Olé! Tarantula

Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3

Released

October 3, 2006

Recorded

2006

Kurt Bloch

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 chronology

Spooked
(2004)

Olé! Tarantula
(2006)

Goodnight Oslo
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Being There Magazine	link
The Onion	B link
The Phoenix	3.5/4 link
Pitchfork Media	7.6/10 link
PopMatters	8/10 link
Rolling Stone	link
Slant Magazine	link
Stylus Magazine	B link

Olé! Tarantula is the sixteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, recorded with Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, and Bill Rieflin of Ministry. Together, they are known as Robyn Hitchcock and The Venus 3. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington, in 2006, the same year of its release.

The album contains ten original compositions, continuing largely in the vein of Hichcock's Spooked, which was also made in close collaboration with other musicians.

Of the tracks, "Adventure Rocket Ship" was pulled for a single and released with an animated promotional video. Several other tracks including "Olé Tarantula" and "(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" had been in Hitchcock's live act for some time prior to this release. ("Briggs" had already seen light of day on Obliteration Pie.) The track "N.Y. Doll" is a eulogy of sorts to Arthur Kane, the New York Dolls bassist who had recently died.

Other guest musicians include former Soft Boys Morris Windsor and Kimberley Rew.

The cover image and internal cartoons are drawn by Hitchcock.

Track list

All tracks written by Robyn Hitchcock, except where stated

"Adventure Rocket Ship" – 2:50
"Underground Sun" – 3:57
"Museum of Sex" – 4:00
"Belltown Ramble" – 6:15
"Olé! Tarantula" - 3:51
"(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs" – 5:34
"Red Locust Frenzy" – 3:00
"'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram)" (Lyrics: Hitchcock, Music: Hitchcock, Andy Partridge) – 3:23
"The Authority Box" – 4:13
"N.Y. Doll" – 3:45

External links

Proper Records review

Robyn Hitchcock

Solo albums	Black Snake Diamond Röle Groovy Decay I Often Dream of Trains Eye Moss Elixir Jewels for Sophia Luxor Spooked Tromsø, Kaptein Love From London The Man Upstairs

with The Egyptians	Fegmania! Element of Light Globe of Frogs Queen Elvis Perspex Island Respect

with The Venus 3	Olé! Tarantula Goodnight Oslo Propellor Time

Live albums	Gotta Let This Hen Out! Give It To The Thoth Boys - Live Oddities The Kershaw Sessions Storefront Hitchcock Storefront Hitchcock L.P. Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival Robyn Sings This is the BBC Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas I Often Dream of Trains in New York

Compilations	Groovy Decoy Invisible Hitchcock Gravy Deco You & Oblivion Mossy Liquor A Star for Bram Obliteration Pie I Wanna Go Backwards Shadow Cat Luminous Groove There Goes The Ice

Best-ofs	Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians: Greatest Hits Uncorrected Personality Traits

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