New Picnic Time

New Picnic Time
Studio album by Pere Ubu
Released September 1979
Genre Post-punk, experimental rock
Label Chrysalis (original release)
Rough Trade (1989 CD reissue)
Thirsty Ear Records (US CD reissue)
Cooking Vinyl (UK CD reissue)
Producer Pere Ubu, Ken Hamann
Pere Ubu chronology
Dub Housing
(1978)Dub Housing1978		 New Picnic Time
(1979)		 The Art of Walking
(1980)The Art of Walking1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press4/5[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[6]

New Picnic Time is the third studio album by American rock band Pere Ubu. Reportedly the album sessions were stressful and contentious, and after touring, the group disbanded. They would reform a matter of months later, with Mayo Thompson replacing founding guitarist Tom Herman. The lyrics for the song "The Voice of the Sand" are based upon the poetry of Vachel Lindsay.

Track listing

All songs written by Pere Ubu (David Thomas, Tom Herman, Tony Maimone, Allen Ravenstine and Scott Krauss).

  1. "Have Shoes, Will Walk (The Fabulous Sequel)" – 3:16
  2. "49 Guitars & One Girl" – 2:51
  3. "A Small Dark Cloud" – 5:49
  4. "Small Was Fast" – 3:39
  5. "All the Dogs Are Barking!" – 3:03
  6. "One Less Worry" – 3:46
  7. "Make Hay" – 4:03
  8. "Goodbye" – 5:18
  9. "The Voice of the Sand" – 1:28 (lyrics based on a poem by Vachel Lindsay)
  10. "Jehovah's Kingdom Comes!" – 3:17

Personnel

Pere Ubu
Technical

References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. "New Picnic Time – Pere Ubu". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time". Alternative Press (135): 105–06. October 1999.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  5. ↑ Coleman, Mark; Randall, Mac (2004). "Pere Ubu". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 626–27. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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