Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
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| Released | August 20, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:17 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
| Sam Phillips chronology | ||||
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Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. The album's subtitle is a quote from the film The Producers.
Reception
[edit]Omnipop was a critical and commercial flop, selling only about a quarter as many copies as its predecessor, Martinis & Bikinis,[1] and receiving several negative reviews from music critics.[2][3] In one such review, the Chicago Tribune's Mark Caro wrote that the album's "lyrics are more pronouncements than personal revelations, and [Phillips'] observations are less insightful than broad and ornery."[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[7] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entertainmen" | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "Plastic Is Forever" | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Animals on Wheels" | 3:17 | |
| 4. | "Zero Zero Zero!" | 3:41 | |
| 5. | "Help Yourself" | 3:05 | |
| 6. | "Your Hands" | 6:58 | |
| 7. | "Power World" | 3:49 | |
| 8. | "(Skeleton)" | 1:42 | |
| 9. | "Where Are You Taking Me" | 3:34 | |
| 10. | "Compulsive Gambler" | 0:48 | |
| 11. | "Faster Pussycat to the Library!" | 2:30 | |
| 12. | "Slapstick Heart" | Sam Phillips, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe | 5:07 |
Personnel
[edit]source:[8]
- Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar, Chamberlin
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet
- Les Lovitt – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Kenneth Kugler – trombone
- Ira Nepus – trombone
- Steve Williams – trombone
- Suzette Moriarty – French horn
- Patrick Warren – Chamberlin
- Matt Betton – marimba
- Smokey Hormel – guitar
- Greg Leisz – guitar
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Todd Vincent – guitar
- Jon Brion – Chamberlin, piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums
- Armando Compean – bass guitar
- Brad Hauser – bass guitar
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
- Don Heffington – drums, maracas
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Josh LaBelle – drums, dumbek
- Paulinho da Costa – bongos
References
[edit]- ^ Foster, Ken (June 12, 2002). "The ghost of pop". Salon. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Kim, Wook (August 23, 1996). "Omnipop Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ a b CG: Sam Phillips
- ^ a b Caro, Mark (September 19, 1996). "Sam Phillips Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (August 18, 1996). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Sam Phillips: Omnipop". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on March 29, 2001. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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