Song of the Bailing Man

Song of the Bailing Man is the fifth Pere Ubu album, released in 1982.[8][9] It was the final Pere Ubu album until 1988's The Tenement Year.[10]

Song of the Bailing Man
Studio album by
Pere Ubu
ReleasedSeptember 1982
RecordedAugust 1981 - January 1982
StudioSuma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio
GenrePost-punk, Zolo
Length36:10
LabelRough Trade (original release)[1]
Cooking Vinyl (1999 European CD reissue)
Thirsty Ear (1999 US CD reissue)
Get Back (2001 Italian LP reissue)
Fire (2016 European LP & CD reissues)
ProducerAdam Kidron
Pere Ubu chronology
390° of Simulated Stereo
(1981)		 Song of the Bailing Man
(1982)		 Terminal Tower
(1985)
David Thomas chronology
Vocal Performances
(1981)		 Song of the Bailing Man
(1982)		 Variations on a Theme
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
PopMatters[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[7]

Production

Anton Fier replaced drummer Scott Krauss for the recording of the album.[4] The band broke up shortly after producing Song of the Bailing Man.[11]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Fier’s lighter, jazzier playing sets the tone for an album that, for all its Euro-prog iconoclasm, never quite ignites."[12] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Song of the Bailing Man "more of a bouncy pop record, though Thomas is as gone as ever."[7] In its review of the Architecture of Language 1979-1982 boxset, The Quietus wrote that "Tony Maimone's basslines play a bigger part on this record, making this LP more overtly poppy sounding than its predecessors."[13]

Track listing

All lyrics by David Thomas; all music by Pere Ubu

  1. "The Long Walk Home" – 2:34
  2. "Use of a Dog" – 3:17
  3. "Petrified" – 2:16
  4. "Stormy Weather" – 3:20
  5. "West Side Story" – 2:46
  6. "Thoughts That Go by Steam" - 3:47
  7. "Big Ed's Used Farms" - 2:24
  8. "A Day Such as This" - 7:17
  9. "The Vulgar Boatman Bird" - 2:49
  10. "My Hat" - 1:19
  11. "Horns Are a Dilemma" (Pere Ubu, John Thompson) - 4:21

Personnel
Pere Ubu

with:

Technical
  • Paul Hamann - engineer
  • John Thompson - design

References
  1. "Robert Christgau: CG: Pere Ubu". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. Song of the Bailing Man at AllMusic
  3. Kot, Greg. "THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL PERE UBU". chicagotribune.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 483.
  5. "Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time / The Art of Walking / The Song of the Bailing Man". PopMatters. January 10, 2017.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 539.
  7. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 291–292.
  8. "Pere Ubu | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. Taylor, Steve (September 27, 2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826482174 – via Google Books.
  10. Buckley, Peter (December 15, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  11. "MUSIC THAT DOESN'T FIT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T FIT - Record Collector Magazine".
  12. "Pere Ubu". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. "The Quietus | Reviews | Pere Ubu". The Quietus.
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