Thursday, September 15, 2011

XTC: The Rhythm - FM broadcast (1980)


God this band was GREAT live. That Valium withdrawal-fuelled nervous breakdown of Andy Partridge in 1982 deprived the world of some amazing shows. (For more on XTC go HERE.)

XTC - live at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 22, 1980 - broadcast on WUTF FM - D



What do you think of XTC as live act? Le us know in the COMMENTS section (which is where you'll find the link for The Rythm CD).


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Posted by jeffen at 6:07 AM
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  1. jeffenSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    It's in the order of their hedgerows
    it's in the way their curtains open and close
    it's in the look they give you down their nose
    all part of decency's jigsaw I suppose

    Heard the neighbour slam his car door
    don't he realise this is respectable street
    What d'you think he bought that car for
    'cos he realise this is respectable street

    Now they talk about abortion
    in cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters
    as they speak of contraception
    And immaculate receptions on their portable
    Sony entertainment centres.

    Now she speaks about diseases
    and which sex position pleases best her old man
    Avon lady fills the creases
    when she manages to squeeze in past the caravans
    that never move from their front gardens.

    It's in the order of their hedgerows
    it's in the way their curtains open and close
    it's in the look they give you down their nose
    all part of decency's jigsaw I suppose
    Sunday church and they look fetching
    Saturday night saw him retching over our fence
    bang the wall for me to turn down
    I can see them with their stern frown
    as they dispense the kind of look that says
    they're perfect.


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    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7s2zgy8ktp4r6s5

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  2. LongySeptember 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    I never did see them live I'm afraid. Hey Jeff,you've probably got this,but in case you haven't,check this one out

    http://xtc4u.org/rockpalast.html

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    thank you for this! i was far too young to even fathom their existence in 1980. all of three years old. this stuff is so timeless. love it!

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  4. jeffenSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Longy
    Nice one. That XTC $ U site is pretty cool.

    anon
    Never too late to learn about great music!

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  5. steveoSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Great stuff - thanks for sharing the xtc

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    thank you xtc is the best

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  7. The Northern MilesSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Thanks again, from a true Exile on Respectable Street.

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  8. jeffenSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    The Northern Miles
    Thanks for all your comments
    Glad you found great stuff here!

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  9. La Piazza GancioSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Enough that not seeing them live ranks as one of my life's major regrets.

    As bootlegs from 1979 through early-1982 attest, they were one of the world's great live bands.

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