White Music [Limited Edition, Original recording remastered, Import]

XTC | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 3, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B00005ATE3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #627,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Radios in Motion

2. Cross Wires

3. This Is Pop?

4. Do What You Do

5. Statue of Liberty

6. All Along the Watchtower

7. Atom Age

8. Set Myself on Fire

9. I'm Bugged

10. New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage

11. Spinning Top

12. Neon Shuffle

13. Science Friction

14. She's So Square

15. Dance Band

16. Hang on to the Night

17. Heatwave

18. Traffic Light Rock

19. Instant Tunes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This IS Pop,I Think!, July 31, 2004

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Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Music (Audio CD)

XTC didn't start out with any remote idea of aspiring to the very stifling punk classicism of the day.The only relation
'White Music' has to punk is the simple three chord structures.
Otherwise tunes like the catchy "This Is Pop" and the offbeat,
quircky reggae of "All Along The Watchtower" have more relation to not only early British invasion music but to the more abstract musical experiments of American avante rockers.Neither is this in any way typical XTC-in years to come the band would
develope a sound much more melodic and sweet (neither of those
terms ever apply to this music) but the stuttering vocals and
Andy Partirdge's clever humor are more then enough to carry this album.From a guy whose more interested in funk and fusion normally I find this album worth a listen-'White Music' will
definately command your attention.And it's not too loud either!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You all look like insects, November 9, 2003

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filterite "filterite" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Music (Audio CD)

This is XTC's first album and it contains the band at their most nervy and manic. The band obviously had a lot of energy to burn and it shows through on this album. This is the first album I've purchased of theirs and it's so infectious that you can't put this album down. I'm Bugged is an obvious highlight as well as The Statue Of Liberty which would have got airplay only if the BBC didn't pick up on the " I sail the winds beneath your skirt " line. Which is unfortunate really as it really deserved more. It's unfortunate this band didn't do better but then.....that's what happens in life!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars These scruffy upstarts have a future in music, May 12, 2001

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WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... (My Little Blue Window, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Music (Audio CD)

Although not my favorite XTC album, White Music has a number of strong tracks. What's most interesting on this reissue is how well the original vinyl artwork has been reproduced. The sound quality is very, very good although I don't hear a huge improvement between this and the previously issued version.

The big advantage here is the fact that the bonus tracks are at the end and not in the middle like the first CD edition (why someone would put them in the middle is beyond me. I don't recall seeing that happen to any other artist). There are hints at Partridge's further development as both a songwriter and vocalist (although here his shouter style most resembles that of Joe Strummer). Moulding's songs are fairly weak although there are a couple that suggest his distinct songwriter voice. Here he sounds as if he's trying to write material similar to Partridge's.

Barry Andrew's funhouse keyboards are a delight throughout the album. He helped give the early XTC a distinct sound compared to many of their contemporaries. Terry's propulsive drumming helps even the weakest of songs gain a foothold in the listener's memory.All in all this wasn't a bad debut. Kudos to producer John Leckie for trying to capture the band's live sound on tape. I have to admit I don't listen to this as much as the other stuff in XTC's catalog but I do prefer Go2 to the debut. Partridge's songwriting is more polished and his experimental nature begins to appear on that album.