R.I.P. Tom Verlaine

by **Heraclitus Akimbo** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:21 pm

Damn, that stings.

Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist of US band Television, dies at 73

by **Heraclitus Akimbo** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:23 pm

Hopefully this thread will get get filled up with Television trax, but I also loved him as a synth-popper... Cover is probably my fave thing he ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqX9D63x8E

by **Heraclitus Akimbo** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:24 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmLTnlefRPA

by **Chankgeez** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:06 pm

Listenin' to this now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdYrBVsXVOw

:cry:

by **Dandolin** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:57 am

R. I. P.!

so weird - i'm on a road trip and yesterday we had a long convo about "secret jam bands" and we brought up an opinion someone not on the trip has that Television was a jam band. Then we stopped at a huge used book store where one of the handful of things I made a point of searching out for my fellow traveler was a volume of the OG Verlaine's poetry (had to settle for a copy of 'The Crying of Lot 49' though (which just now strikes me as further weirdness)). Anyway, I didn't hear about Tom til a few minutes ago.

So glad I got to see him in Philly when Television toured (with Jimmy Rip (more weirdness!?!) a few years back....

https://youtu.be/G8blDM3XqVg

https://youtu.be/7CN27BwrABY

https://youtu.be/F6UR8ylmFVQ

https://youtu.be/6QNOPYpIa3Q

currently taking comfort from these loveys:

by **Chankgeez** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:44 am

A spiritual descendent of Verlaine/Television to be sure:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... C5cRTjxY34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-gb1Leirp4

(Maybe not necessarily on this ^^^ album, but in general. :snax:

)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHbkzeVym_0

by **coldbrightsunlight** » Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:19 pm

Heraclitus Akimbo wrote:Hopefully this thread will get get filled up with Television trax, but I also loved him as a synth-popper... Cover is probably my fave thing he ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqX9D63x8E

I had no idea about this album! Will definiely check this out now thanks.

Always loved Television, shame to hear about this.

by **coupleonapkins** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:07 am

Was searching for an interview with him the other day (one or two on YT), which was a trip fer shure, but this was pretty uneggspekted gary p. nunntheless :cry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aA1xPCZRo

I think about this song all thee thymme, but moreso because it chugs into infinity (RIP Ricky, as whale).

Also, my niece took up guitar recently, and I bought her a copy of Marquee Moon to commemorate the occasion over the new year, even though I probably listen to this s/t LP more often in my head.

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