Re: XTC

I only stumbled across this song thanks to Mark Radcliffe's excellent 'Out On Blue 6' radio show from back in the day -

[www.youtube.com]

'Rossmore Road' by Barry Andrews. I liked the idea that he seemed to have looked out of his window and written about what he could see, consequently anyone who came to love the song could go there and see the same 'safety barriers in the middle of the road' etc.

XTC tracks I always liked that haven't already been mentioned here - 'Are You Receiving Me', 'Generals And Majors', 'Ten Feet Tall', 'Making Plans For Nigel' (of course), 'No Thugs In Our House'.

I was fond of the 'Nonsuch' album too - 'The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead', 'War Dance', and 'The Smartest Monkeys'.


While I'm here and away from XTC the radio show 'Out On Blue 6' also introduced me to -

Only The Stones Remain - The Soft Boys - [www.youtube.com]

Life - Alternative TV - [www.youtube.com]

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