Absolute O'Brien

• Artist: Richard O'Brien
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 07, 1999
• Total Time: 45:24
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Absolute O'Brien collects some of the Rocky Horror Picture Show creator's more obscure songs. Many of these were written for post Rocky projects like 1976's Tee Zee & The Lost Race, a futuristic musical about Tarzan, and the Rocky sequel Shock Treatment from 1981. O'Brien's characteristically witty, skewed lyrical stance is evident on tracks like "Ain't That To Die For" and "One Hundred Dollars An Hour," but anyone expecting Rocky's campy musical style will be surprised by this album's arrangements, which cast the songs as jazzy, soft-rock mood pieces. Drykt humorous cabaret pieces like "Fixation" and "It's Up To You" are among the finest tracks here, while the nearly seven minutes-long album opener "Incubus Of Love" tends to drag. A surprisingly subtle, low-key album, Absolute O'Brien may not appeal to all Rocky Horror Picture Show fans, but it does provide a different look at his quirky talent. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Incubus of Love	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(6:50)
It's up to You	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(4:11)
Ain't That to Die For	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(2:56)
Fixation	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(4:18)
The Dance of Love	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(3:04)
One Hundred Dollars an Hour	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(4:01)
Rhythm of the Heartbeat	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(4:04)
I've Been There Before	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(3:53)
Running With the Noisy Boys	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(3:28)
I Will Always Hold You in My Heart	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(3:20)
Angel in Me	Richard O'Brien	Richard O'Brien	(5:19)

Credits

Nicky Payne (Sax (Tenor)), Nicky Payne (Flute (Alto)), Blanche-Adrienne Harper (Photography), Nicky Payne (Harmonica), Paul Clarvis (Percussion), Lisa Sutton (Design), Ed Spevock (Drums), Bob Jenkins (Drums), Damian Korner (Engineer), Rob Melvin (Piano), Pip Williams (Guitar (Steel)), Hugh Burns (Vibraphone), Bias Boshell (Piano), Pip Williams (Guitar (Rhythm)), Richard O'Brien (Vocals), Hugh Burns (Guitar (Electric)), Pip Williams (Engineer), Richard O'Brien (Director), Bias Boshell (Programming), Pip Williams (Spanish Guitar), Bias Boshell (Digital Editing), Bias Boshell (Keyboards), Nicky Payne (Sax (Alto)), Pip Williams (Producer), Andy Brown (Guitar (Bass)), Jackie Rawe (Vocals (Background)), Pip Williams (Guitar (Bass)), Bill Robinson (Guitar (Bass)), Eli Devonte (Assistant Engineer), Shaun Webb (Photography), Pip Williams (Guitar (Acoustic)), Outi (Photography), Kevin McAlea (Keyboards), Zeitia Massiah (Vocals (Background)), Pip Williams (Guitar (Electric)), Pip Williams (Synthesizer Bass), Pete Beachill (Trombone), Hugh Burns (Guitar (Acoustic)), Andy Brown (Bass), Ewan Davies (Assistant Engineer), Bias Boshell (Synthesizer), Nicky Payne (Sax (Soprano)), Dave Brown (Keyboards), Euan Hill (Assistant Engineer), Pip Williams (Slide Guitar), Sappho Gillett Korner (Vocals (Background)), Les Davidson (Guitar (Electric)), Richard O'Brien (Vocals (Background)), Tony Bridge (Mastering), Richard O'Brien (Guitar (Acoustic)), Guy Barker (Trumpet), Les Davidson (Guitar (Rhythm)), Hugh Burns (Director)