Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc

Description: Genre: Indie Rock & Punk - New Wave & Post-punk / Artist: Xtc / Import / Audio CD released at Tvt / Disc #1 ... more

Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc ... Tracklisting
1 Playground
2 Stupidly Happy
3 In Another Life
4 My Brown Guitar
5 Boarded Up
6 I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
7 We're All Light
8 Standing in for Joe
9 Wounded Horse
10 You and the Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful
11 Church of Women
12 Wheel and the Maypole

Newest Review: ... The opening track, 'Playground', hangs on a relentlessly repeating guitar riff that is mesmerisingly catchy, and perfectly ... more

... evokes the feel of a nursery rhyme or playground chant. The second track, 'Stupidly Happy', continues the theme of building a song around one riff. Here, though, the riff stays right the way through the song, from beginning to end. Everything - words, melody, guitar solo, vocal harmonies - revolve around it perfectly. These elements slowly build until the whole thing pulses with an intensity and joy; by this stage Colin Moulding's bass swells with beautiful flourishes that only add to this happy mood. Other cat...more

Price Comparison for Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc

	Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2) Release Date: 2000 - 05 - 23, Audio CD, Tvt Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40	£ 11.95

Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2)
Release Date: 2000 - 05 - 23, Audio CD, Tvt

Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40

£ 11.95

Read Reviews for Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc

Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc: TOTAL XTC! (216 words)
by - written on 29/04/09 (Useful, 19 readings)
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As much as I love XTC, I can't bring myself to say, as some have on this site, that they are better than the Beatles. They really aren't! However, their album Wasp Star contains several songs that are truly right up there with those of the Fab Four. The opening track, 'Playground', hangs on a relentlessly repeating guitar riff that is mesmerisingly catchy, and perfectly evokes the feel of a nursery rhyme or playground chant. The second track, 'Stupidly Happy', continues the theme of building a song around one riff. Here, though, the riff stays right the way through the song, from beginning to end. Everything - words, melody, guitar solo, vocal harmonies - ... Read the complete review

XTC are better than the Beatles, so there (1867 words)
by - written on 12/07/01 (Very useful, 200 readings)
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Oh well, I’m off on holiday so I might as well be controversial (it works for some!) before I go, as I won’t be here to answer any criticism! I’ve only recently got into the Beatles and while I can now appreciate their music and their influence on other bands (including XTC) for me, XTC are quirkier and, quite frankly, write better songs. I know I’m fighting a losing battle here and none of you believe me, but before you judge don’t you think it’s only fair that you go out and buy the entire XTC back catalogue just to check? (They deserve the money!) XTC hail back to the seventies, their early music was very much influenced ... Read the complete review

Wasp Star: Apple Venus 2 - Xtc: A major return to form (217 words)
by - written on 10/03/01 (Useful, 18 readings)
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Who'd have thought it. After many years of making clever muso records, then many years of making no records, XTC return with two albums in a short space of time. The first was Apple Venus vol one and very nice it was if a little flowery and barogue for some tastes, then they bring out Apple Venus Vol two, call it Wasp Star and it is one of the brightest and breeziest pop albums of the year. No navel gazing on this one, it's the kind of album that just demands to be played in the car at high volume on a hot summer day. Not the sort of thing one usually expects from XTC. Having said that it is still very intelligent, well played music of the very highest ... Read the complete review