- art rock, experimental, new wave, rock
- 36 min
- 11 tracks
- Rough Trade
Song of the Bailing Man is the fifth album by the American rock band Pere Ubu, released in September 1982 by Rough Trade Records. Drummer Scott Kraus was replaced by Anton Fier of the Feelies for the recording. It was the band's final release until 1988's The Tenement Year.
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- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1The Long Walk Home2:36
- 2Use of a Dog3:19
- 3Petrified2:17
- 4Stormy Weather3:21
- 5West Side Story2:48
- 6Thoughts That Go by Steam3:49
- 7Big Ed's Used Farms2:25
- 8A Day Such as This7:18
- 9The Vulgar Boatman Bird2:51
- 10My Hat1:20
- 11Horns Are a Dilemma4:22
11 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pere Ubu
- Label
- Rough Trade
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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