Hitchcock is a long-time Dylan fan,[2] and this is the first time he had released an album of covers, giving Dylan an especially privileged place in Hitchcock's oeuvre.
Disc detailsedit
Rather than nominate the two discs as 'one' and 'two', they are labeled 'stripes' and 'dots' respectively, in view of the printed pattern on each.
Disc Stripes contains eight recordings including two versions of "Visions of Johanna", which Hitchcock introduces as "the reason I started writing songs". His source material here is varied, spanning several decades of Dylan output from the mid-1960s up until 1997's "Not Dark Yet". Hitchcock's renditions are sensitive and sharp, with the occasional lyric change. (During the track "4th Time Around", Hitchcock forgets his words and has to request help from the audience.)
Disc Dots is a re-creation of the second part of Bob Dylan's 'Royal Albert Hall' concert of 1966, which actually took place in Manchester, and is famous for Dylan's confrontational stance against a heckling audience who objected to his electric instrumentation. Hitchcock runs through the set track for track, culminating with "Like a Rolling Stone".
Illustrationedit
The CD insert features a shot of Hitchcock on the Isle of Wight, at a 1996 gig for which he chartered two vintage open-topped buses, transporting his audience around certain beauty spots on the island, where the entourage would pull over and listen to a few numbers before boarding again and heading off.
^Buckley, P. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Music rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 971. ISBN978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External linksedit
. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
May 04, 2024
robyn, sings, double, album, robyn, hitchcock, released, 2002, made, entirely, dylan, covers, performed, live, various, dates, live, album, robyn, hitchcockreleased2002recordeddisc, 1999, 2000disc, london, 1996genrefolklabeleditions, pafrobyn, hitchcock, chron. Robyn Sings is a double album by Robyn Hitchcock released in 2002 The set is made up entirely of Bob Dylan covers performed live at various dates Robyn SingsLive album by Robyn HitchcockReleased2002RecordedDisc one USA 1999 2000Disc two London 1996GenreFolkLabelEditions PAFRobyn Hitchcock chronologyA Star for Bram 2000 Robyn Sings 2002 Luxor 2003 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The CD was the second release on Hitchcock s own Editions PAF label Contents 1 Background 2 Disc details 3 Illustration 4 Track listing 4 1 Disc Stripes 4 2 Disc Dots 5 Personnel 5 1 Disc Dots personnel 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editHitchcock is a long time Dylan fan 2 and this is the first time he had released an album of covers giving Dylan an especially privileged place in Hitchcock s oeuvre Disc details editRather than nominate the two discs as one and two they are labeled stripes and dots respectively in view of the printed pattern on each Disc Stripes contains eight recordings including two versions of Visions of Johanna which Hitchcock introduces as the reason I started writing songs His source material here is varied spanning several decades of Dylan output from the mid 1960s up until 1997 s Not Dark Yet Hitchcock s renditions are sensitive and sharp with the occasional lyric change During the track 4th Time Around Hitchcock forgets his words and has to request help from the audience Disc Dots is a re creation of the second part of Bob Dylan s Royal Albert Hall concert of 1966 which actually took place in Manchester and is famous for Dylan s confrontational stance against a heckling audience who objected to his electric instrumentation Hitchcock runs through the set track for track culminating with Like a Rolling Stone Illustration editThe CD insert features a shot of Hitchcock on the Isle of Wight at a 1996 gig for which he chartered two vintage open topped buses transporting his audience around certain beauty spots on the island where the entourage would pull over and listen to a few numbers before boarding again and heading off Track listing editAll tracks composed by Bob Dylan Disc Stripes edit Visions of Johanna Tangled Up in Blue Not Dark Yet 4th Time Around Desolation Row It s All Over Now Baby Blue Dignity Visions of Johanna Disc Dots edit Tell Me Mama I Don t Believe You Baby Let Me Follow You Down Just Like Tom Thumb s Blues Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat One Too Many Mornings Ballad of a Thin Man Like a Rolling Stone Personnel editRobyn Hitchcock vocals guitar bass harmonica Grant Lee Phillips guitar bass background vocals Jon Brion guitar Richmond Chutney drums Bill Bonk piano harmonica Disc Dots personnel edit Jake Kyle Musician Mr Danko Robyn Hitchcock Musician Mr Dylan Patrick Hannan Musician Mr Jones Tim Keegan Musician Mr Manuel Andrew Claridge Musician Mr RobertsonSee also editList of songs written by Bob Dylan List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songsReferences edit Robyn Sings at AllMusic Buckley P 2003 The Rough Guide to Rock Music rough guide Rough Guides p 971 ISBN 978 1 84353 105 0 Retrieved 10 March 2023 External links edit Official Robyn Hitchcock website Archived from the original on 12 October 1999 Retrieved 14 May 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robyn Sings amp oldid 1143851819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
