XTC - That Wave (in the studio)

Doesn't get any better than this, me thinks. This is Gus Dudgeon (RIP) footage.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• XTC
• That
• Wave
• Nonsuch
• Andy
• Partridge
• Colin
• Moulding
• Dave
• Gregory
• Gus
• Dudgeon
• psych
• Dukes
• Stratosphear

[Lewelltam]

I love XTC. I hate this song.

It's allowed folks. Don't take Youtube comments so personally.

[lumpytwangage]

@Lewelltam Of course it's allowed. So is spitting in public : C }

One of the greatest aspects of XTC was the huge range of material they generated (past tense... sniff), covering so much stylistic ground that the odds are there's plenty of songs that may not float ones boat. Hate? I dunno...

[lumpytwangage]

To those that have commented on Colin in this video...

I have no great insight into Colin's mindset, but having followed these guys since 1979, and having seen loads of video of them, this seems to be his general demeanor when playing. I would say that by his body language in this video, he is into it more that his facial expression might indicate. I'm guessing that it has more to do with him being filmed and not liking it.

[siralexandergibson]

obnoxious bad pop

[lumpytwangage]

siralexandergibson = Andy Partridge in troll mode

[kettlezone]

@lumpytwangage You think so? Anyway - thanks for posting this gem! :)

[lumpytwangage]

@kettlezone In the XTC video realm, anyway : C }

[shortyktfc]

bloody hell jesus christ mother of mary! This is the best find on You Tube I've found in AGES!!!

Cheers for posting - possibly the best song on the album...but then again there are 16 other greats!!!!

[nbsabat]

man this is great, this is pure gold to a xtc fan

[StarkRavingBrad17]

freaking amazing to get a peek behind the veil like this. thank you so much, lumpy.

[squidgybo]

Absolutely amazing-thanks



[handcuffshurt]

what is that first chord?

[fuckamericanidiot]

@siralexandergibson maybe you should learn what obnoxious means before forming an opinion

[RareBird0]

Colin is probably not digging that diarrhea of the guitar Andy was trying to run over the song. The eventual release got it so right. That Wave would have made a great performance piece of XTC were a live band and had the overhead of a Floyd. That Wave going into "Then She Appeared" is one of rock music's heights--deserves to be remembers but it's a secret to us XTC maniacs.