‘Monkey’ funkier than Lloyd’s Television past
Great rock groups often run on the creative and personal interplay between two people. In the Beatles, the Stones, the Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, etc., the successful balancing of conflicting forces (say Apollonian and Dionysian) made for some great rock ‘n’ roll. When the Stones really clicked, Keith’s raw groove was held in check by Mick’s crystalline pop sensibility, and vice versa.
Television was one of those bands. Though the main creative force in terms of songwriting was certainly Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd (co-lead guitarist with Verlaine) added just as much to the...
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