XTC
BLACK SEA (1980)
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The 1980 release Black Sea represents the last stand of the punchy, angular new wave that had won XTC strong critical and college radio support. Still arranging with an ear toward the stage they'd soon retire from, they continued working in the "drums and wires" style that had christened their previous release. Black Sea brims with XTC trademarks: engaging guitar hooks, cleverly rendered lyrics, and frenetic, creative melodicism. The material represents the pinnacle of XTC's early incarnation--a counterpoint to contemporary punk imbued with style, rhythmic punch, and melodic charm.
1. Respectable Street
2. Generals and Majors
3. Living Through Another Cuba
4. Love at First Sight
5. Rocket From a Bottle
6. No Language in Our Lungs
7. Smokeless Zone*
8. Don't Lose Your Temper*
9. The Somnambulist*
10. Towers of London
11. Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins)
12. Burning with Optimism's Flames
13. Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
14. Travels in Nihilon
*:bonus tracks
11 comments:
To be enjoyed best on British vinyl for Hugh Padgham's brilliant engineering and Steve Lillywhite and the boy's mix. One of the highspots in the XTC catalogue, to be sure. Very silly to place bonus tracks inbetween sides A and B., although other CD reissues corrected that. Rated A++
As allways Thanks Moodswings! There is a problem with the XTC link (points to Moissec?)
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No, it worked fine for me...
XTC link points to Moissec for me, too.
I also got Moissec in download.
Ok,
I figured it out what was going wrong... Now it's working so enjoy!
Hello there! Long time that I didn't drop by, so always glad to pick a few ditties!
Now, I don't usually do this, [ok then, its not the first time actually but the situation demands it...read on...] but would it be possible to make a Bashung retrospective? Please?
I didn't really follow les victoires de la musique - I think its just corporate self-gratification really - but I can now understand all the hubbub around Bashung winning his victoires.
RIP
By the way, I am a slow listener and take time to really enjoy stuff...
So a big (belated) thanks to you, I'm right now in the midst of discovering Higelin's creative apogee.
Loving the album Champagne...
so thanks again!
Most enjoyable post. Thank you.
I can't see a link to download?
Check the pretty pictures... ;)
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