Chalkhills Digest Volume 2, Issue 46
Date: Wednesday, 6 December 1995
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 2, Number 46
Wednesday, 6 December 1995
Today's Topics:
Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-4 1
Producer / B*****s
Hi!
Get together...
"Millions," etc.
various bits (Belew, Chills, Classism)
Re: Stoned on U.S. history
VD Parks/La's/GBV
Secret Out Tapes/Dave loves Elvis
An RT request
Mis-heard lyrics
Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-43
The Verve Pipe & Andy
Chalkhills Newbie
Book: Lost In Music
Cleaners from Venus
Translator & Spent Poets
A Cynical Day for Colin
reaching back a bit in the subjects...
Ernest Noyes Brookings
Dave Gregory on new Brian Stevens CD
XTC covering themselves
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-4 1 From: jd.mack@neteast.com (JD MACK) Date: Sun, 03 Dec 95 09:54:00 -0500 Organization: Online Technologies, Inc. - Modem: 301-738-0000 -> >how about people relating XTC lyrics that they've misheard over the -> years? I've missed the last few chalkhills, so I hope I'm not repeating something someone has already said. I used to think the first line to "Outside World" was "She has sex while singing in the sauna." On a totally unrelated note . . . Any notice the implied obscenity in the lyrics of "1000 Umbrellas?" Complete this line: "So with a mop and a bucket I'll just say . . ." Typical cleverness from Andy. Reminds me a bit of the song "Shaving Cream." J.D.
------------------------------ From: M Wilson <mw25@unix.york.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 16:12:11 +0000 Subject: Producer / B*****s > From: Jeffrey Langr <0005392548@mcimail.com> > Subject: Conny Plank > *Now* we're talking. Is Conny Plank still around? He's got to be getting > pretty old -- as I recall he was associated with Cluster in the early 70's. > From: Jeffrey Langr <0005392548@mcimail.com> > Subject: Ian Broudie? > I still think Trent Reznor would be awesome for > XTC: the sound would be great, Trent could be a good choice but I think Conny Plank is a bit too mecanical. Jeffrey set me thinking though - what about Uwe Nettlebeck? He turned out some fine arty-pop with Slapp Happy in the 70s and he would be perfetct for XTC. On the subject of the B*****s. We're drowning in them over here at the moment. The story of the B*****s documentary on TV is quite interesting though. It shows how sanitized they have had to become from their Hamburg club days, to sell them to a wider audience. Martin
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Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 12:54:44 -0500
From: aym@j51.com (Angry Young Man)
Subject: Hi!
>Yep. How's life on the Billy Joel newsgroup, BTW? No sign of a CD reissue
>of 'Hour Of The Wolf' yet, I suppose? *sigh*
Alas, no, I doubt that the Hassles will ever reappear in *ANY* form...but
an educated fan is usually a bigger fan.
# And whaddaya all think of John Flansburgh? From They Might Be Giants? I
# don't think John would stifle the Swindonians' creativity -- I mean, look
# at TMBG!
>At first I thought 'no way', but actually - this might just work! It would
>certainly be interesting. Note that TMBG got Paul Fox (of O&L fame) to
>produce their last one thought, and a mighty fine record it was too.
You know, I never even thought about the Paul Fox connection between the
Johns and XTC...and I really like "John Henry" because it stretches the
limits of TMBG and their 'new live band' sound. I think John Flansburgh,
who is acquainted with Andy (remember the Hello cd track?) would make a
perfect fit, with or without Paul Fox as co producer.
< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "He's been stabbed in the back
_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ Ira Lieman He's been misunderstood
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Angry Young Man It's a comfort to know
_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ aym@j51.com His intentions are good"
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ http://www.j51.com/~aym - Billy Joel
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Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 12:55:14 -0500
From: aym@j51.com (Angry Young Man)
Subject: Get together...
Brady Lewis had a *GOOD* idea regarding a potential get together for
XTC'ers in the NY/NJ area. Where do you guys live??? C'mon...over the
winter break from whatever college you're in or something we could all get
together for dinner/drinks or something on the NJ side of NYC...e-mail me
or BradyLewis@aol.com with ideas or other stuff. We'll figure something
out.
Maybe we'll have an international get together sometime soon...what would
be the geographical median between all of us? It seems there's a
concentration in the UK and the NZ/OZ area... maybe we should all save up
some cash to meet in the Atlantic Ocean next spring. :)
< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "He's been stabbed in the back
_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ Ira Lieman He's been misunderstood
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Angry Young Man It's a comfort to know
_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ aym@j51.com His intentions are good"
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ http://www.j51.com/~aym - Billy Joel
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 19:31:17 -0500 (EST) From: Natalie Jane Jacobs <gnat@umich.edu> Subject: "Millions," etc. The reason I find this song racist is because it buys into a lot of stereotypes about Asians and Asian culture: e.g. the lines "millions all moving forward / Millions all babbling crossword" - seeming to indicate that Asians are an unindividuated mass all speaking some "babbling" language. As for the final lines, it seems to me that the Japanese did just fine in perpetrating atrocities without the "poison" of Western thinking, while the Chinese took their "poison" fifty years ago (Marxism, etc.) Anyway, I think there's already a thread on this subject in the archives (Mr. Relph?), so maybe anyone who wants to reply should do so by private E-mail. A final reason I'm so down on this song, BTW, is that I find it really dull... snazz it up with a decent vocal line and I'd probably be a little less harsh. My favorite XTC songs are the really singable ones; my mezzo voice fits pretty nicely into Andy's range (an octave higher, I assume - I'm musically illiterate), so if it's fun to sing - especially if it's got lots of ornamentation and turns and octave leaps and stuff - I like it better. Natalie Jacobs ************** "Gods by the bushel! Gods by the pound!"
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 14:43:02 +0800 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: various bits (Belew, Chills, Classism) Rogier van Bakel <rogier@li.com>: >I don't think I asked Belew about his influences in a very specific way, >but I'd be surprised if he didn't at least appreciate XTC a great deal. >The "Here" album is very Beatlesque/XTC-ish. in an interview relayed to the King Crimson list a few months back, Belew revealed that he is indeed a big XTC fan. >As long as we're trashing Andy for his putative sexism in "Cockpit," how >about that other nasty ism - classism? The entry for XTC in Spin's guide >to alternative music brutally trashed "Meccanik Dancing" as a "loathing" >put-down of the pursuits of the working classes. I disagree (and Spin is >still a corporate rock whore magazine), but it's something to think about. and Towers of London is a paean to the working class of Victorian Britain. BTW - to the people who think the Chills have provided some fine pop from the South Pacific - have a listen to the Bats' new album Couchmaster. It's a beauty! James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Ya zhivu v' 50 Norfolk St., St. Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand pixelphone james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz / steam megaphone NZ 03-455-7807 * You talk to me as if from a distance * and I reply with impressions chosen from another time, time, time, * from another time (Brian Eno)
------------------------------ From: g.giusti@area.it (Giovanni Giusti) Subject: Re: Stoned on U.S. history Date: 04 Dec 1995 16:28:06 GMT Organization: area bbs In "Chalkhills Digest" #2-41, "Ken Salaets" <ksalaets@itic.nw.dc.us> wrote: > >> And the JFK movie by Oliver Stone definitely does _not_ mention > >> Communists. > > Uh, over here, Oliver Stone is not viewed as a historian of any sort. > He makes movies! OK, point taken. Let's leave Mr. Stone out of this. But, do you suggest that JFK was killed by Communists? Or better, do you suggest that AP *meant* he was killed by Communists? Nobody out there ever read Andy discussing his political views? Maybe he said it all in some interview, and the point would be solved. G.
------------------------------ From: BObannon@aol.com Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 11:37:26 -0500 Subject: VD Parks/La's/GBV My recommendation for a producer of the new XTC is Van Dyke Parks. He certainly wouldn't deliver a particularly aggressive album, but I think he'd be much more in line with Andy P's current stylistic ambitions. As I recall, Andy has said that "Rook"-style tunes are the kind he's most interested in creating lately (in fact, he even wanted to do an all-strings album until E. Costello beat him to it); since Parks is so good at producing and arranging strings, he'd be great for the job. Somebody mentioned the La's, and I've wondered the same thing: what happened to them? The story I heard in regard to their first (and only) album is that they were so frustrated with Steve Lillywhite's production (they were wanting something much more energetic and powerful) that they quit in the middle of the recording session. Fortunately, enough tunes for a full-length album had been recorded, so the record company went ahead and released what they had, without the La's satisfaction or approval. Maybe this whole situation was too much for them to deal with. Finally, another band that has XTC tendencies is Guided by Voices. Their CDs are recorded like a bad demo, but their songs are brilliant. Very Brit-pop oriented
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Dec 95 14:00:03 EST From: "John Christensen" <christej@vrinet.com> Subject: Secret Out Tapes/Dave loves Elvis Question: Does anyone know the background of the "Secret Out Tapes" (1980?). It sounds like an improvisational (drunken?!) jam with "the boys" playing around with some Hendrix and Led Zeppelin songs (Pupil Hayes, Community Worker Breakdown, Whole Lotta Age, etc.). I didn't believe it was really XTC until I listened closely to their unmistakable banter. What IS the story on this? Also, a few weeks back someone posted some nice comments Elvis Costello made about XTC. Well, I'm going to close the loop and show that there is some mutual admiration going on here . . . In a December 1989 interview, Dave Gregory was asked what he thought of Elvis: "Oh yeah, I'm always interested in what Elvis Costello is doing, in fact, I thought 'Spike' was probably the best album of this year. When I bought it, it just clear knocked my head off. It was quite an interesting story in as much as we were doing drum tracks at a studio called Ocean Way in Los Angeles, and Elvis was in the studio next door working on Spike, and we'd always be sneaking out into the corridors to listen through the walls for what was coming out of his studio. And I can still remember him doing the vocals to 'God's Comic', just listening in the corridor to these wonderful words. So when the album finally arrived I was so pleased that it was such a good record." I have this wonderful image in my head of Andy, Dave and Colin tip-toeing down a hallway -- giggling like naughty school children -- trying to steal a listen to Elvis. I wish I could have been there! Jasper P.S. Thanks to all of you "Robyn Hitchcock"ers who answered my call -- I have more advice than I know what to do with!
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Date: Mon, 04 Dec 95 13:03:31 CST
From: "Bernhardt, Todd" <tbernhardt@aga.com>
Subject: An RT request
All this Chalkhills Chat about Richard Thompson (combined with what
I've heard about him over the years) has me ready to take the leap and
purchase some music.
Any ideas from RT veterans to an RT neophyte about where to start?
Perhaps you should e-mail replies directly to me to keep this from
becoming an RT list spinoff.
Thanks!
------------------------------ From: 7IHd <ee92pmh@brunel.ac.uk> Subject: Mis-heard lyrics Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 20:55:01 +0000 (GMT) Regarding misheard lyrics, I have just (by listening to it) been reminded of the line in 'Red Brick Dream' which I still hear as 'They made the Thomas and the James' but which _really_ says 'They made the town a set of chains'. Given the railway theme of The Big Express, this seems to me like a particularly apt mis-hearing. (If anyone needs this explaining... Thomas the Tank Engine, James the Big Red Engine... I think you know what I'm talking about...) :-) PS: One point about the photos on TBE... There's no way, back in the days of the old GWR, Andy would have been allowed as an engine driver or fireman or whatever wearing glasses. Having worked on a steam railway myself, I recall talking to one chap (who must be in his late 50s by now, I'd have thought) who told me that his only two ambitions in life were to drive a steam train and to get married. On the first point he couldn't get a job on the railways at the time because of him needing glasses, though he finally achieved it on the preserved railway a couple of years ago. On the second point he never did, as far as I know... This may seem like a minor complaint about the TBE packaging, but it seems to be historically inaccurate and therefore has always irritated me slightly. PPS: Don't all rush at once for the 'XTC USA 1980' bootleg, or anything... _ |_)|_ *| | | )|| http://http2.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~ee92pmh/ ========
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:23:07 -0500 (EST) From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <ccoolidg@moose.uvm.edu> Subject: Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-43 Yes, Mitchell Froom did start out doing movie soundtracks; all low-budget stuff that saw limited national release. The bulk of his soundtrack work is collected on an album called The Key of Cool. Be warned: it's about as ex- citing as listening to the sound of one-hand clapping. No resemblance to any of the bands he later produced whatsoever. Lots of synths. This was before he got interested in organic sounds; he actually learned his craft as we know it today from The Del Fuegos, his first-ever outside production job. From small things big things come... Didn't someone mention on the list something about Froom producing the next XTC album? Did that fall through? If so, pity; XTC would join the long list of favorites of mine who just happen to have worked with him; Richard Thomp- son, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega(Mrs Mitchell Froom!), Ron Sexsmith, Elvis C., Los Lobos...The list goes on, I'm sure. I'd like to second the motion of T-Bone Burnett as an alternative choice. I'd love to be a Fly On The Wall for the juicy theological discussions that no doubt would result. "Come to think of it, I think he's got a hankering for religion too!" -Andy Partridge Chris Coolidge 11th Hour Cauldron Publications
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 18:46:40 -0500 (EST) From: kathryn lynne burda <klburda@umich.edu> Subject: The Verve Pipe & Andy The Verve Pipe was just in Ann Arbor, MI this past Friday to support their new album. Our "newspaper" had an article/interview with the band. Here's the XTC-related excerpt: The Verve Pipe also recently recorded "Wake Up" for the new XTC tribute "Testimonial Dinner." Imagine winning the lottery, losing five pounds without trying, and being offered the chance to ban the Olsen twins from ever making another movie, and you probably still won't come close to how the band felt at being chosen for such an honor. "(XTC) are a major influence on us," [drummer Donny] Brown stressed. "We were actually really fortunate to meet Andy Partridge (lead singer of XTC) because he's kind of a recluse. We were in New York City and he came walking into the studio while we were there. Honestly, I looked at this guy who was written just beautiful lyrics, beautiful melodies, some of the greatest stuff after the Beatles in the pop/rock vein... He came straight into the room, and I looked him straight in the face and said, 'Holy shit!' Here I am, looking at this guy who has a COMMAND of the English language, and all I can think of to say is 'Holy shit!'" Brown laughed. "It kind of drove it home that I'm from Saginaw." Linguistic slip-ups aside, Brown and company have it together tight when it comes to performing the XTC material. THe band belted out an amazing version of XTC's "Blue Beret" at the Sanctum show, and also feature the song on a Michigan band compliation called "So This is a Compilation." As for the future of The Verve Pipe, the band is planning on touring, touring, and more touring in support of their new album.... The article went on to describe Brown's old van they used to drive around in, and finished up by urging everyone to attend the show. The Sanctum is a renovated church-turned-dance-club in Pontiac, Michigan (northwest suburb of Detroit). Saginaw is a city two hours northwest of Detroit that can basically be considered culturally devoid of anything new/interesting/entertaining. (hey, I'm being honest about my hometown, ok?). Lastly, the Olsens are somewhat annoying twins who were (are?) on the show "Full House" on ABC and were just in a film reminiscent of "The Parent Trap." Note the reference/comparison to the Beatles. Boy, where was Mr. Brown when the debate was raging?
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 18:23:06 -0800 From: Scott.Shimomura@Ebay.Sun.COM (Scott Shimomura) Subject: Chalkhills Newbie I am a new to this list and felt the need to be published. It is refreshing to read a mail list that isn't filled with flame wars and bickering that I put up with on the other list I subscribe. (Pavement for those of you who care.) I am in the process of reading some of the back issues and have been pleasantly surprised by the maturity and decorum exhibited by the members of this list. It seems that the the majority of "discussions" occur in private, where they belong. Well, for XTC content, I originally got hooked to XTC at a laser light show that used "Senses Working Overtime" complete with images of an American style "football" instead of a "soccer" ball. The first album I actually bought was Oranges and Lemons. I prefer what I call "pretty" music that is evident in the more recent albums. The early stuff has been an acquired taste for me. In my humble evaluation, XTC speaks to the naive, primitive part of my consciousness. The music is the voice of the liberal who firmly believe that MEAN PEOPLE SUCK. I don't think XTC are anti-Christianity as much they are pro-individualism and spirituality. They are the messengers for people like me who long for the days of idealism, but are stuck with the realities of a cynic. Sometimes I consider myself a born-again Hippie. Anyways, continuing the thread on XTC-like bands, I was drawn for some reason to Jellyfish. (I assume they have been mentioned numerous times.) I don't know if they were dismissed as a 70's rip-off artist, but I enjoy the vocals and music. Pick up "Spilt Milk" if you are interested. Regards, Scott I waited and waited, but the XTC appearance on MTV's unplugged never happened. Oh well, I will wait for the next album.
------------------------------ Date: 05 Dec 95 09:41:23 EST From: David Rhoten <71450.2654@compuserve.com> Subject: Book: Lost In Music Hi: A couple of people recently have mentioned a book by Giles Smith called _Lost_In_Music:_A_Pop_Odessey_, published (in the UK) by Picador. I've called around to Bookstar and Borders, but neither have been able to find it. Does anyone have a source (does Dillon's do mail order? I probably won't get back over to Britain for a year or two) and/or an ISBN number for it? I'd appreciate any info! Dave
------------------------------ From: MRFrench3d@aol.com Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 10:44:58 -0500 Subject: Cleaners from Venus A few weeks back someone wrote in about a mailing list for fans of Martin Newell and the Cleaners from Venus. I've got the Martin Newell cd, a Cleaners compilation cd, the "Going to England" lp and a single, but I want more. Could the person please repost the address. I would appreciate it greatly. Although this is old news to most, the Martin Newell cd was produced by Andy and is well worth a listen. The Cleaners specialized in gorgeous, wimpy pop. The "Going to England" album is terrific, although hard to find. Anyone who has more knowledge about the Cleaners, please let me know. Thanks, bill
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:19:11 -0800
From: richard.pedrettiallen@octel.com (Richard Pedretti-Allen)
Subject: Translator & Spent Poets
Mellisa asked about Translator. Brian asked about Spent Poets.
Translator was a San Francisco band who put out two albums that I know
of. Great stuff. I wish there was more.
HEARTBEATS AND TRIGGERS was released in 1982 on 415 Records (dist. by
Columbia), Catalog no. ARC 38162 (vinyl). It contained the only
Translator song that I heard on commercial radio; "Everywhere That I'm
Not."
EVENING OF THE HARVEST was released in 1986. Catalog no. C40296 (vinyl).
Steve Barton and Robert Darlington were the primary writers and voices.
I have no clue what they are doing now.
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the Spent Poets released the self-titled CD in 1992. Catalog no.
GEFD-24467. No subsequent output has shown up at the local CD store
which is pretty disappointing because I love this CD.
All vocal songs written or co-written by vocalist Adam Gates.
Cheers, Richard
"Hell's a golf course that sways like a drunken sailor..."
-the Spent Poets (Walt Whitman's Beard)
------------------------------ From: Gene_Yoon@brown.edu Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 04:31:24 -0500 Subject: A Cynical Day for Colin In light of recent suggestions for more Colin recognition (I'm all for it) I thought the following might be of interest. Not exactly flattering, though. Andy Carvin, now an education technology guru, started a Chicago rag four years ago called Art + Performance while at Northwestern as a grad student. Big music enthusiast. He did a rare Colin-only interview for an article "right before Nonsuch was released a coupla years ago." His "Worst Interview Ever". Basically, he was the most depressing, cynical, and terse person I've ever interviewed. I'd like to think he was having a bad day, for I could rarely get more than a word or two out of him, apart from phrases like "I really only do it for the money any more," or something to that effect, if memory serves me (but that was the general tone of everything we talked about). After 15 uncomfortable minutes, I called it a day and trashed the tape I made - I knew I got absolutely nothing out of him. It was strange, and disappointing, because I had talked with him about 18 months before that, and he was just fine. So, I just wrote the interview off and decided to wait until the next album came out. I knew I should have talked with Partridge that day. :) ac [Andy Carvin <acarvin@k12.cnidr.org>] I can't understand how Colin only does it for the money when XTC hardly sells anymore. In fact Testimonial Dinner has disappeared from the shelves of even "alternative" record stores as quickly as it appeared. :( I'm sure Colin was just in a bad mood and forgot all about the good things that day. And I hear he's never one for verbosity (balances Andy P, I suppose). Still love his music. Still convinced he's a nice guy. Gene "I got so much to say but I'm afraid it'll come out wrong."
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 12:22:06 -0500 (EST) From: heller megan j <mjhell@mail.wm.edu> Subject: reaching back a bit in the subjects... I realize that it's been a little while since we've discussed odd places to hear XTC and MUZAK and XTC, but I had to throw this in. The other day I was at Giant, my local grocery store, waiting in line to have my perscriptions filled and feeling generally awful as I've bene fairly ill as of late. They were playing a mixture a of Xmas MUZAK when, suddenly, I realized that I was humming along to it, and that they were playing MUZAK of "Thanks for Christmas"! It was quite a shock, and when I mentioned it to my mum, she said, "Well, I guess nothing's safe, then." megan h.
------------------------------ From: vertigo@well.com (Giancarlo Cairella) Subject: Ernest Noyes Brookings Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 19:40:17 GMT As many of you probably know, the second volume of a compilation series featuring songs with lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings includes a song credited to XTC (actually a Andy Partridge solo work) called "Rocket". The CD is titled "Places of general happiness". Does anyone have more info about this series? Each volume usually includes fine alternative bands (like Madder Rose and Morphine on vol. 4) and the songs are consistently good. I've got volume 2 "Places of general happiness", volume 3 "Delicacy and nourishment" and volume 4 "Outstandingly Ignited" but I cannot find the first volume anywhere (and I don't know its title). These CD are issued by a Minneapolis label called ESD, but I think the first one might be on a different label. Any info about volume 1 (title/label/availability/anything) and on who the hell is Ernest Noyes Brookings :-) would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks. -- URL: <http://www.well.com/user/vertigo>
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Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 15:06:09 -0500
From: normanb@bu.edu (Norm Blanchard)
Subject: Dave Gregory on new Brian Stevens CD
Hi folks,
This is my first posting, so please be gentle. I'm not sure if this has
been mentioned yet, but there's a new CD out by a guy named Brian Stevens
with Dave Gregory on guitar & keyboards. The CD is called "Prettier Than
You", on a small Boston label, Q Division Records. Brian Stevens was in a
Boston band called the Cavedogs (2 excellent albums out on Capitol before
splitting up), and I think he's also in Aimee Mann's touring band. Anyway,
the liner notes state that "Dave Gregory's contributions recorded by Andy
Partridge at The Shed, Swindon, England".
So if you want to hear some excellent pop/rock in a Beatles (there, I've
said it and I have no regrets) vein, or if you want to hear what Dave's
been up to lately, the CD is out. Q division's web address is:
http://www.shore.net/~qdiv/q.htm
Now that I've gone back and read this, it sounds like I'm either related to
the guy or I'm Q Division's press rep. Honestly, I'm just an old Cavedogs
fan who thinks this is a great album which XTC people would probably enjoy.
Norm
Norm Blanchard
normanb@bu.edu; (617) 353-2400
Boston University
Home of the Terriers, 1995 NCAA Ice Hockey Champions
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1995 15:59:10 -0500 From: Tobin Munsat <tmunsat@pppl.gov> Subject: XTC covering themselves I wonder what would happen if some band covered one of the XTC songs before XTC released the original- say someone got hold of the new demos and arranged to publish a cover version before the next XTC record was produced (obviously XTC would have to give the go-ahead). Then XTC would be faced with the same questions that the cover-band is usually faced with, i.e. how faithful to the first version do I make it, which parts do I need to make "my own," how can I possibly improve on this song that I like well enough to cover, etc. So XTC would have to be creating the "original" version *in reaction to* the "cover" version rather than vice versa. With all the delays that XTC is having to face right now and all the good musicians around that are fanatics of the fab-Swindonians, maybe this situation could actually happen? Merely one more way XTC could do something unique. Merely a musing. -Tobin
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