Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 7, 2007 13:06:30 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC
I was first exposed to XTC (the single Senses Working Overtime) via MTV back in the early 80's though I didn't completely understand the impact until I got my first XTC album, English Settlement, which featured that same song. At first I seemed to focus solely on the one single but little by little I began to really listen to the other tracks on the record and then I was really hooked. XTC was different than the other bands I was listening to at the time (Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash). XTC had a sort of kinetic energy about them that seemed a bit more intelligent but at the same time hyperactive in an appealing way. I discovered later that the earlier XTC recordings were even more quirky and energetic. Andy Partridge was and is a superb songwriter and a unique singer that somewhat defies description. Colin Moulding (the co writer of the band) has an approach to songwriting that is just as competent and sophisticated but injects a little less helium than Partridge. The combination is a wonderful compliment similar to McCartney/Lennon. Over the years the XTC sound has slowly evolved into a much more lush, sophisticated style of music that, though it still remains familiar, has risen to a completely different level that I think of as simply incredible. I don't always agree with the attitude and subject matter of XTC songs but I do appreciate the talent and entertainment that they demonstrate.
I was first exposed to XTC (the single Senses Working Overtime) via MTV back in the early 80's though I didn't completely understand the impact until I got my first XTC album, English Settlement, which featured that same song. At first I seemed to focus solely on the one single but little by little I began to really listen to the other tracks on the record and then I was really hooked. XTC was different than the other bands I was listening to at the time (Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash). XTC had a sort of kinetic energy about them that seemed a bit more intelligent but at the same time hyperactive in an appealing way. I discovered later that the earlier XTC recordings were even more quirky and energetic. Andy Partridge was and is a superb songwriter and a unique singer that somewhat defies description. Colin Moulding (the co writer of the band) has an approach to songwriting that is just as competent and sophisticated but injects a little less helium than Partridge. The combination is a wonderful compliment similar to McCartney/Lennon. Over the years the XTC sound has slowly evolved into a much more lush, sophisticated style of music that, though it still remains familiar, has risen to a completely different level that I think of as simply incredible. I don't always agree with the attitude and subject matter of XTC songs but I do appreciate the talent and entertainment that they demonstrate.