Xtc

Xtc, ovvero "ecstasy".
Qualche estimatore qui dentro?
Il mio preferito è lo splendido Drums And Wires(1979)..

è un peccato che un gruppo come xtc non abbia in italia un seguito di culto, cosi come accade altrove, hanno influenzato gli anni novanta, libri di storia alla mano, Skylarkingresta il migliore. avrei voluto acquistare Wasp Star ma non lo feci...chissa perchè....

cmq bravo eugenio ottima discussione

* ora incominciamo a parlare solo io e te?

Io purtroppo conosco una sola canzone: "Dear God", con il relativo video, davvero molto bella. Da "approfondire"

approfondire è il secondo nome del cibicida....

...interessante anche il primo album, White Music, del'78.

Non siamo solo in due a parlare vittorio, come vedi
Il mio preferito coem ho già detto rimane drums and wires, per quel chitarrismo tipicamente wave..
anche se a dire la verità non conosco così bene skylarking e white music

..io invece non conosco bene Skylarking, annata 86...un pò lontanuccia dalle mie frequentazioni abituali...riparerò.

A me piacciono "Making Plans For Nigel" e "Senses Working Overtime".

Hey, hey,
The clouds are whey.
There’s straw for the donkeys,
And the innocents can all sleep safely,
All sleep safely.
My, my,
Sun is pie.
There’s fodder for the cannons,
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely,
All sleep safely.
And all the world is football-shaped
It’s just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And I’ve got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in.
I’ve got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference
’tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and the pleasure
And the church bells softly chime.
Hey hey,
Night fights day.
There’s food for the thinkers,
And the innocents can all live slowly,
All live slowly.
My, my,
The sky will cry
Jewels for the thirsty,
And the guilty one’s can all die slowly ,
All die slowly.
And all the world is biscuit-shaped,
It’s just for me to feed my face,
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
And I’ve got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in.
I’ve got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference,
’tween a lemon and a lime,
Pain and the pleasure,
And the church bells softly chime,
And birds might fall from black skies,
And bullies might give you black eyes,
But to me it’s very, very beautiful ¡¦
(england’s glory!)
Beautiful ¡¦
(a striking beauty!)
And all the world is football-shaped,
It’s just for me to kick in space,
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
And I’ve got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I’ve got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to tell the difference
’tween the goods and grime
Turds and treasure
And there’s one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I’ve got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference
’tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and the pleasure,
And the church bells softly chime.

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Scritto da: ActiasLuna 29/04/2005 19.40
"Senses Working Overtime"

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senza ogni ombra di dubbio, la mia canzone prediletta e non solo.
un testo magnifico che fa concorrenza al sound in generale.

in modo particolare adoro questo pezzo (che è anche parte della mia firma in svariati forum):

Hey hey,
Night fights day.
There’s food for the thinkers,
And the innocents can all live slowly,
All live slowly.
My, my,
The sky will cry
Jewels for the thirsty,
And the guilty one’s can all die slowly ,
All die slowly.


come scritto sopra da qualcuno, è invero un peccato che non siano apprezzati come dovrebbero essere dai più, soprattutto qui in italia, ove ho riscontrato poca conoscenza in materia.