Want to make your afternoon groovier? Try some XTC!!!

[LynneSin]

No, not the drug sillies!

The Band

I'm listening to this album right now:


Here's the band:


I don't know if I'm going to listen to Black Sea or Skylarking next. Or perhaps I'll listen to English Settlement. That's one of those albums you can listen on "repeat" again and again.

Anyone else fans of XTC?

[Squeech]

1. Yup

Love 'em! They're like the Beatles in a Groundhog Day loop, redoing Rubber Soul and Revolver over and over again, better each time!

(That said, I kinda think they peaked with The Big Express. I was actively disappointed with Wasp Star.)

Welcome to the Garden of Earthly Delights!

[gmoney]

2. Bigtime...

That picture you found must be close to 30 years old though... :)

English Settlement and Black Sea are the two that are closest to perfection. Sadly, the comeback stuff without Dave Gregory has been a bit lacking, IMHO.

[seemunkee]

3. Yep

Was lucky enough to see them on tour.

[LynneSin]

4. I would love to see them in concert

I guess Partridge is still not touring

:cry:

[XNASA]

8. I'm one of the few Yanks who has seen them, not once, not twice....

....BUT THRICE!!!!

It's been a long time. Of course, Andy won't tour. It's a combination of stage fright and not being paid. And it's only he and Colin left in the band.

So there you go.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. Man, I once had this pure MDA, which is like MDMA with visuals and...

oh wait, I forgot we're talking about some band.

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. Definitely one of my favorites!

:bounce: :woohoo: I love their music. :D There's a compilation cassette tape I got in the 80s called Attack of the Killer Bs that had some of their B-side music from their singles, and all of it is amazing. :D I have most of XTC's albums too.

[XNASA]

7. That's really super, ........

..Supergirl.

[Tikki]

9. "Helicopter"......

"Oh heli, Oh heli....thwop, thwop, thwop, thwop, thwop, thwop, thwop, thwop......thwop"




Tikki

[SKKY]

10. "Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?"...

..."Did you make mankind after we made you?" Just pure fucking brilliance.

[blondeatlast]

11. Love them, love them! Imagine a sense of humor with smart

satirical lyrics. I guess you don't have to imagine, you're hearing it!

I kinna had a crush on bassist Colin Moulding, too. Maybe not kinna, either.