Re: Robyn Hitchcock et al

["Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>]

Everyone should like him!  He is an amazing artist, and like so many great 
artists, has much wider appeal amongst his peers (from M.Stipe to a certain 
G.Langley) than amongst the general public.  Underwater Moonlight by the 
Soft Boys is in my top 5 lps ever.
Take out the yips from The Yip Song and its still a great song.  And the 
drumming on it is amazing.
For a great intro to Jimi Hendrix, the Radio 1 sessions album is fantastic.  
The best Hendrix I've ever heard.  There is sooo much dodgy live stuff out 
there that isn't worth the vinyl its pressed on, but those BBC recordings 
are gold dust.
Hem are a band that have passed me by - I know nothing about them.  Ani 
Difranco is ace though.  Finally saw her live in Liverpool last year - great 
gig.
PV1


From: Lisa Ash <chipaway@th...freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Robyn Hitchcock
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:37:06 +0000

Oh yes Paul, definitely I know I SHOULD like him, but its not so much that I 
dont, but that I just CAN'T!  Ive tried mate, honest!  But its all that 
quirkiness, it just get on me nerves!  Lightbulbs and fish and egyptians - 
it just doesnt make any sense to me!  And that 'yip yip' one from 
yesterday??!  GAAAAAH!
Aforementioned mate is a MASSIVE fan, loves him and the Soft Boys to bits, 
has tried (or did do, until we fell out!) for nigh on 20 years to convince 
me that its worth the fuss, but I just dont get it.
Sadly, I have to admit the same sentiment for Jimi Hendrix and I KNOW thats 
wrong!
I like Hem though.  And Ani DiFranco.  Does that count?
:o)
xxx



On 12 Jan 2006, at 12:30, Paul Vallis wrote:

Lisa wrote:

And Kate...  I want you to know that after I went offline last night, all I 
could bloody hear in my head was "lack of involvement with the father or 
over involvement with the mother can result in lack of ability to relate a 
sexual peeeeeak..."  And you KNOW its impossible to only sing a little bit 
of that song in your head so I had to keep starting from the beginning over 
and over and over again - and I can't bloody STAND Robyn Hitchcock! ;o)  I 
only know a few of the songs coz I had a mate once who insisted on putting 
them on compilation tapes for me in the hope I'd grow to like him!
Me:

You can't stand Robyn Hitchcock?!?!  Say it ain't so!  One of the great 
British underground mavericks, perversely more popular in the States now 
than over here.  I reckon there is probably quite a bit of crossover between 
Planes fans and Hitchcock fans (Nick W who posts here is, but if I remember 
rightly PV2 doesn't share this enthusiasm!)
He's playing at the Fleece Thursday 26th Jan, and I can't wait!

PV1



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