Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)

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.

Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
Studio album by
Released1996
StudioSunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:17
LabelVirgin
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Sam Phillips chronology
Martinis & Bikinis
(1994)
Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)
(1996)
Zero Zero Zero
(1998)

Reception

Omnipop was a critical and commercial flop, selling only about a quarter as many copies as its predecessor, Martinis and 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Phillips except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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":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

source:[8]

References

  1. Foster, Ken (June 12, 2002). "The ghost of pop". Salon. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. Kim, Wook (August 23, 1996). "Omnipop Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. CG: Sam Phillips
  4. Caro, Mark (September 19, 1996). "Sam Phillips Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop) Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  6. Gardner, Elysa (August 18, 1996). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  7. Schreiber, Ryan. "Sam Phillips: Omnipop". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on March 29, 2001. Retrieved November 27, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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