Life in Exile After Abdication

Life in Exile after Abdication is the second album by Moe Tucker, released in 1989. Rather than performing all of the instruments herself, as on her debut album, Tucker is accompanied by Lou Reed, Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston and members of Sonic Youth. Reed selected the album as one of his 'picks of 1989'.[2]

Life in Exile After Abdication
Studio album by
Moe Tucker
Released1989
RecordedMarch 1988, June – October 1988
StudioNoise New York, West 34th St, New York City; Mirror Image, Gainesville, Florida
GenreAlternative pop, rock, post-punk
Label50 Skidillion Watts
ProducerMoe Tucker
Moe Tucker chronology
Moejadkatebarry
(1987)		 Life in Exile After Abdication
(1989)		 I Spent a Week There the Other Night
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Moe Tucker except where noted.

  1. "Hey Mersh!" – 3:16
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals, guitar
    • Lou Reed – lead guitar
    • Kate Messer – guitar
    • Hank Beckmeyer – guitar, bass
    • Joe Martinelli – drums
    • Scott Jarvis – drums
  2. "Spam Again" – 5:25
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals, guitar, percussion
    • Jad Fairs – lead guitar, percussion
    • Kate Messer – 12-string guitar, percussion
    • Hank Beckmeyer – slide guitar, percussion
    • Scott Jarvis – drums
    • Kim Gordon – percussion
    • M. C. Kostek – percussion
  3. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax) – 2:29
    • Maureen Tucker – lead vocals, guitar
    • Kate Messer – backing vocals
    • Hank Beckmeyer – backing vocals
    • Joe Martinelli – backing vocals
  4. "Chase" – 8:07
    • Thurston Moore – guitar, arrangement
    • Lee Ranaldo – guitar, arrangement
    • Hank Beckmeyer – guitar, arrangement
    • Kim Gordon – bass, arrangement
    • Maureen Tucker – drums, arrangement
    • Jad Fairs – cymbals, arrangement
    • Kate Messer – congas, arrangement
  5. "Andy" – 5:08
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals, guitar, piano
    • Hank Beckmeyer – guitar
    • Jad Fairs – guitar
    • Kate Messer – acoustic guitar
  6. "Work" – 3:38
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals
    • Hank Beckmeyer – lead guitar, bass
    • Kate Messer – guitar
    • Barry Stock – bass
    • Scott Jarvis – drums
  7. "Pale Blue Eyes" (Lou Reed) – 6:44
    • Maureen Tucker – lead and backing vocals, drums, guitar
    • Lou Reed – lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Hank Beckmeyer – guitar, backing vocals
    • Kim Gordon – bass, backing vocals
    • Jad Fair – backing vocals
    • Kate Messer – backing vocals
    • Scott Jarvis – backing vocals
    • Daniel Johnston – backing vocals
    • Rob Elk – backing vocals
    • Don Fleming – backing vocals
  8. "Bo Diddley" (Ellas McDaniel) – 5:07
    • Maureen Tucker – lead and backing vocals, guitar
    • Kim Gordon – bass, backing vocals
    • Steve Shelley – drums
    • Kate Messer – backing vocals
    • Hank Beckmeyer – backing vocals
    • Scott Jarvis – backing vocals
    • Jad Fairs – backing vocals
  9. "Talk So Mean" – 4:59
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals, guitar
    • Kate Messer – 12-string guitar
    • Ann Marie Ear – piano
    • Kim Gordon – bass
    • Scott Jarvis – drums
  10. "Do it Right" (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston) – 3:10
    • Maureen Tucker – vocals
    • Daniel Johnston – vocals, piano
Moejadkatebarry Bonus Tacks
  1. "Guess I'm Falling in Love" [Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker)
  2. "Baby What You Want Me To Do" (Jimmy Reed)
  3. "Why Don't You Smile Now?" (Lou Reed, John Cale, Vance, Phillips)
  4. "Hey, Mr. Rain" (Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker)

Personnel
  • Moe Tucker – guitar, percussion, piano, drums, vocals, arrangements, production, mixing
  • Barry Stock – bass
  • Jad Fair – guitar, percussion, cymbals, background vocals
  • Kate Messer – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, percussion, conga, background vocals
  • Hank Beckmeyer – bass, guitar, percussion, background vocals, slide guitar
  • Lou Reed – guitar on tracks "Hey Mersh!" and "Pale Blue Eyes"
  • Kim Gordon – bass, percussion, background vocals
  • Thurston Moore – guitar
  • Steve Shelley – drums
  • Lee Ranaldo – guitar
  • Don Fleming – background vocals
  • Daniel Johnston – piano, vocals, arrangement on "Do it Right"
  • Scott Jarvis – drums, background vocals
  • Ann Marie Ear – piano
  • Rob Elk – background vocals
  • Mike Kostek – percussion
  • Joe Martinelli – percussion, drums, background vocals

References
  1. Life in Exile After Abdication at AllMusic
  2. Rolling Stone, March 8, 1990
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