Obliteration Pie [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

Robyn Hitchcock

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: January 9, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: 3d Japan
• ASIN: B0009XE6JO
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,608 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japan-only Collection featuring Many Previously Unreleased Tracks/Takes. Also Includes CD Extra Promo Clips "i Often Dream of Trains" and "The Man with the Lightbulb Head".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hardly drippy/trippy, September 16, 2006

By	Guy R. Ewald (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unlike the other reviewer here, I was pretty happy with this CD. I didn't pay top import dollar, mind you... 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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really an extended EP--& a very good one!, February 24, 2008

By	Ned Balbo (baltimore, maryland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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. 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. Think of OP as an expanded EP and, as such, it's a pleasure: the writing & performances are wonderful.

10 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skip dessert, May 25, 2006

By	Will Bueche (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

Robyn has released two collections recently - Obliteration Pie, and This Is The BBC. You'll want the 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.