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Robyn Hitchcock - Olé! Tarantula Audio CD

A fair review of the Robyn Hitchcock "Olé! Tarantula" 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: Olé! Tarantula
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Release Date: 2006-10-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Adventure Rocket Ship 2: Underground Sun 3: Museum of Sex 4: Belltown Ramble 5: Ol�! Tarantula 6: (A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs 7: Red Locust Frenzy 8: 'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram) 9: Authority Box 10: N.Y. Doll

A Classic!
This is a classic!. . . every single track on this album is a great song. . . OLE Tarantula is a great catchy track. . . . you can't listen to NY Doll without welling up. . . . the rest of the album is fantastic. . . saw Robyn twice while he was promoting this album, and both times he was great. . . . .


So-so Robyn
For anyone not overly familiar with RH; just get his greatest hits album. Has its moments, but not up to snuff with earlier works. This is a superb sample of his work and has 10-12 shining nuggets that won't leave your head. As for this release the first half is quite strong; Underground Sun is my favorite. However, I am hard pressed to recommend anything after song 6.


Happy music
A great album from a truely great performer. Even at his darkest moments there is something about Hitchcock's music that puts a spring in your step.


Here Is Another Robyn Hitchcock Record
Y. Three songs on "Ole! Tarantula" achieve near-greatness: the goofy/creepy title song, "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs," and "N. Doll. " None of the other tracks really moved me--as another reviewer noted, they're standard-issue Robyn Hitchcock surealism. ("Museum Of Sex" is especially disappointing, given the vast Hitchcockian potential implicit in the title--unfortunately, the song's just one more throwaway ramble about tomatoes and metaphysics. )

As a longtime fan (I first saw Robyn perform when I was in college in 1985) I think it's great that Robyn has steadily recorded and released new material for all this time. It's just a bit frustrating to consider his output since about 1990--the intermittent moments of brilliance on his records of the last fifteen years indicate that he's capable of creating another "Underwater Moonlight" if he'd just not settle for putting out product and focus a little harder on the songwriting. .


Best Hitchcock in Years
While albums like "Moss Elixir" and "Jewels for Sofia" have a couple of absolute gems, they're in among weaker songs and arrangements, whereas my favorites here, "Authority Box", "Underground Sun", and "Museum of Sex", only stand out a bit from a very rich background. This is by far the strongest overall album Robyn has done since the Egyptians, and compares pretty favorably with anything he's done, ever. The Venus 3 come off as more of a real band than any of the groups that Robyn has recorded with since the Egyptians, and while I frankly prefered Andy Metcalfe's bass lines to those of Scott McCaughey, they're a well-balanced ensemble. This is my favorite record of the past 6 months. Strongly recommended.


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