On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 11:26 AM William Ancell <ancellwilliam@gmail.com> wrote:
I still love his playing when he is “on” but that is very rare in the last ten years. And his singing is just like a person who is in pain. He clearly doesn’t practice or care about the people who paid to see him. My friends who went to see the “Marquee Moon” shows left halfway through - said Jimmy Rip was shit, and Tom obviously couldn’t wait to leave. I never went to that show in my city because I knew what to expect from recent recordings of shows, and also I was pissed that they billed it as “Television”. It wasn’t.On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 23:35, Glenn Cooper <glennwaynecooper@gmail.com> wrote:Really? I've been a fan since the late 80s, but gee, I just can't get enough of his playing.
More so now than ever! I hardly ever listen to the old shows. Horses for courses, I guess.
Glenn
On 8/22/2019 7:28 AM, William Ancell wrote:
Oh that’s easy. Watch any live performance from the last ten years. If you need any further reassurance, watch it with someone who is unfamiliar with Television/Tom Verlaine and simply say: “this is good music”. Report back to us with what their review was.
On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 23:25, Glenn Cooper <glennwaynecooper@gmail.com> wrote:
Curious to know, in what way is he hopeless?
Glenn
On 8/21/2019 7:45 PM, Keith Allison wrote:
On 21/08/2019 02:37, leocasey wrote:
I thought both were very well written and interesting, but Hell/Myers came across as having total contempt/ hatred [?!?] for women.
I must say, I didn't feel/sense that.
Re: Verlaine and his musical output post-2008 (and “greatest -hits-tours w Television since circa 2015), to use my brother’s favorite _expression_:
“He’s fuckin’ hopeless!”
I may have to add a new section to The Wonder: "He's Fuckin' Hopeless" - Tom Verlaine in the 2,000s
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