ALBUM: Tom Verlaine (1981)
MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$$
Though it sounds very much like a Television album, that’s good. The Television singer and guitar player makes good music with the basics, mostly riding along on the guitar like it was a new electric Tesla. The notes finding him — not the other way around.
Every song has tasty guitar and the songs hold together as well. Key songs include Always, Mary Marie, Mr. Blur and There’s a Reason. No big hits here, just solid post-punk rock and roll.
As you can see by the number in the title, I am rolling up on half a hundred left to do. I will write more about that in a separate post.