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Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
"Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" is a song by the British band XTC. Written by frontman Andy Partridge, it was released as the band's 12th single in December 1980, charting in the UK Single Chart, UK singles chart at No. 16 on 21 February 1981, being XTC's biggest single chart success to this date. The song also reached the Irish charts, peaking at No. 20. The band performed the song on ''Top of the Pops'' and the Saturday morning show ''Multi-Coloured Swap Shop''. The tune itself was recorded at Townhouse Studios, London in June 1980. The 7" single is packed with a poster, showing a ''Sgt. Rock'' comic. The song is featured on the compilation albums ''Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982'', ''The Compact XTC'', and ''Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92''. Partridge has since expressed disdain with the song, stating that it "embarrasses the shit out of me. Of all the tunes that I've written, that made it to tape, this makes me cringe the worse. It's not the music, that's solid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea (XTC Album)
''Black Sea'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released 12 September 1980 on Virgin Records. It is the follow-up to the previous year's '' Drums and Wires'', building upon its focus on guitars and expansive-sounding drums, but with more economical arrangements written with the band's subsequent concert performances in mind, avoiding overdubs unless they could be performed live. Like ''Drums and Wires'', ''Black Sea'' was recorded at Virgin's Town House studio in London with producer Steve Lillywhite and engineer Hugh Padgham. It was originally titled ''Work Under Pressure'' in reference to XTC's grueling touring and recording regimen. After their manager complained, frontman Andy Partridge devised ''Black Sea'' as a reference to his emotional state while composing the album. From 1980 to 1981, the band supported the album on tour as the opening act for the Police. His fatigue worsened and XTC ceased touring indefinitely by 1982. ''Black Sea'' was critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
