todd rundgren - runt (1970) - 4 stars |
todd harry rundgren was born in upper darby, pennsylvania, just outside of philadelphia, on june 22, 1948. his first exposure to music was through his father, harry, who listened primarily to the clas...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:13:00 PST |
xtc - wasp star (apple venus, volume 2) (2000) - 2.5 stars |
a year after the relatively disappointing (but critically acclaimed) "comeback" album, xtc returned with its companion piece, appropriately titled wasp star (apple venus, volume 2). the second install...
Posted by jason croff on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 06:10:00 PST |
xtc - apple venus, volume 1 (1999) - 2.5 stars |
the nineties were, in some respects, a good decade for the members of xtc. discovering that virgin had withheld royalty payments from the band for many years, partridge and moulding suddenly fou...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:29:00 PST |
xtc - nonsuch (1992) - 4.5 stars |
the three-year gap between 1989's oranges and lemons and 1992's nonsuch was, on the surface, equal to the duration that followed 1986's skylarking and its follow-up. there was one not-so-minor differe...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:35:00 PST |
xtc - oranges and lemons (1989) - 3.5 stars |
after rejuvenating their career and followers with the sprawling masterpiece that is skylarking, xtc were faced with the difficult task of a follow-up. they had rejected the heavy hand of producer tod...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:59:00 PST |
xtc - skylarking (1986) - 5 stars |
after the somewhat confusing venture that was the big express, a concerned record label decided to do their part to get xtc back on track. more specifically, they wanted the group to sell records in ...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:49:00 PST |
xtc - the big express (1984) - 3.5 stars |
with 1982's english settlement, it seemed the xtc of old was laid to rest. the pastoral themes and acoustic soundscapes were then further perfected with 1983's mummer. only occasionally did the upbea...
Posted by jason croff on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:40:00 PST |
xtc - mummer (1983) - 4 stars |
after the release of english settlement in february 1982, xtc embarked on an extensive promotional tour that began in europe and moved on to north america. the tour was cut short, however, when on one...
Posted by jason croff on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:01:00 PST |
xtc - english settlement (1982) - 4 stars |
after releasing four albums in the span of three years, xtc took some time to reinvent thenselves for their fifth effort, 1982's english settlement. the new sound was stripped down considerably compar...
Posted by jason croff on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:45:00 PST |
xtc - black sea (1980) - 3 stars |
1980's black sea stands as xtc's largest commercial success in america, reaching #41 on the us pop charts. naturally, it was even more successful in the uk, climbing all the way to #16. the album eve...
Posted by jason croff on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 06:02:00 PST |
