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Music : I Often Dream of Trains
Rating: 
- Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains
Undoubtedly the best album by the man
Peter Buck (of REM) in a recent documentary on Robyn points out that this is a great album that everyone should pick up on
Not much to add to that - I've seen Autumn is your last chance & Heartful of Leaves played live in the past - Robyn still does songs from this album live. Its still held in high esteem by his fan base. Robyn has spoken of the atmosphere that runs through the album.. very true. You get a definite vibe from songs like "Trams of old London" - theres a melancholy that runs through this from the very first track (a piano instrumental)
The video from this album (the title track) is a lot of fun - Robyn being menacing with a newspaper, sipping his tea.. Thats worth checking out too
This is Robyn's Forever Changes - it really doesn't get better than this. A VERY strong collection of songs, all the way through. And very entertaining in parts ("Sleeping knights of Jesus")
For starters, listen to Autumn, or the title track. "Uncorrected personality traits" is a hoot
Buy it buy it! and see the tour for this album later in the year (2008) - hes playing the album in its entirety. In this area (NYC) hes playing the Symphony Space in November
Rating:
- Haunting, Scary, Funny, Beautiful
Robyn Hitchcock saved me from oblivion in the early 1980s, shortly after David Bowie had sold out to stadium pop. What can you say about an artist who is like a cross between Bob Dylan and The Gormenghast Trilogy? The first thing that stands out in any Hitchcock excursion is the quirky sense of humor, best seen here in the hilarious Freudian barbershop "Uncorrected Personality Traits." But the underside of a dark sense of humor is just plain dark: "Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl" and "Sounds Great When You're Dead" have an edge and desperation so intense and authentic as to border on the frightening. But there is sweetness and sadness here as well, as in "Autumn Is Your Last Chance" and the instrumentals that bookend the album. This is one of finest pieces of solo work by an utterly unique artist.
- Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of TrainsUndoubtedly the best album by the man
Peter Buck (of REM) in a recent documentary on Robyn points out that this is a great album that everyone should pick up on
Not much to add to that - I've seen Autumn is your last chance & Heartful of Leaves played live in the past - Robyn still does songs from this album live. Its still held in high esteem by his fan base. Robyn has spoken of the atmosphere that runs through the album.. very true. You get a definite vibe from songs like "Trams of old London" - theres a melancholy that runs through this from the very first track (a piano instrumental)
The video from this album (the title track) is a lot of fun - Robyn being menacing with a newspaper, sipping his tea.. Thats worth checking out too
This is Robyn's Forever Changes - it really doesn't get better than this. A VERY strong collection of songs, all the way through. And very entertaining in parts ("Sleeping knights of Jesus")
For starters, listen to Autumn, or the title track. "Uncorrected personality traits" is a hoot
Buy it buy it! and see the tour for this album later in the year (2008) - hes playing the album in its entirety. In this area (NYC) hes playing the Symphony Space in November
Rating:
- Haunting, Scary, Funny, BeautifulRobyn Hitchcock saved me from oblivion in the early 1980s, shortly after David Bowie had sold out to stadium pop. What can you say about an artist who is like a cross between Bob Dylan and The Gormenghast Trilogy? The first thing that stands out in any Hitchcock excursion is the quirky sense of humor, best seen here in the hilarious Freudian barbershop "Uncorrected Personality Traits." But the underside of a dark sense of humor is just plain dark: "Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl" and "Sounds Great When You're Dead" have an edge and desperation so intense and authentic as to border on the frightening. But there is sweetness and sadness here as well, as in "Autumn Is Your Last Chance" and the instrumentals that bookend the album. This is one of finest pieces of solo work by an utterly unique artist.