silverfoxnik Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Just heard this... Such awful news. 😢 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/28/tom-verlaine-frontman-and-guitarist-of-us-band-television-dies-at-73?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherL One of the most influential yet underrated 'greats' IMHO. Time to put on Marquee Moon at full volume and pay my respects. RIP Tom. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said: Time to put on Marquee Moon at full volume and pay my respects. Amen, same here this morning. Farewell to another unique and groundbreaking voice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Another great gone, way too young at 73, RIP Tom Verlaine John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 A huge infuence on me musically back in the 70s. I always regretted never once getting the chance to see them perform Marquee Moon live. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Me too Jack. I was fortunate enough to see Television in 1977 in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Blondie were the support band. That was a great gig. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I was also fortunate enough to see them, alas, not with Richard Lloyd, but Jimmy Ripp did a great job; I caught them at Lunar festival in 2016. I lived up to my reputation as a curmudgeon by paying for a day at a festival but turning up in time to see Television line check and leaving as soon as they finished, I needed to process seeing a band that I've loved for so long without any distractions. It's just the way I am sadly. To say they were enigmatic was an understatement; Verlaine said over the mic to the lighting guy 'don't bother with lights' or similar, it was a June evening. Verlaine's voice was what you expect, he never exactly tried hard, but the audience joining in on every song was striking, the mass of goodwill emanating from the crowd; 'Guiding light' really has lived with me from that gig. I've photos somewhere, I fear on a now broken phone or laptop, of the band strolling on with gigbags on their back and plugging into 2 rented AC30s and an SVT . A quick line check and straight into 'See no evil'. No fuss whatsoever. I remember contrasting it with the ridiculously over the top covers band I was with at the time where the guitarist had a rig with 999 duff sounds and a tablet with the chords to Valerie on it. So glad that I was able to see the band, what a legend. Seeing Verlaine there in profile pre gig, ambling on with a coat on and a gigbag stays with me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 21 minutes ago, The fasting showman said: ... where the guitarist had a rig with 999 duff sounds and a tablet with the chords to Valerie on it. I'm sure I have NO IDEA what you mean. 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: I'm sure I have NO IDEA what you mean. 😂 Sometimes the contrast between the music you love and the music you are forced to play hits you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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