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<i>Story of My Life</i> (album)

Story of My Life (album)

1993 studio album by Pere Ubu

Story of My Life is Pere Ubu's ninth studio album. Eric Drew Feldman left the band prior to recording, reducing Ubu to a quartet. Prior to touring on this album longtime bassist Tony Maimone left as well. This is the final release to feature both Maimome and founding drummer Scott Krauss. According to a conversation between David Thomas and Frank Black included on the b-side of the "Kathleen" single, the album's working title was Johnny Rivers Live At The Whiskey A Go Go.

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Though out of print for many years, a reissue was announced in early 2007.[6]

"Come Home" features prominently in a bar fight scene in Kalifornia (1993), starring Brad Pitt as a psychopathic serial killer.

"Wasted" appears in Sleep with Me (1994), starring Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz and Craig Sheffer.

Track listing

  1. "Wasted" – 2:37
  2. "Come Home" – 4:49
  3. "Louisiana Train Wreck" – 3:20
  4. "Fedora Satellite II" – 3:26
  5. "Heartbreak Garage" – 3:52
  6. "Postcard" – 2:49
  7. "Kathleen" – 4:24
  8. "Honey Moon" – 2:54
  9. "Sleep Walk" – 4:23
  10. "The Story of My Life" – 4:06
  11. "Last Will & Testament" – 3:48

Personnel

Pere Ubu

with:

  • Al Clay - vox calliope, digital keyboard, backing vocals, guitar on "Postcard"

References

  1. [1]
    Story of My Life at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    Kot, Greg (1993-04-08). "Story of My Life (Imago)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  3. [3]
    Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. [4]
    Aaron, Charles (1993-04-09). "Story of My Life". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. [5]
    "Pere Ubu: Story of My Life : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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