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XTC - Oranges & Lemons [Japanese Papersleeve Limited Edition / TOCP-67809] (1989/2005)
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XTC - Oranges & Lemons [Japanese Papersleeve Limited Edition / TOCP-67809] (1989/2005)
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Genre: New Wave, Alternative Rock
EAC-WAV/CUE/LOG | Full Artwork 300 dpi | 520 MB | RAR inc. 5% Recovery
Genre: New Wave, Alternative Rock
Oranges & Lemons is an album by the British band XTC. The name of the album may have been taken from the lyrics to Skylarking's "Ballet for a Rainy Day," which in turn may have come from the old English nursery rhyme. The band was sent to Los Angeles to record the album, and Paul Fox was retained to produce it. As it was his first producing job, Fox tried to be easy to work with. The album was lushly produced with multiple overdubs on almost every track, yielding the psychedelic feel. The album didn't meet with significant approval by XTC, but the band was under pressure to create a hit single and the label liked it, so they didn't argue much.
| “ | Skylarking was an ambitious yet concise record, one that recalled such graceful concept albums as Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper, so it wasn't entirely a surprise that XTC embraced psychedelia on its double-album follow-up, Oranges & Lemons, especially if their celebrated Dukes of Stratosphear side project was taken into consideration as well. Oranges & Lemons lacks the singular focus of Skylarking, but at its best, it's just as impressive as its predecessor. Instead of revelling in the form of psychedelic pop, as they did with the Dukes, XTC bring the genre's sensibility to the mature pop of Skylarking, spiking it with a wry, occasionally absurd sense of humor missing from its predecessor. The result is a record exploding with details, not the least of which are backward guitars, sound effects, and head-spinningly eclectic arrangements. It's sonically rich and filled with immaculately crafted songs, but Oranges & Lemons falls just short of being a tour de force, since each song feels like an island — they work well as individual tracks, but they don't form a cohesive statement. However, that's a minor complaint, because Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge in particular are in peak form, contributing some of their very finest songs in "Garden of Earthly Delights," "The Loving," "One of the Millions," "Merely a Man," "Pink Thing," and the elegiac "Chalkhills and Children." Such songs make the relative weaknesses of the album well worth enduring. - by Stephen Thomas Erlewine - Allmusic | ” |
Track list:
1. "Garden of Earthly Delights" – 5:03
2. "The Mayor of Simpleton" – 3:58
3. "King for a Day" (Colin Moulding) – 3:37
4. "Here Comes President Kill Again" – 3:35
5. "The Loving" – 4:11
6. "Poor Skeleton Steps Out" – 3:34
7. "One of the Millions" (Moulding) – 4:35
8. "Scarecrow People" – 4:13
9. "Merely a Man" – 3:27
10. "Cynical Days" (Moulding) – 3:17
11. "Across This Antheap" – 4:51
12. "Hold Me My Daddy" – 3:47
13. "Pink Thing" – 3:48
14. "Miniature Sun" – 3:57
15. "Chalkhills and Children" – 4:56
* Colin Moulding – vocals, bass
* Andy Partridge – guitar, vocals
* Dave Gregory – guitars, vocals, keyboards
* Pat Mastelotto – drums
Released: 27 February 1989
Recorded: 1988, Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles
Genre: Pop rock
Length: 60:50
Label: Virgin Records
Producer: Paul Fox
Other releases:
XTC - Black Sea [Japanese Papersleeve Limited Edition 2005]
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