Tom Verlaine is easily the leftist's favourite guitarist. His fractious guitar works quite evidently paved way for the radical dissonance we hear in Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth & My Bloody Valentine, among others. He was ahead of the anti-guitar faction while still preserving massive guitar presence in his music. Of course, being off tangent means treading the path of semi-obscurity; not many of us have heard of the name Tom Verlaine & his Television outfit but things remain critical on this musical platform. More importantly, Verlaine introduced us to a world of non-compliance while inviting indulgence at the same time. Not an easy feat but it carved a niche. Guitardom will miss Tom Verlaine's altruistic contributions & sonic provocations for sure.
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