Monster (David Thomas album)
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Released | June 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | David Thomas | |||
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Monster is a box set anthologizing David Thomas's solo career from the years 1981–1987, during which time his main vehicle, Pere Ubu, was inactive. 'Variations On A Theme' has been remixed and rearranged from its original forms. On its release in 1997, the box included a contemporary live disc entitled "Meadville" by Thomas' current group the Two Pale Boys; as of the current 2002 reissue, that disc has been excised, anticipating a future standalone release.
Track listing
CD1 - The Sound of the Sand
- "The Birds Are a Good Idea" – 1:58
- "Yiki Tiki" – 2:16
- "Crickets in the Flats" – 4:58
- "Sound of the Sand" – 3:27
- "The New Atom Mine" – 5:14
- "Big Dreams" – 2:21
- "Happy to See You" – 3:32
- "Crush This Horn, Part 2" – 1:49
- "Confuse Did" – 2:32
- "Sloop John B" – 5:09
- "Man's Best Friend" – 4:28
CD2 - Variations on a Theme
- "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" (1983 mix) – 3:44 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
- "Bird Town" – 2:44
- "Pedestrian Walk" (1983 mix) – 4:17 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
- "The Egg & I" – 2:55
- "Who Is It?" – 3:40
- "Song of the Hoe" – 6:03
- "Hurry Back" – 4:20
- "The Rain" (1983 mix) – 3:48 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
- "Semaphore" – 5:11
- "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" – 3:21
- "Pedestrian Walk" – 4:31
- "Hurry Back" (1983 mix) – 3:57 (extra track on the 2002 reissue)
- "The Rain" – 5:18
CD3 - More Places Forever
- "Through The Magnifying Glass" – 2:58
- "Enthusiastic" – 4:46
- "Whale Head King" – 5:50
- "Song of the Bailing Man" – 4:42
- "Big Breezy Day" – 3:23
- "The Farmer's Wife" – 4:32
- "New Broom" – 4:21
- "About True Friends" – 4:35
Monster Walks the Winter Lake
- "My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus" – 3:06
- "What Happened to Me" – 2:45
- "Monster Walks The Winter Lake" – 11:13
- "Bicycle" – 4:17
- "Coffee Train" – 2:24
- "My Town" – 3:19
- "Monster Magee, King of the Seas" – 2:14
- "Monster Thinks About The Good Days" – 3:37
- "What Happened to Me" – 2:41
CD4 - Blame the Messenger
- "My Town" – 3:07
- "A Fact About Trains" – 4:24
- "King Knut" – 5:27
- "When Love Is Uneven" – 3:27
- "The Storm Breaks" – 3:34
- "The Long Rain" – 4:11
- "Havin' Time" – 4:53
- "Friends of Stone" – 3:18
- "The Velikovsky 2-Step" – 6:50