I like the finished versions of most of their demo songs, this one included. I like dynamics in a song, and most demos are spun off of programmed (or looped) drum tracks and you lose out on that.
However, in defense of demos, for a more selfish reason, stripped down versions of songs that have as much compositional depth in them as XTC does are a hell of a lot easier to learn how to play, since you can hear the key instruments very clearly without 20 string pads and gated reverbs.
whay xtc
karlski0 8 months ago
@Topographer - Yes, they usually did all their own instruments in their demos, so if the studio version is like the demo, it was written that way.
xnonsuchx 11 months ago
Wow. I'd only just heard of XTC yesterday, but... wow. This song is beautiful.
sugarandspice4815 1 year ago
this versions better for sure
softsalva 1 year ago
Wasn't it all Andy Partridge, bass and all, on the demo version?
Topographer 1 year ago
actually posted been havin trouble with ut
arundelthomas 1 year ago
great guitar
arundelthomas 1 year ago
I like the 'folkenstein' creations on this album. It's interesting to see two song ideas mix into one awesome song.
lyndzlulu 2 years ago
And yes, Highflyer68, Colin's bass lines in the demo version here are infinitely better.
joshuacrime 2 years ago
I like the finished versions of most of their demo songs, this one included. I like dynamics in a song, and most demos are spun off of programmed (or looped) drum tracks and you lose out on that.
However, in defense of demos, for a more selfish reason, stripped down versions of songs that have as much compositional depth in them as XTC does are a hell of a lot easier to learn how to play, since you can hear the key instruments very clearly without 20 string pads and gated reverbs.
joshuacrime 2 years ago