More Places Forever

This article is about the David Thomas album. For the musical technique, see Variation (music). For other uses, see Variations on a Theme.

More Places Forever
Studio album by
David Thomas
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)
RecordedJuly – September 1984 (1984-09)
StudioSuma Recording
(Painesville, OH)
GenreArt rock, avant-prog
Length35:06
LabelRough Trade
ProducerDavid Thomas
David Thomas chronology
Variations on a Theme
(1983) 		More Places Forever
(1985) 		Monster Walks the Winter Lake
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

More Places Forever is the third studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas, released in May 1985 by Rough Trade Records.[3] In 1997, the album was remastered by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set.

Reception

Spin said, "Thomas bends his fluid, offkilter voice into an instrument, singing duets with oboe, bassoon, and tuba and spacing off into light-hearted little monologues about love and the weather and whether one can bail out the ocean with a bucket and a notion. Though it's easy to dismiss as nursery blatherings, there are actually many subtle, witty references to discover and laugh at."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Tony Maimone and David Thomas, except "About True Friends" co-written with Jack Monck

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Through the Magnifying Glass"2:58
2."Enthusiastic"4:45
3."Whale Head King"5:49
4."Song of the Bailing Man"4:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Big Breezy Day"3:24
2."The Farmer's Wife"4:31
3."New Broom"4:20
4."About True Friends"4:33

Personnel

Adapted from the More Places Forever liner notes.[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1985 Rough Trade LP ROUGH 80
United States Twin/Tone TTR 8551

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. "David Thomas & the Pedestrians: More Places Forever > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "David Thomas". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David (2007). "David Thomas". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ^ Andrea Enthal (November 1985). "Underground". Spin. No. 7. p. 34.
  5. ^ More Places Forever (sleeve). David Thomas. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)