A Poke in the Eye... with a Sharp Stick


A Poke in the Eye... with a Sharp Stick is a 1988 album by Raymond Watts under the moniker PIG. It was reissued in Japan in 1998 by Blue Noise. An extremely low-budget promotional video for "Shit for Brains" exists, and was released on the Best of Berlin Independence Days '88 compilation VHS.

Reception

The album holds a 4.5/5 rating on AllMusic and is designated as their album pick of his discography.

Track listing

  1. "It Tolls for Thee " – 4:25
  2. "Scumsberg" – 4:02
  3. "One for the Neck" – 3:54
  4. "Hildelinde" – 2:45
  5. "My Favourite Car" – 5:01
  6. "Never for Fun" – 5:26
  7. "Shit for Brains" – 4:36
  8. "Red Man" – 6:06
  9. "The Press" – 3:59
  10. "Peoria" – 7:13
Track 10 is a bonus track on the US Wax Trax CD version, taken from the European 12" single Sick City/Shit For Brains

Personnel

PIG

Guests and production

  • Hanns Joachim Mennicken – guitar on "Scumsberg"
  • Alexander Hacke – guitar on tracks 1, 5, 9
  • Nikkolai Weidemann – guitar, piano and saxophone on "One for the Neck"
  • Axel Dill – drums and piano on "Hildelinde"
  • Uwe Wurst – guitar on "My Favorite Car"
  • JG Thirlwell – production, lyrics on "Peoria"
  • Christian Graupner – percussion on "Scumsberg" and "Red Man"
  • John Caffery – production on tracks 1–9