Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite many long-term band members, singer David Thomas is the only constant. The group is named after Père Ubu ("father Ubu"), the protagonist of Ubu Roi ("Ubu, the King"), a play by French writer Alfred Jarry.
While Pere Ubu have never been widely popular—usually categorized as "underground rock"—they have a devoted following and are an influential and critically acclaimed band.
Critical opinions of Pere Ubu include, "the most original and important of the new wave bands", "the world's only expressionist Rock 'n' Roll band",and "Pere Ubu will be looked back on as the most important group to have come out of America in the last decade and a half. Either that or they will be entirely forgotten".
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@sadlytravis Awesome comment.
MyNameIsKhodorkovsky 1 month ago
I love this song. I used to listening to this, a few from modern dance and misc. Joy Division while i fell asleep senior year. I had some pretty Awesome nightmares. That is all
TheKarlock 3 months ago 2
Hey, this was and remains a brilliant album. Dub Housing and the challenging New Picnic Time were the core of Northern Ohio creativity. Something so intangible as this sound is, doesn't mean they're not appreciable. Yes they are weird and decidedly eccentric. It's almost like listening to an excursion to an avant garde art exhibit!
craigbeasley1 5 months ago
Betcha Black Francis had a copy of this record.
sadlytravis 10 months ago 2