Search - Lol Coxhill :: Ear of Beholder

Eccentric Sax Playing Busker

S. GODFREY | Risca, South Wales | 06/04/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"For some wierd reason the review I wrote years ago about Principal Edwards Magic Theatre's album "Soundtrack" got tagged onto poor old Lol Coxhill's album "Ear of the Beholder" which must have been very confusing to anyone reading the review, no wonder nobody found it helpful! Anyway, Lol is famously the guy who was playing sax in the street when a certain Joni Mitchell heard him and was inspired to write "For Free". Lol certainly does play real good, but there is some decidedly odd stuff here as well. You're never quite sure if he is playing it for laughs a la Bonzo Dog Band, or if he really is crazy. As long as you're not too worried about political correctness you may well get a blast out of this totally unique, eccentric collection from one of the true individuals on the music scene."