http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63142&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rssRobyn Hitchcock got his start in the Soft Boys in 1976, at the onset of the Punk blowout -- not that they were really a part of it. It was more the aftershocks of Punk that allowed the Soft Boys to make their (then) minor waves. Hitchcock's absurd, Syd Barrett-esque images, folk strumming, and revved-up Power Pop still seemed an anomaly during the time of gob-smacking and pogo-ing, but "I Wanna Destroy You" had the right message, at least. <I>A Can of Bees</I> (1979) and <I>Underwater Moonlight</I> (1980) influenced a new wave of nonsense-slinging guitar psychedelia from R.E.M to Pavement.Neo Psychedelicen720Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:32:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63142&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss Robyn Hitchcock got his start in the Soft Boys in 1976, at the onset of the Punk blowout -- not that they were really a part of it. It was more the aftershocks of Punk that allowed the Soft Boys to make their (then) minor waves. Hitchcock's absurd, Syd Barrett-esque images, folk strumming, and revved-up Power Pop still seemed an anomaly during the time of gob-smacking and pogo-ing, but "I Wanna Destroy You" had the right message, at least. <I>A Can of Bees</I> (1979) and <I>Underwater Moonlight</I> (1980) influenced a new wave of nonsense-slinging guitar psychedelia from R.E.M to Pavement. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12767297&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:11 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Soft Boys on Rhapsody Online 12767297 ply.12767297 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12767297&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12475869&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:25 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Soft Boys on Rhapsody Online 12475869 ply.12475869 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12475869&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9303316&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:38:43 -0700 Playlists Featuring The Soft Boys on Rhapsody Online 9303316 ply.9303316 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9303316&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8595547&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:37 -0800 Playlists Featuring The Soft Boys on Rhapsody Online 8595547 ply.8595547 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8595547&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-soft-boys%2Fplaylists.rss