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XTC - Chips from the Chocolate Fireball Audio CD

A fair review of the XTC "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all XTC reviews here, or go back to the XTC tabs.

XTC Band: XTC
Title: Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-06-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: 25 O'Clock 2: Bike Ride to the Moon 3: My Love Explodes 4: What in the World??... 5: Your Gold Dress 6: Mole from the Ministry 7: Vanishing Girl 8: Have You Seen Jackie? 9: Little Lighthouse 10: You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel) 11: Collideascope 12: You're My Drug 13: Shiny Cage 14: Brainiac's Daughter 15: Affiliated 16: Pale and Precious

Push me off to start the fun...
Whether or now you like traditional XTC, you will probably dig this album. Simply a fun, catchy, and creative album. Instead of early eighties new wave, this album carries Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys on its sleeve.


Brilliant tribute to psychedelic music
The whole album pays a loving tribute to the best of 60's psychedelic music without mocking it. This is worth it just for "Mole From The Ministry". One of XTC's best albums.


Love the Beatles, XTC and Britpop? You'll love this!


some of the tunes are just so well done, and the hooks so well crafted that you'll find this is an enjoyable revisit, year after year. if you like britpop, the beatles and/or xtc, this is a clever and fun collection of the entire Dukes library, the alter ego of XTC, in homage to the Beatles. you are unlikely to sell this one used.

just simply fun, and much more creative and loyal to the sound of the Beatles than anyone else has done.


Not Quite The Beatles or Pink Floyd, but....
I still don't know if this was serious, or tongue-in-cheek. The record starts off with a cheezy tribute to Pink Floyd, that I think is worthy of Spinal Tap. While this album will never be my favorite, I am liking it more with each play. "Vanishing Girl" is the one tune that really stands out. If you are new to XTC, I would hold off on buying this CD and go for "English Settlement" or "Skylarking".


Glean from the Peppermint Ice Cube


And its really really. As funny as it is beautiful. . . both.


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