Editorial Reviews
Music Review:
Music Review
Great Cathedral Anthems, Vol. 9
Dutilleux/Schmidt/Dukas: Piano Works
Dreamland [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Everything You Want for Christmas
Earthworks [Original recording remastered]
Chopin: 24 Preludes Op.28, 2 Preludes Op.45, Piano Sonata No. 2 Op.35
Amazon.com essential recording
The 1980 release Black Sea represents the last stand of the punchy, angular new wave that had won XTC strong critical and college radio support. Still arranging with an ear toward the stage they'd soon retire from, they continued working in the "drums and wires" style that had christened their previous release. Black Sea brims with XTC trademarks: engaging guitar hooks, cleverly rendered lyrics, and frenetic, creative melodicism. The material represents the pinnacle of XTC's early incarnation--a counterpoint to contemporary punk imbued with style, rhythmic punch, and melodic charm. --Todd Gehman --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Album Description
Remastered reissue of 1980 album features the classic 'Generals And Majors'. Virgin Records. 2001.