Don't Blame Me

Don't Blame Me Artist: Marc Ribot
Label: DIW
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988044009028
ASIN: B0000070F9


Release Date: 1995-11-21

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Tracks:

  1. I'm in the Mood for Love
  2. Noise 1
  3. Don't Blame Me
  4. Ghosts
  5. Spigot
  6. Body and Soul
  7. Bouncin' Around
  8. Solitude
  9. Dinah
  10. Song for Ch
  11. These Foolish Things
  12. Noise 2
  13. Ol' Man River

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars From the New York avant-garde.......2000-12-21

"Don't Blame Me" is a must have for Ribot fans and fans of the avant-garde jazz scene. A stark and experimental album, Ribot has reinterpreted a few better-known tunes, placing them well within his own idiom, and also presents some of his own unique compositions.

Moody and volatile, for those looking for a new sound, this is an excellent album.

3 out of 5 stars Jazz Guitar on Barbiturates.......2000-12-16

Mark Ribot sleepwalks his way through standards, originals, and a couple of modern jazz classics. His sound is very interesting-- he uses a harsh, broke-down delta bluesy tone and seems to have deliberately detuned his guitar. This I like. The two noise pieces here are also worth listening to.

But overall, this just doesn't work as an album. All of the pieces create the exact same deeply depressing mood, and the solo pieces expose Ribot as a second rate jazz guitarist (if not third rate). A few tracks might be good enough to put on a compilation, but skip the album.

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