(TV) 'The last word is the lost word. Why don't you say so?' / RE: (TV) Verlaine - Cover @ Reflex

["Leo Casey" <LeoCasey@comcast.net>]

> I'm not sure where they get that idea. Who are they referring to ? The 
>Strokes ? Franz Ferdinand ?  Bloc Party ? There's three that might have 
>been remotely influenced by Television/TV but sheesh "overstuffed"?

Maybe the last word(?):

" ...Although they recorded only two [sic] albums, Television 
had a strong impact on new-wave groups in the USA and England.  
While their music had a harsh, 'punky' edge, Verlaine's songs 
also had a dreamy, improvisatory quality, with folky guitar 
riffs and impressionistic lyrics reminiscent of psychedelic 
rock. Unlike many other groups of the time, whose playing was 
concise and determinedly economical, Television often let their 
songs evolve into extended improvisations in which Verlaine's 
and Lloyd's guitar lines were most prominent.  

**... Whatever one thought of Television's image, their music 
was undeniably ahead of its time, and not only was their 
influence felt in groups well into the Eighties and 
Nineties, but that era threw up few, if any, acts of similar 
invention and breadth of expression**."

----From Providence, R.I. library's 'Encyclopedia of Music'


-----Original Message-----
From: tv-owner@obbard.com On Behalf Of Russ Van Rooy
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:40 AM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Verlaine - Cover @ Reflex

I'm not sure where they get that idea. Who are they referring to ? The 
Strokes ? Franz Ferdinand ?  Bloc Party ? There are three that might have 
been remotely influenced by Television/TV but sheesh , "overstuffed" ? 
Most of the above bands are more likely to list Gang of Four as their 
main influence. I think it's more accurate to say 'a  music critic 
scene' that's following over itself to find some way to work the phrase 
'marquee moon' into their copy.
- Russ

Now in 2005, Warm and Cool is being reissued in the midst of another
Television reunion and a music scene overstuffed with Television wannabes.
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