title: A Poke in the Eye... with a Sharp Stick
text: # 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
  
  * "It Tolls for Thee (Pig Breath)" (Raymond Watts) – 4:25
  * "Scumsberg" (Watts) – 4:02
  * "One for the Neck" (Watts) – 3:54
  * "Hildelinde" (traditional) – 2:45
  * "My Favourite Car" (Watts) – 5:01
  * "Never for Fun" (Watts) – 5:26
  * "Shit for Brains" (Watts) – 4:36
  * "Red Man" (Watts) – 6:06
  * "The Press" (Watts) – 3:59
  * "Peoria" (Watts/JG Thirlwell) – 7:13
  
  Track 10 is neither available on vinyl releases of this album nor on the CD release YELLOW 28. The release "Sick City" (RTD M 28-1) features this track.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### PIG
  
  * Raymond Watts – vocals, keyboards, programming, lyrics
  
  ### 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
  