Richard Lloyd: From Television to Matthew Sweet
Richard Lloyd's guitar answers a repeating figure on Television's "Marquee Moon" and Matthew Sweet's "Evangeline," then takes the solo.
Tracklist
- Marquee Moon — Television
- Evangeline — Matthew Sweet
Transcript
Marquee Moon — Television
Richard Lloyd co-founded Television and later played the solo on Matthew Sweet’s “Evangeline.” On Television’s “Marquee Moon,” his guitar has another partner. Tom Verlaine starts a repeating chord figure, and Lloyd comes in against it, picking two notes at a time. Fred Smith’s bass and Billy Ficca’s drums enter in turn. After the second chorus, Lloyd takes the first solo, bends a few notes, then hands the song back to the singer. Verlaine stretches out after the next chorus. Hear Marquee Moon by Television.
Evangeline — Matthew Sweet
After Richard Lloyd died, Post-Punk.com revisited the Television guitarist’s work with Matthew Sweet on the 1991 album Girlfriend. Lloyd played solos on “Divine Intervention” and “Evangeline.” Sweet recalled that he and Lloyd took turns with the same Jazzmaster on “Evangeline”: Sweet played the recurring figure, Lloyd answered it, then took the solo. Hear Evangeline by Matthew Sweet.
On “Marquee Moon,” Lloyd came in against Verlaine’s repeating figure. Sweet remembers Lloyd answering his. How do those two guitar exchanges sit with you?