Life Begins at the Hop
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Generals and Majors
This Is Pop
Helicopter
Making Plans for Nigel
Towers of London
Statue of Liberty
Sgt. Rock
All You Prettty Girls
So, I guess it boils down to whether you like their more angular punky sound, or their more refined pop sound. I'm definitely on the punky side.
But what's ironic is that their later refined pop sound didn't have the pop appeal or pop outreach of the early punky angular stuff. All of their pop hits were the early stuff. Which means that it was better pop than the later supposedly refined pop stuff.
But what's ironic is that their later refined pop sound didn't have the pop appeal or pop outreach of the early punky angular stuff. All of their pop hits were the early stuff. Which means that it was better pop than the later supposedly refined pop stuff.
Yeah, I agree, which is what makes those more remarkable to me.
I don't think of it as pop music in the sense that it's trying to appeal to a lot of people, I think of it as pop music in the sense that it's highly melodic.
But what's ironic is that their later refined pop sound didn't have the pop appeal or pop outreach of the early punky angular stuff. All of their pop hits were the early stuff. Which means that it was better pop than the later supposedly refined pop stuff.
No, that's not what that means at all. Actually...what happened was that XTC stopped touring after English Settlement. Their sound continued to change, as they were basically a studio only band. No touring means less exposure, less promotion, less hits (unless you're The Beatles). The audience that XTC was reaching became a lot smaller because they were no longer playing live shows. It had nothing to do with any lesser quality of their material (they were actually growing as writers and studio performers). Even so, not all of their pop hits were their early stuff. I'd say that all three of your above sentences are pretty much incorrect. _________________ May we all get to heaven
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I found a vinyl copy of Drums and Wires in nice shape at my local record store today. I’m listening to a stream of it now, trying to figure is I should go back and buy it. Making Plans for Nigel is the only song I really know from it. I’ve tried it before and nothing much stuck, and I feel the same tonight.
XTC baffle me, because the most popular albums leave me a bit cold (Skylarking, English Settlement, Drums and Wires), while I quite like Black Sea, Oranges and Lemons, and Apple Venus. Makes me second guess myself. I often wonder this with music: if the thing that appeals to me about a band is completely different to what another person appreciates?
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