(TV) I'll miss Mr. C but...

["Brian Young" <raggedglory57@hotmail.com>]

...I must admit, hearing of this list's recent playlists and discovering 
that a lot of us shared a respect for if not passion for Neil Young to be 
good fodder for discussion.  I admire artists like Tom Verlaine and Neil 
Young who remain idiosyncratic artists true to their inner spirit, but 
there's not been a lot of proof in the pudding lately for Tom.

I'll throw something out there for potential discussion:  The Wonder.  I 
looked for it for years before finally buying over the internet, and when I 
finally got it, I was hugely disappointed. And when I saw Tom play 
acoustically at the Paradise in Boston on April 12, 1990, I was also let 
down that he gave such a lackluster performance.  In comparison to acoustic 
performers such as Richard Thompson, Neil Young, Peter Blegvad and hell, 
Louden Wainwright III fr crying out loud, Tom lacked charisma and compelling 
songs.  And I have the bootleg of that show (taped poorly, by myself 
unfortunately) that I've gone back to a number of times thinking I must've 
been previously wrong.

I say this although I have deep respect for him as an artist.  I will now go 
back to The Wonder and this bootleg and listen again as penance and to see 
if I have since changed my mind.

Well, there you go, the cat's outta the bag. Now I'll probably be banished 
or shunned. Or both.

Cheers,

Brian
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