Monster (David Thomas album)


Monster is a box set anthologizing David Thomas's solo career from the years 1981-1987, during which time his main vehicle, Pere Ubu, was inactive. 'Variations On A Theme' has been remixed and rearranged from its original forms. On its release in 1997, the box included a contemporary live disc entitled "Meadville" by Thomas' current group the Two Pale Boys; as of the current 2002 reissue, that disc has been excised, anticipating a future standalone release.

Track listing

CD1 - The Sound of the Sand

  1. "The Birds Are A Good Idea" – 1:58
  2. "Yiki Tiki" – 2:16
  3. "Crickets In The Flats" – 4:58
  4. "Sound Of The Sand" – 3:27
  5. "The New Atom Mine" – 5:14
  6. "Big Dreams" – 2:21
  7. "Happy to See You" – 3:32
  8. "Crush This Horn, Part 2" – 1:49
  9. "Confuse Did" – 2:32
  10. "Sloop John B" – 5:09
  11. "Man's Best Friend" – 4:28

    CD2 - Variations on a Theme

  12. A Day At The Botanical Gardens – 3:44
  13. Bird Town – 2:44
  14. Pedestrian Walk – 4:17
  15. The Egg & I – 2:55
  16. Who Is It? – 3:40
  17. Song of The Hoe – 6:03
  18. Hurry Back – 4:20
  19. The Rain – 3:48
  20. Semaphore – 5:11
  21. A Day At The Botanical Gardens – 3:21
  22. Pedestrian Walk – 4:31
  23. Hurry Back – 3:57
  24. The Rain – 5:18

    CD3 - More Places Forever

  25. Through The Magnifying Glass – 2:58
  26. Enthusiastic – 4:46
  27. Whale Head King – 5:50
  28. Song of the Bailing Man – 4:42
  29. Big Breezy Day – 3:23
  30. The Farmer's Wife – 4:32
  31. New Broom – 4:21
  32. About True Friends – 4:35

    Monster Walks the Winter Lake

  33. My Theory Of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus – 3:06
  34. What Happened to Me – 2:45
  35. Monster Walks The Winter Lake – 11:13
  36. Bicycle – 4:17
  37. Coffee Train – 2:24
  38. My Town – 3:19
  39. Monster Magee, King of the Seas – 2:14
  40. Monster Thinks About The Good Days – 3:37
  41. What Happened to Me – 2:41

    CD4 - Blame the Messenger

  42. My Town – 3:07
  43. A Fact About Trains – 4:24
  44. King Knut – 5:27
  45. When Love Is Uneven – 3:27
  46. The Storm Breaks – 3:34
  47. The Long Rain – 4:11
  48. Havin' Time – 4:53
  49. Friends of Stone – 3:18
  50. The Velikovsky 2-Step – 6:50