The Shape of Things is Pere Ubu's fourth live album. It documents a performance within the band's first few months of existence, from the brief period in which Peter Laughner was a member. Initially produced only as a tour merchandise item, it has since been released to retail.
Track listing All tracks composed by Pere Ubu (Dave Taylor, David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman); except where indicated "Heart of Darkness" (Thomas, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 7:48 "Cloud 149" – 3:20 "Gone Gone Gone" – 5:38 "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (Thomas, Gene O'Connor, Laughner) – 8:59 "Life Stinks" – 2:30 "Final Solution" (Thomas, Craig Bell, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 6:41 "Pushin' Too Hard" (Sky Saxon) – 5:52 "The Way She Looks" – 5:15 "Doris Day Sings Sentimental Journey" – 5:16 "Can't Believe It" – 2:39 "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (David Alexander, Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:51 "Heroin/Outro" (Lou Reed) – 8:56
Personnel Pere Ubu David Thomas – vocals, harp Peter Laughner – guitar, vocals, bass Tom Herman – guitar, bass Tim Wright – bass, guitar Dave Taylor – EML synthesizer, Ace Tone organ Scott Krauss – drums
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