Honestly, I'm not very familiar with these guys, but "Final Solution" has to be one of my favorite songs ever.

I have been listening to Dub Housing and New Picnic Time quite a bit recently. Not crap even while contemplating their descent into crap and rise (some anyway) but over.

I suggest you check out the obvious two.
The Modern Dance
Dub Housing

Yes, yes, and yes--the first two albums (Modern Dance, Dub Housing) are essential, as are the non-album early singles, collected on the Terminal Tower album. I too have a soft spot for New Picnic Time. As for the later stuff, I lost track of them in the early 90s, although I did catch one of the first shows with Tom Herman back in the band (mid-90s) and Lord, it was fine to be alive, on the Earth, and in that room on that night. Later shows were also good, but that night was special.

If you ever see the Datapanik box set, buy it.

a fine band

'fine' in the most complimentary sense o' the word

i saw them just a couple years ago, and it was a great show

d.t. has gained yet more weight. he had on an electrified vinyl apron, and he was drinkin' something or other from a flask all night.

Some amazing stuff early on to be sure, but I can't stand to listen to anything after Dub Housing. I'd still go see them live, but I'd cross my fingers and hope that they stick to the older stuff.

Regretfully, CRAP.

horsewhip wrote:CRAP.

See, this is where you are wrong. The statement above is false, you see. Pere Ubu are in fact NOT CRAP.

tmidgett wrote:d.t. has gained yet more weight. he had on an electrified vinyl apron, and he was drinkin' something or other from a flask all night.

The same applies for when I saw Rocket From the Tombs last December. Makes me feel a bit better about being a big fat guy in a rock band. I know I've mentioned that before, but I thought it merited mentioning again. He seriously got into it with the guy who was trying to videotape the show, which was cool, I thought.

Seaside Lounge wrote:See, this is where you are wrong. The statement above is false, you see. Pere Ubu are in fact NOT CRAP.

Seriously. Those early few albums and the singles compiled on Terminal Tower are some of my favorites. Dub Housing might be my very favorite, but every Pere Ubu album is good in its own way. Varying degrees of good, but good nonetheless. NOT CRAP.

I can't say i love listening to their records all the way through, but you could make a pretty amazing mixtape of all the albums up to and including 'the art of walking'.

NC

The same applies for when I saw Rocket From the Tombs last December.

jesus h, that was a good show

they were incredible