Showing posts with label tom verlaine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tom verlaine. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Tom Verlaine - Warm and Cool

A few days ago Abe asked me about albums similar to Ry Cooder's soundtrack work in "Paris, Texas". I told him some few names and albums, but I totally forgot about this glorious solo effort by Television guitar maestro Verlaine. He crosses all moods from aggressive to deeply melancholic in his brilliant playing while the original Television rhythm section (Billy Ficca and Fred Smith) give rock solid support, even throwing some krautrock rhythm pulses here and there. But it's Verlaine who's the one allowed to shine, and they know it, so they just stand back and let him soar. Awesome.

w & c

Monday, November 3, 2008

Adventure.

The oft-ignored 2nd album by Television. Why? Beats me, 'cause it always sounds marvelous to my ears, specially the delicate beauty "Days" and Verlaine's glorious solo on "The Fire". A
reappraisal is due. Or not.














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