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Jun 7, 2024 · Tom Verlaine — the guitar virtuoso, cofounder and “frontman” of the pioneering New York group Television, who died last year — might be the most low-key guitar hero in rock history.
Aug 26, 2013 · Although I love Television, I'm not a big fan of Verlaine's solo work - really good songwriting in places, but the playing/production just doesn't come together in a way I find compelling.
Sep 24, 2024 · Reviewed: September 24, 2024. An overdue reissue campaign rescues the Television frontman’s final solo albums from obscurity, spotlighting a jazzier mode of the late icon’s six-string brilliance.
- Zach Schonfeld
Jul 18, 2024 · Tom Verlaine – Warm And Cool / Songs And Other Things / Around. A trio of the Television visionary's under-appreciated mid-period LPs get a worthwhile reissue. By Jon Dale.
- Jon Dale
- Tom Verlaine – Tom Verlaine
- Television – Television
- Adventure – Television
- Dreamtime – Tom Verlaine
- Marquee Moon – Television
Verlaine’s first work post-Television, this self-titled project went more in the direction of glam rock than the punk-alternative image he had curated on his previous two albums. This shift worked for Verlaine, with some of his biggest solo tracks coming off this record, including ‘Kingdom Come’, which was famously covered by David Bowie on his pro...
When Television regrouped in 1992, many were expecting a return to the sound that gave rise to their popularity in the late 1970s. While they still stayed true to their origins to a degree, this self-titled project is much more reserved and methodical. The return of Richard Lloyd is felt, with him and Verlaine intertwining rhythm and lead riffs cul...
The slightly softer, overshadowed younger brother of ‘Marquee Moon’, Television’s sophomore release, Adventure, is almost faultless. What the album lacks in comparison to its predecessor’s large scope of sound, it makes up for in a superbly consistent track-list. Highlights from Adventureinclude ‘Carried Away’, which sees the band ditch the guitar-...
Is 1981’s DreamtimeVerlaine’s most underappreciated work? Verlaine’s second release as a solo artist saw him realign him artistry closer to that of Marquee Moon, with his guitar-work being a clear standout on tracks like ‘Always’ and ‘Down on the Farm’. While the album perhaps lacks in a standout single to drive the album’s popularity, Dreamtimeis,...
Television’s peak may have just been their debut project, Marquee Moon. In the year of its release, 1977, the album was different. Verlaine’s wailing vocals, combined with his chemistry with Richard Lloyd’s guitarwork is felt on what is a track-to-track masterpiece. Coming off several successful demos, all under the helm of Brian Eno, the band opte...
Dec 13, 2023 · “Breakin’ In My Heart” (Tom Verlaine, 1979) “Breakin’ In My Heart” dated back to Television’s early days (the curious should seek out an awesome 1975 live rendition taped in Cleveland), but...
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Jul 17, 2024 · This is an ongoing series of album reviews and music features published in venues like Jacobin, PopMatters, Post-Trash, Spectrum Culture, and Africa is a Country. I’ve made revisions, corrections, and additions when needed or when I have changed my mind about something.
