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Hmmmm.....I think to completely get into Robby's stuff you really need to have to be a bit of a Queen fan , especially the quirky stuff like 'Deadbeat Boy' which could have come off something like Queen's 'A Night At The Opera' opus. If you don't get that whole Queen/ Pomp thing going on, then I can see why (and understand) why a lot of RV's stuff wouldn't hit the mark and 'Bizarro World' is no different to all his other releases in that way. Personally, I think it's the best album I've heard this year and by quite some distance too, I love the variation, the wonderful musicianship and most importantly, I think all the songs and especially the arranging on here is outstanding, even 'Deadbeat Boy' fits into the whole concept of the album. Each to their own and all that, but it certainly ticks all the right boxes for me.

I've never listened to this guy before, and, based off both Jezzer and Geoffrey's reviews, I probably should. How many albums does he have?

He's got 10 studio discs including a brilliant 'Tribute To Queen' album, which if you're a Queen fan you must hear, plus a few compilation albums and some cool EP's as well. 'Androgenius' is a perfect introduction for you if you want a quick fix with an excellent compilation, but If you do search out his studio albums, I would tackle them in this order

 

Magic Infinity

S/T

Believing Is Seeing

Falling Down In Misanthropolis

Bizarro World

The Queen Album

4 United

Valentine

Most Beautiful Pain

No Sugar Added

 

I've recently updated his main page on HH with all the EP's and recent albums, so it is completely up to date

 

http://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/band.cgi?BandNum=1197

 

Very happy listening ;)

Shit! I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend so much money.

 

About half of them are Japanese only releases as well, so good luck ;)

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Hmmmm.....I think to completely get into Robby's stuff you really need to have to be a bit of a Queen fan , especially the quirky stuff like 'Deadbeat Boy' which could have come off something like Queen's 'A Night At The Opera' opus. If you don't get that whole Queen/ Pomp thing going on, then I can see why (and understand) why a lot of RV's stuff wouldn't hit the mark and 'Bizarro World' is no different to all his other releases in that way. Personally, I think it's the best album I've heard this year and by quite some distance too, I love the variation, the wonderful musicianship and most importantly, I think all the songs and especially the arranging on here is outstanding, even 'Deadbeat Boy' fits into the whole concept of the album. Each to their own and all that, but it certainly ticks all the right boxes for me.

I've never listened to this guy before, and, based off both Jezzer and Geoffrey's reviews, I probably should. How many albums does he have?

He's got 10 studio discs including a brilliant 'Tribute To Queen' album, which if you're a Queen fan you must hear, plus a few compilation albums and some cool EP's as well. 'Androgenius' is a perfect introduction for you if you want a quick fix with an excellent compilation, but If you do search out his studio albums, I would tackle them in this order

 

Magic Infinity

S/T

Believing Is Seeing

Falling Down In Misanthropolis

Bizarro World

The Queen Album

4 United

Valentine

Most Beautiful Pain

No Sugar Added

 

I've recently updated his main page on HH with all the EP's and recent albums, so it is completely up to date

 

http://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/band.cgi?BandNum=1197

 

Very happy listening ;)

Shit! I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend so much money.

About half of them are Japanese only releases as well, so good luck ;)

Bastard!

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If you're not into Queen don't bother as you won't like him.

 

I love Queen and Robby Valentine and I'd recommend picking up s/T and then taking it from there. Every release imo gets a little worse and I haven't found much to like in the last 2 or 3. Funnily enough I'm excited about this release.

 

Jez, unlike you I haven't liked the Queen tribute albums by Robby. Why do u like them so?

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The 2nd single from Bizarro World, "Black Rain", was digitally released at the end of January 2015. The physical cd-single was released a week later.

 

1. Black Rain
2. Deadbeat Boy (Extended Version)
3. Black Rain (Acoustic Version)
4. Black Rain (Radio Edit)

 

 

 

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