The Shape of Things (album)

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.

The Shape of Things
Live album by Pere Ubu
Released	October 2000
Recorded	April 7, 1976
Venue	The Mistake, Cleveland, Ohio
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Label	Hearpen Records
Producer	Jim Jones
Pere Ubu chronology
Apocalypse Now (1998) The Shape of Things (2000) St. Arkansas (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pere Ubu (Dave Taylor, David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman); except where indicated

1. "Heart of Darkness" (Thomas, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 7:48
2. "Cloud 149" – 3:20
3. "Gone Gone Gone" – 5:38
4. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (Thomas, Gene O'Connor, Laughner) – 8:59
5. "Life Stinks" – 2:30
6. "Final Solution" (Thomas, Craig Bell, Laughner, Krauss, Wright, Herman) – 6:41
7. "Pushin' Too Hard" (Sky Saxon) – 5:52
8. "The Way She Looks" – 5:15
9. "Doris Day Sings Sentimental Journey" – 5:16
10. "Can't Believe It" – 2:39
11. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (David Alexander, Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:51
12. "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