Robert Owens: Bob's Full House
Kris Needs, Black Echoes, May 1992
"IT'S PAIN!" For a second Robert Owens assumes the tortured persona which electrifies his performances. The lower lip quivers, the huge eyes cloud and he could be suddenly cast into the middle of 'Tears', 'Can You Feel It' or any of the string of classics associated with his name.
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