>making my way through XTC's discography, really enjoying it
>get to Skylarking, really excited because everyone says it is their masterpiece
>it fucking sucks
Well that was annoying.
>>61008444
hi Marcel
>>61008444
fag
>>61008444
Perfect trips wasted on poor bait
>>61008444
sup marcel
>>61008461
>>61008471
he's just a Marcel-drone guys, meaning that he literally repeat an opinion of Marcel's. ignore him.
>>61008444
Listening to their first four albums, Black Sea was the only good one. Would I like Skylarking?
>>61008572
Do you love Pet Sounds? Do you want to hear XTC make a Pet Sounds-worship album? If the answer to either of those questions is no then steer clear.
>>61008619
>Pet Sounds-worship album
Just because it has strings it doesn't make it a Pet Sounds album, it's way too euphoric and upbeat. It's the middle point between The Kinks and The Beatles.
>>61008619
Oh, then I will probably just steer clear. Thanks.
This is the only XTC I've heard and while I really liked the melodies and songwriting I thought the tinny 80s production was actually so nauseating it ruined the album. I can't ever remember thinking this about anything before so it must've been bad
Are they all like that?
>>61008572
>>61009011
Both of you need to go and listen to English Settlement instead of this horseshit.
>>61009011
Try the 'corrected polarity' version of the album. Long story, original version sounded tiny indeed, now this one is how it was intended to sound.
>>61008444
>>61009383
Black Sea is better than both of these albums.
>>61008572
Nigga if you didn't like Drums & Wires something is wrong with you.
