NEW MUSIC REVIEW: PERE UBU Long Live Pere Ubu CD

PERE UBU / Long Live Pere Ubu CD / Hearpen Records / 2009

I lost track of the great PERE UBU sometime in the early ‘90s, when they started to sound depressingly more like a band influenced by R.E.M. than a band influencing it. But this CD is a great re-introduction for me to what always made PU great: bizarre humor, unusual instrumentation, great writing, and general beautiful dada organized chaos. Not likely to hit any dance floors soon, but good for putting the headphones on and enveloping yourself with. “Head Music,” anyone?

SOUNDS LIKE:
RESIDENTS, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, KING CRIMSON

SUGGESTED TRACKS:
“Song Of The Grocery Police” (short and full of surprises), “Bring Me The Head” (as good as vintage KING CRIMSON), “Slowly I Turn” (as good as the best RESIDENTS, and that’s damn good!)