Posted on 04/19/2024 5:53:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
That explains the gated reverb.
CC
Another Beatle-esque XTC song, this was the song that in fact, made me the fan of theirs that I’ve been for the last 30+ years.
Ladybird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G2SgRPMXRA
The lead vocals in that song sounded more like Peter Cetera and Chicago than The Beatles.
I’ve been an XTC fan since 1979 . Saw them live at a relatively small club on Long Island , NY called My Father’s Place in Jan. 1980 . It was Dave Gregory’s first US gig after joining the band . Super crowd and fab performance . I remember them coming out for the encore and Andy” yelling “ You people DESERVE an encore ! “
Coincidentally , a friend of mine who played on a couple of Paul M’s records also played drums on XTC’s NONSUCH album . Dave Mattacks is his name .
I’ve seen the videos of them, they were GREAT live. Terry Chambers was a great drummer. I wish he and Colin could have continued their collaboration.
And Bad To Me was written by John and Paul for Billy J. Kramer, another band represented by their agent. It’s so Early Beatles.
Wow! Nonsuch, over the years has emerged as my favorite XTC record, so many brilliant songs on it. Screw Richard Branson for not promoting them more.
Chicago had great harmonies with Peter, Bobby and Terry. I always point to the song “All Is Well Again” from Chicago V, as an example.
While I had Chicago X, (Greatest Hits) on open reel tape, I was not a huge Chicago fan, and their “After All That We’ve Been Through” was REALLY overplayed IN Chicago during my freshman year at U of C. That said, “Leonid and Friends” forced me to take another look, and to appreciate the musicianship that created the songs even if I thought they started to sound like each other after a while.
I thought V was their peak, but by VIII, they started to get stale, especially since Bobby Lamm didn’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.
Well, I was okay with “Harry Truman” and “Old Days” (proof that I only listened to the hits, I am afraid). My favorite was “Feeling Stronger Every Day”.
They strike me as JFK Democrats.
Dave did a great job arranging the strings on this one.
1000 Umbrellas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIs2LzcYuk0
LOL, you obviously never heard “A Song For Richard And His Friends”.
Jet - Look What You’ve Done
I had a 45 of Red Rubber Ball when I was ~6. I remember playing it on the console Grundig stereo record player/radio my parents brought back from Germany. And thinking about it, it might not have been stereo.
Good stuff, kinda hilarious when you look back at it.
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