(TV) Mozart is to Saleri in context/ McCartney & Bacharach Supreme Pop Tunesmen / Paganini

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

Jesse 

>The "Tom Verlaine is to McCartney or Bacharach as 
>Mozart is to Saleri" comparison is somewhere 
>between hyperbole and nonsense

My point was that as did Mozart in his lifetime, 
Verlaine languishes in obscurity while others 
who are his inferior as musicians/artists 
get the accolades. Sure, McCartney and Bacharach 
may be better at writing melodies that the masses 
eat-up.  

>Leo; it reads to me as reflecting a need to bolster 
>your musical hero by putting down the heroes of others. 

Hey, Verlaine's music and guitar playing need no 
bolstering from me; his music and playing speak for 
themselves.

Look, do I think Verlaine is a greater artist/musical 
genius/musician than McCartney or Bacharach? You bet. 
Yes, I'll grant you, they have considerable more talent 
than TV for writing hit melodies/songs (so did Henry 
Mancini).

To me Verlaine's a musical prodigy; he's the Niccolr 
Paganini of the electric guitar, and thus, IMHO 
that makes him ultimately superior to those other 
two guys. Hence, in that context, my analogy. 

	Leo


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From: Jesse Hochstadt 
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:48 PM
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