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theonecontender
= Cult of Ray =

Canada
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Posted - 10/01/2007 :  17:47:33  Show Profile  Visit theonecontender's Homepage  Reply with Quote
http://www.hour.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=13070

Thomas on someone replacing him (as singer of Pere Ubu):

"We talked about Frank Black. I mean, he ripped off my band, why wouldn't he just take over after I'm gone?"

Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~

Belize
5305 Posts

Posted - 10/01/2007 :  20:39:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Does Pere Ubu sound like Frank Black?

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theonecontender
= Cult of Ray =

Canada
565 Posts

Posted - 10/01/2007 :  22:08:30  Show Profile  Visit theonecontender's Homepage  Reply with Quote
maybe a little. Frank and Ubu should rock out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYqvtHzr48

Edited by - theonecontender on 10/01/2007 22:08:51
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Iceland
8201 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  01:36:40  Show Profile  Visit Cheeseman1000's Homepage  Reply with Quote
He might mean ripped off as in stole? Two Pale Boys were responsible for Frankblackfrancis after all.
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *

France
1718 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  01:45:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I vaguely remember Frank joking about the fact that he kept stealing musicians from Thomas (EDF, the Pale Boys) - that must have been around the time FrankBlackFrancis came out - so you certainly have a point.



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"Les Blackolero, y sont forts en sacramant" - Czar | 06/26/2007 | 20:10:34

free music | Blackolero | Frank Black & Pixies Tributes
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <

Canada
4307 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  01:55:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
he's just fuckin' around! dave thomas and frank are pals. remember the wondrodome, or insanodrome, or whatever it was called, i wish i went to that. they are buds.


The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *

France
1718 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  02:22:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote


I've got the bootleg on a hard drive somewhere.



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"Les Blackolero, y sont forts en sacramant" - Czar | 06/26/2007 | 20:10:34

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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~

Belgium
15320 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  08:11:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
what shiner said.
oooh, jediroller, oooh.


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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *

France
1718 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  08:19:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Can't remember the last time a lady said that to me.



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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~

Belgium
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Posted - 10/02/2007 :  08:30:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Either the last time you sent me some yummy music or the last time Mrs. Jedi R. said good morning to you? Both!


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fbc
-= Modulator =-

United Kingdom
4903 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  09:39:39  Show Profile  Visit fbc's Homepage  Reply with Quote
('93)
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Grotesque
= Cult of Ray =

France
777 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  10:01:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
He's kidding, well yeah, but David Thomas kidding is like a siamese cat playing with your hand.
You never know how it's gonna end... maybe with some blood.
Thomas is great, a true inspiration for Frank and so many other people.
Check out Pere Ubu's latest effort "Why I hate women". It's one of their best albums.
And that tittle... is he still kidding?
You open the booklet and it says "THIS RECORD IS 100% IRONY FREE"
Thomas is a bit of a rocking Lars Von Trier, half smart, half crazy.
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~

Belize
5305 Posts

Posted - 10/02/2007 :  17:56:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by theonecontender

maybe a little. Frank and Ubu should rock out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYqvtHzr48



Thanks. Yeah, they do sound a little bit a like. and since it looks like they have rocked out before, they should do it again.

I like this song a lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiK-Lvwanq0

bluefinger
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Niue
7437 Posts

Posted - 05/11/2015 :  00:55:17  Show Profile  Visit vilainde's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The most recent thread about Pere Ubu is 8 years old. Oh well.

I'm a latecomer myself but each new record I get makes me love the band more. I recently bought Cloudland and Story of My Life and they're like the orange album's identical twins. I can't get tired of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acf-4hFp3Eo


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DruggedBunnyToo
- FB Fan -

United Kingdom
43 Posts

Posted - 05/15/2015 :  11:14:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm no Pere Ubu expert, but I can confirm beyond all doubt that Cloudland is a great album and We Have the Technology is a great single.


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James/DruggedBunny[Too]

"They call this dance the Washed-Up Crawl."
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Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
* Dog in the Sand *

1052 Posts

Posted - 06/07/2015 :  13:37:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DruggedBunnyToo

I'm no Pere Ubu expert, but I can confirm beyond all doubt that Cloudland is a great album and We Have the Technology is a great single.


--
James/DruggedBunny[Too]

"They call this dance the Washed-Up Crawl."




Indeed!

In the beginning I was very sceptic with the Fontana Years records, especially Cloudland, but in the end, it is a complex, funny and coherent album. The Fontana records are the most experimental records they released. The kind of records you would like to hear from contemporary bands. We have the Technology is on "The Tenement Year".
Père Ubu rules more than other cult bands.
Records

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Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
* Dog in the Sand *

1052 Posts

Posted - 11/21/2022 :  21:35:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A new Pere Ubu album will be released in March. The first time I heard of them was on the "Black Is Beautiful" Frank Black bootleg. During the instrumental rendition of Freedom Rock, Frank would introduce his band. About Tony Maimone and EDF he would say things like: "He played with Captain Beefheart, Snakefinger, he played with Pere Ubu..."
I was wondering at that time who was this band with its strange name.
Last years I joined Pere Ubu on stage in Canterburry. Next Saturday, I should join them again in Paris (in their Moon Unit configuration). I sometimes can't believe I became the non-aligned French member of Pere Ubu. And I still hear the voice of Frank Black, nearly 30 years ahead, saying: "He played with Pere Ubu..."

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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
5999 Posts

Posted - 11/22/2022 :  00:10:03  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Come again? You play with Pere Ubu?

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Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
* Dog in the Sand *

1052 Posts

Posted - 11/22/2022 :  03:02:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I did play with them and will play again... and I do believe it's all thanks to the "Black Is Beautiful" bootleg album.


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Stevio10
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
1066 Posts

Posted - 12/04/2022 :  01:52:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's pretty amazing. Though I prefer their earlier stuff personally, they're quite legendary. How did the gig go? And how is Dave Thomas doing, I read he's had health issues.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
5999 Posts

Posted - 12/05/2022 :  12:16:40  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Saw them twice the last 10 years. Totally different gigs.

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