The Modern Dance

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The Modern Dance
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released 1978
Recorded October 1976 (tk. 4), January 1977 (tks. 1 & 2), Cleveland Recording, Cleveland; November 1977, Suma Studios, Cleveland
Genre Post-punk, garage rock, experimental rock
Length 36:20
Label Blank (Original Release, 1978)
Producer Pere Ubu and Ken Hamann
Pere Ubu chronology
The Modern Dance
(1978)		 Dub Housing
(1978)

The Modern Dance is the debut album by American rock band Pere Ubu, released in 1978.

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[edit] Overview

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"Street Waves" is exactly the same as their 3rd single (on Hearthan). "The Modern Dance" track is the same recording as their 4th Hearthan single, but is remixed for this album (the percussion on the single is a squeaky doll and is replaced by a railroad tie).

[edit] Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars.... [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]
Q 4/5 stars.... [3]
Rolling Stone (positive) [4]

The Modern Dance was critically admired from its release. Although only moderately positive initially, Robert Christgau later raised his rating a notch and wrote of the album that "the highs are worth it, and the failed stuff ain't bad" in his revised review.[2] At the same time, Ken Tucker in Rolling Stone called it vivid and exhilarating even if it was "harsh and willfully ugly".[4]

The album has continued to be well-regarded. Allmusic critic John Dougal writes that "the Modern Dance remains the essential Ubu purchase... It announces itself quite boldly: the first sound you hear is a painfully high-pitched whine of feedback."[1]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Pere Ubu, except where noted. (Copyright Virgin Music)

[edit] Side one

  1. "Non-Alignment Pact" – 3:18
  2. "The Modern Dance" – 3:28
  3. "Laughing" – 4:35
  4. "Street Waves" – 3:04
  5. "Chinese Radiation" – 3:27

[edit] Side two

  1. "Life Stinks" (Peter Laughner) – 1:52
  2. "Real World" – 3:59
  3. "Over My Head" – 3:48
  4. "Sentimental Journey" – 6:05
  5. "Humor Me" – 2:44

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Arranged By Pere Ubu
  • Production By Pere Ubu & Ken Hamann
  • Recorded & Engineered By Ken Hamann
  • Assistant Engineers: Mike Bishop & Paul Hamann
  • Mastered By Porky

[edit] Release History

Year of Release Place of Release Format Label
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
2006 Europe CD Silverline
2007 United States Vinyl LP Blank
2008 United Kingdom CD Cooking Vinyl

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Dougan, John. "The Modern Dance – Pere Ubu". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15034/review. Retrieved 2 December 2005. 
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2719. Retrieved 20 November 2007.  Revised with a new rating from "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. March 27, 1978. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv3-78.php. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  3. ^ Q: 123. "[I]f you're curious about the original post-punks, THE MODERN DANCE remains absolutely essential."  Cited at "The Modern Dance CD". buy.com. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=109&sku=60180629. Retrieved 16 October 2006. 
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (June 1, 1978). "Pere Ubu The Modern Dance / The Suicide Commandos Make a Record > Album Reviews". Rolling Stone (266). Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071001091739/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pereubu/albums/album/221015/review/5943264/the_modern_dance. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 

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Pere Ubu
Studio albums
Live albums
Extended plays
  • Datapanik in the Year Zero
  • Folly of Youth
  • B Each B Oys See Dee Plus
Compilations
Singles
  • "30 Seconds Over Tokyo/Heart Of Darkness"
  • "Final Solution"
  • "Street Waves/My Dark Ages (I Don't Get Around) "
  • "The Modern Dance"
  • "The Fabulous Sequel (Have Shoes Will Walk)"
  • "Not Happy"
  • "We Have the Technology"
  • "Breath"
  • "Love Love Love"
  • "Waiting for Mary (What Are We Doing Here?)"
  • "I Hear They Smoke the Barbecue"
  • "Oh Catherine"
  • "Folly of Youth"
  • "Slow Walking Daddy"
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