Strange Hobby
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| Studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen | |||||
| Released | Original Released 1996, Re-Released July 8, 2016 (Including 4 Bonus Tracks) | ||||
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Psychedelic rock rock folk rock |
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| Label | Transmission, Cherry Red Records (Re-Release) | ||||
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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".
The album features covers of songs that have influenced Lucassen's musical development, mainly from the 1960s. 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.
A new release of this album is plan for July 8, 2016. This edition includes FOUR bonus tracks which have not been available on the album previously (the same 4 bonus tracks of iTunes release). The CD release of Strange Hobby is the first on Arjen’s own Aluca Music imprint.
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".
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