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Black Sea

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Respectable Street		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Generals And Majors		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Living Through Another Cuba		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 Love At First Sight		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Rocket From A Bottle		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 No Language In Our Lungs		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Towers Of London		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Paper And Iron (Notes And Coins)		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Burning With Optimism's Flames		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Travels In Nihilon		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Smokeless Zone		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Don't Lose Your Temper		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 The Somnabulist		save

MOG Editorial Review

Serious new wave-y dance rock of the catchiest variety. XTC were like if Paul McCartney had really died, as the myth alleged, and a Paul replica went on making music while his spirit somehow re-incarnated into a teenage Alan Partridge, who then wrote some of the smartest and most consistent UK ‘80s pop as XTC, using a satirical attitude in sarcastic, entertaining songs about class and British society. Whatever the real reasons for the Partridge-Moulding team’s pop ingenuity, Black Sea is among XTC’s best work. The first four tracks start the party with a no-BS spirit so well that the record seems front loaded due just to their sheer quality. The spark only mildly fades during the rest of the album, mainly because it’s so packed with solidly crafted songs.
AMG Review of Black Sea [2002 Reissue]

Chris Woodstra
All Music Guide

XTC continue on with the big drum sound of Drums and Wires, adding more polish and an even heavier-hitting approach for Black Sea -- their arrangements are fuller and they rock harder than ever before. Where Drums and Wires implied social commentary, Black Sea more directly addresses sociopolitical concerns, handling them not strictly in a theoretical sense, but rather showing a human response to the circumstances. Of course, the band's skewed outlook and mid-'60s pop sense keeps things from becoming too heavy -- included are some of their finest songs, like "Respectable Street," "Generals and Majors," and "Towers of London," as well as the thoroughly enjoyable pop fluff throwaway "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" to keep the mood light. All in all, there isn't a bad song in the bunch -- Black Sea is their most consistent album to date -- and although XTC always operated on the fringes, the album is their most commercial-sounding, fitting in perfectly with the new wave of the late '70s/early '80s. [The 2002 CD reissue appends three bonus tracks: "Smokeless Zone," "Don't Lose Your Temper," and "The Somnambulist."]