English Settlement

XTC - English Settlement

English Settlement
List Price: $15.98
Our Price: $13.99
You Save: $1.99 (12%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $4.75 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases
Listen soundtracks from this album



(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store

Music CD Cover

Artist: XTC
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-06-25
Music Label: Caroline
Soundtracks:
  1. Runaways
  2. Ball And Chain
  3. Senses Working Overtime
  4. Jason And The Argonauts
  5. No Thugs In Our House
  6. Yacht Dance
  7. All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late)
  8. Melt The Guns
  9. Leisure
  10. Its Nearly Africa
  11. Knuckle Down
  12. Fly On The Wall
  13. Down In The Cockpit
  14. English Roundabout
  15. Snowman

Free Music Notes for English Settlement

Free Music Review: Classic XTC - the best
Hit: 5 Stars

"English Settlement" is definitive XTC at their best. Be aware, however, that this earlier CD does not contain the song "Leisure" or "Down In The Cockpit" (which appear only on the reissue). Nonetheless, it does include some of the best XTC ever recorded and could almost be a "best of" collection. "It's Nearly Africa" is the song that hooked me on the group, and "Melt The Guns" sealed the deal. Other great songs are "No Thugs in Our House" and, of course, "Senses Working Overtime." This album (or the reissue) is a no-brainer for even the least-committed XTC fans. Another classic not to be missed is "Mummer," which includes two of the best XTC songs ever, "Deliver Us from the Elements" and "Human Alchemy."

English Settlement Poster

Remastered reissue of 1982 album features the classic 'Senses Working Overtime'. Virgin Records. 2001.
English Settlement is a watershed work for XTC that provides a valuable link between the band they had been (caustic, high pitched, and quirky) and the band they became (sublime, pastoral, and still undeniably quirky). It reveals a band in transition, coming only months before swearing off touring, due to Andy Partridge's stage fright, and the subsequent departure of drummer Terry Chambers. Despite the internal hemorrhaging, or perhaps because of it, XTC produced their finest record. English Settlement deals largely with the horrors of modern life and ordinary people's attempts to make sense of it all. Racism, violence, and the senseless proliferation of weapons are ingeniously examined in songs such as "Runaways," "No Thugs in Our House," and "Melt the Guns." The record's finest moment, however, plays against these horrors with "Senses Working Overtime," a pastoral piece celebrating life and all its simple wonders--the beautiful as well as the commonplace. With its majestic, sweeping chorus and hilarious lyrics, "Senses" laid the groundwork for XTC's '80s sound and established Andy Partridge alongside Elvis Costello as one of England's premier songwriters. The album also features two of bassist Colin Moulding's finest compositions: the frenetic "English Roundabout," which builds the narrator's disgruntlement with a delirious, staccato guitar attack, and "Ball and Chain," a compelling plea for landmark conservation that would have fit flawlessly on the Kinks' reactionary manifesto, The Village Green Preservation Society. This was the last time XTC would record as a bona fide rock quartet and it presents the band at the height of its playful glory as they enthusiastically trip down a fertile new path into uncharted territory. --Paul Ducey

Alternative Rock Music CDs

Music Genres
Top music charts in 200 Best Albums of the 80s (Part Three: 81-120)
Empty Glass ImagePete Townshend - Empty Glass
Release date: 2006-08-29; Music CD
Best price: $9.62
Price in other shops: $13.98
The River ImageBruce Springsteen - The River
Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $14.28
Price in other shops: $24.98
Discipline ImageKing Crimson - Discipline
Release date: 2004-11-22; Music CD
Best price: $10.64
Price in other shops: $15.98
Darklands ImageThe Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
Release date: 2006-07-11; Music CD
Best price: $15.49
Price in other shops: $18.98
Licensed to Ill ImageBeastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Release date: 1995-03-28; Music CD
Best price: $5.25
Price in other shops: $9.98
Blizzard of Ozz ImageOzzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
OSBOURNE,OZZY; Release date: 2002-04-02; Music CD
Best price: $5.01
Price in other shops: $11.98
Horse Rotorvator ImageCoil - Horse Rotorvator
Release date: 2003-12-02; Music CD
Price in other shops: $18.99
I'm Your Man ImageLeonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
Release date: 1990-10-25; Published: 1988; Music CD
Best price: $6.06
Price in other shops: $9.98
Follow the Leader ImageEric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
Release date: 2005-04-26; Music CD
Best price: $5.42
Price in other shops: $9.98
Document ImageR.E.M. - Document
Release date: 1998-01-27; Music CD
Best price: $6.43
Price in other shops: $11.98
Top Rated Albums
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) ImageXTC - Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
Release date: 2000-05-23; Music CD
Best price: $5.82
Price in other shops: $16.98
White Music ImageXTC - White Music
Release date: 2002-05-14; Music CD
Best price: $7.48
Price in other shops: $15.98
Chips from the Chocolate Fireball ImageChips from the Chocolate Fireball
Release date: 2001-06-18; Music CD
Best price: $8.98
Price in other shops: $10.98
Nonsuch ImageXTC - Nonsuch
Release date: 2002-08-06; Music CD
Best price: $7.13
Price in other shops: $15.98
The Big Express ImageXTC - The Big Express
Release date: 2002-08-06; Music CD
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops: $15.98
Oranges & Lemons ImageXTC - Oranges & Lemons
Release date: 2002-05-14; Music CD
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops: $15.98
Mummer ImageXTC - Mummer
Release date: 2002-08-06; Music CD
Best price: $8.48
Price in other shops: $15.98
Drums and Wires ImageXTC - Drums and Wires
Release date: 2002-08-06; Music CD
Best price: $5.79
Price in other shops: $15.98
Skylarking ImageXTC - Skylarking
Release date: 2002-05-14; Music CD
Best price: $7.58
Price in other shops: $15.98
Black Sea ImageXTC - Black Sea
Release date: 2002-06-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.38
Price in other shops: $15.98
Compare prices and find music notes for more than one million Music CD titles