RE: (TV) Philosophical (?) Question, or, A Question, Anyway/new direction

[postitnote <postitnote@sbcglobal.net>]

But I believe that Robin's main point was that Tom took the guitar in a new direction.  A direction away from the blues which so much of earlier rock music had been based on.  And even if the general public wasn't paying attention to that many of the next generation of guitarists took note.


--- On Sat, 11/17/12, leif joley <leifjoley@hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: leif joley <leifjoley@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: (TV) Philosophical (?) Question, or, A Question, Anyway
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 1:26 PM
> As much as I admire Tom Verlaine's
> soloing, the ONE Television solo that can
> be stuck in my head for hours or days is Lloyd's on
> "Elevation". That said, I
> also think that Lloyd lost the ability to play what may be
> considered lyrical
> solos after "Alchemy". Thereafter, virtuosity and speed took
> over, and so it
> has been ever since. When I interviewed him in '91, after
> "The Cover Doesn't
> Matter" came out, I was honest enough (or perhaps impolite
> enough) to hint my
> opinion to him. "My playing is getting better and better",
> was the surly
> reply. (I also asked whether he's contemplated to
> collaborate with any
> lyricist, which didn't improve the atmosphere during the
> conversation.) If
> anything, I believe that he wanted to become a muscular and
> masculine
> instrumentalist, Hendrix-style.
> 
> Not that Verlaine hasn't been able to play his fair share of
> aggressive solos
> -- most notably on "Dreamtime" -- but those who pops up in
> my mind tend to be
> the beautiful ones. It could be said that thus he's less of
> a masculine
> player, which in turn could be a sign of him being in touch
> with his feminine
> side, which in turn is NOT the same as him being a
> homosexual, a ridiculous
> idea that someone on the list put forward a year ago or so.
> But I doubt that
> Verlaine should be regarded as the first rock'n'roll
> guitarist with a more
> tender or vulnerable or poetic or melodic approach to guitar
> playing. Couldn't
> the same be labeled on George Harrison, for instance?
> 
> Leif J, Sweden
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