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Title: A Soft Boy indeed
Review: Although Robyn Hitchcock has long removed himself from the "harder" material of The Soft Boys and his Egyptians records, I found "Spooked" to be the most consistent and beautiful of his "mellower" records since "I Often Dream of Trains" and "Eye". I've been into RH for about 20 years (with a perference to his earlier material) and I know that a lot of his records contain hit and miss material, but as a fan, I anticipate taking the crunchy with the smooth. However, Spooked ranks with Robyn's best. The amazing Dylan cover, "Trying to Get to Heaven..." the romping "We're Gonna Live in the Trees" the beautiful "Full Moon in My Soul" (which would not sound out of place on a Wilco record) and "Flanagan's Song" which recalls Eye's "Linctus House" all elevate this record from a 4 to a 5 in my book.
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