For some reason just a few songs that pop to mind are on the first Apple Venus, like "Greenman" or "Easter Theatre" or "River or Orchids."
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 22 October 2017 15:06 (six years ago) link
None of those are prog.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 22 October 2017 15:07 (six years ago) link
The studio version of Motorcycle Landscape is pretty rubbish or unfinished sounding at least.― MaresNest, Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:34 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― MaresNest, Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:34 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The Mummer era 'Happy Families' sounds better to me than the final version... I prefer the more Rickenbacker-tastic arrangement.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 22 October 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
Thanks for that O&L drummer fact, Josh - didn't know that - this thread always makes me go down the XTC 'play all a.m.' hole - some mornings the Virgin issued 'Compact XTC' is all I need, but it's nice to read this thread and occasionally give D&W or Black Sea my full attention. I gotta buddy in Central Illinois that is a great guitarist and used to cover 'Life Begins At The Hop,' & he could talk for hours on end on what a great guitarist Andy is through his career.
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 22 October 2017 15:56 (six years ago) link
I once waited in a long line to hear Andy speak at a old Borders on Michigan Ave in Chicago. He was signing new copies of Apple Venus at the time, & I asked him when he signed my copy, "So who are you listening to these days that you're enjoying," and of course he responded "Charlie Christian, and other American blues & jazz."
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 22 October 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
Pat Mastelotto was in The Rembrandts and Mr. Mister too, and fuck if I'm gonna read XTC lumped in with those lot either.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 22 October 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
So this EP by Colin Moulding and Terry Chambers has been released, I hear that one track, Comrades of Pop, is a pretty nasty dig at AP.
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:15 (six years ago) link
Damn, those two made an EP? I thought Colin was totally finished with music. I will probably check it out but I'm not hopeful
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:40 (six years ago) link
It'll all sound like Fruit Nut except with really barbed lyrics, lol
― imago, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:44 (six years ago) link
Love how it's all split down Partridge/Adamson / Moulding/Chambers lines
― imago, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:45 (six years ago) link
Bloody rhythm sections eh
― imago, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:46 (six years ago) link
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/tc-and-i
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 12:08 (six years ago) link
Gregory forever the lukewarm water
£8.40 for a four track CD is a bit much, £10 if you want a signed one.
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 12:09 (six years ago) link
Any new music from any of these lot is welcome, IMO. If there really are digs at AP, you can expect an impassioned Twitter response.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
Dave Gregory played with Peter Gabriel, Big Big Train, and Steven Wilson, so I'd definitely classify him as 'prog friendly'. Andy Partridge also cowrote the title track of Wilson's new album.
― akm, Wednesday, 1 November 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
I love it how the picture of them recalls the inlay photos to Oranges and Lemons. AP'll no doubt have something to say about that.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 14:34 (six years ago) link
idk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkh_0ejs12Y
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
good choon i'd say
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 23:04 (six years ago) link
Interview with Colin and Terry, starts at 1'09"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05l5f51
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 November 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
Andy's least favorite XTC songs! um, fair amount of Colin songs on here...
MUMMER - WonderlandBIG EXPRESS - probably Donkey?25 O'CLOCK - Bike rideSKYLARKING - Big DayPSONIC PSUNSPOT - Jackie or Shiny Cage,??ORANGES - King for a DayNONSUCH - Smartest MonkeysAPPLE VENUS - Your DictionaryWASPS STAR - Standing in for Joe— XTC (@xtcfans) November 17, 2017
OK, i've been asked for my list of my LEAST favourite of XTC's songs. One from each album, here we go...WHITE MUSIC - Sinning TopGO2 - Super TuffDRUMS AND WIRES - Difficulty or 10 Feet tall, can't decideBLACK SEA - Sgt RockSETTLEMENT - Cockpit or Runaways, can't decide— XTC (@xtcfans) November 17, 2017
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:01 (six years ago) link
wtf @ King for a Day
― flappy bird, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
I understand Bike Ride to the Moon, that song has such a bizarre chord progression, it's this ascending thing and then the chord he plays when he sings "moon" is just brutal, in the worst way, a half step away from where it should be or something. it's like melodic interruptus
― flappy bird, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link
but... that is exactly the kind of thing Syd Barrett's songs tend to do
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
Yeah, he's wrong about several of those!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 17 November 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
'Bike Ride to the Moon' is perfection.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 17 November 2017 19:13 (six years ago) link
Poor, poor Smartest Monkeys. Andy you wrote Omnibus ffs
― imago, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
Wonder if this is the beginnings of some sort of old dude pissing contest.
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
QUICK! Call the Guinness book of rekkerrrrrrrrds
― MaresNest, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
I mean I guess Omnibus is perfectly OK musically, even if the lyrics are...jarring. Nonsuch is a good album so it was probably hard for him to choose
― imago, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
Nonsuch has 'War Dance' on it, which is the correct answer IMO.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 17 November 2017 19:30 (six years ago) link
is that a bassoon in "War Dance"? I hate it.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 November 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
as an Andy fan/practical disciple, I find listing Colin's songs at all not that cool
― Dominique, Friday, 17 November 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
His Drums and Wires aelections in particular are just fucking mind-boggling! No way could I ever consider 'Ten Feet Tall' to be a lesser XTC song.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 17 November 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
*selections
"least favorite" has nothing to do with quality.
― new noise, Friday, 17 November 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
man I love 'Runaways'. an album opener no less.
― campreverb, Friday, 17 November 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
'Runaways' is great, I love the way the guitars are layered on that one.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 17 November 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
It’s just extraordinarily NAGL, that list
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 18 November 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link
OK, so where did they fall on the XTC poll?
WHITE MUSIC - Spinning Top -Did not place-GO2 - Super Tuff -148-DRUMS AND WIRES - Difficulty -28- or 10 Feet Tall -59-, can't decideBLACK SEA - Sgt Rock -48-SETTLEMENT - Cockpit -152- or Runaways -51-, can't decideMUMMER - Wonderland -70-BIG EXPRESS - probably Donkey? -134-25 O'CLOCK - Bike Ride -78-SKYLARKING - Big Day -156-PSONIC PSUNSPOT - Jackie -168- or Shiny Cage -148-,??ORANGES - King for a Day -30-NONSUCH - Smartest Monkeys -135-APPLE VENUS - Your Dictionary -120-WASPS STAR - Standing in for Joe -Did not place-
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 19 November 2017 06:11 (six years ago) link
I don't think I'd choose a Colin song for anything before Nonsuch, then from Nonsuch onwards I'd choose all Colin songs.
― aphoristical, Sunday, 19 November 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link
'Boarded Up' is one of the best songs on Wasp Star, IMO. Love both 'The Smartest Monkeys' and 'Bungalow', too.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Sunday, 19 November 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
Least favourite is not 'song is crap wish it did not exist'
― Mark G, Sunday, 19 November 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
Yep, totally agree
― Vinnie, Monday, 20 November 2017 03:17 (six years ago) link
Nice
THIS IS POP XTC TV doc, to be shown in US on January 11th, 2018, via SHOWTIME. Hooray! (Canadians can see that too?)— XTC (@xtcfans) December 11, 2017
― flappy bird, Monday, 11 December 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
XTC are nowhere near a prog band
http://teamrock.com/review/2017-11-13/downes-braide-association-skyscraper-souls-album-review
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 1 January 2018 18:03 (six years ago) link
"Partridge’s Big Big Train bandmate David Longdon performs harmony vocals to Braide’s lead on the pastoral Tomorrow"
Wonder if he's getting Andy and Dave mixed up.
― MaresNest, Monday, 1 January 2018 22:40 (six years ago) link
Two cover versions by Partridge coming out as a 7 inch single - https://burningshed.com/store/ape/andy-partridge_apples-and-oranges_humanoid-boogie_vinyl
― MaresNest, Thursday, 24 May 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
says 10", with both stereo and mono mixes of each song
― we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Thursday, 24 May 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
! Nice
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 May 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link