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April 27, 2006

Tom Verlaine Returns With "Songs"

After more than a decade, the man behind Television brings two wildly different releases

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Words From The Front

Tom Verlaine once complained that he'd never written about two of the strongest dreams in his life, "because it's hard to get across the language of dreams." That may be so, but Verlaine still manages to come closer to solving that problem than just about anyone else in his medium. His third solo...

1982 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Dreamtime

1981

Tom Verlaine

1979

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Biography

Tom Verlaine made his lifelong reputation in a few years of '70s punk glory with Television; since then, he's taken a leisurely approach to his role as a New York guitar god. His trademark sound is exploring the intricate modulations of his Fender Jazzmaster's upper register, giving his guitar that distinctive lunar quiver, and along with his strangled Richard Widmark voice, it goes with the eni...

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