(TV) Rarity of 'True Story & 'Coming Apart'' / Cover of WFTF

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

RE: > Also a great version of 'True Story' (I'm not sure how many times they
played that song live)

Of all of the known live bootlegs, an appearance of 'True Story' is very
rare: only 12 times 1981-1987. (Versus say 'Kingdom Come' 52 times) 'Coming
Apart', itself was even rarer:  only 9 appearances on live bootlegs. 

I don't dislike 'Days On The Mountain' (I always got a kick/smile out of its
line :  "Our clothes always clean", but I didn't care for the drum-machine
and cheesy synthesizers (although that sound was big in UK pop in 1982, not
sure if T.V. was deliberating trying for a pop hit and more airplay by using
that instrumentation?  Seems counter to his entire career.), and as I
already mentioned: the extreme length of 'Days On The Mtn' live prevented
him from performing some of his rarer, neglected songs live.

RE: WFTF's album cover: it's an exact duplicate of a B&W photo that was
released  with WFTF press-kit.  I wonder if it was a cover T.V. had agreed
to, or if Warner Brs. chose the cover? 

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At that show you mention Leo (The Ritz NYC, June 4,'82), yes, they do a
kickin' version of 'Comin' Apart'.  Also a great version of 'True Story'
(I'm not sure how many times they played that song live) at the same
show...'that' one was 6:42 min. long.  And I might add a great version of
'Days on the Mtn' (12:07 min) which I'm hoping that I'm not the only one on
this list that thinks that's a cool song.  Same w/ 'Clear it Away' which I
love, but the album version is too bare bones or sthg.  But when he plays
that one live...well, it comes alive (imo).

And I'd say the weakest song on the album would be 'Present Arrived'.

D.
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