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Former analog audio/visual technician and multi-media specialist for the State of California Department of Education. Musician, writer/commentator, photo-journalist, now retired.
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Jul 02, 2015
One of XTC's Finest
This is the definitive peak of XTCs career, in my opinion. Todd Rundrgen's production which was duly noted, in his amazing assistance for meshing the songs on what is considered: Side One, and helped make Skylarking a masterpiece. His totality in the complete endeavor made it so. The entire album is brilliant. Not saying XTC weren't tremendous, previously. Not at all. It could be on the comparative of Brian Eno's influence on U2. Get together with musical genius minds, and things just happen. Pretty much a given thing. Skylarking is no exception. This is also the first of XTC's wonderful releases I purchased for my collection. But again, like the others, it was on a cassette. There's perhaps one more I'd like to add to my other XTC CDs, and that would be one I can only remember as: B-Sides. These were pretty much most of the best of XTC's hits, but they were all alternate takes. And none the less tremendous. I didn't see it on eBay last time I checked, so I'm assuming it's out of print. As far as American releases, there were a couple more to add to XTC's catalogue. Oranges and Lemons I remember. It got some air play as well. But it failed to add up to the brilliance of Skylarking's arrangements. Again, just my personal opinion here, but I think this is without a doubt, XTC's best of latter contributions to the world they had to offer. ~ sunking-4
May 17, 2016
Supertramp As It Was Intended... Directly From The Analog Master Tapes
Crisis? What Crisis? Is no doubt, Supertramp's most under-rated release. And their most artistic as well, in my opinion. The remaster sadly missed the mark, unfortunately. The underlying gently laid out nuances were digitally washed out. Especially noted, would be the closing track: Two Of Us. The most lovely ballad on the entire CD, and all too short as well, is lacking the beauty of the echo on the vocals and the lush sound of Roger Hodgson's 12 string guitar. This is the bridge of this wonderful song. The remaster almost completely obliterated it. How tragic. The same could be said of: A Soap Box Opera. All the levels were brought forward, where I doubt it was wanted. Comparative to my vinyl copy in every detail, This is the ultimate of how the CD should have remained. The remaster is a crisis of disappointment to say the very least. The edgy tracks such as: Another Man's Woman, and The Meaning, are alright in and of itself. The digital transfer was pretty much the same. Still they lack that analog touch. What a find to have managed a treasure such as this version, of my favorite from this tremendous group. From the opening track: Easy Does It, to the end, Crisis? What Crisis? is truly a masterpiece. Search for much of this release on YouTube, and you'll come up a bit empty. Also very sad. Hodgson has a choke hold on the copyrights perhaps, and I tip my hat to his brilliance. Thanks for the South American source, in which I got a pristine used copy of this version in my collection. And worth every bit I paid to obtain it. ~ sun-king4
Jul 02, 2015
A Tremendous Collection of Music
XTC were one of the most favorite groups I discovered from a very good friend of mine. Their sound was quirky, bouncy, and down right fun to listen to. Very much like the group: Split Enz from New Zealand, later on: Crowded House. Both of them maintained a very popular following here in the USA, from their beginnings in the late 70s, and well into the mid 90s. They fit right in with the New Wave and Alternative category, when by the mid 80s, everything begin to usher into fusion of every description. It seemed that the music began to become muddled a bit, but XTC and a few others remained strong both in air-play and particular unyielding standards. Like many of the mainstay of the 80s, my collections were countless cassettes. CDs came into the scene as well, but were a bit expensive then for me and most of my personal friends. Many of us didn't start collecting them until the mid 90s. And so this I thought was most appropriate. Even though I could bootleg most if not all of XTC's catalogue of music from my PC, there's nothing like having liner notes and other important info such as dates, authors of the songs, and lyrics. I thought this "best of" compilation was a good start, since all of my collection of XTC was on manufactured cassettes. Terrific music, and a lot of fond memories of the times. XTC was one of the few groups in concert I didn't have the opportunity or pleasure to see. I only wish I had. ~ sun-king4