Eye

This one meant everything to me in some stretch of the middle 1990s. I'm sure Hitchcock's peculiar arch-wierdery will not be for everyone. But for me, in a narrow alt-rock genre, it is about perfection, and in my opinion Hitchcock's masterpiece.

Have always liked Robyn Hitchcock. Saw him in San Diego in the early 1990s. He performed Beautiful Girl on 91x as a promo for the concert. He's always been a bit different.

Robyn Hitchcock often sounds like what a latter day Syd Barrett might've sounded like, had Syd not completely lost his marbles.

Firmly believe the British are at their best when they’re taking the piss – there were more than a few moments on this one where Hitchcock’s frank, sardonic delivery got a chuckle out of me. This LP isn’t without its faults, as the more ballad-like tracks drag on without the characteristic wit of their uptempo counterparts, but for the most part it’s pretty solid. Good instrumentals, serviceable melodies, and the album’s characteristic humor all make for a surprisingly enjoyable listen in a genre I usually struggle with.

Robyn Hitchcock is definitely an artist who deserved a spot on the original list. Yeah I know, Soft Boys, but his solo stuff is something distinct and special. There's really nothing else out there quite like him, and I enjoyed spending time with this album today. Eye is interesting because without a supporting band it's simply Hitchcock distilled to his finest qualities. Musically, he has a minimalist pop sensibility. But Hitchcock's eccentric approach to songwriting is straight out of the 60s. The lyrics are the star here - whimsical, sardonic, surreal, encircling the occasional nugget of pathos or truth. The overall effect is highly listenable but thought provoking and strange in the best ways. Fave Songs: Queen Elvis, Raining Twilight Coast, Chinese Water Python, Glass Hotel, Aquarium, Beautiful Girl

It was quirky, but the good sort of quirks, not the oh god jam knitting needles in my ears quirky. Left field, folky but without being annoying, heartfelt. This was a lovely new one on me.

Some interesting lyrics, but, with the exception of couple of songs, just not entertaining to listen to. Poorly delivered and produced.

I have mixed feelings about Robyn Hitchcock. He's obviously talented, but often I find he gets too cutesy-fartsy. On this album though, the cutesy-fartsiness seems to be lower than average, and there are some really nice songs here. I'm going with 4 stars.

This is so bizarrely unique! This guy just puts his whole heart out there, and a bit of his ass too.

started rough and grew on me

It's not often I've said this in this project, but I think I would have enjoyed this a bit more in my youth when it came out. I was familiar with Robyn Hitchcock's earlier album and found it quite fun and different back in the day. I maybe had just a little less patience for this as it seemed to go on a long time and the quirkyness felt a bit forced to my old jaded self. That said, I did like it a lot!

Better than what I expected

Kind of fun and some good poetry. Also some pretty guitar picking in places.

Rating: 6/10

I can see this album being important if heard at a certain point in life, but it just doesn’t resonate with me in that way. I enjoy the sardonic delivery and lyrics, but the album is too long. However, it does anticipate indie folk that would develop in the decades to come.

This was interesting, if a bit sparse at times. Not bad…

This is obviously one of those singer-songwriters who thinks he's an utter genius. He's not. I bet if I searched enough interviews, I'd find one of him saying he's the greatest songwriter of all time. He's not. 2/5.

I don't think it's rock as it is classified, however it is interesting and I consider it to be more based on the lyrics than on the music, like a kind of trova. I didn't find it outstanding and in the long run it was a bit tedious.

I think there should be a solo Robyn Hitchcock album on the list, but I would go with I Often Dream of Trains, Moss Elixir, or Jewels for Sophia.

This has it's moments, but mostly moments that made my right eyebrow raise.

Ok, nothing special

There was a moment in time where i was into Robyn Hitchcock's voice and i found Globe of Frogs to be decent. Unfortunately this is a bit too artsy and experimental to get into. Didn't find anything that really stuck for me, and the extended spoken bits made it feel like a bit of a slog.

Folk rock. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.

Lo-fi folksy singer songwriter album. Not for me. Rating: 2 Playlist track: Queen Elvis Date listened: 01/10/24

Weird, but eventually broke me down. It's sparse, and very uniform throughout. Very British, reminds me a lot of brit pop acts that would come later A little long, could've used some fat trimming. Dude really likes the word "flesh", too. Not anything I'm rushing back to listen to, unfortunately. Favorite tracks: "Clean Steve", "Executioner"

The music is simple. The singing wasn't really good, even bad at some times. I wonder how I succeeded in listening to all songs, because after 2 songs I had enough

This is one of the worst things I've ever heard. When he shuts up for ten goddamn seconds, the music is pretty nice. But he never. ever. ever. shuts up.