Hello Cleveland! Art rock post punk stuff from Pere Ubu here, and Street Waves is one of those 'crikey I have no idea what the heck this guy is singing' tunes. David Thomas lollygags these slurred one note lines into my ears.
I love the sounds. The guitar is excellent. A hot hazy summer wind blows through the music, street heatwaves, tires churning blacktop with a rubbery squeal, the high frequency guitar solo melts the city at 1:11. The bass and rhythm guitar lay the foundation. The wind even gets a 45 second solo after 1:45, that's how important it is to the song. Low distorted guitar gurgles and grunts among the detritus in the gutter.
Perhaps the heat is messing with David Thomas, he sounds pretty desperate and concerned, ringing his hands in vain. He needs to go hang out at a cooling shelter. Get off the street, dude. Hey, I call em like I hear em.
I love their style. No pretension, just some guys hangin out, and hangin tough. In the Land of Cleve.
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