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Why I Hate Women

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Why I Hate Women is Pere Ubu's thirteenth album. It finds Keith Moliné stepping in for departing longtime guitarist Tom Herman. Explaining the title, David Thomas wrote "Why I Hate Women is based on the Jim Thompson novel he never wrote but would have." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Two Girls (One Bar)" – 2:28
  2. "Babylonian Warehouses" – 4:27
  3. "Blue Velvet" – 5:51
  4. "Caroleen" – 4:21
  5. "Flames Over Nebraska" – 2:07
  6. "Love Song" – 6:08
  7. "Mona" – 2:47
  8. "My Boyfriend's Back" – 0:57
  9. "Stolen Cadillac" – 1:46
  10. "Synth Farm" – 3:02
  11. "Texas Overture" – 6:12

Personnel

  • David Thomas: vocal
  • Keith Moliné: guitar, backing vocals, bass
  • Robert Wheeler: EML synthesizer, theremin
  • Michele Temple: bass, lead vocal
  • Steve Mehlman: drums, clave

and guests:

  • Rodolphe Burger: stylophone on "Texas Overture"
  • Robert Kidney: lead guitar on "Love Song"
  • Jack Kidney: harp on Blue Velvet and tenor saxophone on "Synth Farm"
  • Andy Diagram: trumpet on "Mona"

Album info at Ubuprojex official site