XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (What's On, 1979)

[@lupodelupis3672]

This is what the Beatles would sound like if they had been a new wave band! Long live to XTC!

[@spookerz35]

Holy Crap it's LIVE, not lip synched! What a gem of a find....

[@Dan-nt2yb]

I saw them in Toronto on the Drums and Wires tour in the early 80s. Unforgettable.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jcarter3562]

Absolutely fantastic performance from XTC. The best songs stay in your head for the rest of the day, and this is one of them!

[@rockturtleneck]

Fantastic, what a great band. I actually met Andy, Dave and Colin walking down the street in NYC in 1989 and spoke with them briefly at a corner on Sixth Ave. They were in town to sing King for a Day on David Letterman's show.

[@outtathyme5679]

These guys were on their own planet

[@alihart]

I love Partridge's guitar sound. As does, presumably, Graham Coxon 😊

[@pumasgoya]

Fantastic! My favorite XTC song. I only realized it was sung by Colin when I watched the video. It still sounds like Andy to me, 44 years later.

[@HarryFlashman.]

From start to that perfect finish. That's the quality of XTC.

[@pellelindbergh4455]

i never knew how great XTC was live

[@WarrenCromartie2]

Dear God, my senses are working overtime as they always do when I hear this amazing band. This is pop, so they say, but it's far more than that. There is no language in our lungs that can define the excellence of XTC. As refreshing as oranges and lemons, their passionate music could melt the guns of hostility in our lives and bring about world peace, while freeing us all of the ball and chain of musical mediocrity...... if only anyone had fucking listened!

[@susanklein7448]

How lucky was I to see them live twice, in NYC and SF in 79 and 80. Tightest live band of the era.

[@SpringRubber]

Bassist who sings, love it! So tight. XTC.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Brilliant seminal English post-punk. I was lucky enough to see them a couple of times in this heyday era. They were not about looks, although Andy P tried; it was all about the writing and musicianship. Internationally influential stuff, and a type of Englishness to be proud of.

[@sandiscott4640]

Xtc are truly the best!! Young people should check them out,you won't be sorry!! Dig deep!!😍

[@ewetoo]

Great to see Colin playing his fretless live, its very rare.

[@mrsteresamccavana4253]

Never saw this before. Great find.

[@DrTomoculus]

I love how they split the screen for the guitar solo, so you could see both Partridge and Gregory doing wut they do. Quite rare in things from the 60's and 70's to find a cameraman/team who are interested in those kinds of shots!!!

[@foto21]

No slouching in this band. The drummer is a machine and a good looking rough guy also. He must've pulled some birds.

[@lesliegooch7565]

Fantastic! Love that split screen shot of Andy and Dave guitar work!