XTC - Burning With Optimism's Flames

[@lavitroladeldiablo]

If I won the Lotery I`will give 2 million dollars to each XTC member. They deserve it.

[@tsopuaifa]

Possibly the most underrated bands of all time.

[@trommelwouter]

Yes sir, They are Just genius!!

[@therealsoulproduct]

Man, Dave Gregory is such a superb guitarist.

[@alanbulloch6180]

Norfolk broads 2 weeks ago heard a lads night out Ludham Bridge singing sense working over time can't get the tune out of my head cheers troupes brilliant band

[@jasonlefler3456]

Dave’s low-key shredding makes us all smiley Germans.

[@koz3e]

Low key shredding! That sums it up pretty good!!

[@garethjohn6067]

"black sea".perfection.nuff said.

[@ibazookajoe]

I'm 15 and nothing I ever hear is as good as this.

[@dominiqueattali5686]

you're absolutely right and i'm 62

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

Dude, you're 30 now and still right.

[@theorising]

XTC has been my favorite musical assemblage (in any and all iterations) since I first heard them in 1978. Their body of work remains incomparable.

[@HonkifriedCoyote]

xtc = smartest and best band ever... cant show me a better band... everything they touched is perfect to my ears...

[@absolutelypositively]

Thanks! XTC is in my top 5 of bands and yes it’s sad that the touring stopped. It’s hard to get the recognition you deserve with only albums. Very few (Steely Dan comes to mind) bands can pull that off. Colin is probably the best bassist to come out of GB. Goodness he fills up holes and solos like a star. I can’t say enough about his talent. You all know the rest. Thanks XTC. Always.

[@markcole8436]

One of the best bands ever in history

[@robstrange129]

Oh GEE! My favorite band who I never had the chance to see live. GRAZIE!

[@felixvids7238]

Well, i'm a smiley German right now. :)

[@migrations]

One of my fave bands ever, got into them at 27 and I'm 28 now. They are TOO good.

[@raginhomosapien]

primus ween and mr bungle are hopefully on your list. along with funkadelic, temptations. stones etc

[@migrations]

@@raginhomosapien nah don't like primus or the rolling stones much. Others are good. Love parliament

[@raginhomosapien]

@@migrations primus did two xtc covers making plans for Nigel and scissorman

[@BandCalledTheSleep]

@@migrationsween!!! They’re sick

[@zilchmcwee]

As always, far ahead of the times and sounding like no one else.

[@alx8924]

Most underrated bands : the kinks, XTC, UFO and Thin lizzy

[@TonyLovell]

demented creativity. unbridled

[@takedowntheinternet7915]

I could listen to the last 30 seconds on repeat for an eternity and never get sick of it

[@koz3e]

It's pure optimistical madness for sure!

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Wow, KZbin (and koz3e) is amazing! Aren't we lucky to be able to watch this???? Thanks for posting!

[@stripedhyenuh]

If you've seen a few Rockpalast videos, you'll know exactly why he called the audience "smiley Germans". The kids who went to Rockpalast were like these dour, emotionless zombies. They hear some of the greatest music ever, and just give the band the thousand yard stare. Check out Wire live at Rockpalast to see what I mean.

[@101Volts]

Primus' crowd in 1997 was the same. There were a few people dancing, but that's it.

[@nasdkhan254]

World War 2 shame

[@jejesus]

Simply Great!!! In the recording session of this song, Andy was not capable to play the guitar and sing at the same time. But here he looks so happy. In the last week I have been playing all my XTC albums (yeah, vinyl, CDs and MP3) and I am in love again with this great band. Greetings!!

[@robertcowap6755]

fantastic 1 word

[@Ceejay64]

so love the timing in this tune!!!

[@Nigelxman]

I'm curious, do most people in Britain know XTC? Are they remembered for what an amazing band ther were/are? I'm a Yank and it will always bother me that they didn't become much much bigger in America. Obviously, refusing to continue touring didn't help their success but good God, what a truly great fucking band! I doubt Andy really even cares but they should have been huge!

[@panchisepulvedamedina9578]

best band ever

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Well, almost ...

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

@@BeatlesBowieKrimson No, he's right.

[@MrSear62]

LOLZ!!!! Perusing you-tube late at night for XTC songs; find a live recording I've never seen before and LOVE!!!! After viewing it twice I look up and lo and behold its on the channel of my my friend of over 33 years....I fucking love XTC but love you more Hardie.... :D

[@koz3e]

Yes, we're getting old, but nothing these days even touches this!

[@arcrs40]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE XTC

[@InParticularNobody]

whoever did their live sound did a fantastic line in live delay on the vox.

[@rivers3242]

Booker T. Gregory 😁

[@captcold1]

this is the nuts. Dave Gregory - all hail!

[@llewellynGS1]

230 thumbs up and 0 down is saying something. Great musicianship here....

[@panchisepulvedamedina9578]

What a tune!!!! So electrifying!!!!!!

[@wn2london]

I've had a crappy fucking day. I sure could use a glass of Andy's bath water to go with this video.

[@seekup3436]

@yamahakicksaz cool story...my dad did the same for me and if not for that introduction I might have missed out on this fantastic group!

[@mensamoo]

inspiring. bands nowadays do not have this ability or width. keep your boybands... Funk Pop a roll

[@therealsoulproduct]

Such a wonderful yet underrated band. But I suppose being underrated is a blessing in disguise.

[@Ceejay64]

let's give the rhythm section it's props, folks!!

[@KATROCKCOUNTRY]

WHOA!! YASSS!!!🎤💫🎸🌺

[@perromanchado]

amazing

[@michaellminto5272]

One of there best songs "Hands Down" is got it all!++++=

[@xnonsuchx]

This was probably THE song that told me Andy Partridge could mix "pop" and more esoteric material together to make it work. But the ignorant generic masses still ignored. :-(

[@vaughancapstick9961]

Andy cut quite a figure in his day as the front man but I wonder if the longevity of the xtc may have sustained had they had a singer? He's often quoted as saying it wasn't his choice to be out front. Maybe his mentally health may have endured if he could have slipped into the background onstage? Still one of the most awesome bands this country has ever produced. Hats off to Andy, Dave, Terry and Colin. ❤

[@InParticularNobody]

@Nigelxman Well I'm a Limey, and I absolutely love them. Always have done. But you're right - largely ignored in their native land.

[@tsopuaifa]

They were a class a stage act for sure. Tight as hell and what a stage persona. Their albums are just as great though...

[@perromanchado]

terrific

[@oogie11]

Live XTC.....awww, cool cool

[@101Volts]

@Ganbareg No, You're just not hearing what's good today. Most good music today isn't really in the mainstream. Don't get me wrong because XTC were fantastic and are one of my favorites. And I didn't realize just how skilled Dave is at playing guitar, Check 2:54.

[@chimptor50]

The three best XTC records, hands down are: Black Sea, English Settlement and The Big Express. My cave songs off of all three are: BS Respectable Street, ES Yacht Dance and TBE Sea Gulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her and I Bought Myself A Liarbird heck let cop to it, every song on all three records is gold!!! NOTE: English Settlement would be the import.

[@gavrielladovbear7563]

❤

[@rad0dar]

wait--are they working that groove from booker t's "the time is tight" in the intro?!?

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

Andy even says "Booker T. Gregory.."

[@ClueSign]

Virtuosos

[@racketman2u]

inspired lunacy; how can the world not worship this song?

[@Corkskrew999]

@SleepyTymeT ... or maybe not. The way I understand it, Andy Partridge was afflicted with 'crippling stage-fright'. I can relate! Anyway, no reason to bag on the heads, man!

[@XTCoello]

Geniosssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@rlbigfish]

@chimptor50 Replace Big Express with Skylarking and we're on the same page. I only like about 4 songs from Big Express: All Of You Pretty Girls, Shake You Donkey Up, Seagulls, and Lyrebird. Skylarking, on the other hand, is pretty much flawless from start to finish, save for "Dying", which I never really dug.

[@BrianFolks]

This is one band that I would pay through the nose to see. I was supposed to see them in LA but they imploded a few days earlier in San Diego.

[@ClueSign]

+Brian Folks I saw lots of bands back in the early 80s -- hands down they were the best I'd ever seen live. Saw them twice, once in NY and once in SF. Watched the show with other rock musicians and our mouths just hung open.

[@clydebear]

+ClueSign It was always an awful pity about poor old Andy's stage fright he developed. Just became too chronic for him. Still one of the best post-punk bands of all time to me.

[@ClueSign]

clydebear Absolutely -- the band had two talented writers and played in absolute lock step but a phobia is a phobia.

[@itchyego]

In credi able!

[@Boylieboyle]

Oh it was you who got to that username before me lol

[@andreaprodan5616]

that fraction of a second of 'out-of-synch' is a real bummer, huh...

[@donquixote2u]

f*** this is good stuff, innit!!!??? too good for the masses, more's the pity.

[@dapper_gent]

there's only one thing I'd like to say to the reader of this message, that with which I have contained in this writting is written thus far... and that word is a word that has been only written in the books of life, and is totally unadmissable for the reading eyes of polite society... and that word is balls.

[@wernersindlinger2317]

Germany! Best live Akt 👍

[@7mmartini]

Could somebody please upload the studio version from Black Sea? For some annoying reason, ITunes Canada doesn't offer Black Sea.

[@101Volts]

"Pop" Is derived from the word "Popular" And "Pop Music" Is supposed to be designed to sell, Look it up - It's on Wikipedia, Even. That page is quoted as saying, "So-called "pure pop" music, such as power pop, features all these elements, using electric guitars, drums and bass for instrumentation;[1] in the case of such music, the main goal is usually that of being pleasurable to listen to, rather than having much artistic depth."

[@jeffreyms]

I'm afraid of sounding like my parents' generation when they criticized our music... so I try really hard to find positive in my daughter's music. But deep down... well, I mean, is there anything current that sounds nearly as wonderful as XTC? I mean, really?

[@ELEcomments]

Nothing.

[@tomeisenmenger7048]

Honestly, there are a few. Pugwash (heavily influenced by XTC and, I think, once on Andy's ApeHouse label), Temples, probably others.

[@russallen4001]

Too clever ....

[@donquixote2u]

shame the video is a bit out of synch - but isnt this a great song??? love that breathless helter-skelter rhythm to it - classic XTC.

[@oriel9347]

I wish this was in sync

[@koz3e]

Yeah, Me too. It never was - it goes in and out. I've tried to sync it by cutting frames, but then it looks jumpy. If It really BUGS you, the whole Rockpalast show can be found right here on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXaYoJ-mjK92htU

[@Boylieboyle]

@yamahakicksaz Man, you've got a cool dad/good start on life. Check Sonic Boom out.

[@snappyjohn9122]

For all you smiley Germans, lol

[@MawoRinnGun]

Masses is ignorant in the inner meaning of the word

[@drgreyhound]

Often copied - never bettered.