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Robyn Hitchcock - Obliteration Pie Audio CD

A fair review of the Robyn Hitchcock "Obliteration Pie" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Robyn Hitchcock reviews here, or go back to the Robyn Hitchcock tabs.

Robyn Hitchcock Band: Robyn Hitchcock
Title: Obliteration Pie
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Release Date: 2005-08-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Madonna of the Wasps 2: City of Women 3: I Fall into Your Eyes 4: Arms of Love 5: Man's Gotta Know His Limitations, Briggs 6: Madelaine 7: Let the Sun Begin 8: My Dreams Are Scars 9: Frank Sinatra Intro to "Wife" 10: My Wife and My Dead Wife 11: Chinese Bones 12: Funkytown 13: Butterfly 14: Queen Elvis

Really an extended EP--& a very good one!
But OP isn't a "real" album; it's a collection of outstanding odds & ends: tasteful, restrained remakes of classics ("Madonna of the Wasps," "Arms of Love"), alternate takes (a more acoustic "Briggs"), 2 ancient videos, a live track from a classic Bottom Line performance, & strong songs available nowhere else: "City of Women," "Madelaine," "My Dreams Are Scars," and more. With its cover typeface/color evoking Hitchcock's Ole! Tarantula, Obliteration Pie identifies itself as a companion piece--an expensive one, if you pay full import price for a disc intended for Japan. Think of OP as an expanded EP and, as such, it's a pleasure: the writing & performances are wonderful. .


Hardly drippy/trippy
I didn't pay top import dollar, mind you. Unlike the other reviewer here, I was pretty happy with this CD. . . I found a used copy for $12. 99. The album breaks down as follows:

- 7 new songs recorded in 2003 or thereabouts during the 'Luxor' sessions. The tracks here are bit rockier than the primarily acoustic 'Luxor'.

- 3 re-recordings of songs that originally appeared on the albums Queen Elvis, Eye and Respect. Done in 2005 with Tim Keegan. Enjoyable.

- 3 live recordings, one of which is a typically delightful stream-of-conscious narrative introduction to the song 'My Wife and My Dead Wife. '

- 1 cover version of Lipps Inc. 's 'Funkytown'. . . an odd choice perhaps, but a bubblegum funk nugget that I've always had a soft spot for.

I was happily surprised by this "rarities" collection; it's not unlike his other "sister" albums 'Mossy Liqueur' and 'A Start For Bram' although maybe not quite as good as either. And once again, I didn't pay top dollar. . . it is VERY pricey as an import. .


Skip dessert
You'll want the This Is The BBC. Robyn has released two collections recently - Obliteration Pie, and This Is The BBC. Update: Ok, so people haven't found this review helpful. But I didn't want to speak badly of Robyn Hitchcock. But if that's what people need: This is a terrible collection of drippy/trippy songs. It was probably released in Japan only because it was too awful to release on native-English speakers. It is really, really bad. I hope that improves the usefulness of this review.


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