Christgau Writing Sample: RICHARD LLOYD, Field of Fire [Mistiur, 1985]In crucial ways he predates punk, and formally this is more Warren Zevon or Tom Petty than Tom Verlaine. What makes it go isn't songwriting--please, kids, never ever rhyme "fire" and "funeral pyre." It's Lloyd's concentration, plus of course his guitar, which I'll take over Mike Campbell's or even Waddy Wachtel's nine tries out of ten. B+
You see, I think that's OK. Good points and spot-on, really. -- ----------------------------------------------- http://www.marquee.demon.co.uk "The Wonder - Tom Verlaine, Television & Stuff" ----------------------------------------------- -------------- To post: Mail tv@obbard.com To unsubscribe: Mail majordomo@obbard.com with message "unsubscribe tv"