Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Tom Verlaine Title: Songs & Other Things Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Thrill Jockey Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 4/25/2006 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 790377017328 |
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Verlaine has truly shaped the sound of modern music, from his early days with the Neon Boys and Television, throughout his solo career, and most recently, as the guitarist in Patti Smith's band. Always ahead of the curve, ... more » |
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Album Description Verlaine has truly shaped the sound of modern music, from his early days with the Neon Boys and Television, throughout his solo career, and most recently, as the guitarist in Patti Smith's band. Always ahead of the curve, Tom's influence is immeasurable throughout the rock world with bands as diverse as The Strokes and Dos. No one, however, has been able to replicate his sounds, from delicate lace-like details to soaring and singling lines. "Around" and "Songs And Other Things" are his first new releases since "Warm And Cool" in 1992. "Around" picks up where the last one left off ? varied tones move effortlessly from melody to rhythm and are at once panoramic, pastoral, and atmospheric. It's largely an improvised record and features Tom's old Neon Boys bandmate Billy Ficca on drums. "Songs" is his first vocal album in sixteen years and it includes instrumentation from Television bassist Fred Smith. This record finds Verlaine's songwriting at its most colorful. With so many years between this and his last vocal record, he's got a lot of storytelling to catch up on, which makes every track here a gem. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBest solo album Hank Schwab | Indianapolis, IN USA | 04/28/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "This one starts a little slow, and there are a few missteps in the first couple songs, but once it gets going, it is astonishing. If this were an LP, I'd play side 2 to death. It seems odd to issue this in tandem with "Around", but they are two sides of the same coin. The emphasis here is on guitar work. Verlaine has always been more of a cult guitarist, underrated by the mainstream, but his work here is a showcase. The songs seem written and structured expressly to show off his guitar work; it's hard to imagine the songs played by anyone else." As always, nuance wins out...... T. G. Ellis III | Dallas, TX USA | 06/04/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Like many I discovered Tom Verlaine in the early 1980s, through the pages of New York Rocker, and became an almost instant fan. I was lucky enough to see him out on his first solo tour and was blown away with the band and the songs from Flashlight. Later, when Dreamtime came out I felt that Verlaine had created a great masterpiece, an album full of fascinating, interlocking guitar parts textured with energy and moments of searing emotion; I know I'll be chastised for this, but Dreamtime was greater than anything Television did. But as much as I loved Dreamtime (and Words From the Front, The Wonder, Flashlight and Cover)I always wondered how it could ever sound as good live. With Songs Verlaine has produced a set that you can hear from the stage, he and Jimmy Ripp going at one another as I'm sure they are on tour right now. He's also, significantly, expanded his sonic textures: There's a lot of guitar work here that tonally is new and different from anything I've heard. But the attack and resonance is still pure Tom. If I'm not mistaken TV's in his late fifties about now, and he is still a more interesting songwriter, guitarist, and most importantly, arranger than anyone else who came out of the CBGB scene with the exception of his buddy Patti Smith. On Songs, his arrangements are just terrific, and repeated listenings reward you with growing awareness of the nuance of the playing by all bandmembers and how TV uses this to shape the feel and reach of each song; not as dense as what you'll find in Dreamtime or Flash Light, the guitar work is still surprising me with every listen--great with headphones, great but different with the stereo cranked. Like all of Verlaine's work, this is adult rock and roll for the discriminating listener who wants to think and rock at the same time, and it should be GREAT live. My only complaint is I'd like a lot more Jay Dee--his drumwork on "Wierded Out" takes a simple 4/4 over simple chord changes and explodes the song to greatness (and listen to all the nuance in his playing, too). Five stars." But, it IS tom verlaine! Davis T. Featherstone | 12/13/2006 (3 out of 5 stars) "this is not tom verlaine, the punk guitar god of old ...
this is all very calm and VERY mellow ... what saved this for me was IT IS tom verlaine! you can hear the twang and that sound that's he! so, how bad could it be? couple of the songs actually jump out at you. he sings a little better ... too. but tom verlaine's a guitar player first and foremeost. not THAT bad. " |
