listening to some White Music deep cuts...they're really good, shit!
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 01:04 (nine years ago) link
Points per album:
Skylarking (12,224)Black Sea (10,574)English Settlement (10,084)Non-LP (6,924)Drums & Wires (6,842)Oranges & Lemons (6,735)Nonsuch (6,713)Apple Venus (5,734)The Big Express (5,562)Mummer (4,275)Psonic Psunspot (3,671)White Music (2,551)Wasp Star (2,541)25 O'Clock (1,970)Go 2 (1,675)Fuzzy Warbles (1,003)
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:08 (nine years ago) link
(Oops, some of my math is wrong there, but probably not enough to change the ranking.)
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:14 (nine years ago) link
Keep in mind that the Non-LP category includes "Life Begins at the Hop" [1,688 pt.] and "Are You Receiving Me" [743 pt.]. Without those, the rest of the Non-LP cuts total 4,493 pt., still more than Mummer got.
Conclusion: XTC has one of the best catalog of B-sides ever.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:18 (nine years ago) link
I take it "Take Away/The lure of Salvage" got no votes?
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:20 (nine years ago) link
CORRECTED Points Per Album:
(Non-LP moves down 3 slots)
Skylarking (12,224)Black Sea (10,574)English Settlement (10,084)Drums & Wires (6,842)Oranges & Lemons (6,807)Nonsuch (6,713)Non-LP (6,675)Apple Venus (5,734)The Big Express (5,562)Mummer (4,275)Psonic Psunspot (3,848)White Music (2,551)Wasp Star (2,541)25 O'Clock (1,970)Go 2 (1,675)Fuzzy Warbles (1,003)
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:29 (nine years ago) link
x-post
"New Broom" was the only dub track--1 vote, 71 points
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:31 (nine years ago) link
Statistics nerdery continues.
Songs Receiving No Votes (all non-LP tracks except *):
A Dictionary of Modern MarriageAlways Winter Never ChristmasBeat the BibleBlack Jewelled Serpent of SoundBlue OverallBushman PresidentCairoCherry in Your TreeClap Clap ClapCommercialityCountdown to Christmas Party Time*Crowded RoomDance with Me, GermanyDidn't Hurt a Bit*Do What You DoDown a PegEgyptian SolutionElla GuruFind the FoxFireball XL-5/Fireball Dub*Frivolous Tonight*Fruit NutHappy FamiliesHomo Safari*Human Alchemy*I Am the AudienceI Need ProtectionI Sit in the Snow*I'm Bugged*Jumping in GomorrahLet's Have FunLet's Make a DenLimelightLiving in a Haunted HeartMadhattanMantis on Parole*Millions*My Brown GuitarMy Paint Heroes*My WeaponNicely Nicely JaneOfficer Blue*OmnibusOpen a Can of Human BeansOver Rusty WaterProcession Towards Learning LandSay ItSkeletons*Spinning Top*Standing in for JoeSteam Fist FuturistStrange Tales, Strange TailsSusan RevolvingThe Day They Pulled the North Pole DownThe Forgotten Language of LightThe Good ThingsThe RotaryThe TroublesThings Fall to BitsTin Toy Clockwork TrainToo Many Cooks in the KitchenToysTraffic Light RockUs Being Us*War DanceWashawayWe Kill the BeastWhere Did All the Ordinary People GoWork Away Tokyo Day*Wounded Horse
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 02:26 (nine years ago) link
No-one voted for my weapon?
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2014 06:36 (nine years ago) link
Wow great top 60Feel pretty bummed for Wonderland, but great to see Earn Enough for Us so high - not just my top XTC track, but one of my all time favesFantastic job, thanks for running this!& Superb work on the pics, perfect.
― nxd, Friday, 17 October 2014 08:11 (nine years ago) link
I'm only a dilettante when it comes to XTC, so here are mine. Sad Poor Skeleton didn't make the cut. Really love the groove on that one. Wrapped In Grey has recently revealed itself as my favourite XTC. Wheel & the Maypole is also a recent discovery. And why didn't Great Fire make it? Such a strange song of violence.
Wrapped In GreyPoor Skeleton Steps OutGreat FireDear GodThe Wheel & the MaypoleThe DisappointedGenerals & MajorsThe Ballad of Peter PumpkinheadThe LovingMaking Plans For NigelWonderlandStatue Of LibertySgt Rock Is Going To Help Me
― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin), Friday, 17 October 2014 08:35 (nine years ago) link
oh it did make it, my bad.
Great work, thanks Οὖτις and Lump.
1.Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)2. Vanishing Girl3. Ten Feet Tall4. Respectable Street5. Easter Theatre6. No Language in Our Lungs7. Life Begins at the Hop8. Wrapped in Grey9. That's Really Super, Supergirl10. Making Plans for Nigel11. Chalkhills and Children12. Sacrificial Bonfire13. You're the Wish You Are I Had14. Shiny Cage15. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty16. Summer's Couldron17. The Meeting Place18. Towers of London19. I Remember the Sun20. Knuckle Down21. The Everyday Story of Smalltown22. Mermaid Smiled23. Season Cycle24. Burning With Optimism's Flames25. Helicopter26. Another Satellite27. Grass28. What in the World?29. Ballet for a Rainy Day30. Statue of Liberty
I should maybe have had 'Vanishing Girl' at #1, it's been stuck in my head for the last 24hrs. I think I need to spend some more time with English Settlement and Mummer. Not as keen on the post-Skylarking albums but perhaps I should revisit them too.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 17 October 2014 10:31 (nine years ago) link
My ballot (and final poll position)
I Remember The Sun (66)Great Fire (39)King For A Day (30)Wonderland (70)Earn Enough For Us (3)Red Brick Dream (93)Senses Working Overtime (1)Snowman (23)The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (52)Easter Theatre (9)Respectable Street (2)Generals And Majors (6)Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (48)Making Plans For Nigel (5)Yacht Dance (35)Rook (75)Then She Appeared (29)The Mayor Of Simpleton (8)1000 Umbrellas (38)Greenman (51)I Can't Own Her (82)Wake Up (42)No Thugs In Our House (13)Grass (11)The Meeting Place (23)I'm The Man Who Murdered Love (137)Dear God (58)
I should have spent a bit more time with the order but I'm happy with the top 3 and the overall selection.
― treefell, Friday, 17 October 2014 10:35 (nine years ago) link
thanks to this thread i discovered Wrapped In Grey so thanks thread!
― piscesx, Friday, 17 October 2014 10:49 (nine years ago) link
Oh, here's my ballot. No regrets! Although I'm the only one who'd rather be a plant than a Mickey Mouse...
Senses Working OvertimeComplicated GameTravels In NihilonEnglish RoundaboutNo Language In Our LungsThe Wheel And The MaypoleBallet For A Rainy DayLife Is Good In The GreenhouseThe Smartest MonkeysBattery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)1000 UmbrellasLeisureWhat In The World??...Real By ReelJason And the ArgonautsThat WaveHarvest FestivalSnowmanAnother SatelliteThe Mole From The MinistryHelicopterSmokeless ZoneGreenmanGenerals And MajorsEaster TheatreNo Thugs In Our HouseRoads Girdle The GlobeLiving Through Another CubaThen She AppearedPlaygroundBall And ChainWrapped In GreyYour Gold DressBeatownStupidly Happy
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 11:01 (nine years ago) link
Okay here is mine.
1. Ladybird2. Red Brick Dream3. Rook4. Rocket From A Bottle5. Yacht Dance6. Season Cycle7. Complicated Game8. No Language In Our Lungs9. Summer's Cauldron10. Tissue Tigers11. Me And The Wind12. Earn Enough For Us13. Ten Feet Tall14. Battery Brides15. Deliver Us From The Elements16. Runaways17. Beating Of Hearts18. You're The Wish You Are I Had19. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul20. Scissor Man21. 1000 Umbrellas22. Harvest Festival23. Travels In Nihilon24. One Of The Millions25. Wrapped In Grey26. Sleepyheads/Looking For Footprints27. Jason & The Argonauts28. Heatwave29. Little Lighthouse30. Across This Antheap31. Ball & Chain32. Science Friction33. Knights In Shining Karma34. Reign Of Blows35. In Loving Memory Of A Name36. Seagulls Screaming…..37. Another Satellite38. What In The World39. Pulsing Pulsing40. Millions
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 11:44 (nine years ago) link
Who voted for Desert Island? Gotta know.
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 11:46 (nine years ago) link
there's a lot in your list that I need to listen to properly, obv. still regretting leaving Ladybird off - I listened to it a couple of times yesterday and yeah I mean
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 12:27 (nine years ago) link
Who voted Tissue Tigers #1? It was in my top 10, was considering making it my #1 myself. I love that song so much.
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Friday, 17 October 2014 12:40 (nine years ago) link
frogbs post your ballot!
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 12:40 (nine years ago) link
I decided to just do 20, 50 seemed like way too much but in retrospect I had more than enough songs to put up there.
#1 I felt was an obvious choice. Everything about that song is perfect. That description from Andy as to how the bass parts bounce off the chords makes total sense and likely was the reason I love the song so much. I felt bad about ranking "Senses Working Overtime" so low but I docked it points because I find the chorus gets lodged in my head for so long that I almost dread thinking about it.
1. Mayor of Simpleton2. Yacht Dance3. Greenman4. Another Satellite5. Generals and Majors6. No Thugs in our House7. What in the World?8. Tissue Tigers9. Snowman10. Little Lighthouse11. Your Gold Dress12. Life Begins at the Hop13. Neon Shuffle14. Senses Working Overtime15. My Bird Performs16. River of Orchids17. English Roundabout18. Burning With Optimism's Flames19. Life Begins at the Hop20. Chalkhills and Children
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Friday, 17 October 2014 12:51 (nine years ago) link
I played in an XTC tribute band for a short time and Mayor is such a bugger to play, just the last bar of the loop joining onto the first bar, so tricky.
LJ, was I your Ladybird suspect?
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 12:59 (nine years ago) link
Yeah the second time I heard Simpleton yesterday it suddenly leapt into giddy focus. The baseline is genuinely extraordinary
Course you were MN!
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 13:00 (nine years ago) link
baseline? This phone!
Yeah this, I take my hat off sir/madam.
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:02 (nine years ago) link
iirc correctly Partridge wrote the line too.
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:03 (nine years ago) link
TB: Back to the song -- let's talk about the bass line.
AP: Yeah! I'm going to be immodest, because this is part of my drive toward immodesty this year...
TB: Well, the line is yours, after all! It's obvious -- it's there on the demo.
AP: *chuckles* People do these survey things, and say, "Let's vote for Colin's best bass line" or something, and they don't realize that the two bass lines they vote for -- "Vanishing Girl" and "Mayor of Simpleton" -- it's me playing bass on "Vanishing Girl"...
TB: Oh, I didn't know that.
AP: Yeah. Or "What in the World?" -- that's me playing bass as well.
TB: Get out of here!
AP: That's me on bass -- Colin's on rhythm guitar.
TB: And you came up with that bass line?
AP: Yeah.
TB: That's funny -- I've always thought that was him channeling McCartney.
AP: No, we had to cut it live. He obviously couldn't play the bass and the rhythm guitar, and I didn't know how the chords went, so instead of him teaching me the chords, I said, "Look, you play the chords, I'll play the bass, and we'll get this thing done before lunchtime!"
But the one they mention is "Mayor," and Colin had to work very hard to get that bass line. It's very precise. It took me a long time to work it out, because I wanted to get into the J.S. Bach mode of each note being the perfect counterpoint to where the chords are and where the melody is. The bass is the third part in the puzzle.
TB: You do that a lot in your songs.
AP: Yeah, it's a compulsion. On many of the songs I don't tell him which exact notes to play, but with this one, I said, "You have to play this bass line, because it's taken me weeks to work this out." I went through and worked it out a note at a time, to go with where the vocal note was at, where the implied guitar chords were, where the actual notes of the guitar being twanged to make that implied chord were. It was built scientifically, it was [laughs] precision-engineered so that every note is in the perfect place. And I think Colin liked the bass line, because we talked about it sounding like a collegiate peal of bells.
TB: Why did you feel you needed that kind of driving bass line in there?
AP: To keep the song moving, moving, moving. I wanted it to have a fleetness of foot, a joyousness to it. I used to love running as a kid -- in fact, I still dream of running. If I ran now, I'd die of a heart attack in about 30 steps [laughs], but I used to love running, and got really high on it as a kid. I wanted this track to have a sense of fleet forward movement, so the bass had to be very propulsive. The guitars are doing that kind of [sings guitar pattern] -- they almost sound sequenced, but they're not. They're played. I wanted the bass to move against that continuous arpeggio. And of course the drums locked into that as well, with the bass drum really hammering along.
So yeah, it was tough for Colin to get, but he did get it, because we played it live during the radio tour we did, where he would play that line on the acoustic guitar.
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:05 (nine years ago) link
*something about synaesthesia* ;)
Great snippet. He seems quite generous with his self-insight; I should read more of his sayings
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 13:09 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, this is a great rabbit-hole (incase you didn't know already)
http://chalkhills.org/articles/XTCFans.html
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:18 (nine years ago) link
Is Mayor of Simpleton supposed to be a tribute to Wonderful World?
― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin), Friday, 17 October 2014 13:27 (nine years ago) link
Whoa ty MN! Awesome
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 13:38 (nine years ago) link
Great poll, thanks for organizing Οὖτις! Also great art!
1. 1000 Umbrellas2. Chalkhills and Children3. Harvest Festival4. No Language In Our Lungs5. Ballet for A Rainy Day6. Easter Theatre7. Snowman8. Humble Daisy9. Wonder Annual10. Ladybird11. Grass12. I'd Like That13. Love On A Farmboy's Wages14. That's Really Super, Supergirl15. I Bought Myself a Liarbird16. Respectable Street17. Summer's Cauldron18. Wake Up19. That Wave20. The Wheel and the Maypole21. Minature Sun22. You're the Wish You Are I Had23. Ship Trapped in Ice24. This Is Pop25. Towers of London26. Me & the Wind27. Brainiac's Daughter28. I'm Unbecome29. Pale and Precious30. I Remember the Sun
― Dominique, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:44 (nine years ago) link
Great poll, Οὖτις! And great images, Hideous Lump! Thanks for doing this!
my ballot:
1. Earn Enough For Us2. Respectable Street3. Senses Working Overtime4. Making Plans For Nigel5. Grass6. Are You Receiving Me?7. The Meeting Place8. Summer's Cauldron9. Ball and Chain10. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul11. Travels in Nihilon12. What In The World??...13. Life Begins At The Hop14. My Love Explodes15. Wake Up16. Bike Ride To The Moon17. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty18. (The Everyday Story of) Smalltown19. Snowman20. Complicated Game
"Earn" was the first XTC I heard, on the radio. They had me at "[first snare hit]."
But 25 O'Clock was actually the first XTC I heard, only I didn't know it was XTC until maybe a year after I'd heard it. I'd heard about this psychedelic parody record, saw it in a record store, and thought the liner notes were hilarious.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 13:45 (nine years ago) link
Is Mayor of Simpleton supposed to be a tribute to Wonderful World?― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin)
― Shepard Toney Album (dog latin)
baseline? This phone!― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago)
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago)
― hardcore dilettante, Friday, 17 October 2014 13:48 (nine years ago) link
frogbs: little lighthouse REPRESENT!
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Friday, 17 October 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
1 Earn Enough for Us2 Wonderland3 The Wheel & The Maypole4 Easter Theatre5 Grass6 All You Pretty Girls7 The Meeting Place8 Another Satellite9 Pink Thing10 Mayor of Simpleton11 The Disappointed12 Dear Madam Barnum13 Summer's Cauldron14 Making Plans for Nigel15 King for a Day16 Generals and Majors17 Great Fire18 Vanishing Girl19 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty20 The Everyday Story of Smalltown21 Rocket From a Bottle22 Jason and the Argonauts23 I Bought Myself a Liarbird24 Respectable Street25 This World Over
thanks again all involved :)
― nxd, Friday, 17 October 2014 14:30 (nine years ago) link
1. Summer's cauldron/grass2. Garden of earthly delights3. Senses working overtime4. Mayor of simpleton5. Respectable street6. Easter theatre7. Earn enough for us8. No thugs in our house9. Life begins at the hop10. Merely a man11. Scarecrow people12. River of orchids13. Complicated game14. Towers of London15. Harvest festival16. Travels in Nihilion17. Generals & majors18. Beating of hearts19. Roads girdle the globe20. Season cycle21. Peter pumpkinhead22. Living through another Cuba23. Melt the guns24. Smalltown25. Poor skeleton steps out 26. Scissor man27. Dear madam Barnum28. Ball & chain29. When you're near me I have difficulty 30. Radios in motion 31. Meccanik dancing32. Burning with optimism's flames33. Greenman34. Helicopter35. Wheel & maypole36. Reel by real37. Rocket from a bottle38. Pink thing39. Another satellite40. This is pop41. Holly up on poppy42. Science friction43. Then she appeared44. Hold me my daddy45. All you pretty girls46. The rhythm47. Ballet for a rainy day48. Day in day out49. Into the atom age50. Sacrificial bonfire51. Playground52. Are you receiving me53. Wake up54. Fly on the wall55. The meeting place56. Mermaid smiled57. Deliver us from the elements58. Ten feet tall59. Church of Women60. Making plans for Nigel61. Chalkhills & children62. Supergirl63. I'd like that64. Reign of blows65. Man who sailed66. Statue of liberty67. The loving68. 1000 umbrellas69. Love on a farmboy's wages70. Dear god71. King for a day72. Runaways73. Chain of command74. Punch & Judy75. Across this antheap76. My bird performs77. Outside world78. Crocodile79. Extravert80. The last balloon81. Seagulls screaming82. All of a sudden83. Newtown animal84. We're all light85. I set myself on fire86. This world over86. English roundabout87. One of the millions88. Shake you donkey up89. You & the clouds 90. No language in our lungs91. Your dictionary92. Red brick dream93. Love at first sight94. I remember the sun95. Cynical days96. The man who murdered love97. Big day98. President kill
A few regrets I have about my list: I ran out of time relistening to all the albums in sequence, ending with O&L, so Nonsuch and the 2 after I ranked from memory; I suspect there would have been 5 or 10 songs out of those records that I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed (just as happened with all the others) and would have made the list somewhere. I forgot about the Dukes ("Vanishing Girl" would have been high on my list, and "Mole" and "Brainiac" would have both been top 50). And I've never spent enough time with any Fuzzy Warbles to rate anything from them. I'd have liked to pick, say, the top 150 and make a playlist to obsess over the order - after the top 2 or 3, the order was pretty arbitrary in that any group of 10 or 15 songs could be reranked more accurately.
And I should have plumped hard for "Garden of Earthly Delights" in the discussion thread. I guess I just imagined that its glory was obvious to anyone with ears.
― hardcore dilettante, Friday, 17 October 2014 16:13 (nine years ago) link
My list.
1. Dear God2. Chalkhills & Children3. Easter Theatre4. Wrapped In Grey5. No Language in Our Lungs6. Making Plans For Nigel7. Generals & Majors8. I Bought Myself a Liarbird9. Mermaid Smiled10. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her11. Summer's Cauldron12. Helicopter13. Grass14. The Everyday Story of Smalltown15. Life Begins at the Hop16. My Bird Performs17. Ten Feet Tall18. Dying19. Season Cycle20. You're the Wish You Are I Had21. Books Are Burning22. Knuckle Down23. Burning With Optimism's Flames24. Radios in Motion25. Roads Girdle the Globe26. The Mole From the Ministry27. Humble Daisy28. Earn Enough For Us29. Sgt Rock30. Outside World31. Vanishing Girl32. Bungalow33. Cynical Days34. That's Really Super, Supergirl35. Paper & Iron36. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty37. The Meeting Place38. Runaways39. That Wave40. Brainiac's Daughter41. Towers of London42. This World Over43. Respectable Street44. You're My Drug45. Are You Receiving Me?46. Wake Up 47. Bike Ride to the Moon48. The Ugly Underneath49. Mayor of Simpleton50. Hold Me My Daddy51. Rook52. Then She Appeared53. Pale & Precious54. 25 O'Clock55. Red56. The Last Balloon57. Ball & Chain58. The Rhythm59. Garden of Earthly Delights60. Train Running Low on Soul Coal61. Living Through Another Cuba62. Have You Seen Jackie?63. I Remember the Sun
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 17 October 2014 16:24 (nine years ago) link
The Graphics Bear “Most Valuable Player Award” goes to Albrecht Dürer for being the image source for Dear God, The Disappointed, Grass and Easter Theatre.
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[/The More You Know…]
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 17:14 (nine years ago) link
Actually, I could have done the entire poll with Dürer.
When I get home tonight, I'll post a few of the images I gathered for songs that didn't make it.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 17 October 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
That will be a treat, the images were amazing!
― cc: Peniston (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
And the poll results make me realize, even the tunes I'd never consider voting for have obvious virtues.
― cc: Peniston (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
And and and... My ballot. If I'd gone beyond 25 (or if my mood had shifted slightly), I could have given a boost to Liarbird and Ladybird and cast a lone vote for Omnibus (those key changes! that bassline!)
SnowmanSenses Working OvertimeLove On A Farmboy's WagesComplicated GameThis is Pop? Ballet For A Rainy DayAll Of A Sudden (It's Too Late) Beating Of HeartsAll You Pretty GirlsAnother SatelliteThe Somnambulist <--------------- surprised by its low placementBurning With Optimism's FlamesTowers Of LondonWake UpNo Language In Our LungsBattery Brides Funk Pop A Roll Shake You Donkey Up Respectable StreetRiver Of OrchidsThe Dukes Of Stratosphear - Vanishing GirlMayor Of SimpletonPaper And Iron (Notes And Coins) Season CycleChalkhills And Children
― cc: Peniston (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
at the risk of being repetitive, I am going to stan for some unjustly overlooked Fuzzy Warbles tracks (I thought I had voted for Young Cleopatra too but maybe I forgot? idk). There's more than a solid album's worth of fully realized, high quality tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eleqWoi-Rohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETCRDY3fI4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV9xSbNimn8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3Cc7aef68https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbZzk6Be9khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qbnye6Bnohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w5-k6pQJKkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBOoMFWgnXUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIF8ZkKx_JEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOLeojjBeKs
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:42 (nine years ago) link
I didn't vote, and I'm belatedly catching up with all the results. These polls often get me listening to stuff I hadn't put on in years, so today at work: all of English Settlement (with the deleted-in-US tracks) and Apple Venus Vol. 1, which I had never heard more than the singles from. Loved "River of Orchids."
― Dick Clownload (Dan Peterson), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:12 (nine years ago) link
(with the deleted-in-US tracks)
fwiw, Geffen reissued XTC's entire catalog in the US in 198...4? 1985? Anyway, whenever they signed to Geffen. And Settlement was finally issued here in full.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I should have clarified, I've heard most of them as single tracks, but don't own the reissue and have never actually listened to the album start to finish as it was intended. I think it's a bit overlong that way, and I don't really hear any of the 5 tracks as being top-flight XTC.
― Dick Clownload (Dan Peterson), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link
#teamLeisure
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Settlement has some of my all-time least fave XTC. "Melt the Guns" might be the duddest dud they ever dudded (thought largely due to the 20 minutes of Andy's croaking at the end).
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:27 (nine years ago) link