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    Posted: February 14 2011 at 19:25
I want to know XTC, but ive just listen a few single, does they got any entire good album?
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Oh dear God, where to start?  Start where I did: English Settlement, unless you don't like acoustic.

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Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".
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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge and Moulding were really about writing good songs.  If you dial it back Crowded Room from Go 2 is one of those infectious songs I have a really hard time not repeating. Big smile


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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
Oh well that settles it.  I'm not going to have no thugs like you in my house.  I think I made that clear.


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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
Oh well that settles it.  I'm not going to have no thugs like you in my house.  I think I made that clear.
 
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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
Oh well that settles it.  I'm not going to have no thugs like you in my house.  I think I made that clear.
 
Ouch

Little Graham?  I thought you were going to be a good boy.


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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
Oh well that settles it.  I'm not going to have no thugs like you in my house.  I think I made that clear.
 
Ouch

Little Graham?  I thought you were going to be a good boy.
 
I don't know what you're talking about. Ouch
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You'll need an English Settlement.
this might clear it up:










Edited by Slartibartfast - February 14 2011 at 20:31
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Ah, one of my favourite bands ever!

It's very difficult to choose, but I have an especially weak spot for Nonsuch. Many would probably disagree, some probably quite violently, but I detect an over-abundance of beautiful melodies here that took me absolutely ages to 'get'. But once they stuck in my head I've never been able to shake them. Wonderful stuff.

Does anybody actually get how funny Andy Partridge can be at times?



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Does XTC under the guise of The Dukes Of The Stratosphear count; really got into the two albums recently?However, those two records do reinforce my thought that there are echoes of Stackridge on occasions.
 
Interesting to see Andy Partridge has a few projects on the go, e.g. contributing oh too briefly to the Tim Smith tribute and according to Mike Keneally's blog/newsletter, writing /recording with MK.


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Any XTC album is top notch, excellent and brilliant. But if you don't like New Wave, leave the first three till later.
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When I heard about Andy's collaboration with Harold Budd, Through The Hill, I had to get it.  And I pretty much feel the same as Snow about the first three.  I really like them but I had to get hooked on the latter ones first to appreciate them.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

When I heard about Andy's collaboration with Harold Budd, Through The Hill, I had to get it.  And I pretty much feel the same as Snow about the first three.  I really like them but I had to get hooked on the latter ones first to appreciate them.

For me I was in at the beginning...more or less at any rate. I'd heard their "Science Friction" EP and thought, yeah that's ok. The debut album I wasn't particularly fussed on although some friends loved it. But "Go 2" I found cheap with "Go Plus" so I bought it. I thought it was brilliant. From the jaggedy keyboards to the excellent crafted tunes. I can understand why some may not take to it though.

The next album I bought was the much later "English Settlement"...what can I say? The band had matured so much. Still that excellent writing though.

Can we not have XTC on ProgArchives?
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I've not really heard the early stuff much, but anything from Drums and Wires onwards is brilliant. My favourites are Black Sea and English Settlement, Skylarking is also particularly good.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

Skylarking is extremely awesome, especially the song "Dear God".

Are you on grass or something? Tongue

English Settlement was a big stylistic departure I think.  Skylarking was a major refinement of their songwriting.  And in the end Partridge an Moulding were really about writing good songs.
 
Don't act like my statements weren't true Slartibreakfast. Tongue
Oh well that settles it.  I'm not going to have no thugs like you in my house.  I think I made that clear.
 
Ouch

Little Graham?  I thought you were going to be a good boy.
LOL Genius
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These days it's English Settlement that gets played the most. Drums and Wires introduced me - and it's brilliant. The debut is probably the one I'd say is their 'best' when asked.   
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Whatever Snowy says about the first three being new wave.  'Drums and Wires' is the XTC album for me (Mind you it was the first of their albums I bought).  Not one dud track and I think its their xover album from NW to mor complex stuff. 
 
Nigel is one of the best singles by anyone ever.  (Not that many bods round here are concerned with singles). CLASS
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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Whatever Snowy says about the first three being new wave.  'Drums and Wires' is the XTC album for me (Mind you it was the first of their albums I bought).  Not one dud track and I think its their xover album from NW to mor complex stuff. 
 
Nigel is one of the best singles by anyone ever.  (Not that many bods round here are concerned with singles). CLASS

Drums and Wires is an excellent album, I agree.

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