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Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Fegmania! Audio CD

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Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Band: Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
Title: Fegmania!
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Release Date: 1995-02-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Egyptian Cream 2: Another Bubble 3: I'm Only You 4: My Wife and My Dead Wife 5: Goodnight I Say 6: Man with the Lightbulb Head 7: Insect Mother 8: Strawberry Mind 9: Glass 10: Fly 11: Heaven 12: Bells of Rhymney 13: Dwarfbeat 14: Some Body 15: Egyptian Cream [#][*][Demo Version] 16: Heaven [Live][#][*] 17: Insect Mother [Smithsound Demo][#][*] 18: Egyptian Cream [Live][#][*] 19: Pit of Souls: The Plateau/The Descent/The Spinal Dance/Flight of ...

Robyn Hitchcock gem (1 of several)
The next 5 tracks, "The Fly", "Heaven", "The Bells of Rhymney", "Dwarfbeat", and "Somebody", are superb tracks also, and details of said tracks can be found in other reviews . "Glass", with the 6/4 '"slippy" progressive' intro, has got to be one of the musical gems of our time; I listen to Jazz, Classical, you-name-it; this is an extraordinary track worth its weight in gold. This review is based on the Midnight Music CD issue, but the tracks mentioned are in the same order on Rhino re-release. But that's not all; the rest of the release is also fantastic, including the opener "Egyptian Cream" and the 'hit' "My Wife and My Dead Wife", and the terrific track "I'm Only You". Also outstanding (and all too brief) is the 'rhythmically slippery' but infectious and sly "Insect Mother". This recording is slated for re-re-release (?) on Yep Roc soon, but all versions are well worth checking out. What more can I say? This British artist should be Way beyond cult status in my humble opinion, and this is a fine record to start your own assessment.


Hitchcock's Sgt. Pepper
Everything gelled for him on this record, as if he were emerging from a long, dark, acoustic trip through the forest. Despite having numerous records by the British madcap, this is the music I return to, the music I most associate with Hitchcock. Perhaps it is the maturation of the artist, or the presence of the Egyptians that coalesced Hitchcock's pop sensibilities. Whatever the case, the fact that this record languishes in obscurity is a total mystery to me; Hitchcock is among a dozen artists of the eighties that will be referenced time and again for their musical brilliance.

That said, there is a downside to this recording; it's a bit too long, especially considering the last few tracks might have worked better as b-sides rather than stretch an already brilliant album to the point of being merely good. In any case, I usually let 'Heaven' serve as the closer whenever making a cassette or burning a cd, although I am working on a remix that will let 'Goodnight, I say' close things out. Mixing is not my specialitiy, however, so until that happens, I merely snip.

Beg, borrow, or steal this record asap, and enjoy the goodness.


Egyptians finally rival Soft Boys...
Fegmania! along with Soft Boy's Underwater Moonlight are gems from pop heaven. It took Robyn awhile to hit stride after the departure of Kimberly Rew. For who prefer stark accoustic brilliance, Robyn Hitchcock's Eye, and I Often Dream of Trains are highly recommended.


A classic Robyn Hitchcock CD.
For a long time it has been out of print causing it to become a collector's item and thus the price for it has been outrageous. This is one of my fav Robyn Hitchcock CD full of great songs like Egyptian Cream and My Dead Wife. Fortunately, by the goodness of Rhino, it will be in print again, just like all those out of print Elvis Costello CDs are remastered and expanded.


Pure Pop For Abnormal People
This is probably his most mainstream-sounding album, but that makes it no less compelling than his more eccentric work. Pop Kulcher Review: While Robyn Hitchcock has been plugging away in relative obscurity for over two decades (both with the groundbreaking pop/punk outfit the Soft Boys and as a solo artist), this album remains the highlight of a career which has seen tremendous variations in quality. Robyn manages to combine his Syd Barrett/John Lennon-esque oh-so-British vocals, Byrds-y guitar jangle, and lyrics which run the gamut from Monty Python-like absurdity to late '60's psychedelic pop into an utterly original (but oddly addictive) package. Songs like "Heaven" and "Egyptian Cream" are pure, unadulterated pop (with a dose of weirdness thrown in), while even the more offbeat tunes like "My Wife & My Dead Wife" and "The Man With The Lightbulb Head" are incredibly infectious and charming. And the ever-solid Egyptians (mostly holdovers from his Soft Boys days) provide the sort of supple rhythm section all too rare in the indie music scene. Every Robyn fan will already own this; but listeners of everything from R. E. M. to the Byrds to Matthew Sweet will be charmed by this confection. Now if only they'd put his Soft Boys masterpiece Underwater Moonlight back in print.


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