| Artist |
Robyn Hitchcock |
| Box Set Title: |
I Wanna Go Backwards |
| Album Title: |
Eye |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD (5) |
| Released |
11/13/2007 |
| Label |
Yep Roc Records |
| Catalog No |
YEP-2610 |
| Bar Code No |
6 34457 26102 0 |
| Packaging |
Box Set (5 Disk) |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Cynthia Mask (4:38)
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| 2.
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Certainly Cliquot (2:15)
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| 3.
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Queen Elvis (4:23)
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| 4.
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Flesh Cartoons (4:22)
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| 5.
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Chinese Water Python (2:12)
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| 6.
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Executioner (3:45)
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| 7.
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Linctus House (5:15)
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| 8.
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Sweet Ghost Of Light (3:09)
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| 9.
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Transparent Lover (3:35)
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| 10.
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Beautiful Girl (2:13)
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| 11.
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Clean Steve (3:52)
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| 12.
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Raining Twilight Coast (4:38)
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| 13.
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Agony Of Pleasure (2:25)
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| 14.
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Glass Hotel (3:28)
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| 15.
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Satellite (1:45)
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| 16.
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Aquarium (4:20)
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| 17.
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Queen Elvis II (4:37)
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| 18.
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Century (2:18)
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| 19.
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Shimmering Distant Love (3:20)
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| 20.
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Lovers Turn To Skulls (1:40)
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| 21.
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The Beauty Of Earl's Court (3:59)
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| Date Acquired |
11/04/2007 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
The Band At A Gig |
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Analyzed Folder: Hitchcock, Robyn - Disc 3 - Eye_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR8 -0.60 dB -10.57 dB 01 - Cynthia Mask.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.87 dB 02 - Certainly Clickot.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.08 dB 03 - Queen Elvis.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -11.07 dB 04 - Flesh Cartoons.flac
DR11 -0.34 dB -14.60 dB 05 - Chinese Water Python.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -10.39 dB 06 - Executioner.flac
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.33 dB 07 - Linctus House.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -13.10 dB 08 - Sweet Ghost Of Light.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.84 dB 09 - Transparent Lover.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.66 dB 10 - Beautiful Girl.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -10.41 dB 11 - Clean Steve.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.73 dB 12 - Raining Twilight Coast.flac
DR9 -1.10 dB -11.59 dB 13 - Agony Of Pleasure.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -13.71 dB 14 - Glass Hotel.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -10.12 dB 15 - Satellite.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -12.42 dB 16 - Aquarium.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -12.27 dB 17 - Queen Elvis II.flac
DR11 -0.10 dB -12.80 dB 18 - Century.flac
DR10 -0.10 dB -10.97 dB 19 - Shimmering Distant Love.flac
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.46 dB 20 - Lovers Turn To Skulls.flac
DR10 -0.78 dB -12.87 dB 21 - The Beauty Of Earl's Court.flac
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Number of Files: 21
Official DR Value: DR9
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by James Christopher Monger
Robyn Hitchcock's large armory of material is tailor-made for the reissue circuit -- his entire post-Soft Boys, pre-A&M output was remastered and re-released in the early '90s by Rhino with bonus cuts and extended liner notes for ingestion by the newly enlightened college radio demographic -- so it comes as no surprise that amidst a career resurgence in 2007 due to the well received Spooked and Olé! Tarantula, as well as the Sundance Channel documentary Sex, Food, Death & Insects. comes another set of reissues, this time from the Yep Roc label. The first boxed installment, I Wanna Go Backwards (each disc is available separately as well) collects his solo debut Black Snake Diamond Role, I Often Dream of Trains, Eye, and a grab bag of singles both rare (and not so rare) called While Thatcher Mauled Britain: Demos '81-'90. The bonus tracks on each disc differ from the early-'90s reissues in that they are spread about (among new rarities) between the four albums. Also, the inclusion of album tracks like "A Skull, A Suitcase & A Long Red Bottle of Wine" and "Mystic Trip" from 1986's Invisible Hitchcock (one of his finest releases) on the Black Snake Diamond Role disc is a bit confusing, as one would hope for a quality remastering of that album, as well. Elsewhere, While Thatcher Mauled Britain's first half is populated by almost all of the key tracks from 1995's You & Oblivion, where Eye's "College of Ice" instrumental has been sent as well. Each disc comes with original Hitchcock artwork, comics, and stories, and the remastering, especially on BSDR is exceptional. With more reissues to come (though no word on the elusive A&M years), this is just the tip of the iceberg, and while the construction of I Wanna Go Backwards may be a bit schizophrenic, it's all in there; every snake, lizard, pad of cheese, boring little creep, furry leg, and nostril with a bean in it.
Eye Review:
Review by Mark Deming
Six years after his superb I Often Dream of Trains, Robyn Hitchcock returned to the acoustic format of that album with Eye, and while the surfaces of the two albums are similar and Eye was eagerly embraced by fans, the tone of the two discs is considerably different. I Often Dream of Trains was a collection of songs written as Hitchcock was slowly returning to a career in music after a two-year layoff, and there's a striking if subtle power in the occasional tentative moments and understated tone. Eye, on the other hand, is a far more confident album, and Hitchcock's performances boast a precision that befits a musician who had been recording and touring at a steady clip for the past six years, especially in his splendid guitar work. The surreal whimsy of I Often Dream of Trains also takes a backseat on Eye, replaced by the relative clarity of "Cynthia Mask," an idiosyncratic but unblinking condemnation of Britain's failings during World War II, "Raining Twilight Coast," a point-of-view profile of various emotional hurts, and "Queen Elvis," a meditation on the effects of fame; the most Eye can offer in the way of humor is "Clean Steve" and "Certainly Clickot." But if Eye isn't the understated masterpiece I Often Dream of Trains was, it's Hitchcock's most consistent and satisfying album of the '80s; the songs are intelligent, effective and don't rely on his eccentricities to work, while the melodies are winning and his vocals are beautifully modulated. While Eye lacks Hitchcock's exciting electric guitar work, it's still the best representation of his music from a period when he made plenty of good records but few great ones.
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