“Senses Working Overtime” / “Blame The Weather” / “Tissue Tigers” (Virgin VS 462) January 1982
XTC | Senses Working Overtime | (Virgin) 1982 | The ultimate example of the Prof Cooper dictum that those who talk about Pop are unable to create it; you know, magical, pure, crucial and disposable POP – XTC should listen to Depeche Mode and know, then give up. (Record Mirror, 16/01/82)
Odds are that thuh noo XTC album’ll be exactly what they always deny themselves to be: twice as many hooks, ideas and chords as are necessary for success.
For a microcosm of their dilemma see this 45, a nice pseudodelic Nick Lowe-the-belt-type-opus with lyrics ’bout the world being biscuit shaped, ultimately betrayed by not being stupid enough for the chart.
If only they’d ditched several of the changes, the taped bird sounds, the . . . . (Sounds, 16/01/82)
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