Re: (TV) At The Roundhouse...

[TMiller <BlackMonk@msn.com>]

On 11/20/2013 5:27 AM, Keith Allison wrote:
> http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/television-roundhouse
>
> "As the leader of one of the Seventies most distinctive and remarkable 
> bands, Tom Verlaine can obviously do what he wants with his legacy and 
> mess with expectations, but it’s impossible to avoid the thought that 
> he was playing with the audience for his own amusement. Missing lines 
> from the beginning of “Little Johnny Jewel” reinforced that impression"
>
> "Rip is a consummate guitarist, but a rock edge in his playing nudges 
> his contributions towards the conventional, an aspect these songs 
> never had when they were originally recorded with Lloyd."

I thought that one of the strengths of the Verlaine/Lloyd team was the 
rock edge that Lloyd brought.

As for "Little Johnny Jewel," hasn't it been bordering on free jazz in 
places for at least a decade?

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