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Title: Simply brilliant
Review: Intelligent lyrics, brilliant melodies, clean, multi-layered production - this album was a remarkable achievement in the 80's and continues to stand out. It doesn't matter if it's XTC's best album or whether it's representative of their music. Skylarking should be evaluated on its own merits. XTC, like all great bands, is constantly evolving, so it makes no sense to pigenohole them.Almost everyone has commented on the obvious Beatles influence but they have ignored the influence of Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys. A few songs, Season Cycle in particular, could have easily come from the Pet Sounds sessions.On another note, my cd is from 1986 and contains "Dear God" but not "Mermaid Smiles." Other reviewers seem to have cd's with "Mermaid Smiles" but not "Dear God." How many different versions of this cd are out there?
