The Modern Dance
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| Studio album by Pere Ubu | ||||
| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Recorded | October 1976; January 1977; November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Cleveland Recording and Suma Studios, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |||
| Genre | Art punk[1] | |||
| Length | 36:20 | |||
| Label | Blank | |||
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The Modern Dance is the debut studio album by American rock band Pere Ubu. It was released in January 1978 by record label Blank.
A 5.1 surround sound version was released as the DVD-Audio side of a DualDisc in 2005.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Pere Ubu (David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone and Scott Krauss), except as noted.
- Side one
- "Non-Alignment Pact" – 3:18
- "The Modern Dance" – 3:28
- "Laughing" – 4:35
- "Street Waves" – 3:04
- "Chinese Radiation" – 3:27
- Side two
- "Life Stinks" (Peter Laughner) – 1:52
- "Real World" – 3:59
- "Over My Head" – 3:48
- "Sentimental Journey" – 6:05
- "Humor Me" – 2:44
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A–[2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10[5] |
The Modern Dance has been critically acclaimed. In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote that "even though there's too much Radio Ethiopia and not enough Redondo Beach," he would be "listening through the failed stuff—the highs are worth it".[6] Christgau later raised his initial B+ rating a notch and re-affirmed that "the highs are worth it, and the failed stuff ain't bad" in his revised review.[2] At the same time, Ken Tucker, writing in Rolling Stone, called it vivid and exhilarating, even if "harsh and willfully ugly".[7]
Personnel
- Pere Ubu
- David Thomas – vocals, musette, percussion, production
- Tom Herman – guitar, backing vocals, production
- Allen Ravenstine – EML 101 & 200 analog synthesizers, saxophone, tapes, production
- Tony Maimone – bass, piano, backing vocals, production
- Scott Krauss – drums, production
- Tim Wright – bass guitar on "The Modern Dance" and "Sentimental Journey", production
- Technical
- S. W. Taylor – sleeve artwork
- Ken Hamann – engineering, production
- Mike Bishop – engineering assistance
- Paul Hamann – engineering assistance
- Mik Mellen – sleeve photography
Release history
| Year of Release | Place of Release | Format | Label |
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| 1978 | United States | Vinyl LP | Blank |
| 1981 | United Kingdom | Vinyl LP | Rough Trade |
| 1988 | United Kingdom | Vinyl LP | Fontana |
| 1988 | Germany | CD | Fontana |
| 1998 | United Kingdom | CD | Cooking Vinyl |
| 1998 | United States | CD | DGC |
| 1999 | Italy | Vinyl LP | Get Back |
| 2005 | Europe | DualDisc | Silverline |
| 2007 | United States | Vinyl LP | Blank |
| 2008 | United Kingdom | CD | Cooking Vinyl |
| 2015 | United Kingdom & United States | CD and Vinyl LP | Fire Records (UK) |
References
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External links
- The Modern Dance at Discogs (list of releases)
