Television - Call Mr Lee

Tom Verlaine has one of the most gorgeous necks in Rock and Roll.
- Patti Smith.

I recommend reading "From the Velvets to the Voidoids," just for anyone that... likes music.

This should be Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee' s theme song when we clinch the 2009 World Series.

For amps in the old days, live at least, it seemed to be Ampeg VT-22s and Fender Super Reverbs. For shows since this reunion they seemed to use Vox AC-30s. Lloyd has stuff like old Supros, and Verlaine used a Mesa Boogie combo in some stuff you can find here over the years. The tone is more in their fingers and imaginations than gear, though...

Richard Lloyd--great and underrated

I remember this lp as a righteous comeback
great song

Actually, he just goes nuts from 3:06 all the way to the end. I love Richard Lloyd's playing. Not a bad songwriter, too.

This is awesome.

I don't doubt they trememdously influenced punk; but I see a more direct link to the Punk sound from bands like "the Sonics" (Listen, for example to 'he's waiting' ).

fuck! i want that guitar tone!

Verlaine uses a Jazzmaster or Jaguar with really heavy strings, which has something to do with it - Lloyd almost always uses a Strat. In the late 70s they used Deluxe Reverbs exclusively but this is an early 90s recording.

My favourite bit is Lloyd's bit of insane guitar-strangling from 3:06-3:22 or so.

agree - the guitar teasing is amazing! :D