Monster

~ Release by David Thomas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

More Places Forever: Original release 1984. Monster Walks...: Original release 1986. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Wooden Birds'

Original release 1987. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Wooden Birds'

Original release 1981. Recorded as 'David Thomas and the Pedestrians'

David Thomas and Two Pale Boys live. This disc is only found in the original 5 CD release of the Monster box set and not in the currently available 4 CD set

Annotation last modified on 2005-08-06 16:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Sound of the Sand
2▶CD: Variations on a Theme
3▼CD: More Places Forever / Monster Walks the Winter Lake
#TitleRatingLength
1Through the Magnifying Glass
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
2:58
2Enthusiastic
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:46
3Whale Head King
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
5:50
4Song of the Bailing Man
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:43
5Big Breezy Day
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
3:24
6The Farmer's Wife
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:32
7New Broom
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:21
8About True Friends
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
bassoon, organ, piano, saxophone and tuba:
Lindsay Cooper (English female bassoon, oboe, piano, flute player, political activist)
membranophone:
Chris Cutler (drummer)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
4:33
9My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
percussion:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:06
10What Happened to Me
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
percussion and background vocals:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:47
11Monster Walks the Winter Lake
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
Daved Hild (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
accordion [second accordion]:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
11:18
12Bicycle
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
Roz Ilett (Telarc editor) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
4:22
13Coffee Train
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar and membranophone:
Tony Maimone
brass [horns], drums (drum set) and piano:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:26
14My Town
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion and foot stomps [clogging]:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
electric bass guitar [electric slide bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:19
15Monster Magee, King of the Sea
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:17
16Monster Thinks About the Good Days
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar and membranophone:
Tony Maimone
drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar [electric basses]:
Tony Maimone (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
synthesizer [EML synthesizer]:
Allen Ravenstine (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
3:41
17What Happened to Me
recording engineer:
Paul Hamann
accordion:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs)
analog synthesizer:
Allen Ravenstine
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Garo Yellin (cellist)
percussion:
Daved Hild
vocals:
David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
recorded at:
Suma Recording Studio in Painesville, Ohio, United States (from 1985-11-18 until 1985-11-21)
2:40
4▶CD: Blame the Messenger
5▶CD: Meadville