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Music Review
Gerber: Concerto for bassoon; Aucassin et Nicolette
Desmarest: La Diane de Fontainebleau
Music: March on Washington 2000
Fauré: Bonne Chanson/Piano Trio
Amazon.com
XTC's frothy, Beatle-esque concept album about birth, death, and the passing of the seasons is hardly soft-headed: its melodic inventiveness and lush orchestrations supports bitterness ("That's Really Super, Supergirl"), displacement ("The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul"), and agnostic tirade ("Dear God") as often as it does the pleasures of sun and shower. The greatest achievement of XTC's post-Drums and Wires career, Skylarking is a must-have for the first days of spring. This deluxe, remastered version of the album contains a bonus track, "Mermaid Smiled." --Rickey Wright
Album Description
24-bit remastered reissue of 1986 album. Including the bonus track 'Dear God'.