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alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:42 pm

Andy, Colin, Dave and Terry playing Senses Working Overtime.

Dave's playing a JetGlo 360.

A band's band XTC was, composed of musician's musicians and Andy and Colin are, of course, songwriter's songwriters.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:35 am

Agreed agreed.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:11 am

Nice song! (and a very nice bassist, must add. Sorry, couldn't resist

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clankchris · Post by **clankchris** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:50 am

Love the slow motion bassist shots(sorry, I couldn't resist also

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86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:07 am

XTC - my favourite band of all time!

godber · Post by **godber** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:59 am

Utterly fantastic.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:16 am

After I moved on from my teenage prog rock and then heavy metal musical tastes I glommed on to these guys and never let go. They've been my favorite band since 1983.

Their musicality and sheer creativeness has always kept me massively impressed.

I met Andy at the San Francisco Virgin records in 1998. He signed my original Skylarking LP (and added some huge army boots to the girl on the cover) and also signed my Dear God 12" single. Both of those are on the wall in my entertainment room now.

\end gushing

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:38 am

Alan - I saw Andy at the Tower Records in Toronto years ago (probably on the same Apple Venus promo tour you saw him on). He's the only "entertainer" that I would ever do something like that for.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:12 pm

I got hooked in with the song - Senses Working Overtime - back in 1982.

"The Dukes" solidified it for me.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:30 am

One of my faves, as well.
Admire them also for not touring (though it was due to a phobia)

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:30 am

I've been a fan since the Barry days, got to see them with The Police in '80(?)

janglerocker · Post by **janglerocker** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:39 am

Huge XTC fan here, as well. I think Dave's 12 string work on the "English Settlement" album made me a lifelong Rick lover. Weller's work on his 330 with the Jam was right up there, too. Back to XTC, though, Dave Gregory is in my opinion one of the most underrated guitarist of the last 25 years.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:13 pm

Dave Gregory's playing was always the "icing on the cake" on XTC recordings. An amazing player!

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:12 pm

Gotta agree. Did he play his trusty Rick on "Fly On The Wall", which is my favourite XTC song?

Have a good holiday/Christmas/crazy kinda holiday thing, Mr. Wood.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:29 am

"Fly on the Wall" has a weird buzzy sound (appropriately enough), so I'm not sure what Dave Gregory would have used. That track is on English Settlement though, which is chock full of 360/12 work by Dave, so I guess it could be 12 string.
Have a Happy Turkey Day Mr. Kern!