More Places Forever

This article is about the David Thomas album. For the musical technique, see Variation (music). For other uses, see Variations on a Theme.

More Places Forever
Studio album by David Thomas
Released	May 1985 (1985-05)
Recorded	July – September 1984 (1984-09)
Studio	Suma Recording (Painesville, OH)
Genre	Art rock, avant-prog
Length	35:06
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	David Thomas
David Thomas chronology
Variations on a Theme (1983) More Places Forever (1985) Monster Walks the Winter Lake (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

More Places Forever is the third studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas, released in May 1985 by Rough Trade Records.[3] In 1997, the album was remastered by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set.

Reception

Spin said, "Thomas bends his fluid, offkilter voice into an instrument, singing duets with oboe, bassoon, and tuba and spacing off into light-hearted little monologues about love and the weather and whether one can bail out the ocean with a bucket and a notion. Though it's easy to dismiss as nursery blatherings, there are actually many subtle, witty references to discover and laugh at."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Tony Maimone and David Thomas, except "About True Friends" co-written with Jack Monck

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Through the Magnifying Glass"	2:58
2.	"Enthusiastic"	4:45
3.	"Whale Head King"	5:49
4.	"Song of the Bailing Man"	4:42

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Breezy Day"	3:24
2.	"The Farmer's Wife"	4:31
3.	"New Broom"	4:20
4.	"About True Friends"	4:33

Personnel

Adapted from the More Places Forever liner notes.[5]

Musicians Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, oboe, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, tuba, piano, organ Chris Cutler – drums Tony Maimone – bass guitar, piano (B2) David Thomas – lead vocals, production

Production and additional personnel Paul Hamann – engineering, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1985	Rough Trade	LP	ROUGH 80
United States		Twin/Tone		TTR 8551

References

1. Anderson, Rick. "David Thomas & the Pedestrians: More Places Forever > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
2. Christgau, Robert. "David Thomas". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
3. Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David (2007). "David Thomas". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. Andrea Enthal (November 1985). "Underground". Spin. No. 7. p. 34.
5. More Places Forever (sleeve). David Thomas. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1985.

External links

• More Places Forever at Discogs (list of releases)