By: Wanbli
Finally got Black Snake Diamond Role by Robyn Hitchcock. It's his 1981 solo debut. I love Robyn Hitchcock. I think the guy is a genius. Every time I get an album by him I get so mentally satisfied and inspired. This one is definitely not a disappointment. My favorite song on the album is track 1 "The Man Who Invented Himself". It's crazy but I feel a strong connection to the man Robyn's singing about in this song. The album is loaded with top notch trippy pop music (as you might expect). I really got to get the albums I'm missing now. Monsieur Hitchcock never fails to please.
Posted on 03/01/2008
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I remember seeing this video on MTV and wondering who the heck was behind it. OK, it was popular, but at least it wasn't "Balloon Man".
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Hitchcock's '80s output is brilliant. His more recent work has been more of a hit-and-miss for me, I'd have to say, but that maybe because I'm less into the acoustic folk strand of his work (the Venus 3 stuff is an exception to that, of course). So it's no wonder that from Black Snake Diamond Role my pick would be "Brenda's Iron Sledge." I'll finally get a chance to see him when he opens up for Nick Lowe in April.
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The first Robyn Hitchcock album I ever heard/bought is still my favorite, "Eye", which I bought a couple of years ago used on vinyl (and which is now re-released and expanded on the "I Wanna Go Backwards" box set). The man is definitely brilliant--I will be going to see him and Nick Lowe at the El Rey next month as well!