Re: (TV) Television on Summerstage info

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rex Broome" <rexbroome@gmail.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) Television on Summerstage info


> On 6/10/07, dend@nyc.rr.com <dend@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > I know people in NYC who think that Fred Smith ruined Television. I never
> > saw the Hell version of Television so what do I know.
>
>
> There are recordings.  And the Hell TV has its virtues.  But Smith ruining
> TV? I think you could only really believe that if you actually think that
> MM
> is bad.  Or that it would've been better with Hell.  I doubt the latter,
> and
> hey, then we would never have had "Blank Gen" or "Destiny Street".  That'd
> be a poorer world overall.  People always wanted TV to be more rote-punk
> than they were.  Or than the Voidoids were, for that matter.  Both band
> are
> really for those who value invention and inspiration over commitment to
> genre conventions.  So viva us, really.

As much as I like the Voidoids, I think Richard Hell leaving Television was
the best thing that ever happened to them. They lost whatever punk influence
they had in their sound and became a tighter, more musical band, though that
could just be the effect of practicing for another year.
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