Long Live Père Ubu! is an album by the American band Pere Ubu, released in 2009.[2] It is a soundtrack to a musical adaptation of the play from which the band took its name.[3] The band performed its adaptation at (Le) Poisson Rouge.[4] David Thomas referred to Long Live Père Ubu! as the first "true" punk album to be released in 30 years.[5]
| Long Live Père Ubu! | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Hearpen Records[1] | |||
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Sarah Jane Morris played the part of Ubu's wife.[6]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[7] |
| Record Collector |   [8] |
| Spin |   [9] |
The Independent wrote: "Reflecting the original play's deliberately repugnant manner, the accompaniment is full of martial, rat-a-tat drum fusillades and pompous marches, synth whines, washes of white noise and colossal bouts of belching, perfectly embodying the childish antagonism of Jarry's irrepressible urge to 'epater la bourgeoisie.'"[10]
Record Collector called the album "a hall-of-mirrors audio play with a linear narrative, scronking, squalling rhythms and melodic snippets undulating round a pulsating soundscape."[8]
Track listing edit
- "Ubu Overture" - 2:42
- "Song of the Grocery Police" - 1:46
- "Banquet of the Butchers" - 2:55
- "March of Greed" - 3:34
- "Less Said the Better" - 2:31
- "Big Sombrero (Love Theme)" - 4:06
- "Bring Me the Head" - 3:39
- "Road to Reason" - 3:55
- "Slowly I Turn" - 4:25
- "Watching the Pigeons" - 3:21
- "The Story So Far" - 7:57
- "Snowy Livonia" - 1:20
- "Elsinore & Beyond" - 1:35
Personnel edit
- Pere Ubu
- David Thomas - vocals
- Sarah Jane Morris - vocals
- Keith Moliné - guitar, vocals
- Michele Temple - bass, lead vocals
- Steve Mehlman - drums, percussion, vocals
References edit
- ^ Rylance, Stephen (November 30, 2009). "Pere Ubu: Long Live Pere Ubu!, PopMatters".
- ^ Terrell, Steve (2 Oct 2009). "The king and I". Albuquerque Journal. PASATIEMPO. p. 22.
- ^ "Pere Ubu Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Live: Pere Ubu's One Night Only Performance of "Long Live Père Ubu!" at Le Poisson Rouge". The Village Voice. March 29, 2010.
- ^ Adams, Sam (20 Sep 2009). "Rockers Pere Ubu explore namesake". Los Angeles Times. p. E14.
- ^ Shepherd, Fiona (19 Feb 2010). "'It's just one big mess without any boundaries between things and that's sort of what we like'". The Scotsman. p. 38.
- ^ "Pere Ubu - 'Long Live Père Ubu!'". Clash Magazine.
- ^ a b "Long Live Pere Ubu - Record Collector Magazine".
- ^ Menconi, David (Dec 2009). "Reviews". Spin: 78, 80.
- ^ Gill, Andy (11 Sep 2009). "NEW RELEASES". The Independent. p. 24.