Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians "Queen Elvis" 1989
This recording is an incredible piece of work by the great and underappreciated Robyn Hitchcock. This CD is sadly out of print so if you can find it buy it. Songs like "The Devils Coachman" "Freeze" "Wax Doll" and "Veins of the Queen" are mysterious, riveting and between the usual salient lyrics of Mr. Hitchcock and the sheer power of the sounds created on this recording you will be amazed and will find yourself listening to this incredible work over and over. Many thanks Mr. Hitchcock!
- By Kid Byron
Hitchcock redeemed himself on this collection -- song for song more vital than Globe of Frogs. "Madonna of the Wasps" is a timeless pop song, but the record is mired in modern-rock production and synthesizer sounds. "One Long Pair of Eyes" remains a Hitchcock standard, and the bizarre "Wax Doll" and "Veins of the Queen" kept Hitchcock at the fore of eccentric rock, making him the only appropriate heir to the English king-loony throne formerly occupied by Syd Barrett. - Review by Denise Sullivan
Another in the stream of Hitchcock from Twilightzone
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