Other songs inspired by the Beach Boys included "Season Cycle", "Chalkhills and Children", "Humble Daisy", and "Books Are Burning". [162] In Song Stories, Neville Farmer comments that Partridge "is the boss—erratic but willful [and] runs the band on instinct", while Moulding "is the voice of calm ... a foil to Andy's radical side." [142] Music journalist Peter Paphides felt that the songwriters' personalities "couldn't seem more different," with Moulding "phlegmatic, shy, and heartbreakingly pretty" and Partridge an "art-school dropout ... uptight, dominating and extrovert." [135] In Moulding's view, Partridge also typically acted as an "executive producer" for albums while frequently undermining the authority of the actual credited producer. [143] [nb 7] Their recording approaches differed in that Moulding sometimes preferred spontaneous or imperfect performances, whereas Partridge working method was to refine a song through repeated takes. [144] The band occasionally took to the term "Andy-ness" to describe Partridge's studio indulgences. [145] [nb 8] Despite this, they rarely found themselves encumbered by serious creative differences. In 1997, Moulding called one dispute over a Skylarking bass part the "only real argument" between him and Partridge in the band's history. [146] Andrews, Gregory and drummers [ edit ]

a b c d e f g h i j k Pierson, Pat (September 2007). "Permanent Bliss: The Immutable Pleasures of XTC". Filter. Farmer, Neville (1998). XTC: Song Stories: The Exclusive Authorized Story Behind the Music. London: Helter Skelter Publishing. ISBN 190092403X.

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Of the Beatles' influence, Partridge also drew comparisons to his "No Language in Our Lungs", "Senses Working Overtime", "You're the Wish You Are I Had", "The Mole from the Ministry", and "Here Comes President Kill Again". [166] The night after John Lennon was killed, XTC played a gig at Liverpool, where they performed both "Towers of London" and " Rain" in tribute to the Beatle. [167] a b Bernhardt, Todd; Partridge, Andy (14 June 2009). "Andy discusses "Train Running Low on Soul Coal" ". Chalkhills. For the orchestral Apple Venus, the budget allowed a day of recording at Abbey Road [with] a 40-piece band [that failed to] match the mathematical precision of [the arrangements] [...] The [recordings had to be sampled], cut and pasted together to achieve the " Vaughan Williams with a hard-on" sound required. what is known is that [Reid] inked a deal with Virgin that wound up working out primarily for Reid, secondarily for Virgin, and not at all for XTC. Throughout their first five years of existence, XTC never saw a penny of profits from either album sales or touring revenue. Reid, on the other hand, took out large loans from Virgin, borrowing against XTC's royalties, to the tune of millions of pounds by some estimates. Even after the band settled out of court with Reid, because of the terms of the contract, Virgin was able to hold XTC liable for the sum. Because of XTC's failure to tour, the likelihood of ever repaying Virgin dwindled further and further away. Over the course of a 20-year contract with Virgin Records, and after achieving gold and platinum status in album sales on a number of discs, XTC never saw any publishing royalties. [57] Mummer and faltered popularity [ edit ] Partridge in the studio, 1988. His refusal to tour caused long-standing tensions with the label. [1] Nelson, Terry (26 October 2016). "TRIBUTE: Celebrating 30 Years of XTC's 'Skylarking' ". Albumism.com . Retrieved 20 September 2017.

Partridge thought of the band's producers as "a funnel through which I can talk to other members of the band ... They'll accept it coming from another person, but they won't accept it from a contemporary." [24] Ogg, Alex. "Beyond Rip It Up: Towards A New Definition Of Post Punk?". The Quietus . Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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