The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Not a song but a concert, recently uploaded by someone in better sound and picture quality than I've seen before. This is typical early XTC in that it can shift from the unlistenable to the inspired in a short space of time. Neon Shuffle is a fucking treat, as is Statue of Liberty.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58977
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Yep great stuff.Heston wrote: ↑27 Aug 2019, 7:48pmNot a song but a concert, recently uploaded by someone in better sound and picture quality than I've seen before. This is typical early XTC in that it can shift from the unlistenable to the inspired in a short space of time. Neon Shuffle is a fucking treat, as is Statue of Liberty.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58977
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Nice article cheers mate.Heston wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 5:19amToday's Guardian...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/202 ... obg4munT18
Great song and those pounding drums are incredible.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
- 101Walterton
- The Best
- Posts: 21973
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 5:36pm
- Location: Volcanic Rock In The Pacific
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Cheers Hes, I always thought it was about Nigel LawsonHeston wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 5:19amToday's Guardian...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/202 ... obg4munT18
-
Low Down Low
- Unknown Immortal
- Posts: 5006
- Joined: 21 Aug 2014, 9:08am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Excellent read. Great song and great social history there too.
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Thanks for the Guardian article Heston, very interesting - you've got to love a band who gone on TOTP to plug their single, for it to then go down the charts afterwards!
I can't post the actual link for some reason, but burning shed.com is offering a free download of an unreleased Andy Partridge track 'Cavegirl'
Catchy and clever, as you'd expect from AP
https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2020/ ... -download/
I can't post the actual link for some reason, but burning shed.com is offering a free download of an unreleased Andy Partridge track 'Cavegirl'
Catchy and clever, as you'd expect from AP
https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2020/ ... -download/
Ignore Alien Hors d'oeuvres
- Heston
- God of Thunder...and Rock 'n Roll
- Posts: 38370
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
- Location: North of Watford Junction
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
I was trying to grab that earlier this week but had trouble downloading, will give this link a go later. Cheers John.JohnS wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 9:47amThanks for the Guardian article Heston, very interesting - you've got to love a band who gone on TOTP to plug their single, for it to then go down the charts afterwards!
I can't post the actual link for some reason, but burning shed.com is offering a free download of an unreleased Andy Partridge track 'Cavegirl'
Catchy and clever, as you'd expect from AP
https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2020/ ... -download/
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58977
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Same here the site was having some problems with the downloads.Heston wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 10:06amI was trying to grab that earlier this week but had trouble downloading, will give this link a go later. Cheers John.JohnS wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 9:47amThanks for the Guardian article Heston, very interesting - you've got to love a band who gone on TOTP to plug their single, for it to then go down the charts afterwards!
I can't post the actual link for some reason, but burning shed.com is offering a free download of an unreleased Andy Partridge track 'Cavegirl'
Catchy and clever, as you'd expect from AP
https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2020/ ... -download/
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
How funny, I was just about to look for this thread—I wound up getting the Steven Wilson remasters, and it's opened up a whole new world for me since I've never been familiar with anything beyond Mummer. What a crazy band.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58977
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
I've got the Steven Wilson remasters with the blurays and instrumentals etc. I'm looking forward to the next remaster. The last one was The Dukes of Stratosphear set. The remasters are not as loud as the Virgin CDs.
I think they had "The Big Express" next on the list but they can't locate all the outtakes/demo master reels. Also they have to pay for someone to locate them in the archive.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Sad that English Settlement probably won't be among them, I read that they can't find multitracks to work from. Looking forward to Big Express though, I've never even heard it. I'll probably get the last Ape House master of it in the meantime.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:09pmI've got the Steven Wilson remasters with the blurays and instrumentals etc. I'm looking forward to the next remaster. The last one was The Dukes of Stratosphear set. The remasters are not as loud as the Virgin CDs.
I think they had "The Big Express" next on the list but they can't locate all the outtakes/demo master reels. Also they have to pay for someone to locate them in the archive.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Wolter
- Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Albert Brooks
- Posts: 55432
- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
- Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Big Express is an album that is probably underrated despite being the least likely XTC album for me to reach for (well, probably tied with Go2. Because XTC is good enough that the weaker stuff is still amazingly strong.Kory wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:35pmSad that English Settlement probably won't be among them, I read that they can't find multitracks to work from. Looking forward to Big Express though, I've never even heard it. I'll probably get the last Ape House master of it in the meantime.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:09pmI've got the Steven Wilson remasters with the blurays and instrumentals etc. I'm looking forward to the next remaster. The last one was The Dukes of Stratosphear set. The remasters are not as loud as the Virgin CDs.
I think they had "The Big Express" next on the list but they can't locate all the outtakes/demo master reels. Also they have to pay for someone to locate them in the archive.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
I don't know why it took me so long to explore the later stuff. I just heard Lemons and Oranges for maybe the second time ever yesterday.Wolter wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:42pmBig Express is an album that is probably underrated despite being the least likely XTC album for me to reach for (well, probably tied with Go2. Because XTC is good enough that the weaker stuff is still amazingly strong.Kory wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:35pmSad that English Settlement probably won't be among them, I read that they can't find multitracks to work from. Looking forward to Big Express though, I've never even heard it. I'll probably get the last Ape House master of it in the meantime.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:09pmI've got the Steven Wilson remasters with the blurays and instrumentals etc. I'm looking forward to the next remaster. The last one was The Dukes of Stratosphear set. The remasters are not as loud as the Virgin CDs.
I think they had "The Big Express" next on the list but they can't locate all the outtakes/demo master reels. Also they have to pay for someone to locate them in the archive.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Marky Dread
- Messiah of the Milk Bar
- Posts: 58977
- Joined: 17 Jun 2008, 11:26am
Re: The XTC Song You're Thinking About Right Now Thread
Oranges and Lemons is an incredible record.Kory wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 3:11pmI don't know why it took me so long to explore the later stuff. I just heard Lemons and Oranges for maybe the second time ever yesterday.Wolter wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:42pmBig Express is an album that is probably underrated despite being the least likely XTC album for me to reach for (well, probably tied with Go2. Because XTC is good enough that the weaker stuff is still amazingly strong.Kory wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:35pmSad that English Settlement probably won't be among them, I read that they can't find multitracks to work from. Looking forward to Big Express though, I've never even heard it. I'll probably get the last Ape House master of it in the meantime.Marky Dread wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 2:09pmI've got the Steven Wilson remasters with the blurays and instrumentals etc. I'm looking forward to the next remaster. The last one was The Dukes of Stratosphear set. The remasters are not as loud as the Virgin CDs.
I think they had "The Big Express" next on the list but they can't locate all the outtakes/demo master reels. Also they have to pay for someone to locate them in the archive.
English Settlement is great also. All their albums are really excellent and repay you by repeated listens. The more I listen the more I hear and fall in love with. One of the few band's where their back catalogue covers all the sounds I love most.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia