It's been awhile, so it's time for my annual post on - once again- The Greatest Band You'll Never Hear Live (Now That Steely Dan tours)... XTC...any more fans in here?



My favorite tracks:


I Remember The Sun
Runaways
Mermaid Smiled
English Roundabout
The Man who Sailed Around His Soul
Wonderland
It's Nearly Africa
This World Over
1000 Umbrellas
All You Pretty Girls
Travels in Nihilon
The World's Full Of Angry Young Men
Miniature Sun
Yacht Dance
Mayor of Simpleton
Omnibus
Green Man
Grass
Snowman
A World In Grey
The Smartest Monkeys
Stupidly Happy

...

Sure, count me in, though I don't often go back to their records that often these days to tell you the truth. Skylarking is probably the most perfect Beatles tribute album of all time, Love on a Farm Boy's Wages occasionally becomes an obsession with me, and the Apple Venus records have a smattering of perfect pop songs.

Bought their Greatest Hits CD a few months back, but it got lost in the shuffle. Need to dig it out and give it a few spins.

Although we've had this discussion before, sadly i'm still stuck back in their Making Plans for Nigel/Generals And Majors era.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Wake Up!
The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
the whole English Settlement album ( I still don't know Mummer & Skylarking)
the funny History of Rock & Roll
too many ( The Loving, Sarecrow People..)
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[Edited 3/9/05 1:47am]

They are one of the few bands to be consistently good/great over a 20+ year span. It would be nice if they released more music but Apple Venus 1 & 2 were great and if it takes a long time for them to make albums that are great then it is worth waiting for.