The Shape of Things (album)

The Shape of Things
Live album by Pere Ubu
Released	October 2000
Recorded	April 7, 1976
Venue	The Mistake, Cleveland, Ohio
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Label	Hearpen Records
Producer	Jim Jones
Pere Ubu chronology
Apocalypse Now (1998) The Shape of Things (2000) St. Arkansas (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10) [2]

The Shape of Things is Pere Ubu's fourth live album. It documents a performance within the band's first few months of existence, from the brief period in which Peter Laughner was a member. Initially produced only as a tour merchandise item, it has since been released to retail.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pere Ubu (Dave Taylor, David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman); except where indicated

1. "Heart of Darkness" (Thomas, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 7:48
2. "Cloud 149" – 3:20
3. "Gone Gone Gone" – 5:38
4. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (Thomas, Gene O'Connor, Laughner) – 8:59
5. "Life Stinks" – 2:30
6. "Final Solution" (Thomas, Craig Bell, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 6:41
7. "Pushin' Too Hard" (Sky Saxon) – 5:52
8. "The Way She Looks" – 5:15
9. "Doris Day Sings Sentimental Journey" – 5:16
10. "Can't Believe It" – 2:39
11. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (David Alexander, Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:51
12. "Heroin/Outro" (Lou Reed) – 8:56

Personnel

Pere Ubu

• David Thomas – vocals, harp
• Peter Laughner – guitar, vocals, bass
• Tom Herman – guitar, bass
• Tim Wright – bass, guitar
• Dave Taylor – EML synthesizer, Ace Tone organ
• Scott Krauss – drums

References

1. Nickey, Jason. The Shape of Things at AllMusic
2. Pitchfork Media review