[Music] Tom Verlaine RIP

Austrian Gull

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Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 73

He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized.

www.nytimes.com

The lead singer of seminal punk band Television has died. Marquee Moon was one of the finest debut albums of all time but they never quite built on that early success. Saw the band a few times in the early 90s on their reunion tour - pretty impressive.
Been a grim start to 2023 with some musical greats already gone

 

Superphil

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Never saw them but wished I did. What a band, RIP Tom.

 

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Austrian Gull said:

Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 73

He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized.

www.nytimes.com

The lead singer of seminal punk band Television has died. Marquee Moon was one of the finest debut albums of all time but they never quite built on that early success. Saw the band a few times in the early 90s on their reunion tour - pretty impressive.
Been a grim start to 2023 with some musical greats already gone

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That is really sad. I love Marquee Moon.
I also saw them in the 90s, really memorable gig.
Will go and play Marquee Moon now.

 

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The Blue Aeroplanes introduced me to this song
RIP

 

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Gwylan

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Oh no, Marquee Moon is one of the great debut albums - one I still play reasonably regularly

Their second album wasn't bad either. Sad to hear, 73 is no age these days

 

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A musical auteur. RIP.

 

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That's sad news. The 12" single of Marquee Moon was a thing of rare beauty. RIP Tom

 

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smillie's garden

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I'm really saddened by this. Marquee Moon is in my top ten fave albums, and its title track has to be one of the best electric guitar recordings ever. Adventure is a terrific album too.

Ah, this case
This case
This case that I
I've been workin' on so long
So long
This case is closed

 

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Such sad news. Marquee Moon was such a ground breaking album. I never saw Television live but I saw Tom as part of Patti Smith's band in 1996; Tom and Lenny Kaye playing together was great. A unique talent.

 

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Sad to see his departure. I am going to put ‘Marquee Moon’ on later at full volume on my sound box and raise a glass whilst annoying the neighbours ( and wife).

Ten minutes and thirty eight seconds of pure indulgent genius!

TNBA

TTF

 

Austrian Gull

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Superbly written obituary by Alexis Petridis in The Guardian as much about the band as Verlaine himself.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...onist-guitar-genius-always-kept-punk-guessing