say Allen Ravenstine?)—and Morrison sounds like a less melodramatic Bryan Ferry. Easily as rewarding as Savage Republic and 100 Flowers at their best, History and Geography is one of the few records I wholeheartedly endorse. Stuff it up your ass, Christgau. LEACH CONSUMER GUIDE RATING: A+ –Ryan Leach
