{"product_id":"complicated-game-inside-the-songs-of-xtc-paperback","title":"Complicated Game: Inside the Songs of Xtc - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTodd Bernhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eSteven Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I like accidents. I like to put myself in the way of musical harm. I like being at the wheel of that musical car, and aiming it at the wall, just to see what shape the car's going to come out. It might come out an interesting shape that would have taken me forever to decide on otherwise.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplicated Game \u003c\/i\u003eoffers unique insight into the work of XTC founder Andy Partridge, one of Britain's most original and influential songwriters. It is also an unprecedentedly revealing and instructive guide to how songs and records are made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped from a series of interviews conducted over many months, it explores in detail some thirty of Partridge's songs - including such well-known singles as 'Senses Working Overtime' and the controversial 'Dear God' - from throughout XTC's thirty-year career, as well as an extensive interview dedicated solely to the art and craft of songwriting. While the interviews cast new light on the writing of lyrics, the construction of melodies and arrangements, the process of recording, and the workings of the music industry, they are also filled with anecdotes about Partridge, his XTC bandmates, and their adventures around the world - all told with the songwriter's legendary humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book also includes pages from Partridge's songwriting notebooks and reproductions of his original artwork designs; a guided tour of his hometown of Swindon; and a foreword by Steven Wilson, the guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and leader of Porcupine Tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Malta but raised in Swindon, England, where he still lives, \u003cb\u003eAndy Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the founder of the internationally renowned new-wave group XTC, with whom he recorded fourteen widely acclaimed albums--among them \u003ci\u003eEnglish Settlement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrums and Wires\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkylarking\u003c\/i\u003e--during a career spanning four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Todd Bernhardt\u003c\/b\u003e has played, recorded, and toured with a number of bands based in the Washington DC area. He also has years of experience in corporate communications and freelance writing, having created pieces for \u003ci\u003eModern Drummer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a number of other music-related publications. He's proud to be the father of two wonderful children, lover of a beautiful woman, and friend of Andy Partridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770021413152,"sku":"9781908279781","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/946eca8cf773bf422f45efabde153d8b.webp?v=1780362673","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/complicated-game-inside-the-songs-of-xtc-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}