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Olé! Tarantula

~ Robyn Hitchcock
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  • Audio CD (2 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Proper
  • ASIN: B000IAZNGI
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 77,145 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2. Underground Sun
3. Museum Of Sex
4. Belltown Ramble
5. Ole Tarantula
6. 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

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In 30 years of recording with the Soft Boys and solo, Robyn Hitchcock's enduring brand of madcap mayhem has raced between English punk, acoustic folk and sonically lush pop. But by teaming with Seattle pals Pete Buck (REM) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5), Hitchcock has made a return to garage rock not heard since 1989's Queen Elvis. More than capable musicians, Buck and McCaughey are long-time fans of the legendary British songwriter—-whose droll lyrics and quirky melodies recall the late Syd Barrett—and they grasp the assignment with aplomb. Buck's indelible guitar instills a chiming luster to songs like "Underground Sun" and "Red Locust Frenzy," while McCaughey provides a random, finger-snapping piano to the delightful "Belltown Ramble," which finds Hitchcock serving as the clever hobnobbing tour guide of his favorite Emerald City neighborhood. As usual, a sharp cockney twang is Hitchcock's best instrument, carving up the scatty title song as aptly as his ode to San Francisco "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" or his salute to "NY Doll," late bassist Arthur Kane.--Scott Holter


Amazon.co.uk Review

In 30 years of recording with the Soft Boys and solo, Robyn Hitchcock's enduring brand of madcap mayhem has raced between English punk, acoustic folk and sonically lush pop. But by teaming with Seattle pals Pete Buck (REM) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5), Hitchcock has made a return to garage rock not heard since 1989's Queen Elvis. More than capable musicians, Buck and McCaughey are long-time fans of the legendary British songwriter—-whose droll lyrics and quirky melodies recall the late Syd Barrett—and they grasp the assignment with aplomb. Buck's indelible guitar instills a chiming luster to songs like "Underground Sun" and "Red Locust Frenzy," while McCaughey provides a random, finger-snapping piano to the delightful "Belltown Ramble," which finds Hitchcock serving as the clever hobnobbing tour guide of his favorite Emerald City neighborhood. As usual, a sharp cockney twang is Hitchcock's best instrument, carving up the scatty title song as aptly as his ode to San Francisco "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" or his salute to "NY Doll," late bassist Arthur Kane.--Scott Holter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Back to his best!, 10 Oct 2006
By The Voice Of Reason (Erith, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
For me this is RH's best since Jewels For Sophia. Every song is a gem.

Whilst the acoustic albums are enjoyable the contributions from the band are tasteful and always add something to the mix.

Totally agree with the previous reviewer that "Belltown Rumble" takes a while to grow on you, but the rest are instant gems. Personal faves, at this moment, are "Underground Sun" and the gorgeous "NY Doll".

Buy this album!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Robyn Hitchcock is on form, 20 Sep 2007
This is indeed Hitchcock's best record since Jewels For Sophia. It also sounds quite like it as well, even if REM's Peter Buck makes a fine contribution on guitar and bass. It's a bit more, though, than just Robyn Hitchcock's best record since his last good record. It's objectively a rather fine bit of work. The album covers some of Hitchcock's usual themes but it's a much more accessible album than he has sometimes done. Adventure Rocket Ship is a terrific opener and the album carries on at that level. There is a bit of recycling going on here: I'm A Trolleybus contains a fair amount of a song Hitchcock did earlier, "I`m Gonna Destroy You" (but I can't recall which album that was from.) It segues into a lovely guitar instrumental which recalls his very, very lovely instrumental "Heartful Of Leaves" but that was, as far as I know, only released on a promotional compilation put out by Rhino Records a terribly long time ago. Perhaps we ought not to be too bothered by this. After thirty years in the business, a bit of repetition is bound to occur. David Bowie explains this by saying that after a long career an artist develops their own vocabulary much as a painter has a set of motifs which occur now and again. Do I buy this argument? Yeah, I guess I do. If it works for Mr B then it also works for a stalwart rocker like our good friend Mr H.
A special mention goes to the rather nice packaging. In this day and age it's nice to see some effort being put in to this aspect of the album. Robyn Hitchcock himself has a lot of input on the sleeve-artwork and it's all quite lovely. Is that important? Well, I suppose it is if you`ve coughed up your hard-earned cash for this. So, in a nutshell, what do I think? Fans of literate, folky, poppy, rocky verbally-playful music will appreciate this album. Recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Are you a trolley bus too?, 7 Oct 2006
If you are a Robyn fan then you will simply adore this offering. Robyn is as creative now as he was twenty years ago with the Egyptians or 30 years ago with the Soft Boys.

If you are not familiar with the genius of Robyn & you like the sound of English eccentricity fused with a macabre but comic surrealism, humorous but often deep & touching lyrics & some of the best guitar & song writing you will find anywhere, then I suggest you invest in this masterpiece of an album.

If you like what you hear, you have an exciting back catalogue of twenty equally brilliant albums to discover.

"Belltown Ramble" is my personal favourite after the first few listens.
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