Essays

‘…Brilliant summary of the career of the mercurial Andy Partridge of XTC and a listing of his 50 greatest moments !...’

 

5 Star Review : Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2018

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‘…Delightful read…Needs no introduction, the genius of Mr Partridge, is so evident in this lovely little tribute, to the cleverest lyrics, you are likely to read in your musical adventure... ‘

 

4 Star Review : Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2019

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‘…Albeit he’s just copied Andy’s lyrics with a small note about them still not a bad book…’

 

4 Star Review : Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2018

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‘…As a life-long XTC head and someone who has always regarded Andy Partridge (like the author) as one of the greatest song writing geniuses ever, I was intrigued by this book as a quick romp through the author's favourite AP songs. Overall the choices are well chosen, with only a handful that I would change/replace. Glaring omissions for me for example would be I Can't Own Her, (all the more so because AP had to be persuaded to take it past the demo stage - thankfully he did!) And 'Millions' from Drums... which has always enthralled me. However, I suppose that no two AP fans would come up with precisely the same list. I could also have done without the crass anti-Brexit comments, which, given they were included with reference to songs written a long time ago, where wholly decontextualized and inappropriate, regardless of which side of the debate you're on. Still, a good little read, and Tony obviously knows the Partridge oeuvre inside out (as I do.)…’