XTC - English Settlement flac album

English Settlement is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English band XTC, released 12 February 1982 on Virgin Records. It reached number 5 on the UK Album Chart for an 11-week stay, and number 48 on the Billboard 200 album chart for a 20-week stay. The album's music style marked a turn towards the more pastoral pop songs that would dominate later XTC releases, with increased use of acoustic guitar and fretless bass

XTC - English Settlement (Full Album). UMG (от лица компании "EMI"); BMI - Broadcast Music In. ARESA, BMG Rights Management, CMRRA" и другие авторские общества (2). Композиция. Melt The Guns (2001 Remaster). XTC. Авторы текста и музыки.

Despite several terrific tracks, English Settlement seems more a transitional album than anything else, although the textural sound of the album is quite remarkable, indicating the direction they would take in their post-touring incarnation.

Album · 1982 · 15 Songs. After four albums of skittish and meticulous New Wave pop, Andy Partridge pushed his band to create English Settlement, their first double album. It is an exceptionally ripe collection of ideas: one moment a jittery anti-violence chant ( Melt the Guns ), the next a double-speed pastoral skank ( English Roundabout ). He also toned down some of their trademark dissonance for chiming ’60s guitars, particularly on the stunning single Senses Working Overtime -a song about his impending nervous breakdown-and the unsettlingly sweet warning shot All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late).

English Settlement is XTC's second best album (behind Drums and Wires), and it most accurately depicts their sound, which is a mixture of new wave, pop, reggae and a hint of punk. The band was clearly in transition on this one, which allows for a little bit of everything. What I like most about this album is its consistent sound throughout. There isn't a track that sounds like it doesn't belong on the album, as is the case with so many bands out there. Colin Moulding's bass playing is superior on this one, and Andy Partridge's vocals are in top form.

English Settlement is the fifth studio album by the English band XTC, released on 12 February 1982. The album reached No. 5 on the UK Album Chart and No. 48 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The lyrics are largely political and often feature critiques of the British people and their ways of life. The album spawned three UK singles: "Senses Working Overtime" (released on 8 January 1982 and reaching No. 10 on the UK singles chart); "Ball And Chain" (released 26 February 1982 and reaching No. 58 on the UK singles chart); and "No Thugs in Our House" (released 14 May 1982).

Settlement" comes off as a semi-concept album, sampling the rebellious optimism (not to mention the occasional musical idea) of the first psychedelic era of the late 60's and applying it to a series of vignettes that explore youth, gender roles, history, and, most of all, the comforts and pitfalls of tradition. In the end, the pastoral vibe of the album reflects a kind of disillusionment for the scene that was evolving around them

Two years later, XTC released English Settlement. I first listened to this with my high school sweetheart, and I'm playing it now a week before I get married. I'm far from the first person to say that it ages well- in fact, it sounds just as fresh now as it ever did, and there are some songs like "All of a Sudden (It's Too Late)" that I didn't even like until I was in my mid-twenties.

English Settlement is an XTC album released on February 12, 1982. 5 on the UK album chart, No. 48 on the Billboard 200 album charts, N. on the Progressive Media Radio Album charts and No. 1 on the Progressive Media College, Non-Commercial Airplay . The cover design is based upon the Uffington White Horse.