You Goddamned Son of a Bitch: Live [Remaster]

Performer: Revolting Cocks
Engineer: Tim Powell; Steve Speperi; Julian Herzfeld
Producer: Hypo Luxa; Hermes Pan; Hypo Luxa; Hermes Pan
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Revolting Cocks: Chris Connelly (vocals); Al Jourgensen (guitar, keyboards); Luc Van Acker (drums); Paul Barker, William Rieflin, Louanne Ponder, Gina Tubetop. Recording information: Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL (09/04/1987); Glasgow, Scotland (09/04/1987); TX (09/04/1987). The concept of a live Revolting Cocks recording (or one from any industrial outfit for that matter) seems strange on its surface. After all, the magic of this music lies within the layered beats and samples, not nuanced performances. Even the crowd noise sounds like just another textural addition to the mix. There is no interplay between sequencers and keyboards, as between musicians in a more traditionally arranged live disc. But Revolting Cocks are very much inclined toward attacking the traditional. The group actually has many iconoclastic designs -- most notably, a distinct sense of humor absent in the pretentious, political, cultural, angst-ridden, or psycho-sexual lyricism traditionally captured in the ones and zeroes of industrial recordings. Luc Van Acker, Al Jourgensen, and Chris Connelly actually sound like they are having fun during infectious tracks like "TV Mind" and "In the Neck," which should be a reminder to critics and musicians alike that in many ways, it's still rock & roll, and, as such, it can surely make for a great party and a fine live album. ~ Vincent Jeffries Arriving two years after the debut Big Sexy Land, Revolting Cocks' You Goddamned Son of a Bitch wasn't so much a live album as a truer, sicker representation of the group's angrily mechanistic, claustrophobic industrial grunt. Joining ringleader Al Jourgensen were Luc Van Acker, Chris Connelly, Paul Barker, and Bill Rieflin; together, they energized the stark nihilism of the Big Sexy material with insulting stage banter, vocals, samples that hit with a more vicious edge, and relentless programming and electronic percussion that removed the human being's eventual need for a rest. The result was a grinding industrial endurance test. In addition to "TV Mind" and "We Shall Cleanse the World," Goddamned Son of a Bitch was highlighted by its title track and "In the Neck"." ("I'm a killing machine!," went the latter's less than subtle lyrics, and it wasn't hard to believe.) Rykodisc reissued the album in 2004, as part of a series celebrating the early part of Al Jourgensen's career. Newly mastered, the album was also expanded to two discs, and augmented with live versions of "Stainless Steel Providers" and P.I.L.'s "Public Image" from a 1990 12". ~ Johnny Loftus

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