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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
I'm a fan, and I like a lot of Robyn Hitchcock's work, but I Often Dream of Trains stands out as exceptional. It is one of my all time very favorite records..... There's hardly anything on here that's less than great, and lots of it will have your hairs standing up on end, blissed by its ethereal gorgeousness. It's one of those things I obsessively play for a while, then put away, then rediscover again a year or so down the road...I never permanently grow tired of this record, and I am always happy to rediscover it again.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By "pgr42"
Format:Audio CD
The first time I heard the title track to this album was back in the early 90's when Robyn rang a friend of a friend and gave us two hours notice of a "gig" on Brockenhurst Station.
Having raced down, and much to the puzzlement of a number of British Rail workers, Robyn and the Egyptians (and a.n.other guitarist who's name I can't remember) launched into "I Often Dream of Trains". (Followed by a whole raft of tenuously train-related songs.)
Years later I came across the CD and bought it. And liked it, a lot. Last night I played it again for the first time in a few years. And liked it a lot, all over again. Admittedly my view might be coloured by flashbacks to the sunset over the English countryside from the station platform as Robyn played the haunting title melody, describing a journey almost certainly taken along, and past, that station. That is just the wonderfully evocative type of music that Robyn plays.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
If you've never chanced across Robyn Hitchcock before, then its about time you did. If you're the sort of person that listens to a particular album because only that album will do at that time, you'll like this. You won't know why that album has to be listened to again, you just know that only this album will do. Melancholics, Surrealists and Dreamers take note.
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Robyn Hitchcock
How did I miss this guy in the Eighties, chanced upon him on telly the other day, bought the album straight away. Top geezer.
Published 1 month ago by Andy Tovey
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Hitchcock's best but avoid the rest
This and Invisible Hitchcock (a rag-bag of overlooked gems) are the only great records Hitchcok made post Soft Boys. Read more
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I only discovered Robyn Hitchcock a couple of years ago when I heard a strange song on internet Radio Nigel. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2010 by Numanarchist
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Brilliant but Indulgent
Its very good. Iv'e given it four stars because its got some absolutely brilliant moments on here. But overall it does feel a little bit too indulgent. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by ANDNOWIWANNABEYOURELF
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Genius utter genius
I have reviewed the box set already, but I thought this little gem deserved an extra pat on the back. Robyn displays a knack of tackling styles that shouldn't work. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2008 by Ianham
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