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 (five 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 (five years ago) link
! Nice
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 24 May 2018 20:28 (five years ago) link
XP - oops yep
― MaresNest, Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
From Facebook -
An update on TC&I things. Colin Moulding tonight. :)
KB, Good evening Colin!
CM. Hi Kieron
KB. There were some well-reported conversations with Terry Chambers here on FB and some words/hints regarding a potential 23 songs to choose from for a live event. Where are you both with this? Any hints as to personnel?
CM. 'I think we may well play some shows in the autumn...provided the players we have in mind and our mix of personalities all work out okay.
KB. Any new songs on the brew Colin?
CM. The composing has largely taken a back seat as the logistics of playing live are all consuming. The “studio” versus “live” scenario is about as different as night and day...One’s brain has to be completely re-programmed. Something I have not had to contend with since 1982..... So, I hope you all forgive me for the time it has taken to conceive all of this.
KB. So, can I ask as to the number of potential shows in the autumn?
CM. The number of shows won't be on the scale that we used to do...... Some well-chosen venues perhaps...
KB. And another elephant in the room question. The setlist. :) I just know that you won’t answer this!
CM. One has to remember that the TC&I roster of songs is still quite small. So, to make a night of it ..... A few “other” compositions of yours truly will have to be included. ......and hearing some of those in a concert hall will be an experience even for me!
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 10:13 (five years ago) link
Nice! I wonder what XTC songs he'd have in mind to play? Sounds to me that he's considering post-1982 stuff, which would be interesting to hear with Chambers.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
I Need Protection or gtfo
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
I think he'd be good on 'The Meeting Place'!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
In Loving Memory Of A Name *sigh* if only
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
I'll take whatever as long as I can go
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
I wonder who the other players might be, some of his Prog cronies perhaps?
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:00 (five years ago) link
And here we are, a live residency...
...in Swindon.
https://xtcbumperbookoffunforboysandgirls.blogspot.com/2018/07/xtcs-colin-moulding-and-terry-chambers.html
― MaresNest, Saturday, 28 July 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
Live review with setlist spoilers -
http://www.neonfiller.com/wordpress/?p=13165
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:53 (five years ago) link
Spoilers: it's the Colin songs
― imago, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
Big Day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAzt5FK-B6E
― MaresNest, Friday, 9 November 2018 14:03 (five years ago) link
Feels like I'm ploughing a furrow here, but for unknown reasons Colin is quitting TC&I and music altogether, it would seem.
"It appears that Colin Moulding has announced some sad news -- TC&I are over and he's putting music "on the back burner" for now.
In 2017 Colin Moulding and his ex-XTC bandmate Terry Chambers formed TC&I and released a four-song EP titled Great Aspirations. Last year, in promotion of the EP the two legends played a handful of shows performing the EP along with classic Moulding-penned XTC songs. It now appears that the project has reached its conclusion. Moulding released a statement revealing that not only is TC&I done with, but Moulding is putting his music career aside, at least for the foreseeable future, to focus on his family.
Read Moulding's statement below which was posted on his behalf on the TC&I fan page last night:
"I'd just like to say that I am calling it a day with TC& I and have no plans to do anymore.
And music itself is on the back burner for now, as I wish to spend more time with my family.
I hope people are not too disappointed in me, and I'd just like to thank everyone for the support they have shown Terry and I in these last two years.
And to all who came to the gigs and gave us such a triumphant return — I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
All the best
Colin"
― MaresNest, Friday, 18 January 2019 13:24 (five years ago) link
AP was announcing he's been working with 'one of the most famous people in Britain' last night
― imago, Friday, 18 January 2019 13:27 (five years ago) link
'people', whoever could that be? Doesn't sound like he's talking about a musician.
― MaresNest, Friday, 18 January 2019 13:46 (five years ago) link
That's kins of ominous. No one goes out of the way, necessarily, to announce that they need to "spend time with the family" unless they know something specific.
― Alex in NYC, Friday, 18 January 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
yea I hope all is well
― frogbs, Friday, 18 January 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
“Resigning to spend more time with my family” has long been a popular thing for UK politicians to say when they resign for political reasons, fwiw - it’s really a way of them saying “I’m resigning because of disagreements but I don’t want to tell you what those disagreements are”. I only offer this observation as a way that the phrase might be used without it being about knowing something awful.
― Tim, Friday, 18 January 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
Oh Andypaws -
https://www.clashmusic.com/news/xtcs-andy-partridge-accused-of-anti-semitic-tweets
I hear that AP is fond of conspiracy theories and I have a feeling (just a feeling, mind) that like a lot of blokes his age who might be experiencing a bit of a void, he is in the habit of coming back from his local, full of piss and vinegar, firing up Twitter, getting into scraps with people and telegraphing rather robust opinions to the wider world (obviously he has a readymade audience). I just hope he's not a tinfoil hatter, because fuck that.
― MaresNest, Saturday, 18 May 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link