St. Arkansas

2002 studio album by Pere Ubu

St. Arkansas

Studio album by

Pere Ubu

Released| 2002
Studio| Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio
Genre| Post-punk, experimental rock
Label| Glitterhouse[1]
SpinART[2]
Producer| David Thomas
Pere Ubu chronology
| The Shape of Things
(2000)  | St. Arkansas
(2002)  | Why I Hate Women
(2006)

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David Thomas chronology
| Surf's Up!
(2001)  | St. Arkansas
(2002)  | 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest
(2002)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Robert Christgau| [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]
The Guardian| [5]
Pitchfork| 8.5/10[6]

St. Arkansas is the 12th studio album by Pere Ubu, released in 2002.[7][8]

## Critical reception[edit]

The A.V. Club wrote that the album "is one of Pere Ubu's best works, displaying the kind of intelligence and imagination that gives the avant-garde a good name."[9] AllMusic wrote that the band's "lyrical and musical creativity is undiminished by time."[3] Pitchfork called the album "more subdued and less rock-oriented, relying more on beat-style spoken-word storytelling and found sound."[6] The East Bay Express called it "consistently fine" and "full of spidery electric guitar, wry, deadpan singing, and loping, haunted, and haunting rhythms."[10] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band "remains a challenging but rewarding listen, uncannily able to move forward while preserving its unmistakable vibe."[11]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "The Fevered Dream of Hernando DeSoto" – 2:45
2. "Slow Walking Daddy" – 4:52
3. "Michele" – 3:11
4. "333" – 3:59
5. "Hell" – 5:12
6. "Lisbon" – 3:30
7. "Steve" – 2:48
8. "Phone Home Jonah" – 2:39
9. "Where's the Truth" – 3:25
10. "Dark" – 9:16

## Personnel[edit]

Pere Ubu

* David Thomas \- vocals
* Tom Herman - guitar, organ, backing vocals
* Robert Wheeler - EML synthesizer, theremin, piano
* Michele Temple - bass, piano, organ
* Steve Mehlman - drums, organ

with:

* Jim Jones \- organ, guitar

Technical

* Paul Hamann - engineer
* John Thompson - design

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6\. MUZE. p. 483.
2. ^ "Pere Ubu St. Arkansas". exclaim.ca.
3. ^ a b St. Arkansas at AllMusic
4. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Pere Ubu: St Arkansas". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. ^ "Pop CD releases". the Guardian. May 3, 2002.
6. ^ a b Nickey, Jason (2002-06-27). "Pere Ubu St. Arkansas". Pitchfork.
7. ^ "Pere Ubu | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. ^ "PERE UBU biography". The Great Rock Bible.
9. ^ "Pere Ubu: St Arkansas". Music.
10. ^ Keresman, Mark. "Pere Ubu". East Bay Express.
11. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 23, 2002 - via Google Books.

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Pere Ubu

* David Thomas
* Michele Temple
* Robert Wheeler
* Keith Moliné
* Steve Mehlman
* Gagarin

* Scott Krauss
* Allen Ravenstine
* Tim Wright
* Peter Laughner
* Tony Maimone
* Mayo Thompson
* Jim Jones
* Chris Cutler
* Eric Drew Feldman

Studio albums|

* The Modern Dance
* Dub Housing
* New Picnic Time
* The Art of Walking
* Song of the Bailing Man
* The Tenement Year
* Cloudland
* Worlds in Collision
* Story of My Life
* Ray Gun Suitcase
* Pennsylvania
* St. Arkansas
* Why I Hate Women
* Lady from Shanghai
* Carnival of Souls
* 20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo

Live albums|

* 390° of Simulated Stereo
* One Man Drives While the Other Man Screams
* Apocalypse Now
* The Shape of Things

Compilations|

* Terminal Tower
* Datapanik in the Year Zero

Singles|

* "30 Seconds Over Tokyo"

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* t
* e

David Thomas

Studio albums|

* The Sound of the Sand
* Variations on a Theme
* More Places Forever
* Monster Walks the Winter Lake
* Blame the Messenger
* Erewhon
* Meadville
* Mirror Man
* Bay City
* Surf's Up!
* 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest

Live albums|

* Winter Comes Home

Extended plays|

* Vocal Performances

Compilations|

* Monster

Related|

* Pere Ubu
* Red Krayola
* Rocket from the Tombs

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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