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...and it's so damn good to see that the legacy of Television has prevailed. God only knows how they deserved it, way more than certain other Bowery stablemates... but that's ok, it was so much time ago. I'll tell you that the original guitar player in Portugal's most popular rock band (Xutos&Pontapés) used to have a very Verlainesque guitar-sound. He left after the 1st album, so he never came to taste success ... which was built upon his early legacy. Curious.
jocksilver7 11 months ago
I really don't think the intro was botched - the fact is that it was Tom and Richard then, and here we have a hard-driving nearly south-jukin guitar trio. Sure, sure! The heart and spirit are definitely there ( the vocals are almost there), but hey! : Venus was not crafted by Lynyrd Skynyrd or Molly Hatchet, and maybe here's a reason to quote that too many hands ( well, fingers) (nearly) spoilt the broth. BUT I really Enjoyed this, for good old times sake. I can almost smell CocaCola in 77!
jocksilver7 11 months ago
difficulty is of perception.
it doesn't really matter whether you are a virtuoso or not just whether your heart is in it. and you can usually hear when that is or isn't the case.
i'm sure that after tom studied his music theory and spent years applying it he didn't think Venus was so hard to play anymore but did know it had to be honestly felt.
even though these guys don't have the technical ability that Television did, it does sound like they are being honest.
windmills20 2 years ago
i'm glad they covered it! yeah rock on! huh?!
sleepyerick 3 years ago
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windmills20 3 years ago
You do understand the difference between live performance and a recording, don't you? These guys are doing quite a good job, and listening to it on your computer is very different from what it would have sounded like if you happened to be in the room.
BTW, have you ever heard The Blow Up?
Tycho114 4 years ago
I think you're missing the point that they covered the entire album.
Honestly, I'm not sure if a by-rote performance of any rock classic is in the true spirit of the music.
Please let us know when you get it together to play this song with your band. Thank you for your input.
tonyvideo2000 4 years ago