tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674518439839247830.post9043195834713672848..comments2023-05-16T05:33:52.120-07:00Comments on Where's That Sound Coming From?: A personal history of Robyn Hitchcock fandombrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09929976922537794247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674518439839247830.post-91831188047898848462018-01-27T10:48:47.057-08:002018-01-27T10:48:47.057-08:00Yay!!! Thanks so much! I'll try to insert it h...Yay!!! Thanks so much! I'll try to insert it here when I have a moment. <br />You're a hero. brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929976922537794247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674518439839247830.post-76090053283411531062018-01-26T19:10:30.198-08:002018-01-26T19:10:30.198-08:00I found the photo of Robyn, Weir, and Garcia poste...I found the photo of Robyn, Weir, and Garcia posted on Robyn's Twitter:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/robynhitchcock/status/892475229062266880Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730837912119441392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674518439839247830.post-45781903129777459862013-06-24T14:21:32.665-07:002013-06-24T14:21:32.665-07:00Thanks for the nice words! Whether you feel his wo...Thanks for the nice words! Whether you feel his work has diminished in quality over the years or not (and I tend to agree, though it may just be US getting older..), the great thing is that he's still doing it. Elvis C. too! <br />Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Andy Partridge, who freaked out that the last XTC album was only above average (for them) and pretty much stopped writing--except for collaborations. <br />If you track down that pic of Jer & Hitch, let me know! brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929976922537794247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674518439839247830.post-13096371702888569962013-06-15T13:26:16.809-07:002013-06-15T13:26:16.809-07:00Wow, I used to have that photo of Jerry and Weir a...Wow, I used to have that photo of Jerry and Weir and Robyn!!!! I've always wondered about the story behind it, and for some reason I thought to search the web for the picture! Instead I found this very nice blog posting about Robyn! Saw him a million times (the Dead too!). <br /><br />A side note, I remember seeing Robyn play the Ritz in NYC, in 1988 (with Peter Buck guesting on guitar). The same night the Dead were playing at Madison Square Garden. For the encore, Robyn came out in a tie-dye and, I have to say, did a bit that was rather unflattering to Deadheads! This was BEFORE he met Jerry and Bob. It makes me really happy he does "Candyman" live sometimes, at the time I wasn't that into the Dead so it didn't bother me....but a couple of years later it DID bother me!!! <br /><br />Anyways, thanks for the reminicing....it was HARD being a Robyn fan in the 80s because he had MILLIONS of b-sides and rare releases....I once paid fifty bucks for a copy of the "Near the Soft Boys" ep!!!! Little did I know that it would all come out on CD!!! <br /><br />Unfortunately, I felt like Robyn's writing took a nosedive with "Perspex Island". I liked "Eye", and I liked "Respect", "Moss Elixer" was ok. But for the most part, I don't know what happened to Robyn's writing and his sense of melodic hooks!<br /><br />Still....he's a great undiscovered talent, The Soft Boys stuff through the early 90s yields LOTS of nuggets, great songs, and more melodic hooks that you'll find humming than 99% of other musical acts (not to mention the crazy lyrics!)<br /><br />All the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com