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Template:000 - AlbumThe Modern Dance is the debut 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.
Critical reception
The Modern Dance has been critically acclaimed. Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1978, 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." In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), he reaffirmed that "the highs are worth it, and the failed stuff ain't bad" in his revised review. Ken Tucker, writing in Rolling Stone, called it vivid and exhilarating, even if "harsh and willfully ugly".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pere Ubu (David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone and Scott Krauss), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6. | "Life Stinks" | Peter Laughner | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Real World" | 3:59 | |
| 8. | "Over My Head" | 3:48 | |
| 9. | "Sentimental Journey" | 6:05 | |
| 10. | "Humor Me" | 2:44 |
Personnel
Pere Ubu
- David Thomas – vocals, musette, percussion, production
- Tom Herman – guitar, backing vocals, production
- Allen Ravenstine – EML 101 and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and United States | CD and Vinyl LP | Fire Records (UK) |