'The one you've all been waiting for!'
Duncan Poundcake 1979
46 years! I finally get to see the Hugh Cornwell performance that was missing. Cornwell takes the plunge and announces his intention to play Nosferatu in its entirity. Let's call it a spin-off, since rather than a solo album it was a collaboration with Robert Williams. But as spin-offs go it was the best of the bunch, and the competition from his fellow Stranglers has been of a very good quality over the years.
Dark and brooding as an album it can be quite an uncomfortable listen at times. Cornwell and Williams did not balk at the notion of being experimental in both sound and lyrical contant, the latter of which provides the listener with a rich canvas of imagery from implausible circus freak-show attractions to armoured steam trains traversing the continent menacingly, carrying with it a revolutionary message.
Fair play to Hugh for finally giving this remarkable album its place in the spotlight (or at least a little eerie limelight) four decades after the original dates failed to materialise.
Needless to say I will be digging up some Nosferatu related material to post in the coming days.
Wonder if Robert will be invited over??
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