NAKED CITY — Grand Guignol

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Album · 1992

Tracklist

Grand Guignol (17:41)
La Cathédrale Engloutie (6:24)
Three Preludes Op. 74: Douloureux, Déchirant (1:17)
Three Preludes Op. 74: Très Lent, Contemplatif" (1:43)
Three Preludes Op. 74: Allegro Drammatico (0:49)
"Prophetiae Sybillarum (1:46)
The Cage" (2:01)
Louange à l'éternité de Jésus (7:08)
Blood Is Thin (1:02)
Thrash Jazz Assassin (0:47)
Dead Spot (0:33)
Bonehead (0:54)
Piledriver (0:36)
Shangkuan Ling-Feng (1:16)
Numbskull (0:31)
Perfume of A Critic's Burning Flesh (0:26)
Jazz Snob: Eat Shit (0:26)
The Prestidigitator (0:46)
No Reason To Believe (0:28)
Hellraiser (0:41)
Torture Garden (0:37)
Slan (0:24)
The Ways of Pain (0:33)
The Noose (0:13)
Sack of Shit (0:46)
Blunt Instrument (0:56)
Osaka Bondage (1:17)
Shallow Grave (0:42)
Kaoru (0:53)
Dead Dread (0:48)
Billy Liar (0:13)
Victims of Torture (0:24)
Speedfreaks (0:50)
New Jersey Scum Swamp (0:44)
S/M Sniper (0:17)
Pigfucker (0:24)
Cairo Chop Shop (0:25)
Facelifter (0:57)
Whiplash (0:22)
The Blade (0:30)
Gob of Spit (0:21)

Total time 62:00

Line-up/Musicians

John Zorn / alto sax, vocals
Bill Frisell / guitar
Wayne Horvitz / keyboards
Fred Frith / bass
Joey Baron / drums
Yamatsuka Eye / vocals
Bob Dorough / special guest vocalist

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SilentScream213
An interesting development in the discography of the mad maniac John Zorn. While the previous Naked City albums were pure Avant-Garde Jazz and Grindcore, this one has a healthy dose of Classical and Ambient sensibilities. Of course, these are all created with the same ensemble of instruments as far as I can tell, so it’s usually a dissonant hum, but certainly interesting to hear this group cover composers such as Debussy.

The rest is classic Naked City, and I’m not sure giving this the Avant-Garde Metal title is truly deserved. It’s a bizarre affair, that’s for sure, but as most tracks are short, different elements are usually kept separate as opposed to woven together, making this a very eclectic collection of songs rather than a unique genre that ties them all together.

If you like John Zorn’s mad rambling music, you’ll surely like this. If not, you might appreciate some of the Classical stuff, so it’s worth a shot.

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