Go 2 was XTC's second ALBUM, from 1978. Not one of my favorites, but still one of my favorite album COVERS ever.
This RECORD is hampered by too many songwriters (XTC had three main ones at this point) with too few good SONGS. The two contributions by Barry Edwards, in particular, stand out like two THUMBS on Go 2. Edwards' cockneyesque singing VOICE (a cross between Captain Sensible and Suggs from Madness) went on to bigger THINGS in his next band Shriekback, but his sound didn't really fit XTC. And the other SONGS by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding aren't much better. Definitely the RUNT of the XTC discography.
This companion SINGLE "Are You Receiving Me?" wasn't on the ALBUM, but was a lot stronger than any songs that were.
I think this is a great SONG. And they all look so YOUNG!
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