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Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Pop Rock
Jangle Pop
, Baroque Pop
, Psychedelic Folk
, New Wave
/ GenreTodd Rundgren / Producer
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Critic Reviews
100
It's not just the subtleties and experimentation that make Skylarking so great. It's everything, really.
13y
100
A pop masterpiece -- an album that has great ambitions and fulfills them with ease.
13y
100
Partridge and Rundgren might have been diametrically opposed in personality, work style, and vision, but Skylarking ultimately found two geniuses combining their powers for a truly transcendent musical experience, oftentimes despite one another.
2y
93
Here you have Skylarking’s ideal form: three adult boys accidentally in their thirties, pooling harmonies for Partridge to plunge into, like something beautiful shot from the sky.
6y
90
A confection that remains as delectable as ever nearly 40 years later.
1y
Skylarking manages to harness that drug filled energy that so many 60’s psychedelic pop bands brought in the best way possible. The heavy, dense and vibrant instrumentation transports me to this journey through an idealistic vibrant jungle. The album opens with the sounds of birds chirping as the instrumentation slowly fades in on the track “Summer’s Cauldron”. The song starts almost sounding like it’s hazed and confused about this energetic world that surrounds ... read more
I was tripping on acid the whole summer, this album provided the perfect soundtrack to that
Oh and it's also great lol, obviously, it's XTC
XTC presents easily their finest work to date with the production magic from the mad genius Todd Rundgren who always excites me whenever I see his name. We got some authentic psychedelic throwbacks with a modern feel especially for 1986. It's a welcome surprise to finally have an album from these cats that I have thoroughly enjoyed with its variety and experiments throughout the 45 minute runtime. Everything works together so well and makes for a very satisfying listen. It's so good and is ... read more
this harnesses a rly cool sgt pepper psychedelic sound but def sounds a bit more recent which i much enjoted
It was a good album. The vocals and production were not really for me I think, but they were solid. There were a few standout tracks especially the last one, but most of it was pretty consistent just good. I don’t think it was often great, but it was often good. I did like this album though. It was pretty short but it felt longer than it was honestly. That’s all I got I can’t think of anything else to say. Oh yeah next album is probably the De La Soul album. (So probably ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Summer's Cauldron 3:19 | 90 |
| 2 | Grass 3:05 | 90 |
| 3 | The Meeting Place 3:14 | 86 |
| 4 | That's Really Super, Supergirl 3:21 | 91 |
| 5 | Ballet for a Rainy Day 2:50 | 89 |
| 6 | 1000 Umbrellas 3:44 | 88 |
| 7 | Season Cycle 3:21 | 87 |
| 8 | Earn Enough for Us 2:54 | 88 |
| 9 | Big Day 3:32 | 81 |
| 10 | Another Satellite 4:15 | 83 |
| 11 | Mermaid Smiled 2:26 | 88 |
| 12 | The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul 3:24 | 90 |
| 13 | Dying 2:31 | 84 |
| 14 | Sacrificial Bonfire 3:49 | 87 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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