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Totally agree Sir, and Jim is a fantastic drummer I should know as I've played most of Jet's patterns over the years and some are really tricky but Jim is a tour de force in the skins, no drug references intended. Lt Jama. I have a mate who is world class pro drummer, awards winner, etc. He really ...

I think Black Sea has a couple of cracking anti war tunes on it

I think Andy once referred to themselves as the anti-Police. Swindon vs American/jazz/reggae combo. This world over is a good period piece, given the political landscape at the time, and his first child on the way. Not a fan of the song however. Bit too plodding for me, not helped by the Linn drums....

I’d love to see gigs with just post HC tunes. Plenty of material to choose from. Wouldn’t be such a commercial draw of course, but that’s showbiz folks. For me, instrumentally speaking , it was the bass and keyboards that drew me into the band. This is why I had no doubts when I originally bought my...

Zombies - Ive just discovered the genius of Odessey & Oracle after 55years
Blondie - with Johnny Marr supporting
Eagles
ABBA-tars

Here’s another blur(ry) classic.

This time from Channel 4 , XTC Play At Home, around the time of Mummer & The Big Express

https://youtu.be/Lh6fi46waIY

There you go Droopsnoot

https://youtu.be/ne35P7kbucs

Good interview with Graham Coxon On Rockonteurs podcast this week. Gary Kemp suggests the XTC influence to him a couple of times but he shied away from what I was hoping would be a more positive response. Nonsuch is a great album. I Love “Rook” & “Wrapped in Grey” which Andy reckons is the first...

Good interview with Graham Coxon On Rockonteurs podcast this week. Gary Kemp suggests the XTC influence to him a couple of times but he shied away from what I was hoping would be a more positive response. Nonsuch is a great album. I Love “Rook” & “Wrapped in Grey” which Andy reckons is the first...

I think you might have to go back and read my
original post then.

I think they have been more Womble influenced Jim, as Mike Batt did the orchestral arrangements
£20k for one day at Abbey Road with the orchestra. Yikes

StanInBlack wrote: ↑08 Feb 2022, 02:08

jonimac wrote: ↑08 Feb 2022, 00:34 Like I said, to my ears his musical input was sidelined.

The evidence is to the contrary, though!

XTC Song Stories, Complicated Game, or Chalkhills.org stuff, to get some idea of Dave’s input.