I was listening to the new album by former Blur frontman Damon Albarn's new project, The Good, The Bad, and The Queen, and I couldn't help but notice right from the start a startling resemblance in the main piano riff in
I kind of met them once. As a reward for for winning some radio call-in quiz thingy, a friend and I was treated to free tix for a gig of theirs at The Warfield Theater in San Francisco, dinner at a five star restaurant, a limo ride to the show, and the opportunity to meet them backstage afterwards. This was way back during their tour supporting the 'Drums and Wires' album, one of the earlier releases on the then fledgling Virgin Records, if I recall correctly. The show was great, and we did indeed get in to the post-event reception backstage (after a little nudging as a friendly reminder to the promoter). We exchanged brief pleasantries to the obviously underwhelmed band members, who were gracious enough under the circumstances, then proceeded to the open bar to hang out like flies in a fish market. There was an unbelievable array of neo-avant garde luninaries there, too, such as Brian Eno and David Byrne, and probably many others who I wouldn't have recognized.
One of the highlights for me was observing a very young reporter of sorts making a complete a** of himself as he attempted to interview Byrne. 'And what is the name of your band again?' I caught a brief moment with D.B. as he almost imperceptibly rolled his eyes and replied, 'The Talking Heads', as if to a three-year-old. They had already been out with their first two or three albums, so this cub reporter obviously didn't know sh*t from Shinola about the current music scene. I think 'Remain In Light' was being recorded around that time, so seeing Eno there (he produced it) makes sense in hindsight. Anyway, that was a fun moment. Then later as we left the reception area we passed Byrne as he stood alone there in the dark hallway near the exit. I extended my hand and said I loved his work, which he really seemed to appreciate and offered a shake in return and a genuine feeling thank you. Somehow, amidst the tumultuous hullabaloo of the XTC experience, that little moment shines through as the highpoint for me. He's a good guy, I think.
Yes, XTC is great. It was a fun night, and as any seasoned wall worker can tell you, it's far easier to catch more flies with sh*t than it is with Shinola.
'...In the name of Preverti, daughter of the mountains, whose embrace with Rani made the whole world tremble...'
I really liked them. Saw them live on the Drums and Wires tour. After a few years of angry punk it was so good to hear a guitar band play good catchy melodic rock again. It had seemed a long time in the dark.
not surprised maybe macca listened the tgtbtq album ?, i read somewhere he liked albarn as a songwriter during the blur days around the great escape time
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