Yanqui U.X.O.

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Yanqui U.X.O

Studio album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Released	November 4, 2002 (Europe) November 11, 2002 (World)
Recorded	Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois.
Genre	Post-rock
Length	75:00 (CD edition) 83:58 (Double vinyl edition)
Label	Constellation CST024
Producer(s)	Steve Albini
Pitchfork Media (5.6/10) link All Music Guide link
Godspeed You! Black Emperor chronology
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)	Yanqui U.X.O. (2002)

Yanqui U.X.O. is an album released by Godspeed You! Black Emperor on Constellation Records in 2002. This album marks the first release of the Canadian group after their small exclamation mark correction; it was moved to the end of the "you" in their name. This was apparently a move to make the band name more exact with its namesake.

"Yanqui" is the Spanish word for "Yankee." The liner notes also refer to "Yanqui" as a "multinational corporate oligarchy", while "U.X.O." stands for unexploded ordnance (e.g., cluster bombs). The front cover shows bombs falling from an airplane, while a sketch on the back cover links four major record companies to the military-industrial complex. In error, a fifth major record company was labelled a subdivision of one of the others (see links below).

There are some noticeable differences between the CD and double vinyl set. One of the most prominent is the compounding of the two-part song, "09-15-00," into one. Another is the addition of a hidden untitled track within the final song after some silence. It is masked in a similar manner with the short song "J.L.H. Outro" on the CD release of f#a#∞. The ulterior track consists of a sampled and cut-up George W. Bush speech with applause added. Finally, the second section of the two part track "Motherfucker=Redeemer" is about five minutes longer on the LP due to an extended ambient opening.

Common alternate titles for certain pieces used by the band on setlists[1] include "12-28-99" (which became "09-15-00"), "Tazer Floyd" ("rockets fall on Rocket Falls."), and "Tiny Silver Hammers" (which became Motherfucker=Redeemer).

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Vinyl edition
- 1.2 CD edition
2 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Vinyl edition

"09-15-00" – 22:40
"Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls" – 20:43
"Motherfucker=Redeemer" – 21:23
"Motherfucker=Redeemer" – 19:05

After the second Motherfucker=Redeemer track, there is a "secret" track. It begins with a looped sample of a voice saying "It is a predominant question; Why am I here, and what can I do to make it better? How can I do what is right?" This sample is looped throughout the track. After a while, you can hear "someone" (George W. Bush) giving a speech. The speech is constantly interrupted by applause.

This track was also included on the Museum Fire Records' 2003 compilation "Azadi!" (a benefit for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan), which was then titled "George Bush Cut Up While Talking".