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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi
I first heard XTC around 1979 or 80 when I was scanning the FM dial and found a local college radio station which happened to play "Life Begins at the Hop." I went out and bought their first 3 albums at a local record shop, shortly afterwards. Mind-blowing level of musical talent. Even though they're fairly well-known by now, I've always thought they deserve more recognition than they've had over the years. Probably my second all-time favorite pop/rock group next to the Beatles.
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Yeah, those first three albums were amazing. Hard to say exactly why they didn't get more recognition. It could very well be their decision to stop touring. Back in the day, I noticed that in some US cities, they were starting to book them into somewhat larger venues--those shows were cancelled. Maybe some people were put off by Andy Partridge's voice. He wrote the majority of the songs and had a less conventional voice than Colin Moulding.
I always wished that Barry Andrews would have stayed in the band an written more songs. Here's one of his from the Go2 album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ugu5oQCBg
Some may find the lyrics a bit offensive. That's not my intent in posting the tune. But here's another Andrews tune from Go2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u77DocKI04