Hey Otto Man, there's a whole heap of Live XTC Bootlegs here: archive.org/details/@dharmanovel?and%5B%5D=creator%3A%22xtc%22&sort=titleSorter I'd suggest starting with these: 1977 - November - 17 and 26 1978 - December - 8 1979 - July - 20 (Early Dave Gregory era, late for White Music songs, also showcases Dave's guitar parts more than most other boots.) 1980 - September - 7 (Black Sea tour.) 1981 - April - 17 (In-between Black Sea and English Settlement tours, but one of the best XTC shows.) 1982 - March - 7 (Not as good as March 8 due to some recording mishaps, [Real by Reel doesn't have Andy's guitar in it,] but still good.) 1982 - March - 8 (3 tapes; Rehearsal, Audience Mic [containing the first 3 tracks, counting the pre-concert music] and the Pre-FM tape.) Also, there's an XTC Discord Server, "Simpleton," if you feel like joining. It doesn't get a lot of activity, though. I don't feel like posting a direct link to it here, sorry: the last time someone did that at the Andy Partridge & XTC Facebook Page, we got a bunch of trolls bombarding the server.
Fantastic, what a great band. I actually met Andy, Dave and Colin walking down the street in NYC in 1989 and spoke with them briefly at a corner on Sixth Ave. They were in town to sing King for a Day on David Letterman's show.
Xtc filled the space that was missing, do you know what I mean, they were not cool, so really they were very cool, because they didn't try, they just made gorgeous music reflecting life and how it Is❤
Dear God, my senses are working overtime as they always do when I hear this amazing band. This is pop, so they say, but it's far more than that. There is no language in our lungs that can define the excellence of XTC. As refreshing as oranges and lemons, their passionate music could melt the guns of hostility in our lives and bring about world peace, while freeing us all of the ball and chain of musical mediocrity...... if only anyone had fucking listened!
Nice tribute Warren. XTC had everything you wanted from a band, the awesome melodies, chord progressions, lyrics, mood shifts, wry bitter-sweet sense of humour, the last goes on. Too good for the recyclable slurry of the music industry. I can't believe a sound like this, so advanced and light years ahead of their contemporaries was 45 years ago. Proud to be a forever & passionate fan.
Just like they were in Chicago back in the day I was a huge XTC fan when I saw them play in the late 70s. They opened with REEL BY REEL although it was the Black Sea tour they play much old stuff
Brilliant seminal English post-punk. I was lucky enough to see them a couple of times in this heyday era. They were not about looks, although Andy P tried; it was all about the writing and musicianship. Internationally influential stuff, and a type of Englishness to be proud of.
I love how they split the screen for the guitar solo, so you could see both Partridge and Gregory doing wut they do. Quite rare in things from the 60's and 70's to find a cameraman/team who are interested in those kinds of shots!!!
Amazing to see Dave carry the backbone of this song on his guitar, that non stop riff for the whole 3 or 4 minutes. da da da dum...da da da da da da dum...da da da da da da dum...
He didn't always play the Ibanez Artist, that one seems to have been an occasional player from later 1978 - 1980. He seems to have mostly played that Sunburst Gibson Les Paul from 1978 - 1980, and there was also a Black Les Paul that he played in 1980 - 1981/1982, which was stolen at some point.
I hear a great David 'Kid' Jensen BBC session version of this the other day, really clean and stripped down. Would love to hear it again but can't find it on here.
I’ve never seen this. I’ve been a fan of XTC since the mid-80’s. It is annoying, that shows like this, would run credits over the performance. Like “books are burning” on a British show, xtc at end, credits over, and they fade out on the song (audio on boxset, compared) If XTC would ever get in the Rock Hall, which they deserve, their induction would likely be faded too.
Now I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) Come with me to the church on the corner the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) There's nuts and there's crisps And there's c-c-c-cola on tap (oo-oo-oo-ooh) A good time had By those boys and those girls at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) Tell me what do you say I tell you Life begins at the hop, boys and girls Prepare yourself for the boys in the band at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) The cheap guitars They're too young for the bars at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) We'll jive around Make fools of ourselves 'til they stop (oo-oo-oo-ooh) We're back next week with another ridiculous tie knot (oo-oo-oo-ooh) Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) Tell me what do you say I tell you Life begins at the hop, boys and girls Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) I tell you Life begins at the hop, boys and girls I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop Come with me to the church on the corner the hop There's nuts and crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap A good time had by those boys and those girls at the hop Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say) I tell you Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la la la la la Boys and girls
I saw them in Toronto on the Drums and Wires tour in the early 80s. Unforgettable.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Holy Crap it's LIVE, not lip synched! What a gem of a find....
Hey Otto Man, there's a whole heap of Live XTC Bootlegs here:
archive.org/details/@dharmanovel?and%5B%5D=creator%3A%22xtc%22&sort=titleSorter
I'd suggest starting with these:
1977 - November - 17 and 26
1978 - December - 8
1979 - July - 20 (Early Dave Gregory era, late for White Music songs, also showcases Dave's guitar parts more than most other boots.)
1980 - September - 7 (Black Sea tour.)
1981 - April - 17 (In-between Black Sea and English Settlement tours, but one of the best XTC shows.)
1982 - March - 7 (Not as good as March 8 due to some recording mishaps, [Real by Reel doesn't have Andy's guitar in it,] but still good.)
1982 - March - 8 (3 tapes; Rehearsal, Audience Mic [containing the first 3 tracks, counting the pre-concert music] and the Pre-FM tape.)
Also, there's an XTC Discord Server, "Simpleton," if you feel like joining. It doesn't get a lot of activity, though. I don't feel like posting a direct link to it here, sorry: the last time someone did that at the Andy Partridge & XTC Facebook Page, we got a bunch of trolls bombarding the server.
indeed
Yep
WHY does anyone ever lipsync? show the music video if that's the limit of your risk tolerance
@@TonyLovell because music studios often had or haven't the facilities to deal with a live band
Absolutely fantastic performance from XTC. The best songs stay in your head for the rest of the day, and this is one of them!
Fantastic, what a great band. I actually met Andy, Dave and Colin walking down the street in NYC in 1989 and spoke with them briefly at a corner on Sixth Ave. They were in town to sing King for a Day on David Letterman's show.
I recorded that performance on my VCR and played it over and over in the years before TH-cam.
These guys were on their own planet
I was with them
It was earth. We are just xtc’s guests.
Xtc filled the space that was missing, do you know what I mean, they were not cool, so really they were very cool, because they didn't try, they just made gorgeous music reflecting life and how it Is❤
Dear God, my senses are working overtime as they always do when I hear this amazing band. This is pop, so they say, but it's far more than that. There is no language in our lungs that can define the excellence of XTC. As refreshing as oranges and lemons, their passionate music could melt the guns of hostility in our lives and bring about world peace, while freeing us all of the ball and chain of musical mediocrity...... if only anyone had fucking listened!
I fucking listened
I fucking listened, and loved what I heard.
Do you live on respectable street?
You seem to like XTC a lot! Some would say you are burning with Optimism's flames!
Nice tribute Warren. XTC had everything you wanted from a band, the awesome melodies, chord progressions, lyrics, mood shifts, wry bitter-sweet sense of humour, the last goes on. Too good for the recyclable slurry of the music industry. I can't believe a sound like this, so advanced and light years ahead of their contemporaries was 45 years ago. Proud to be a forever & passionate fan.
This is what the Beatles would sound like if they had been a new wave band! Long live to XTC!
How lucky was I to see them live twice, in NYC and SF in 79 and 80. Tightest live band of the era.
So lucky mate!
I would give the family jewels to have had a chance to see XTC perform.
Yes saw them at the Whisky Go Go in L.A. on that tour. One of the best bands iin history,
@@agostinovaccarini4935 Indeed.
From start to that perfect finish. That's the quality of XTC.
Bassist who sings, love it! So tight. XTC.
Paul McCartney, Sting, Phil Lynott. Great.
Don’t forget Ben Orr in another band with two lead singers
i never knew how great XTC was live
Great to see Colin playing his fretless live, its very rare.
That's not his fretless, it's his fretted Fender Mustang.
He didn't seem to get a Fretless until 1981 / 1982, this is April 1979, so it's not that early.
Granada put so many great bands on that no one else in regional ITV did.
I love Partridge's guitar sound. As does, presumably, Graham Coxon 😊
XTC and Cardiacs were from another planet, pure geniuses!
Just like they were in Chicago back in the day I was a huge XTC fan when I saw them play in the late 70s. They opened with REEL BY REEL although it was the Black Sea tour they play much old stuff
Brilliant seminal English post-punk. I was lucky enough to see them a couple of times in this heyday era. They were not about looks, although Andy P tried; it was all about the writing and musicianship. Internationally influential stuff, and a type of Englishness to be proud of.
I love you tube. I so wish I could have seen these guys back then.
I love how they split the screen for the guitar solo, so you could see both Partridge and Gregory doing wut they do. Quite rare in things from the 60's and 70's to find a cameraman/team who are interested in those kinds of shots!!!
Yup - and, certainly on TOTP, the camera would unerringly look for the bass player during any guitar solo 😂
:D@@alihart
Xtc are truly the best!! Young people should check them out,you won't be sorry!! Dig deep!!😍
この曲のシングルCDを手に入れた時の喜びを今でも覚えています(もちろん日本盤を待ったりしなかったので )
No slouching in this band. The drummer is a machine and a good looking rough guy also. He must've pulled some birds.
Amazing to see Dave carry the backbone of this song on his guitar, that non stop riff for the whole 3 or 4 minutes.
da da da dum...da da da da da da dum...da da da da da da dum...
I reckon Dave is playing the monotonous "rhythm" part of the song, while Andy is playing lead. I wonder who played what parts on the studio recording?
@@spookerz35 I suppose it's the same for the studio recording.
Wowzas! So gutted I never saw them live but forever grateful for these utter gems
And imagine that if they all want it, they could tour the world right now.
Fantastic! My favorite XTC song. I only realized it was sung by Colin when I watched the video. It still sounds like Andy to me, 44 years later.
Never saw this before. Great find.
Gerard (Belfast)
Check out the chords Andy is playing...so far out, they're IN
Haha..me either..still cant
I actually did figure it out. They're actually just simple chords.
The Verse is
D F#m Bm and Am7
If he was in tune this might have been a hit
@@bonzodog6872 sounds right out of tune
@@outtathyme5679 self sabotaging
Dave’s heavy groove reminds me of the Four Tops song , I Can’t help myself. Probably inspired Colin as one of the songs that played at the Hop ❤.
Fantastic! Love that split screen shot of Andy and Dave guitar work!
yeah that was clever, a diagonal split to match the natural orientation of the guitar when played
Love Partridge's chords here
This song has moved to top of my favorite XTC tracks. What a gem
I'm transfixed on Dave's guitar playing.
They are the best rock band
AP was phenomenal in XTC in the late 70s!!
I love this and I’ve been lucky to have been to XTC 3 times...lucky me‼️😃
a musical milestone
Andy's chords at the end..my God.
Dat was Tight!
What a fantasic upscale. The video looks great while still looking like video. Sound is top notch as well. And of course the band is perfect.
Nice to see them actually LIVE ! Awesome !
This is f*cking awesome.
As a fan since even before this i've never seen this before or even knew it existed!! Brilliant find & thanks for posting.
Music from 2035 in 1979
I saw them about 2 yrs later at MFP in Roslyn NY
So good. Tidy performance
Brilliant.....16 again.
Bloody good!
Where’s the Ibanez Andy? Great version this......that solo never ceases to tickle the ears.
He didn't always play the Ibanez Artist, that one seems to have been an occasional player from later 1978 - 1980. He seems to have mostly played that Sunburst Gibson Les Paul from 1978 - 1980, and there was also a Black Les Paul that he played in 1980 - 1981/1982, which was stolen at some point.
Jesus, Andy is LOUD!
Man all this time I thought Andy Partridge was the one singing lead vocals, I was wrong
colin writes the best songs lol
@@nthwndroregano6604 I agree. His lyrics are something else.
Colin sings the songs he wrote, one or two on each album. See Generals and Majors,Nigel and King for a Day!
Absolutely brilliant!!!!!
Magic!💚
These guys were so good! 😎
What is Colin staring at, a teleprompter? He certainly seems mesmerized. (Stage fright? Perish the thought.)
plus, the bass part is fantastic!
Awesome!
Brilliant
Tremendous stuff
Brilliant..... 👍
Excellent👏🏻👏🏻
simply brilliant!"
This is bloody brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
GOOD
With this upload I'm happy to become subscriber # 1000!
Terry Chambers was a machine!
before you know where you are you are somewhere else
God this band was great! Thanks for posting!
👏👏👏
wow
Great performance! Thanks for the upload.
Great performance, but need to know why Bobby Charlton was joining the show....
He was going to play the solo and sing chorus, but something happened ...
It's the best band！！！！
I hear a great David 'Kid' Jensen BBC session version of this the other day, really clean and stripped down. Would love to hear it again but can't find it on here.
The transistor blast box set :)
@@fuckamericanidiot Thanks! I have just found 3 versions on 'A Coat of Many Cupboards' too.
Pure daycent
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I love this performance, and them, and Colin.. but I just wanna know what is he staring at? Hehe
Ace.
I’ve never seen this. I’ve been a fan of XTC since the mid-80’s.
It is annoying, that shows like this, would run credits over the performance. Like “books are burning” on a British show, xtc at end, credits over, and they fade out on the song (audio on boxset, compared) If XTC would ever get in the Rock Hall, which they deserve, their induction would likely be faded too.
Great! De donde ha salido esto?
I see where that Message in a bottle riff came! XTC, ahead of their time ...
Baby baby the vibrators
I've loved this band since they first appeared. i have to admit a certain Talking Heads influence here... not a bad band to borrow from at the time.
Very good. Shame they had to give up playing live. Might've been more successful.
Naughty Naughty. :)
Damm! Doesn't anyone realize that Dave Gregory's guitar doesn't sound?
Dave's parts often did seem overshadowed by Andy's, in volume. Here's an exception:
th-cam.com/video/mfruwvdFwQE/w-d-xo.html
@@101Volts Thanks!
I thought that too but it's actually Colin's bass and all the low end that's missing.
Have I not commented YET?
So Granada dumped So It Goes.. Tony Wilson for.. This?
I mean the format.. Not XTC who are genius obviously
Dave's guitar is muted! N
I thought that too but it's actually Colin's bass and all the low end that's missing.
Tempo is a bit slow
Studio albums today do not come close to a live performance like this.
Now I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
Come with me to the church on the corner the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
There's nuts and there's crisps
And there's c-c-c-cola on tap (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
A good time had
By those boys and those girls at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
Prepare yourself for the boys in the band at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
The cheap guitars
They're too young for the bars at the hop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
We'll jive around
Make fools of ourselves 'til they stop (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
We're back next week with another ridiculous tie knot (oo-oo-oo-ooh)
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, boys and girls
I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop
Come with me to the church on the corner the hop
There's nuts and crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap
A good time had by those boys and those girls at the hop
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
Tell me what do you say (tell me what do you say)
I tell you
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la
Life begins at the hop, la la la la la la la la la la la
Boys and girls
Awesome!