Black Sea

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共14首歌曲

艺人: XTC
语种: 英语
厂牌: Geffen Records
发行时间: 1980年09月12日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Chris Woodstra

XTC continue on with the big drum sound of Drums and Wires, adding more polish and an even heavier-hitting approach for Black Sea -- their arrangements are fuller and they rock harder than ever before. Where Drums and Wires implied social commentary, Black Sea more directly addresses sociopolitical concerns, handling them not strictly in a theoretical sense, but rather showing a human response to the circumstances. Of course, the band's skewed outlook and mid-'60s pop sense keeps things from becoming too heavy -- included are some of their finest songs, like &Respectable Street,& &Generals and Majors,& and &Towers of London,& as well as the thoroughly enjoyable pop fluff throwaway &Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)& to keep the mood light. All in all, there isn't a bad song in the bunch -- Black Sea is their most consistent album to date -- and although XTC always operated on the fringes, the album is their most commercial-sounding, fitting in perfectly with the new wave of the late '70s/early '80s. [The 1987 CD reissue adds three tracks -- &Smokeless Zone,& &Don't Lose Your Temper,& and &The Somnambulist& -- to the middle of the album. And while the extras are welcomed (especially &Don't Lose Your Temper&), they really should have been tacked on to the end rather than disrupting the original.]

Black Sea

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