Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady mid-tempo explorations
- surreal storytelling immersion
- disorienting yet captivating flow
- focused listening in order
Maybe skip if you want
- seekers of instant gratification
- prefer standalone singles
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1982, 'Song of the Bailing Man' is Pere Ubu's fourth studio album, following the critically acclaimed 'The Modern Dance' and marks a period of evolving sound. At this stage, the band was solidifying their identity within the avant-garde scene, experimenting more freely with unconventional song structures and production techniques.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Residents· Captain Beefheart· Wire
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 The Long Walk Home 2:35
- 2 Use of a Dog 3:18
- 3 Petrified 2:17
- 4 Stormy Weather 3:20
- 5 West Side Story 2:47
- 6 Thoughts That Go by Steam 3:49
- 7 Big Ed’s Used Farms 2:25
- 8 A Day Such as This 7:17
- 9 The Vulgar Boatman Bird 2:50
- 10 My Hat 1:20
- 11 Horns Are a Dilemma 4:21
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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