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  Chalkhills: Reviews: XTC: "Drums and Wires"
“Drums and Wires” was followed in 1980 by the commercial “Black Sea” and the so-called “pastoral” “English Settlement” in 1982.
XTC carried off the change with great aplomb, and produced in “Drums and Wires” an album which is a classic of its genre, yet sounds remarkably fresh almost a quarter of a century after its release.
Drums And Wires is a turning point for the band, as they traded in a few members and went for a more controlled - but no less edgy - sound.
chalkhills.org /articles/DrumsAndWires.html   (1850 words)

  
 eBay - drums wires lp, CDs, Records items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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XTC Drums And Wires 1979 Japanese Virgin vinyl LP
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 Stebal Drums - Vintage Snare Wires
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 Amazon.com: Drums and Wires: Music: XTC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
On Drums And Wires Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding really came into their own as songwriters and Terry Jones first displayed his peculiar and inimitable THUD WHACK drumming style.
A huge leap forward in terms of songwriting and arrangement, XTC's "Drums and Wires" is a new beginning for the band, not the least of which due to the personnel changes that occured in the band-- keyboardist Barry Andrews departed, evidentally due to an arguement about songwriting contributions with principle songwriter and guitarist Andy Partridge.
All in all, "Drums and Wires" is a huge step forward and far and away the best thing XTC had done until now.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ATHI?v=glance   (2341 words)

  
 DRUMS
Before long we're flying, my drumming matching the liquid soul of his guitar as he spins and teases the notes from his guitar, his hair falling round his face like dark wings.
The natural intuition between musicians takes off between us and instinctively I know when to match his rhythm, when to let him have his head, and when to be the one who sets the pace.
And Brian works with me, knowing when to be the one to be in control and when to hold back for me to pummel the life out of the drum kit, enjoying the freedom of simply jamming with a friend.
www.slashfic.co.uk /DRUMS.HTM   (1341 words)

  
 Treble: XTC - Drums and Wires
Between the scratchy post-punk chords of their singles and the "Don't Fear The Reaper"-sounding riff from "Ten Feet Tall," there was no shortage of impressive riffage and solos, something that XTC never overdid but never ceased to amaze in terms of impressiveness.
In some ways, Drums and Wires was a debut for XTC, not just in countries outside of their British home, but stylistically as well.
Drums and Wires, however, was a greatly different, showing not only musical virtuosity, but monumental songwriting, some of the best of the post-punk era.
www.treblezine.com /reviews/886.html   (582 words)

  
 XTC MP3 Downloads - XTC Music Downloads - XTC Music Videos
The album that followed the lineup change, Drums and Wires, marks a turning point for the band, with a more subdued set of songs that reflect an...
The album that followed the lineup change, Drums and Wires, marks a turning point for the band, with a more subdued set of songs that reflect an increasing songwriting proficiency.
The aimless energy of the first two albums is focused into a cohesive statement with a distinctive voice that retains their clever humor, quirky wordplay, and decidedly British flavor.
www.mp3.com /albums/44088/summary.html   (329 words)

  
 DRUMS & WIRES
Designing analogue circuitry to recreate drum sounds is nothing new, but Analogue Solutions have gone one stage further with their Concussor system -- it's modular, making it probably the world's first commercially available dedicated modular percussion synth.
Called the CR78, this was a squat wooden cube that used analogue circuitry to produce a range of drum sounds that sounded...
If you desire some authentic analogue drum sounds, or if you want an analogue sequencer, or even if you're thinking of buying a vintage TR808 or TR909 (which is bound to be severely overpriced), check it out.
www.soundonsound.com /sos/sep99/articles/asconc.htm   (4668 words)

  
 Music | Drums and wires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Niblett, given name Emma (she adopted Scout in tribute to the young heroine of To Kill a Mockingbird), picked up drums and guitar while at university in her home town of Nottingham.
Her debut, 2001’s Sweet Heart Fever, was mostly a guitar-and-voice production; drums didn’t enter the picture until her 2003 EP I Conjure Series.
She acquired both a reputation for raw power in concert and a fondness for blond wigs.
www.portlandphoenix.com /music/other_stories/documents/04860002.asp   (615 words)

  
 XTC - Drums and Wires - On Second Thought - Stylus Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Having cleaved their way out of the golden age of punk, sniggering at the spit dribbling emptiness of their contemporaries, the group was corralled into the New Wave camp (though I’d prefer the pop classification).
In 1979, whilst coming to terms with the fact their contract with Virgin was royally screwing them, the group released Drums and Wires, their third long player.
At times, Drums and Wires sounds like the product of a group of madmen who’ve slung a paper bag over their heads, and take great pleasure in screaming and laughing.
www.stylusmagazine.com /feature.php?ID=607   (1015 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Drums And Wires : Review
Even a comparatively low-density number like Mouldings's "Life Begins at the Hop," which opens the American version of Drums and Wires, sprinkles Layla, falsetto oohs and a guitar riff over its already catchy verse and chorus.
Drums and Wires' most intriguing selection is "Millions," which ignores conventions instead of subverting them.
The lyrics are about China and (Partridge's specialty) culture shock, while the tune is a wonder of techno-Orientalia: an intricate modal loop of syncopated guitars punctuated by tiny cymbals and synthetic gongs.
www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/234713/drums_and_wires   (780 words)

  
 Drums and wires - Music - The Phoenix
Instead of two guitarists, they’ll use a pair of drum kits to build to an unswerving krautrock beat.
On Drum’s Not Dead — which is accompanied by a surround-sound DVD with three abstract video clips for every song directed by all three members — they embraced not only more uncertainty but also more immediacy.
Drum’s is a more complete album than Drowned, with the same fevered, effects-laden core but more accessible hooks.
www.thephoenix.com /article_ektid15358.aspx   (725 words)

  
 XTC: Fyfeopedia Music Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The best part of Drums And Wires is the bonus tracks from the 'Life Begins At The Hop' EP that preceded the album; the title track isn't one of their better singles, but the two silly b-sides are as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.
Surprisingly the Linn Drum programming sounds pretty decent; the effect on the louder songs is surprisingly invigorating, while XTC are smart enough to use a real drummer on the more sensitive pieces.
By 1985 XTC were at a crisis point, and recorded a cute little EP in the spirit of their psychedelic sixties influences under the pseudonym The Dukes of Stratosphear to cheer themselves up.
fyfe.fusion.net.nz /xtc.php   (3876 words)

  
 Music | Drums and wires
From the town of Nottingham, where in 1189 bold Crusaders quaffed mead at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (still extant), where Robin Hood ruled Sherwood, comes Scout Niblett (a/k/a Emma Louise Niblett), a singer-songwriter whose wispy frame belies her penchant for muscular backbeats.
Whereas her first record was melodic, a narcotized waft of strummed guitars and numinous ululations, on her new I Am (Secretly Canadian), she bashes with abandon at what she likes to refer to as her "Ludwig 1965 Silver Sparkle kit and 1920s snare." On I Am, she alludes to death at least seven times.
She sings about drums no fewer than four.
bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/other_stories/documents/03115212.asp   (681 words)

  
 drumsandwires's Podcast
Drums and Wires is UMFM Winnipeg's musical focus on African and Caribbean Music.
Join host Roger Rempel each week for Drums and Wires!
Drums and Wires is music from Africa and the islands of the Caribbean.
drumsandwires.libsyn.com   (359 words)

  
 Media Nugget : Drums and Wires : XTC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
But what really made the difference on Drums and Wires was the rapidly developing songwriting skills of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding.
Drums and Wires is in the Music category
This page is part of Media Nugget, a daily dose of pop culture, featuring movies, music, literature, food, etc..
www.medianugget.com /2001/02/drums_and_wires.html   (116 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Drums And Wires (Rm) [Original recording remastered]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Buy Drums And Wires (Rm) [Original recording remastere...
Skylarking and the collected singles are the only other releases that come close to capturing the band's early and earnest dementia.
Buy Drums and Wires - its an essential purchase for any fan of the kind of music it has inspired.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005ATHI   (848 words)

  
 Drums And Wires MEX Vinyl LP Record by XTC at eil.com
Drums And Wires MEX Vinyl LP Record by XTC at eil.com
XTC Drums And Wires (Rare 1980 Mexican 11-track vinyl LP with colour 'two virgins' labels, picture sleeve with song titles printed in both English and Spanish on the reverse housed in the original 'Rock De Los 80's' stickered shrinkwrap, completewith picture/lyric inner!
Drums And Wires (click here to buy this item @ eil.com)
eil.com /products/xtc-drums-and-wires.html   (208 words)

  
 XTC Forum - Drums and Wires
In 1991, after knowing very little about XTC apart from the single releases I decided to check them out furthur, I didn't know anybody else who liked them at the time so I checked out the music section in my local library to borrow something by them.
I picked up Drums and Wires first, read through the tracklisting and chose to borrow this one on the basis that I'd heard of Making plans for Nigel so it was a good place to start.
The first none single XTC track I heard was Helicopter and to this day has been my favourite Drums and Wires track.
www.xtcidearecords.co.uk /cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=22&topic=2   (1413 words)

  
 History of Rock music album Drums and Wires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
After Go 2 failed to chart well, Barry Andrews left the band to work with Robert Fripp and The League of Gentlemen.
With two guitars and producer Steve Lillywhite's focus on percussion, Drums and Wires is more cohesive than the previous two albums.
The album was critically praised and reached Number 176 on the Billboard US charts.
www.history-of-rock-music.com /album.php?album=196   (155 words)

  
 XTC - Drums and Wires
My reservations about this tuneful but willfully eccentric pop are ideological.
With its playful clash of cross-currents (crossed wires, really, to go with the jingle drums) it's just a "Complicated Game" -- like everything else under the sun, Andy Partridge believes.
This idea is an attitude rather than an analysis, and it assures that the music's underlying passion will be strictly formal.
www.superseventies.com /spxtc.html   (462 words)

  
 Drums And Wires by XTC on Rhapsody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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 Drums And Wires by XTC CD
Actually I give it about 7 or 8 stars but this review page limits me. I can't say anything bad about Drums and Wires except that I wouldn't mind if it had been about 30 minutes longer.
We'll I've had Drums and Wires since 1979 when it was released and it still sound new, XCiting and fresh every time!!!
This one can't be compared to anything else past or present.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1988175/a/Drums+And+Wires.htm   (415 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Drums and Wires: Music: XTC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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 Chalkhills: XTC: Drums and Wires
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Gold disc award for New Zealand sales of Drums and Wires
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 Buy Pearl Bridge Type Snare Drum Wires 20 Strand at Musician's Friend
Buy Pearl Bridge Type Snare Drum Wires 20 Strand at Musician's Friend
Pearl Bridge Type Snare Drum Wires 20 Strand
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 XTC Forum - Drums & Wires
I can honestly say there isn't a single song I don't like on Drums and Wires.
She wears denim wherever she goes, says she's gonna get some records by Status Quo...
Lyrically, it's wonderful but the music often doesn't suit my mood (which is generally happy and bouncy when I play Drums and Wires) Agreement with Colbee about Roads Girdle The Globe.
www.xtcidearecords.co.uk /cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=22&topic=6   (1192 words)

  
 Millions Lyrics - by XTC from album Drums And Wires : Lyrics And Songs
Millions Lyrics - by XTC from album Drums And Wires : Lyrics And Songs
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 Limelight lyric, XTC song, album Drums And Wires
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 XTC Drums And Wires [Remaster] on CD at Smarter.com
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