Re: (TV) ot: soft boys (>> spotify)

[Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com>]

There are really only two proper Soft Boys album from their original run,
and one quite good record from their brief reunion.

The two you probably heard were "Can of Bees" (the proper debut, more
Beefheart and Barrett in feel) and "Underwater Moonlight", which is a stone
cold classic.

The reunion record is "Nextdoorland" and while cleaner in execution (a la
Television 3) it's very solid and you can really hear the great guitar
interplay between Robyn Hitchcock and Kimberley "I wrote 'Walking on
Sunshine' but I'm still cool anyway" Rew.  Definitely worth a listen.

Everything else is odds 'n' sods.  Almost all of it is worth hearing, but
there is a LOT of overlap between compilations.  If you can find "Invisible
Hits" and the old Ryko two-disc anthology (might be tough), you've got most
of it.

And then you're ready for Robyn Hitchcock's massive solo catalog!

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM, robin dunn <rdunnrn@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> i'm finally checking out the soft boys (there are only so many days in a
> year), know there are some fans here -- any suggestions on best place to
> start?  on quick listen (spotify) i enjoyed the second album a bit more
> than
> the first...but i see there are a lot of comps, some new stuff, etc.
>
> after avoiding spotify (having heard complaints on behalf of some
> artists), i
> finally jumped into it at richard lloyd's urging.  of course, he's
> crazy...but
> he said it serves him well as an artist in terms of royalties.  anyway --
> i'm
> a believer now, at least from a consumer's point of view.  i'll still buy
> albums that i like -- nothing can stop me -- it just gives me a great way
> to
> check out new stuff, to avoid buying stuff i'll end up not loving.  plus i
> got
> to spend the night listening to bad company, without having to buy a bad
> company album.  hey...it happens...
>
> r
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