XTC in general

XTC have been kicking around for nearly 25 years and have released about 20 albums. Problem is, not many people have heard of them, let alone heard any of their music. It all began around 1976. Punk was just starting to spit in the face of the establishment, and fresh and exciting bands were springing up out of nowhere. XTC were one such band. Signed by Virgin as a new punk group (all labels were scrambling to sign anything that was vaguely punk!) they released their debut White Music in1977. This album has dated quite considerably, but is still quite interesting as a period piece. Next came GO2 which is pretty much White Music part 2, although it does contain ...

XTC were formed in 1977 during the Punk boom, at first they were known as the "Helium Kidz" but they later changed it to XTC (Ecstasy). After signing up the Virgin Records they released their first album called "White Music" which was an intant hit, and many critics noted their name for futire attention. Their next two albums were commercial successes and their hit single "Making Plans For Nigel" was brought out for their fans fans who were eagerly awaiting a single. Most of the groups singles were taken from their latest album, and most of them were really good records, and they all got into the top twenty. ...

I quite liked XTC in the late 70s and early 80s. Songs like Generals and Majors, Making Plans For Nigel, and particularly Sense Working Overtime, formed a part of the soundtrack to my secondary school years. However, I never liked them enough to actually go out and buy any of their albums at the time. So as the 80s wore on, they stopped having hits and I stopped noticing they existed. Until one day in the mid 90s, I was browsing in a cd shop, trying to decide what to spend my xmas tokens on. I spotted an XTC greatest hits album, and thought 'why not?' Since then, I've become a fully fledged fan over the years, and would like to list, in no particular order, a ...