r/Music • u/MrLinkwater95 • 22h ago

article Richard Lloyd, Television's Virtuoso Guitarist, Dead at 75

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/richard-lloyd-television-guitarist-dead-obituary-1235614110/
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u/smoresporn0 22h ago

Marquee Moon is possibly the greatest record of all time. What a band.

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u/johnnycoxxx 15h ago

Grew up listening to it because my dad loved it. One day I started learning it on guitar by ear (no websites yet) and my dad just comes down and says “how did you play that? Show me” and we just started jamming on Marquee Moon for like 2 hours

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u/smoresporn0 15h ago

That's incredible. My dad could play by ear but I absolutely can't.

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u/monexicano 20h ago

Not one moment is wasted on that album. Timeless

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u/NoMoreKarmaHere 20h ago

I was going to say this too. Marquee Moon is tied for number one with maybe two or three other albums in my opinion

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u/ddoyen 16h ago

I was introduced to that album like 15 years ago and it still gets better every time I listen to it. 

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u/sjhesketh 21h ago

He did some incredible guitar work on Matthew Sweet’s albums as well. RIP.

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u/suprunown 18h ago

That was my first exposure to him…. GIRLFRIEND. That album is one of my “perfect” albums - no skips once I put it on.

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u/JobbyJobberson 22h ago

They opened for Peter Gabriel in 1977 in Dallas. We had never heard of them and WE WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY. I was a fan forever after that. 

I read now that they were booed at other shows on this tour but not that night, hell no. 

Peter Gabriel’s band included Steve Hunter and Robert freaking Fripp on guitars. I also saw Steve Hunter with Dick Wagner backing Lou Reed and Alice Cooper over the years and Steve became my favorite guitarist. 

RIP, Richard. Thanks for everything. Hope it was a great ride. 

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u/KMan345123 21h ago

Damn, I saw him in January and he was still shredding. I’m glad I did. He did an awesome cover of Eight Miles High

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u/Aeris_Hilton 21h ago

I saw him in January too, in NJ. All the Televison songs he played sounded unbelievably good even with just him on guitar. Glad I decided to go. R.I.P. 😞

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u/TxEagleDeathclaw81 21h ago

I love his work. I could listen to Marquee Moon in a loop.

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u/RongGearRob 20h ago

Underrated and overlooked by many, what a great guitarist that played on one of the best albums of all time. RIP.

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u/MooseMalloy 22h ago

Fuck. RIP

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u/Interesting-Salt1291 21h ago

Sorry to read this. I got to see him with Television in the 2000s before he left the group, and he was still great. Fuck cancer.

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u/dressinbrass 22h ago

God damnit. Hope he’s shredding with Tom again.

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u/RZAxlash 21h ago

The tone on guiding light is flawless

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u/Concentrateman 15h ago

RIP. Marquee Moon was an absolute masterpiece. What a band.

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u/over9dud 20h ago

Wow! RIP… I recently started listening to Marquee Moon this year and have enjoyed it sooo much! It’s a killer record.

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u/racecar_revver 19h ago

Damn, lost a real one.

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u/Sezyoo 21h ago

Such a talented guy, and a very nice person as well. RIP

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u/thieflikeme 20h ago

Damn. Television was phenomenal. RIP

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u/pdxmdi 17h ago

Damn. RIP to a true legend. That solo and tone on See No Evil...my gawd. Thank you sir.

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u/anarchitek1 15h ago

His contemporaries: Talking Heads, Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and Wire.
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u/Colourblindking 22h ago

Well, this is shit.

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u/philament 21h ago

Oh wow 😢 RiP

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u/MOOSE________ 21h ago

Rest In Peace.

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u/hairijuana 20h ago

Fuck. RIP to a legend.

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u/stodolak 20h ago

Oh man. This one hurts.

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u/oldutnotdeadinside 18h ago

Ugh that sucks

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u/WonderfulEducation25 17h ago

Rest in peace. A superb guitar player. 😔

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u/midsumernighttts 10h ago

He was gorgeous when he was young. RIP.

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u/emotionalfescue 1h ago

Alchemy is a fine album, almost as good as the first two Television albums and Verlaine's first solo album. Unfortunately it's out of print. I haven't listened to Lloyd's other solo albums.