(TV) Illustrious Fred

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

"Smith (who moved from Blondie to Television) had been a 
fan of Verlaine's band almost from the first time he 
heard it perform.  He liked the challenge of the Television 
format, he told an interviewer.  'In some bands a bassist 
can relax back in the pocket of the drums, but Tom likes 
the bass to be melodic, so I have to fit notes into some 
unusual places.'  "


"('Every guitarist in town is here,' whispered Mission of Burma's Roger 
Miller). Verlaine responded to the audience's indulgence with a 
daring series of explorations. His voice was even more anemic 
than usual, but ***with the systolic support of former Television bassist, 
Fred Smith,** he made each song an adventure. Alone in the spotlight, 
Verlaine seemed to be feeling his way through familar territory that had 
become overgrown with brush, and his soloing had a 
fraught-with-peril tension."

'ILLUSTRIOUS':  1. notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity 
or achievements or actions : eminent.  synonym:  See famous.  
--------------
To post: Mail tv@obbard.com
To unsubscribe: Mail majordomo@obbard.com with message "unsubscribe tv"