XTC - Towers of London

The promo video for their single.

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Music

Tags:

• XTC
• Towers
• of
• London

[bobocounty]

All they had was Andy's genius and Colin's soulfulness. But it was more than enough to make everyone else look utterly monochromic by comparison. What they didn't have was the stupidity to compromise or a pathological desire to conquer the world.

[biffDipstick]

If you don't like XTC, you don't like music.

[TakeThatSuckaz]

@joelavalo FUCK YOU.

THIS IS XTC.

[ZiggyStardust49]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH no such thing as being ahead of ur time? modern musics shit

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

@GloucesterAdam great news - fingers crossed!!

[GloucesterAdam]

@CONSIDERABLYMORE1 There is the slight possibility that an XTC line-up of A. Partridge/C. Moulding/D. Gregory and I. Gregory could play again, but it depends on Colin. However, Colin has got back into playing music and David is still active with the Tin Spirits. Andy might tour provided he feels ok to do so (maybe not a long one, but enough shows to satisfy people) and I know that he misses Colin and David. Never say never, a reunion could well take place in 2012 or 2013.

[TheCapricornStrand]

GUITARISTS check out Andy Partridges guitar lessons here on you tube.... the guy is such an innovator playing with his own warm chord variations and scale transitions...

[sergiomng]

i missed the guitar solo, removed from this version

[goofygirly2010]

I bought 'Black Sea' in 1980 when I was 15- 32 years later.and it's still amazing!

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

@alexandermorison played on an unaccompanied acoustic guitar it has a very sombre feel to it. Much the way Andy P said it sounded when he first wrote it, before it was speeded up. It is a deeply moving song and a typical XTC tribute to the working class underdogs who built the industrial world so that the upper and middle class pigs could gorge on the fat of the land. Little did any of us know back in September 1980 what carnage lay ahead for the British working class at the hands of Thatcher.

[CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

I know Colin never wants anything to do with music ever again, but surely if Jaz Coleman, Youth and Paul Ferguson can get back together with Geordie in Killing Joke, surely some hope remains this XTC line up could be brought back together again? I think they would sell out a larger venue 2 such is the depth of affection for them both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile why doesn't someone (Liverpool Scottish???) start an internet campaign to get this to the top of the charts. My fave XTC track