Strange Hobby
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| Studio album by uncredited artist (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) |
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| Released | 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock rock folk rock |
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| Label | Transmission | ||||
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Strange Hobby is an uncredited cover album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, released in 1996. The album and the booklet contain no information about Lucassen and don't explain who was responsible for the recordings, to make the album even more "strange".[1]
The album features covers of songs that have influenced Lucassen's musical development, mainly from the 1960s.[1] As he did in his solo album Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy, Lucassen makes all the vocals and all the instruments (except drums and synthesizer), and arranged all the songs himself.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
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| 1. | "Arnold Layne" | Syd Barrett | Pink Floyd (1967) | 2:59[2] |
| 2. | "Norwegian Wood" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | The Beatles (1965) | 2:07 |
| 3. | "Pictures of Matchstick Men" | Francis Rossi | Status Quo (1968) | 3:10 |
| 4. | "I Am a Rock" | Paul Simon | Paul Simon (1965) | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Boris the Spider" | John Entwistle | The Who (1966) | 2:10 |
| 6. | "In the Room of Percussion" | Eddy Pumer | Kaleidoscope (1967) | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Sunny Afternoon" | Ray Davies | The Kinks (1966) | 3:29 |
| 8. | "See Emily Play" | Syd Barrett | Pink Floyd (1967) | 2:41 |
| 9. | "For No One" | Paul McCartney | The Beatles (1966) | 2:02 |
| 10. | "I Want You" | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (1966) | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Bus Stop" | Graham Gouldman | The Hollies (1966) | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Flowers in the Rain" | Roy Wood | The Move (1967) | 2:11 |
| 13. | "The Letter" | Wayne Carson Thompson | The Box Tops (1967) | 2:08 |
| 14. | "Ride a White Swan" | Marc Bolan | T. Rex (1970) | 2:18 |
| 15. | "Sloop John B" | Traditionnal West Indies song | The Beach Boys (1966) | 2:55 |
| 16. | "Daydream Believer" | John Stewart | The Monkees (1967) | 2:42 |
| 17. | "Catch the Wind" | Donovan | Donovan (1965) | 1:58 |
| 18. | "Ice in the Sun" | Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott | Status Quo (1968) | 2:26 |
| 19. | "Pretty Girls (iTunes Bonus Track)" | ???, ??? | ??? (???) | 2:41[3] |
| 20. | "In the Room of Percussion (iTunes Bonus Track)" | Pumer, Daltrey | Kaleidoscope (1967) | 2:26 |
| 21. | "Last Train to Clarksville (iTunes Bonus Track)" | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | The Monkees (1966) | 2:27 |
| 22. | "Ruby Tuesday (iTunes Bonus Track)" | Jagger, Richards | The Rolling Stones (1967) | 2:48 |
Commercial reception
The album was a commercial loss, partially because Lucassen wasn't very well known yet (his success really started with Into the Electric Castle). Years later, Arjen stated "it may not be smart from a commercial point of view, but it was fun".[1]
