Re: (TV) Re: TV Digest V1 #457

[Ken Thompsen <joseph-k@swbell.net>]

on 8/14/01 1:38 AM, DAYKARAK@aol.com at DAYKARAK@aol.com wrote:


> Actually, the lyrics aren't even correct for the first verse...it's "right"
> as far in as the first two lines, and that's where the changes start -I've
> heard that this was because Tom couldn't "understand anything past the first
> two lines", but I'm guessing that it's more likely so that he could change
> the imagery to make it more visually striking (to the mind's eye, anyway) and
> toss in some innuendo as well. As far as the music goes...well, while the
> chords are pretty much the same, the actual rhythm pattern is different
> -Television's rendition features rhythm guitar which is pretty much
> to-the-bar straightforward twelve-bar rock progression. Not to suggest this
> is detrimental, of course - "The Blow Up"/"Fire Engine"/whatever you care to
> call it is rockin' stuff.
> 
> -nick

Yea, I think you're right...but another issue gets on my nerves: Is there a
copy of this show where the album plays continuously, instead of skipping
the intermissions between songs?
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