Re: (TV) Brief Television Meltdown report

[Jay <piazzasanmarco@yahoo.com>]

I have not heard any of the "new" songs.  Are we
talking a record superior to eponymous?

equal to adventure?

help me out here

--- Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> OK, this seemed like a revitalised band to me.
> Instead of Swells and 
> 1880 or So, they opened with 2 brand new songs
> (un-announced, of course) 
> and there were, I think, a further 2 new songs in
> the set (don't know 
> the titles of those either, yet) So with those plus
> Stax, Balloon, 
> Persia and The Sea there's surely enough for a new
> album. I did ask if 
> they were going to be recording and Fred, cagily,
> said, "That's why they 
> were written!" No-one actually said they are making
> a new album but 
> no-one denied it, either. I'd say the omens are
> good.
> 
> Tom seemed more relaxed, at one point saying "You
> realise you're 
> watching us rehearse?", and he appeared to be
> reading lyrics from a 
> music stand. He also pointed out that he's got new
> tuner. A silent 
> tuner. So no more three minutes of plinking noises
> between songs. He 
> then announced that it didn't appear to be working
> properly, so it was 
> more a case of one minute of silent tuning between
> songs. Which is 
> progress.
> 
> For the first encore, Patti Smith appeared on stage
> and spoke/sang what 
> I'm told was an "unpublished poem" with Television
> playing behind her. 
> Actually, it was great and Tom's playing on this
> was, I thought, his 
> most focussed playing of the evening.
> 
> Tom is in her band for the performance of the
> "Horses" album on Saturday 
> and I understand that he will be playing some bass
> as the idea is to 
> recreate the original recording as closely as
> possible.
> 
> Richard will be taking part in the Tribute To
> Hendrix evening on Sunday.
> 
> Songs in tonight's set (not in order):
> 4 new ones
> 1880 or so
> Venus
> The Sea
> Prove It
> Call Mr Lee
> Persia
> Balloon
> See No Evil
> Marquee Moon
> Song with Patti Smith
> Psychotic Reaction
> 
> Tom played the same blond Strat all evening, Richard
> switched between 
> three Strats and Fred played his Kay bass.
> 
> A great gig. Oh, and Richard was _on fire_!
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