I was in a guitar shop. London, England. Casual staff. Some time ago. Dave Gregory came in. He stayed. We chatted. A very young lad showed up, looked around. Oh .............. (finish it yourself, it conjured it a degree of surprise.) Well, let's give it away. "Fuck me, your'e Dave Gregory aren't you? You're in XTC." Yes. I am . Hi. How do you play Bridges of London? Straight off. No foreplay. Dave was doodling on an old Tele, if I remember, so he showed him. No side. No preciousness. No superstar. Just a gift to a fan, another guitarist. Kept it up until the kid nailed it. I think that says it all. If you see any gaps, fill them in yourselves. DG the real thing, One musician encouraging another. Musicianship - not show
@spookerz35
Жыл бұрын
The term underrated or underappreciated are thrown around a lot on KZread, especially for musicians who are neither. Dave Gregory is both. Immensely talented and humble, he is one of my favorites and it's a shame XTC didn't become rich and famous. Same thing with Colin Moulding too.
@Treeman1962 жыл бұрын
Fantastic band much underrated great musicians and wordsmiths
@chimptor5013 жыл бұрын
I just love the guitar interaction that weaves throughout their songs, truly brilliant. More guitarists today should strive to write complimentary parts that use differing chord structures and accent lines. Dave and Andy were masters of this type of playing, I can only watch from afar and learn.
@mikefellows39016 жыл бұрын
Wish I saw these guys live, simply superb !
@CONSIDERABLYMORE110 жыл бұрын
A folk band. Nothing more. Nothing less. And thank god for XTC!
@hpdrum17 жыл бұрын
I love the the great guitar sound they have.
@CONSIDERABLYMORE110 жыл бұрын
my bestest song of ever, of all time....SWINDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheDistorted17 жыл бұрын
Woah - that finish was brutally powerful: they should have ended the song like that on the studio recording. Chambers' caught the emotion just right. Haunting.
@powerofpop87474 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT!!!
@chuckpowell95542 жыл бұрын
Really excellent performance, thanks!
@qwe098qwe098qwe0988 жыл бұрын
Amazing & fantastic!
@otterinwater13 жыл бұрын
All that music from a quartet...woowee...
@95thFoot13 жыл бұрын
This was the last album by XTC, for which they wrote the songs to be played live. After that, it was all baroque overdubbings. It's therefore their tightest, most cogent album, IMO.
@BMXOPHY
2 жыл бұрын
They performed the material in English Settlement too right?
@lhair02
9 ай бұрын
@@BMXOPHY Black sea tour in the 1981 leg introduced us to two ES tunes: Ball and Chain and English Roundabout
@krollpeter11 жыл бұрын
I am with 95thFoot. To my knowledge English Settlement was planned as an album where they could use all the studio wizardry and without thinking of live. That does not mean that every of the songs of it can not be played live. But some of the album is not reproducibly live for a 4 men gang. BTW. Black Sea is also my favourit, and this is one of the best versions of Towers of London. Peter Kroll, Singapore
@CTZippy16 жыл бұрын
All that's missing is the "CLANG" of the hammer against the steel fire extinguisher from the studio recording!
@monkeytrousers14 жыл бұрын
Hair bands didn't really become de rigueur for bands until the other end of this decade (87-89). But yes, these guys know their onions and are the real item.
@j1thom4 жыл бұрын
Oh, this little thing here out of the bridge...3:33
@wweebbeerrnnАй бұрын
Real musicians, unlike those post-punk posers playing the same chord and the same silly bass riff ...
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I was in a guitar shop. London, England. Casual staff. Some time ago. Dave Gregory came in. He stayed. We chatted. A very young lad showed up, looked around. Oh .............. (finish it yourself, it conjured it a degree of surprise.) Well, let's give it away. "Fuck me, your'e Dave Gregory aren't you? You're in XTC." Yes. I am . Hi. How do you play Bridges of London? Straight off. No foreplay. Dave was doodling on an old Tele, if I remember, so he showed him. No side. No preciousness. No superstar. Just a gift to a fan, another guitarist. Kept it up until the kid nailed it. I think that says it all. If you see any gaps, fill them in yourselves. DG the real thing, One musician encouraging another. Musicianship - not show
@spookerz35
Жыл бұрын
The term underrated or underappreciated are thrown around a lot on KZread, especially for musicians who are neither. Dave Gregory is both. Immensely talented and humble, he is one of my favorites and it's a shame XTC didn't become rich and famous. Same thing with Colin Moulding too.
Fantastic band much underrated great musicians and wordsmiths
I just love the guitar interaction that weaves throughout their songs, truly brilliant. More guitarists today should strive to write complimentary parts that use differing chord structures and accent lines. Dave and Andy were masters of this type of playing, I can only watch from afar and learn.
Wish I saw these guys live, simply superb !
A folk band. Nothing more. Nothing less. And thank god for XTC!
I love the the great guitar sound they have.
my bestest song of ever, of all time....SWINDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woah - that finish was brutally powerful: they should have ended the song like that on the studio recording. Chambers' caught the emotion just right. Haunting.
BRILLIANT!!!
Really excellent performance, thanks!
Amazing & fantastic!
All that music from a quartet...woowee...
This was the last album by XTC, for which they wrote the songs to be played live. After that, it was all baroque overdubbings. It's therefore their tightest, most cogent album, IMO.
@BMXOPHY
2 жыл бұрын
They performed the material in English Settlement too right?
@lhair02
9 ай бұрын
@@BMXOPHY Black sea tour in the 1981 leg introduced us to two ES tunes: Ball and Chain and English Roundabout
I am with 95thFoot. To my knowledge English Settlement was planned as an album where they could use all the studio wizardry and without thinking of live. That does not mean that every of the songs of it can not be played live. But some of the album is not reproducibly live for a 4 men gang. BTW. Black Sea is also my favourit, and this is one of the best versions of Towers of London. Peter Kroll, Singapore
All that's missing is the "CLANG" of the hammer against the steel fire extinguisher from the studio recording!
Hair bands didn't really become de rigueur for bands until the other end of this decade (87-89). But yes, these guys know their onions and are the real item.
Oh, this little thing here out of the bridge...3:33
Real musicians, unlike those post-punk posers playing the same chord and the same silly bass riff ...