It's about timing aint it? For me Skylarking arrived at a particularly blissful time in my life. I love the previous albums too though, in fact XTC were one of those bands that I was truly obsessed with for a while.
I love threads like this! It started of as a musically themed footy violence thread and turned into a vegetarian restaurant guide with footy violence undertones. Now where else would you get that? :)
The 'Casual Scene' ? It's 20+ years past you fool. The 'feelings' ? Ah bless, you lads are soooo sensitive, you should get some counselling. :facepalm:
Yep, well said.
The worst thing for me is The Gentleman's twisted attempt to endow mindless violence with some sort of nobility.
If that's what does it for you at least have the balls to be honest about what it is.