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(TV) Can't recall if this was posted already...



Observer UK review of Patti and TV.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1514543,00.html

"The musicians amble on to the stage like the old mates they are and,
despite their craggy appearance and the way they seem to move
independently, they gel beautifully. Bass player Fred Smith lays down
big, solid lines behind Verlaine and Richard Lloyd's riffs.

The two guitarists are perfect counterweights, Verlaine providing
chugging backings to Lloyd's tumbling, semi-psychedelic lines. It's
interesting how their longer numbers appear to be heading ever closer
to prog: I suppose that's what you get for playing the same material
together over and over for nigh on three decades.

If the set falls down, it is over Verlaine's voice; granted the sound
is poor in the QEH but he doesn't seem to stretch himself until the
end. That said, 'Marquee Moon' and 'Little Johnny Jewel' are
storming."

--Phil
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