Silent Movies

Not to be confused with Silent film.

2010 studio album by Marc Ribot

Silent Movies

Studio album by

Marc Ribot

Released| September 28, 2010
Length| 60:32
Label| Pi
Producer| JD Foster
Marc Ribot chronology
| Party Intellectuals
(2008)  | Silent Movies
(2010)  | Your Turn
(2013)

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Silent Movies are 13 solo guitar compositions by Marc Ribot released September 28, 2010 on Pi Recordings.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 87/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Boston Phoenix| [4]
Los Angeles Times| [5]
PopMatters| 9/10[6]
Rolling Stone| [7]
Tom Hull| B+ ()[8]
DownBeat| [9]

[10] The album received universal acclaim, with Metacritic giving it a score of 87% from 7 reviews.[2] The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "For those interested in one of the more compelling and quietly provocative and graceful guitar records of 2010, Silent Movies is well worth seeking out".[3] PopMatters correspondent Will Layman said, "Marc Ribot really ought to have the opportunity to score films more often, because the results can be breathtaking".[6] Rolling Stone's Will Hermes observed, "he indulges the yearning melodic sensibility that hides hooks in even his noisiest recordings, and increasingly defines his playing".[7] Bob Gendron gave the album 3.5 stars in his review for DownBeat.[9] Gendron wrote, "Ribot’s use of space and quiet pauses complements the meditative progressions".[9]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Marc Ribot, aside from track 13 written by Hubert Giraud.

1. "Variation 1" – 1:51
2. "Delancey Waltz" – 3:18
3. "Flicker" – 5:22
4. "Empty" – 2:04
5. "Natalia in E-Flat Major" – 5:16
6. "Solaris" – 3:47
7. "Requiem for a Revolution" – 5:31
8. "Fat Man Blues" – 4:49
9. "Bateau" – 4:59
10. "Radio" – 4:05
11. "Postcards from N.Y." – 8:31
12. "The Kid" – 4:16
13. "Sous le Ciel de Paris" – 6:46

## Personnel

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* Marc Ribot – guitar, vibraphone (12)
* Keefus Ciancia – soundscapes (1, 3, 7, 11, 13)
* JD Foster – producer

## References

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1. ^ Pi Recordinds album entry accessed August 4, 2011
2. ^ a b Metacritic summary, accessed February 11, 2014
3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 4, 2011.
4. ^ Drozdowski, Ted (November 2, 2010). "Marc Ribot - Silent Movies". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
5. ^ Barton, Chris (September 30, 2010). "Album review: Marc Ribot's 'Silent Movies'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
6. ^ a b Layman, W., PopMatters Review, October 24, 2010
7. ^ a b Hermes, W., Marc Ribot: Silent Movies Review, Rolling Stone, November 16, 2010
8. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Marc Ribot". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
9. ^ a b c Gendron, Bob (December 2010). "Silent Movies". DownBeat. 77 (12): 68.
10. ^ Flexi, John. "Click here". Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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Marc Ribot

Albums|

* Rootless Cosmopolitans (1990)
* Requiem for What's His Name (1992)
* Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus (1993)
* Shrek (1994)
* Don't Blame Me (1995)
* Yo! I Killed Your God (1999)
* Saints (2001)
* Scelsi Morning (2003)
* Spiritual Unity (2005)
* Exercises in Futility (2008)
* Silent Movies (2010)
* Live at the Village Vanguard (2014)

Los Cubanos Postizos|

* The Prosthetic Cubans (1998)
* ¡Muy Divertido! (2000)

Ceramic Dog|

* Party Intellectuals (2008)
* Your Turn (2013)
* YRU Still Here? (2018)

with John Zorn|

* Masada Guitars (2003)
* Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 (2007)

Soundtracks|

* Shoe String Symphonettes (1997)
* Soundtracks Volume 2 (2003)

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