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RE: Fwd: Re: Patti on Conan
- To: "Gart, Mitchell" <MGart>, "babel-list" <babel-list>
- Subject: RE: Fwd: Re: Patti on Conan
- From: "unnamed user" <unnameduser>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:05:21 -0500
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I've never had the opportunity to see Tom Verlaine. I am really looking
forward to it. I love amazing guitar work. Everybody speaks of TV like
he's on another higher level. My personal favorite is Stevie Ray Vaugn.
There's that pesky "Ray" word , again.
> [Original Message]
> From: Gart, Mitchell <MGart>
> To: <babel-list>
> Date: 12/15/2005 7:18:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Fwd: Re: Patti on Conan
>
> I'd give Oliver a little credit as an OK guitar player. But the
> difference between him an Tom Verlaine is night and day.
> Verlaine is a genuine major talent and Oliver just isn't.
>
> One time at a concert I attended Patti let Oliver sing a song and
> his voice was horrible.
>
> I do give him credit for two things. First of all, he collaborated
> with Patti in writing Fireflies, which is one of her best songs of the
90's
> IMHO. And the other thing, of course, is that he cheered her up
> a lot after the death of so many other people close to her in 1995.
>
> - Mitch
>
>
> unnamed user wrote:
>
> > > > Jesus, you guys are hard on Oliver. I rather liked him ...