Geese Honor Late Richard Lloyd With Cover Of Television’s “Ain’t That Nothin’”

According to NME, rock band Geese paid tribute to Television‘s Richard Lloyd by covering the song “Ain’t That Nothin’’ at a recent show. Lloyd died, aged 75, on November 7 at his home in Tennessee, following a battle with cancer. Johnny Marr, who was heavily influenced by Television’s guitar sound during his time with The Smiths, was among the names paying tribute online.

on Saturday, Geese paid their respects to the late musician as well, with Cameron Winter telling the crowd in Philadelphia “Rest in peace Richard Lloyd’, before the band broke into brief cover of the Television song “Ain’t That Nothin’’. The show was the first of two nights that the former NME Cover stars had lined-up at The Fillmore venue over the weekend, and they broke out their take on the classic 1978 song after playing their own song “2122”.

For their rendition, the upbeat instrumentals remained largely the same to the Television version, although Cameron Winter’s distinctive vocal style made the Geese cover much more brooding compared to the original playful, punky song, which did bring joy to the whole venue.

 

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