Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu is a rock group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite many long-term band members, singer David Thomas is the only constant. The group's name is a reference to Ubu Roi, a play by French writer Alfred Jarry. While Pere Ubu have never been widely popularthey are usually categorized as "underground rock"they have a devoted following and have received critical acclaim.

History

1970s

Rocket from the Tombs was a Cleveland-based group that eventually fragmented: some members formed The Dead Boys, and others The Saucers, while David Thomas and guitarist Peter Laughner joined with guitarist Tom Herman, bass guitarist Tim Wright, drummer Scott Krauss and synthesist Allen Ravenstine to form Pere Ubu in 1975. At the time the band formed, Herman, Krauss, and Ravenstine lived in a house owned by Ravenstine.

Pere Ubu's debut single (their first four records were singles on their own "Hearthan" label) was "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (inspired by the "Doolittle Raid" and named after a film depicting the raid), backed with "Heart of Darkness"; followed by "Final Solution" in 1976. One review noted that "30 Seconds" "was clearly the work of a garage band, yet its arty dissonance and weird experimentalism were startlingly unique."

Pere Ubu (disambiguation)

Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group from Cleveland, Ohio.

Père Ubu (or father Ubu) may also refer to:

  • Ubu, the enigmatic central figure of a series of French plays by Alfred Jarry, including Ubu Roi, and subsequent plays Ubu Cocu (Ubu Cuckolded) and Ubu Enchaîné (Ubu Enchained)
  • See also

  • Ubu (disambiguation)
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Misery Goats

    by: Pere Ubu

    Don't fret now.
    Don't be so tired.
    No mope, mope, mope-a-dope!
    No, it's not as bad as all of that.
    Don't be no misery goat!
    "How are ya?"
    "How are ya?"
    "How are ya?"
    I could cry.
    I could just cry.
    Oh, the tears fall down.
    (I've got one bright hope.)
    (I've got one ride home.)
    I sang three songs and marched around,
    marched around,
    marched around.
    I sang three songs and marched around.
    Looka here.
    Here comes the poetry!
    "I'm a cave with the wind inside."
    "I'm a shell with the sound of the surf inside!"
    What?!
    What's the point, hunh?
    Don't be no misery goat!
    (I've got one bright hope.)




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