Interessante release, 10 november 2009:
I Often Dream of Trains in New York (Live) - Robyn Hitchcock
Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City, I Often Dream of Trains in New York features Robyn Hitchcock and multi-instrumentalists Tim Keegan and Terry Edwards re-creating the willfully eccentric Englishman's seminal 1983 post-Soft Boys solo outing I Often Dream of Trains in its entirety.
In typical "Hitchcockian" fashion, the singer enters the stage to the tinny crackle of a hand-held tape recorder playing "Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl," sits down at the piano, comically slows the pitch and begins playing the moody instrumental "Nocturne." What follows is a surprisingly deft and poignant retelling of his most beloved album, peppered with the usual Dada banter about tomatoes, microorganisms, and detectives.
The two-disc set includes a DVD of the performance, as well as a surreal short film that features extended footage from the original video shoot for the title track backed by random bursts of disconnected music and dialogue.
''For 1983 I wanted to see what happened if I stopped playing gigs, making records, or having any attempt at a career whatsoever. Whatever music I made was purely for myself, without trying to speak the language of the day. The result was I Often Dream of Trains.'' Robyn Hitchcock
I Often Dream of Trains in New York was recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City in the fall of 2008 during the U.S. leg of Hitchcock s highly anticipated I Often Dream of Trains Tour. Deftly shot by acclaimed director John Edginton (The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story), this concert film DVD (and accompanying audio CD) captures the cult songwriting icon recreating one of his most intimate and haunting albums in its entirety.
Robyn is joined by Trains tour-mates Terry Edwards (vocals, keyboards, trumpet, soprano sax, guitar) and Tim Keegan (vocals, guitar) as well as guests Gaida Hinnawi (vocals) and Amir El Saffar (trumpet) from the Robyn-led band seen in Jonathan Demme s film Rachel Getting Married.
As its title suggests, I Often Dream of Trains is a glimpse into the phantasmagorical mind of the artist himself. And I Often Dream of Trains in New York captures him fantastically raw and singularly in-the-moment in other words, quintessentially....Hitchcock.
01 Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl (Cassette Fragment) 01:40
02 Nocturne (Prelude) 3:09
03 Flavour of Night 3:02
04 Cathedral 4:27
05 Sounds Great When You're Dead 3:59
06 Uncorrected Personality Traits 3:02
07 I Used to Say I Love You 5:25
08 Winter Love 4:38
09 This Could Be the Day 3:42
10 Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus 4:44
11 Trams of Old London 4:17
12 My Favourite Buildings 3:09
13 That's Fantastic, Mother Church 2:59
14 Heart Full of Leaves 2:45
15 Autumn Is Your Last Chance 4:27
16 I Often Dream of Trains 3:47
17 America 6:02
18 Up to Our Nex 4:13
19 Goodnight I Say 4:15
01 Intro [DVD] 2:47
02 Soundcheck [DVD] 1:14
03 Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl (Cassette Fragment) [DVD] 1:18
04 Nocturne (Prelude) [DVD] 1:58
05 Flavour of Night [DVD] 3:36
06 Cathedral [DVD] 4:32
07 Sounds Great When You're Dead [DVD] 6:13
08 Uncorrected Personality Traits [DVD] 2:42
09 I Used to Say I Love You [DVD] 9:13
10 Winter Love [DVD] 5:08
11 This Could Be the Day [DVD] 4:34
12 Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus [DVD] 6:42
13 Trams of Old London [DVD] 5:55
14 My Favourite Buildings [DVD] 4:53
15 That's Fantastic, Mother Church [DVD] 3:09
16 Heart Full of Leaves [DVD] 2:55
17 Autumn Is Your Last Chance [DVD] 05:25
18 I Often Dream of Trains [DVD] 3:41
19 I'm Falling [DVD] 5:10
20 Up to Our Nex [DVD] 5:26
21 Goodnight I Say/Credits [DVD] 1:49
22 Beyond Basingstroke [DVD] 8:00