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Title: Full Of Whimsy And Wonder
Review: XTC's first studio-bound album (and therefore literallytheir Sgt.Pepper) is VERY highly underrated!"Mummer" is a richmusical quilt of many patches from the heavy Eastern-inspiredDirge-like psychedelia of "Beating Of The Hearts" and "Human Alchemy",the wonderfully crafted pop of "Toys","Jump" andthe excellent "In Loving Memory Of A Name".But three unusual moments really make this album so great-that would be thepretty,carnavaleqse ambience of the instrumental "Frost Circus",the fantasically memorable electronica of "Wonderland",one of my Top 10 favorite XTC songs,mabye even in the top 5!And there's the tough-rocking "Funk Pop A Roll"-a spiky highlite and woulda' made a great single.And with tracks like "Gold","Me And The Wind" and the quiant "Love On A Farmboy's Wages" sandwiched in between "Mummer" is a pretty all-inclusive journey indeed!
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