Respect

Robyn Hitchcock & Egyptians (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000008GKX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,996 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yip Song

2. Arms of Love

3. The Moon Inside

4. Railway Shoes

5. When I Was Dead

6. The Wreck of the Arthur Lee

7. Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)

8. Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom

9. Then You're Dust

10. Wafflehead

Editorial Reviews

ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS Respect (Authentic 1993 US 10-track AUTOGRAPHED CD boldly signed and dedicated by Robyn on the front cover in black marker pen as acquired from the official archives of America?s premier independent rock radio station GUARANTEED official and genuine!)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An under-appreciated Hitchcock gem, September 11, 2003

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Scott Richardson (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Respect (Audio CD)

What frequently happens to me in regards to Robyn Hitchcock is that I'll listen to an album and then forget all about it. When I rediscover it months or years later, I find myself thinking "Wow, I'd forgotten this song was on this album!" Some of his songs stick with me long after I've forgotten about the albums they're from. This happened to me most recently with Moss Elixir.

Respect is another one of those albums. I re-discovered it recently and found myself saying "Huh, I'd forgotten that this was the album 'Arms of Love' was on." Respect has some classic Hitchcock tracks ("The Wreck of the Arthur Lee," for example, and the aforementioned "Arms of Love"). While it contains some overly silly material ("The Yip Song" and the utterly bizarre "Wafflehead"), its true value is on Hitchcock's more somber, thoughtful side ("Then You're Dust," "Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom").

This isn't necessarily an album for fans of Hitchcock's sillier "Balloon Man" side, but it is an excellent showcase of Hitchcock's songwriting ability. It's out of print, but it's definitely worth tracking down.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Lost Love, March 2, 2005

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InsectGirl (Between DC and Baltimore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respect (Audio CD)

Am I the only one who fell head-over-heels in love with the song "Wafflehead"? It's saturated with sensual, poetic imagery that draws you into a tub of maple syrup and dances across your skin. At least, that's what it did to me when I first heard this album as a radio jockey at my college. It still does that to me. RESPECT was, by far, the best album by Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians. What makes this album so special is twofold: it's the product of the evolution and maturation of a prolific artist and, it's layered with fantastical storytelling. If you're new to Robyn Hitchcock's tricks, I would urge you to first start with FEGMANIA! or GROOVY DECOY or GLOBE OF FROGS before getting your hands sticky with this one. You'll love every nibble you take...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RESPECT YOURSELF, December 10, 2005

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Guy De Federicis (east of here) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Respect (Audio CD)

A kinder, gentler, Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians album, (save the nursery rhyme-like, "The Yip Song", and the grunting, lecherous, "Wafflehead"), with respect due, according to the liner notes to Raymond Hitchcock, (father?), and John Lennon. The partiarchal inspiration is evident in the soft bongo and acoustic driven transcendence of generations in "Railway Shoes", a slice of lazy day sunshine in brand spanking new shoes, - "the ghost of your father is right by your side, he's so close to you that he's almost inside, he's guiding your head and he's guiding your limbs, but he isn't you, and you know you're not him, in your railway shoes." Beatlesque influences filter throughout, with Asian-Indian "Baby, You're a Rich Man", sounds in the hallucinogenic, "When I Was Dead", - "When I was dead, I wore a strong perfume...". Hitchcock embraces Lennon's crusade for love and peace, without Audrey Hepburn's tentacle feelers and other morphing metaphors, in honest and global love songs that are surprisingly deft and touching. "Arms of Love", is more emotional than anything U2 might plead by, and 'Love' is lost like a ship downed at sea, in "The Wreck of The Arthur Lee", a seeming reference to Arthur Lee's prog rock ensemble, "Love", and his abandonment of humanist spirituality in favor of a more conventional Christian belief. But, there's more. "The Moon Inside", is a spooky, multi-layered techno rock haunt of mortality and demise, and "Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)", is a rewarding, joyous, pop stomp of heroic, life saving radio waves. Given Hitchcock's penchant for borderline bipolar observations, "Respect", is like an escape from the ward, for a few rationale moments of love and respect.