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Title: Surprisingly dated
Review: I probably hadn't listened to this album in at least five years, and decided to give it a listen the other day. I now realize why I always play "Oranges And Lemons" "Skylarking" and even "Black Sea" and never play this CD. The production and sound are very synth heavy, and all the previous comments about the "preachiness" of the album are very apt. The lyrics are very heavy handed, and the album really isn't much fun to listen to.I've been a huge XTC fan for many years, but the above listed albums (along with "English Settlement," another favorite) are much, much better representations of the band than this one.
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