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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

3150.0. "Matthew Sweet sidemen" by GAVEL::DAGG () Fri Dec 15 1995 08:17

    At the risk of repeating myself ( I thought
    already put in a note regarding this ): 
    
    Matthew Sweet is a standout pop songwriter in 
    my opinion.  But more importantly, I like the
    guitarists he uses.  He's been using Robert
    Quine for awhile, and on his most recent
    "100% Fun" he also has Richard LLoyd, another rocker.  
    He even hard-pans (I think thats the term) the
    two guitars into left and right.  Now _that_
    makes it guitar album, I'd say, despite the
    fact that there are some slow songs. 
    
    Anyways, these guys sound so much better
    than, for example, the Goo Goo Dolls. 
    
    I've read that they were involved in 
    the so called "down-town" scene in 
    NY.  Anyone know of other interesting work
    by either of these gentlemen?
    
    Dave
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3150.1hmmm, I may have to pick up some Sweet nowRICKS::CALCAGNIFast, Cheap, Good: choose any twoFri Dec 15 1995 09:0722
    Quine made a name for himself as an early member of Richard Hell and
    the Voidoids; "Blank Generation" is the definitive Richard Hell
    recording and I'm pretty sure Quine is on that one.  I've seen this
    as a bargain CD recently too.  There are also some good live sides of
    Quine with this band floating around, usually cassette tape only.
    ROIR records (independent mail-order distributor, check the classified
    sections of music mags) is a good source for these.
    
    Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine were the two guitarists for the band
    Television, one of the seminal bands of the NY punk scene (along with
    the Voidoids for that matter) and probably the best "guitar" band of
    the bunch.  "Marquee Moon", the band's second recording, is considered
    a masterpiece.  Verliane was sort of the leader of the band and even
    considered by many the better guitarist.  Together they had a dense,
    complex style that did interesting things with the two-guitar format.
    Definitely recommended.
    
    Btw, does Sweet do any of his own guitar work?  I got the idea he was a
    pretty decent guitarist himself.
    
    /rick
3150.2interesting history!GAVEL::DAGGFri Dec 15 1995 09:2412
    
    I think Sweet does some of the rhythm parts. 
    I believe he was also a studio bass player for before 
    getting going as a leader/writer. 
    
    Sounds like the prior work of Quine/LLoyd was harder
    than what Sweet does now.  But the solo breaks on "100%
    Fun" show that Sweet is a guitar-head!  Great tones. 
    
    Dave
3150.3NEWVAX::LAURENTHal Laurent @ COPFri Dec 15 1995 12:0914
re: .2

>    I think Sweet does some of the rhythm parts. 
>    I believe he was also a studio bass player for before 
>    getting going as a leader/writer. 
    
He certainly plays the rhythym parts live, or at least used two.  When
I saw him it was just Sweet and Lloyd on guitars.

If you go to see him live, make sure you bring your earplugs.  He likes
to run the guitar amps at ear-splitting levels (which is why I'll never
go see him live again).

-Hal
3150.4coincidence??? I think not!RICKS::CALCAGNIFast, Cheap, Good: choose any twoMon Dec 18 1995 07:0411
    I was thumbing through the latest GP and came across a small article on
    Ivan Julian.  Ivan was another guitarist with the original Voidoids.
    Currently he's on tour with (guess who?)... Matthew Sweet.  The article
    also mentions Quine and Lloyd.  Guess Sweet has a thing for that
    "downtown" sound.
    
    Btw, Robert Quine turns 53 this month and he's still out there making
    some serious noise.  God bless 'im.
    
    /rick