(TV) From fiftyfivefives@comcast.net: DC show set list/review in brief

["Philip P. Obbard" <pobbard@yahoo.com>]

This got bounced for technical reasons, so I'm forwarding it on to the list.

--- tv-owner@obbard.com wrote:
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 03:20:40 -0500
> From: fiftyfivefives@comcast.net
> Subject: DC show set list/review in brief
> To: tv@obbard.com
> 
> I'm on the digest here, so maybe someone else has already offered up a
> review. so I'm sorry if this is all redundant.
>  
> First of all, if there was anyone recording this show (and tonight I'm
> praying there was) the most appropriate title is "Tom Smiles".  The
> crowd in DC, was very enthusiastic to see Television, and every song was
> greeted with lengthy applause and cat calls. I don't know if this is
> always the case, but the audience in Chicago was much more subdued.  The
> overall effect of this, oddly enough was to actually wrestle out some
> banter from Verlaine himself, who thanked the audience and cracked wise
> between songs.  I've tried to preserve this in the set list, though I'm
> paraphrasing here.  There was also an abundance of smiling by the
> bandleader, and contrary to reports of other shows he looked to be
> having the most fun up there.
>  
> This was also the night of the wildly extended outro, as if to
> compensate for Lloyd, who shredded his guitar to pieces in the opening
> numbers, but started playing his solos straight (close to the recorded
> versions) around midway through.  The club sound was excellent, and the
> positive atmosphere wholly accepted the frequent ambient and abstract
> noises the guitarists produced. 
>  
> Normally a 9:30 Club show starts at 9:30, when the opening band takes
> the stage, but tonight it was just Television, taking on a fresh crowd
> eager to see them. 
>  
>  
> Set List
> (Television takes stage 9:00-9:05)
> 1. Swells
>             Longer and more abstract then what I heard before.
>  
> 2. 1880 or So
>             A rocking version that had the audience cheering for quite
> some time.
>  
>             TV: "Now we're going to rehearse one"
> 3. New song (Balloon?)
>             Peter Gunn riff sort of, mentioned before.
>  
>             TV: "That was our rehearsal."
> 4. Venus
>             The first MM song played here, and the beginning of Richard
> sticking with the script (as far as solos)
>  
> 5. Call Mr. Lee
> 6. Beauty Trip
> 7. "Newie"
>             Interesting, recycling the "Fuck Rock 'N Roll" riff, but
> Hell, someone had to use it :-)
>  
> 8. See No Evil
>  
>             TV: "Is it too dark in here? (audience responds "no") Cause
> its too dark for me to see the fret board and I'm hitting all the wrong
> notes. Could you please raise the house lights?"
> 9. Prove It
> 10. Return of the Swells/Rocket/Rhyme
>             The swells start up again, before diving into Rocket.  The
> guitar duel takes a more ambient tone then other versions I've heard,
> after Lloyds explosive bit here, he stays more to the script in terms of
> his solos until the encore. 
>             Rocket then crashes into Rhyme, which after the preceding
> duel is an almost jarring transition, Rhyme being played as a bit of a
> taught lounge act.  The song moves slow, and Verlaine tries to work up
> to the "Make's me want to. SCREAM AND SHOUT" but never gets there.  
>             TV: "Makes me wanna."  
>             (band crashes)
>             TV:  "When I see you, makes me wanna."
>             (band crashes)
> He gives it one more go:
>             TV: "You wanna? (audience laughs, its funny) "I mean. who
> wouldn't wanna"
> But unable to get into final line they instead beautifully transition
> into:
>  
> 11. ? (poss. O Mi Amore?)
>             whose almost sadistic guitar lines are enough to keep the
> crowd satisfied.  I'm not sure because I haven't heard Oh Mi Amore in a
> while but I think this is what they played.
>  
> 12. "Bass trouble"/Marquee Moon
>             The band moves about mysteriously on stage when Tom starts
> the opening bars of Marquee Moon, but Fred's bass becomes disconnected,
> Tom laughs at the "Bass Trouble", they then kick into Marquee Moon. You
> know the drill, two outros.
>  
> Encore
> (10:36)
> 1. Little Johnny Jewel
>             Everything's normal (albeit compact) up until the end of the
> second solo, where the main theme is supposed to kick in.  But Tom's
> playing has been subdued, and instead bypasses it and goes right into
> the final verse.  After "wink your eye" the band breaks into the finest
> outros of the evening.  Tom starts with some gentle guitar work, then
> Richard joins in, lightly playing the underlying chords of the second
> solo, and together they play through the first bars of the second solo
> in a somber manner that totally befits the tone of the song. 
>  
> 2. Glory
>             A very sloppy version, but more than saved by a great outro.
> Tom rides the final notes into an entirely different and uncharted
> territory.  Lloyd listens for a moment before smiling to himself, he
> then throws a simple chord progression/riff under Tom's solo and it fits
> perfectly.  Afterwards they're both smiling, and Lloyd's right back in
> the game. 
>  
> 3. Psychotic Reaction
>            starts off standard enough, the solo features Richard
> shredding the guitar with the same ferocity he did earlier in the night.
> The second verse falls apart into a bluesy bit, but the band was having
> so much fun with it you couldn't go away unhappy. 
> (finished 10:56)


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