Re: (TV) Tin Huey

[Michael <michael@recordsnyc.com>]

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> Michael wrote:
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>> I loved Tin Huey. I immediately went in search of their record which
>> Bleecker Bob had. Then Chris of course started the Waitresses and that was
>> the end of Tin Huey. Too bad as they could've really made a difference in
>> what was happening at the time. M T C
> 
    Gary wrote:

> In my humble opinion, Chris ruined the Hueys. I was a fan since I 1st saw them
> open for Caravan at my college (CWRU) around '75. The original band was VERY
> quirky & worshipped Robert Wyatt & Soft Machine (their version of I'm A
> Believer was a cover of Wyatt's version, & Robert Takes The Road To
> Leibernawash (sp?) is about him - also used to do a great live version of
> Little Red Ridinghood Hits The Road). If you have any way to listen to their
> early Clone EPs/45s, you'd know the difference. Chris made 'em more "pop" on
> their LP (which as far as I know has never been on CD) - in fact, the song
> Hump Week was kinda a homage to WMMS, the most commercial of the FM stations.
> I hated the LP when it came out (which came out after I moved to CA), but
> cought 'em live at the Agora on my one visit back, & live they were still the
> same. Chris was a real nice guy & I'm glad he got some fame from the
> Waitresses, which was more his style.
> I've got the record player dusted off & will probably be doing a burn of
> my Huey stuff - let me know if anyone's interested in a copy!
> 
> All the best,
> Gary Mollica

    I've got friends who think that after Hell left Television they weren't
nearly as good. I could never understand that. Apparently the band rocked
more with Hell. The word boring kept turning up, to this day they'll still
say the same thing, TV was a better band with Richard Hell. I guess what I'm
getting at it is it's all relative, had I heard or seen Tin Huey before
Chris Butler joined the group perhaps I would've felt the same. Since my
introduction came when I saw them open for TV and Cale I thought they were
great. I had nothing else to go on. The same with Television. It would be
years before I ever heard any tapes with Hell in the band. When I did I
didn't agree with my friends. I think they were just a little to close to it
all at the time. I'd love to hear earlier Tin Huey to hear if they sounded
all that different. I'll take Gary up on the offer. Thanks, M T C

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