Nosferatu [Import]

Hugh Cornwell, Robert Williams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Eastwood
• ASIN: B00002847Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,622 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nosferatu

2. Losers In A Lost Land

3. White Room

4. Irate Caterpillar

5. Rhythmic Itch

6. Wired

7. Big Bug

8. Mothra

9. Wrong Way Round

10. Puppets

11. Losers In A Lost Land(Instrumental)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the greatest thing either perp will ever do, April 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nosferatu (Audio CD)

Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams used to be young. This recording (engineered by Zappa alumnus Joe Chiccarelli) captures the the duo in a perfect balance of craft and abandon. Hugh has mellowed out tremendously since then, and Robert has become more concerned with composing versus demonstrating his monster drum/percussion skills. Maybe it's my age showing, but this is perhaps my favorite record ever!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good production and performances, September 27, 2004

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M. Detko "detkoralph" (Scarborough, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nosferatu (Audio CD)

The production is very good. The first 5 cuts are quite fun. The title track is quite unusual and interesting but very short. The next tune is longer...This album features Hugh and Williams playing lots of different instruments, notably Moog and bass from Hugh. Williams is a great drummer and there's lots of percussion thrown in. The tunes are interesting but it's a little uneven, though the arrangements are interesting. There seems to be a lot of experimentation, and a little anarchy too. I was disappointed that the song they did with Devo's Mothersbaugh bros was so short. There's a track with Ian Dury (billed as . . . oh I forget the name - check Hugh's website) but all he does is shout like a carnival barker. Frank Zappa alumnus Ian Underwood plays on Yamaha synth on a couple tunes and plays some nasally soprano sax on another. This album was was interesting to hear mostly because of Hugh's Stranglers connection. Hugh is in fine form on this album, makes you wonder if some of the tunes he wrote for this were meant for the Stranglers. The direction of the album is slightly ahead of its time, I think, considering it was put together in 77 and 78. First-rate production, good arrangements and performances, and some character-filled cameos make the tunes come to life. Fans will enjoy. The cover - the front is a still from the original Nosferatu film from 1922, inspiring in itself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nosferatu, February 24, 2006

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Shippers "Ships" (Manchester, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nosferatu (Audio CD)

The production on this album is excellent. If you listen carefully at a loud level none of the music is lost every sound is maintained punchy and crystal clear. Best songs are the title track Nosferatu, Irate Caterpillar, Big Bug, Wired, Wrong Way Round and Puppets. Lesser tracks are Losers in a lost land, a poorer version of White Room and Rythmic Itch - hence only a 4 star rating, but still a mega album which if this had been a Stranglers album would have been a huge hit. The production is similar to the great Stranglers album Black and White.