Blame the Messenger

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Blame the Messenger
David Thomas - Blame the Messenger.jpg
Studio album by
David Thomas
& The Wooden Birds
ReleasedJanuary 1987 (1987-01)
RecordedSeptember 23–24, 1986
Studio Suma (Painesville, Ohio)
Genre Art rock, experimental rock
Length39:18
Label Rough Trade/Twin/Tone
Producer Chris Cutler
David Thomas chronology
Monster Walks the Winter Lake
(1986)		Blame the Messenger
(1987)		 Erewhon
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau C+ [2]

Blame the Messenger is the fifth studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas, released in January 1987 by Rough Trade and Twin/Tone Records. [3] In 1997, the album was remastered by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Thomas; all music is composed by Chris Cutler, Jim Jones, Tony Maimone and Allen Ravenstine, except "My Town" and "Friends of Stone" by David Thomas.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."My Town"3:07
2."A Fact About Trains"4:23
3."King Knut"5:30
4."When Love Is Uneven"3:29
5."The Storm Breaks"3:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Long Rain"4:13
2."Having Time"4:53
3."Friends of Stone"3:18
4."The Velikovsky 2-Step"6:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Monster Walks the Winter Lake liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom1987 Rough Trade LP ROUGH 120
United States Twin/Tone TTR 87105

References

  1. ↑ Marcus, Torey. "David Thomas & the Wooden Birds: Blame the Messenger > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "David Thomas". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David (2007). "David Thomas". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Monster Walks the Winter Lake (booklet). David Thomas & The Wooden Birds. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Twin/Tone Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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