ROCK 'N'RAMA
DAVID THOMAS & THE PEDESTRIANS —The Sound Of The Sand (Rough Trade):: Who else would follow up The Art Of Walking with a solo album recorded with a pickup band called the Pedestrians but head Pere Ubuan David Thomas? True, there are Ubumen past and present here but most of the tracks are played by a diverse bunch including exmembers of Young Marble Giants,
ROCK 'N'RAMA
DAVID THOMAS & THE PEDESTRIANS —The Sound Of The Sand (Rough Trade):: Who else would follow up The Art Of Walking with a solo album recorded with a pickup band called the Pedestrians but head Pere Ubuan David Thomas? True, there are Ubumen past and present here but most of the tracks are played by a diverse bunch including exmembers of Young Marble Giants, Boney M and Fairport Convention—youve never heard Richard Thompson play like this before. Unlikely? Sure. Also fresh, joyful and totally successful in its own weird way. Uh, I had a good time. M.D.
