St. Arkansas
| St. Arkansas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Studio | Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, experimental rock | |||
| Label | Glitterhouse[1] SpinART[2] | |||
| Producer | David Thomas | |||
| Pere Ubu chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[6] |
St. Arkansas is the 12th studio album by Pere Ubu, released in 2002.[7][8]
Critical reception
[edit]The A.V. Club wrote that the album "is one of Pere Ubu's best works, displaying the kind of intelligence and imagination that gives the avant-garde a good name."[9] AllMusic wrote that the band's "lyrical and musical creativity is undiminished by time."[3] Pitchfork called the album "more subdued and less rock-oriented, relying more on beat-style spoken-word storytelling and found sound."[6] The East Bay Express called it "consistently fine" and "full of spidery electric guitar, wry, deadpan singing, and loping, haunted, and haunting rhythms."[10] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band "remains a challenging but rewarding listen, uncannily able to move forward while preserving its unmistakable vibe."[11]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Fevered Dream of Hernando DeSoto" – 2:45
- "Slow Walking Daddy" – 4:52
- "Michele" – 3:11
- "333" – 3:59
- "Hell" – 5:12
- "Lisbon" – 3:30
- "Steve" – 2:48
- "Phone Home Jonah" – 2:39
- "Where's the Truth" – 3:25
- "Dark" – 9:16
Personnel
[edit]- Pere Ubu
- David Thomas - vocals
- Tom Herman - guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Robert Wheeler - EML synthesizer, theremin, piano
- Michele Temple - bass, piano, organ
- Steve Mehlman - drums, organ
with:
- Jim Jones - organ, guitar
- Technical
- Paul Hamann - engineer
- John Thompson - design
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 483.
- ^ "Pere Ubu St. Arkansas". exclaim.ca.
- ^ a b St. Arkansas at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Pere Ubu: St Arkansas". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Pop CD releases". the Guardian. May 3, 2002.
- ^ a b Nickey, Jason (2002-06-27). "Pere Ubu St. Arkansas". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Pere Ubu | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "PERE UBU biography". The Great Rock Bible.
- ^ "Pere Ubu: St Arkansas". Music.
- ^ Keresman, Mark. "Pere Ubu". East Bay Express.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 23, 2002 – via Google Books.
