Yo! I Killed Your God

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Yo! I Killed Your God
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Live album by Marc Ribot
Released May 18, 1999
Recorded 1992–1994
Genre Avant-garde jazz
Length 72:47
Label Tzadik
Producer John Zorn, Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot chronology
The Prosthetic Cubans
(1998)The Prosthetic Cubans1998
Yo! I Killed Your God
(1999)
Muy Divertido!
(2000)Muy Divertido!2000

Yo! I Killed Your God is a concept album by Marc Ribot, recorded live between 1992 and 1994. It was released May 18, 1999 on Tzadik Records.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by David Freedlander awarded the album 4 stars stating "All in all, another fine effort from a virtuoso guitarist. Difficult listening, but worth the effort".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Marc Ribot, except where noted.

  1. "I Fall to Pieces" – 0:47
  2. "Yo! I Killed Your God" – 2:58
  3. "Human Sacrifice" – 10:03
  4. "The Wind Cries Mary" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:36
  5. "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 5:34
  6. "Fourth World" – 8:18
  7. "Requiem for What’s His Name" – 5:09
  8. "Somebody In My House" – 3:10
  9. "Clever White Youths with Attitude" – 2:31
  10. "Expressionless" – 1:49
  11. "Jamon Con Yucca" – 4:12
  12. "Pulse" – 8:08
  13. "Change Has Come" – 9:07
  14. "Mon Petit Punk" – 4:16

Personnel

  • Tracks 8–9 were recorded live at CBGB, New York (December 1992).
  • Track 11 was recorded live in Tokyo (1994).
    • Marc Ribot – guitar, vocals
    • JD Foster – guitar
    • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
    • Jim Pugliese – drums
    • Christine Bard – drums
  • Tracks 12–13 were recorded live in Nagoya (1994).
    • Marc Ribot – guitar, vocals
    • JD Foster – guitar
    • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
    • Jim Pugliese – drums
    • Christine Bard – drums

Credits

References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. 2.0 2.1 Freedlander, D. Allmusic Review accessed August 4, 2011.