Bay City

• Artist: David Thomas & Foreigners
• Rating:
• Release Date: 2000
• Total Time: 53:22
• Genre: Rock

Review

Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas has built a parallel solo career for himself by heading off periodically with varying collections of sidemen -- who have gone on record under such various names as the Wooden Birds, the Pedestrians, and the Two Pale Boys -- and creating music that is, if anything, more abstruse and difficult than even that of his regular band. This project came about as the result of a one-off improvisational concert he performed in Copenhagen with guitarist Jorge Teller; the concert went so well that the two decided to make an album together, so Teller and Thomas got together with percussionist P.O. Jorgens and clarinetist/bassist Per Buhl Acs to record Bay City under the name David Thomas and Foreigners. The result isn't exactly atypical for Thomas -- the focus is, as always, on the lyrics, which he delivers in a speaking voice as often as not. That leads to a certain melodic dryness, but the lyrics are worth focusing on. The music itself is consistently interesting; it varies from clanky ("Salt") to abrasive ("Nobody Lives on the Moon"), relaxing occasionally into something approximating gentle rock & roll. Consider this one a must-own to Thomas fans, but even those with a more casual interest should definitely give it a listen. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Clouds of You	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(4:23)
White Room	David Thomas, Juergen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(3:35)
Black Coffee Dawn	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(4:34)
Salt	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(5:57)
Nobody Lives on the Moon	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(2:06)
Charlotte	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(3:54)
The Doorbell	David Thomas, Peter Jorgens, Jorgen Teller	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(2:50)
15 Seconds	David Thomas, Juergen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(5:18)
The Radio Talks to Me	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(3:56)
Shaky Hands	David Thomas, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(4:55)
Black Rain	David Porter Thomas, Juergen Teller, Peter Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(5:46)
Turpentine	David Thomas, Sometree, Jorgen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(2:33)
[Untitled Track]	David Thomas, Juergen Teller, P.O. Jorgens, Per Buhl Acs, E. Smith	David Thomas, David Thomas & Foreigners	(3:35)

Credits

David Thomas (Producer), Per Buhl Acs (Melodica), Per Buhl Acs (Slide Bass), P.O. Jorgens (Percussion), P.O. Jorgens (Drums (Steel)), David Thomas (Package Design), P.O. Jorgens (Producer), David Thomas (Mastering), David Thomas (Performer), P.O. Jorgens (Vibraphone), P.O. Jorgens (Mixing), Jorgen Teller (Casio), David Thomas (Mixing), P.O. Jorgens (Producer), Per Buhl Acs (Clarinet), Jorgen Teller (Guitar), P.O. Jorgens (Drums)

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