1997 box set by David Thomas
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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.
CD1 - The Sound of the Sand [ edit ] "The Birds Are a Good Idea" – 1:58 "Yiki Tiki" – 2:16 "Crickets in the Flats" – 4:58 "Sound of the Sand" – 3:27 "The New Atom Mine" – 5:14 "Big Dreams" – 2:21 "Happy to See You" – 3:32 "Crush This Horn, Part 2" – 1:49 "Confuse Did" – 2:32 "Sloop John B " – 5:09 "Man's Best Friend" – 4:28 CD2 - Variations on a Theme [ edit ] "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" (1983 mix) – 3:44 (extra track on the 2002 reissue) "Bird Town" – 2:44 "Pedestrian Walk" (1983 mix) – 4:17 (extra track on the 2002 reissue) "The Egg & I" – 2:55 "Who Is It?" – 3:40 "Song of the Hoe" – 6:03 "Hurry Back" – 4:20 "The Rain" (1983 mix) – 3:48 (extra track on the 2002 reissue) "Semaphore" – 5:11 "A Day at the Botanical Gardens" – 3:21 "Pedestrian Walk" – 4:31 "Hurry Back" (1983 mix) – 3:57 (extra track on the 2002 reissue) "The Rain" – 5:18 CD3 - More Places Forever [ edit ] "Through The Magnifying Glass" – 2:58 "Enthusiastic" – 4:46 "Whale Head King" – 5:50 "Song of the Bailing Man" – 4:42 "Big Breezy Day" – 3:23 "The Farmer's Wife" – 4:32 "New Broom" – 4:21 "About True Friends" – 4:35 Monster Walks the Winter Lake [ edit ] "My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude / Red Tin Bus" – 3:06 "What Happened to Me" – 2:45 "Monster Walks The Winter Lake" – 11:13 "Bicycle" – 4:17 "Coffee Train" – 2:24 "My Town" – 3:19 "Monster Magee, King of the Seas" – 2:14 "Monster Thinks About The Good Days" – 3:37 "What Happened to Me" – 2:41 CD4 - Blame the Messenger [ edit ] "My Town" – 3:07 "A Fact About Trains" – 4:24 "King Knut" – 5:27 "When Love Is Uneven" – 3:27 "The Storm Breaks" – 3:34 "The Long Rain" – 4:11 "Havin' Time" – 4:53 "Friends of Stone" – 3:18 "The Velikovsky 2-Step" – 6:50
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