Their live sound was as close to the recording as you could hope for. Andy’s vocals, everything for that matter was top notch, all the way to the synth interlude. Thank you Andy, Dave, Terry and Colin for the great music and inspiration over the decades.
There is only one camera at the side and other than that there is no where for the cameraman to go to get through to provide a close up other than through the front of the stage!
40 odd years after it was released I recently bought English Settlement. What a brilliant album. Where are the bands doing experimental stuff like this these days?
Unlike most of their new wave contemporaries XTC possesed expert and complex musicianship. Check out Andy's crazy chording mixed with Dave Gregory's skillful leads along with Colin Moulding's all over the fretboard bass work all along with Terrry Chambers' solid precise drumming and you'll know what I mean.
XTC was so good live. I’ve never seen this before & it’s amazing. Wish they would have been able to do more live shows, but unfortunate for Andy’s mental health. I just love this band.
There's the live quality of the band to marvel at, and also, how pleased Andy seemed to be with everything. He's clearly enjoying himself. Too bad the "fear of performing" crept up and removed that entire facet of their life as a band.
What is sad is how good they are live, yet they never toured this or any of their following albums. While all the band's fans know this story, it is still one of the greatest missed opportunities in Rock.
This video led me to do a deep dive into XTC and place them atop of my list of favorite bands. "Yacht Dance" with its Classical, quirky folk, bouncing bass slides & flanged drums changed my life in ways I can't quite explain just yet. And "No Thugs.." is the perfect, immaculate performance. Thank you for sharing this video!
Such an underrated band. I saw ExTC (Terry's band playing XTC's classics) at the 100 Club and was a) sad that I will never see XTC live; and b) happy that Terry is keeping the XTC catalogue alive.
Love this performance so much. Thanks for posting in great definition. It's interesting to see the band and especially Andy so close to the bottom falling out, but appearance is that all 4 of them are on top of their game.
Their best Album IMHO and Andy has hair! Sound quality is good here but more importantly this shows how good their musicianship was as live this sounds very like the record.
As usual with artists, there’s no such thing as the tired cliche “underrated”. You’re either appreciated by those who like your work or you’re not. If you don’t enjoy a great band like XTC, that’s your loss.
Happily, Andy Partridge has been writing songs again! We have recently written 1/2 of my new album together, The Concrete Jangle on Wicked Cool Records. Here's one of the songs: "Fourth Of July" by Steve Conte & Andy Partridge - ruclips.net/video/G6PB0I5jkLg/видео.htmlsi=zaH_607ATTOd3eiG
Brilliant, but I think some pedantry is required regarding the introduction. As anyone from the area would know if you went from Swindon to Chippenham you'd be travelling in the wrong direction towards Bristol rather than towards London. The station also isn't called Chippenham Junction, its just called Chippenham.
Probably not. In both cases (with the OGWT videos) I enjoyed the performances and downloaded the videos for my own "collection" and then decided to make them available again bc they had disappeared from RUclips. So probably only if that happens again :-)
XTC were the Who of their time, they would kick the arse of any of their contemporaries when it comes to playing live! What a shame and waste they stoped touring ...
It wasn't so much stage fright as how his body and head were reacting to the exhaustion from touring combined with going cold turkey after 12 years of valium addiction.
@@nudnick His wife of the time has a lot to answer for, though I'm guessing she must've had no idea of the severe, potentially fatal medical implications of throwing away someone's benzodiazepines when they're physically dependent. Absolutely ridiculous thing to have happened.
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Terry Chambers is a powerhouse. I don’t think he ever got the credit he so richly deserved as their drummer.
Their live sound was as close to the recording as you could hope for. Andy’s vocals, everything for that matter was top notch, all the way to the synth interlude. Thank you Andy, Dave, Terry and Colin for the great music and inspiration over the decades.
Such a shame that the "live sound" you refer to was to become a thing of the past shortly after this.
There's Dave blazing away back there without a single bit of love from the director. Sums up the whole Dave in XTC experience.
Dave Gregory is XTC, a master of the 12 string electric guitar
Watch he whole clip. He gets his head in all over No Thugs, including a little feature on the Prophet.
There is only one camera at the side and other than that there is no where for the cameraman to go to get through to provide a close up other than through the front of the stage!
English Settlement is a masterpiece of an album
i was 16 when i discovered it...totally agree!!!!
40 odd years after it was released I recently bought English Settlement. What a brilliant album. Where are the bands doing experimental stuff like this these days?
i was gonna make the same comment but it's wasted on deaf ears unfortunately
Unlike most of their new wave contemporaries XTC possesed expert and complex musicianship. Check out Andy's crazy chording mixed with Dave Gregory's skillful leads along with Colin Moulding's all over the fretboard bass work all along with Terrry Chambers' solid precise drumming and you'll know what I mean.
What an amazing group, Been stuck on these guys' music since about 1980. Pure genius!
can't believe i was 15 when this aired!! love XTC!!! Had the album same year...every song was a hit!!!
It always amazes me when I hear a live performance sound as good as the produced version, not to mention incredibly varied and complex songs! XTC!
One of greatest bands ever
XTC was so good live. I’ve never seen this before & it’s amazing. Wish they would have been able to do more live shows, but unfortunate for Andy’s mental health. I just love this band.
But maybe we would never have gotten Skylarking, Oranges & Lemons, Nonsuch etc had they stuck at touring.
Amazing band. Amazing music.
There's the live quality of the band to marvel at, and also, how pleased Andy seemed to be with everything. He's clearly enjoying himself. Too bad the "fear of performing" crept up and removed that entire facet of their life as a band.
What is sad is how good they are live, yet they never toured this or any of their following albums. While all the band's fans know this story, it is still one of the greatest missed opportunities in Rock.
Well Andy's anxiety was real.
they did tour this album or at least some songs from it...remember them ending their set with snowman!
I saw them at Newcastle City Hall playing a lot of this album.
This video led me to do a deep dive into XTC and place them atop of my list of favorite bands. "Yacht Dance" with its Classical, quirky folk, bouncing bass slides & flanged drums changed my life in ways I can't quite explain just yet. And "No Thugs.." is the perfect, immaculate performance. Thank you for sharing this video!
Oh ,how i love these boys from swindon!! XTC was so unique, so very special, absolutely love them!!
How I wish I could have seen them live…
Such an underrated band. I saw ExTC (Terry's band playing XTC's classics) at the 100 Club and was a) sad that I will never see XTC live; and b) happy that Terry is keeping the XTC catalogue alive.
The glorious sound of two acoustics at 3:05
they're having so much fun lol, I love the moment at 9:32; Dave can't help but smile while shredding
What an incredibly tight band.
No lie! Not a single misplaced note, and they make it look effortless.
What a band ❤
Classic as always and perfect musicianship.
Love this performance so much. Thanks for posting in great definition. It's interesting to see the band and especially Andy so close to the bottom falling out, but appearance is that all 4 of them are on top of their game.
Their best Album IMHO and Andy has hair! Sound quality is good here but more importantly this shows how good their musicianship was as live this sounds very like the record.
a national treasure
A super underrated band..
In my book never underrated but underappreciated.
As usual with artists, there’s no such thing as the tired cliche “underrated”. You’re either appreciated by those who like your work or you’re not. If you don’t enjoy a great band like XTC, that’s your loss.
Thank you so much for reuploading this!! Always a delight to hear them play :D
this is evidence of the massive talent of Andy Partridge
thank you for reuploading this!!
Happily, Andy Partridge has been writing songs again! We have recently written 1/2 of my new album together, The Concrete Jangle on Wicked Cool Records. Here's one of the songs: "Fourth Of July" by Steve Conte & Andy Partridge - ruclips.net/video/G6PB0I5jkLg/видео.htmlsi=zaH_607ATTOd3eiG
Pigging brilliant.............
Brilliant, but I think some pedantry is required regarding the introduction. As anyone from the area would know if you went from Swindon to Chippenham you'd be travelling in the wrong direction towards Bristol rather than towards London. The station also isn't called Chippenham Junction, its just called Chippenham.
That scream at 4:48, tho! 🤣🤣
Just Love this.
superb ❤
WOW !!!! What a TREAT. Thnx !!!!!!
Andy so nice guy
Great band.
For me they kind of seemed like they'd been teleported here from a medieval English Tavern.... But that's probably just me.😂
Tremendous stuff. Just as they were going to rule the world Andy's mental health folded - still so sad.
go dave
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👍👍
Think Stewart Copland adapted that lick for the movie rumble fish. 1st tune. Just saying
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It sucks that the gremlins stole that soundman's credit.
Nice source footage! Anymore coming?
Probably not. In both cases (with the OGWT videos) I enjoyed the performances and downloaded the videos for my own "collection" and then decided to make them available again bc they had disappeared from RUclips. So probably only if that happens again :-)
@@DANCELITTLEL1AR this XTC fan thanks you greatly for your effort!
the hardest band to love
If you does not like XTC, does you really even like music?
Britain’s Oingo Boingo!
OB had “Only A Lad”
XTC had “No Thugs In Our House”
Not quite. XTC an older band, get your facts right ...
Talking Heads wow xxx
Not quite! x
They were trolling right? Lol.
You either have the XTC gene or you don’t. You don’t.
I quite liked XTC before I watched this, lol
Get well soon!
lol, alright weirdo
These guys got better once they learned how to write songs
une vrai merde cette chanson.
Il est VOUS la vrai merde!
Partridge getting way above himself in some olde English guff, Moulding looking on bored to tears.
XTC were the Who of their time, they would kick the arse of any of their contemporaries when it comes to playing live! What a shame and waste they stoped touring ...
Andy supposedly developed stage fright later in his life and withdrawn from touring.
But here he has a great deal stage presence.
When this performance was recorded was right before he quit live performing start of March 82. Right at their height as live performers. Very sad.
It wasn't so much stage fright as how his body and head were reacting to the exhaustion from touring combined with going cold turkey after 12 years of valium addiction.
@@nudnick His wife of the time has a lot to answer for, though I'm guessing she must've had no idea of the severe, potentially fatal medical implications of throwing away someone's benzodiazepines when they're physically dependent. Absolutely ridiculous thing to have happened.
@@KitCalder Andy let her have it on "Your Dictionary"