Robert W. Quine (December 30, 1948 – May 31, 2004) was an American guitarist, known for his innovative guitar solos. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Guitar solos are a melodic passage section or entire piece of music written for an Electric guitar or an Acoustic guitar.
A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown in comparison. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Critic Mark Demming writes "Quine's eclectic style embraced influences from jazz, rock, and blues players of all stripes, and his thoughtful technique and uncompromising approach led to rewarding collaborations with a number of visionary musicians. "[1]
His collaborators include Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Lou Reed (notably on The Blue Mask), Brian Eno (on Nerve Net), John Zorn, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, Marianne Faithfull (Strange Weather), Lloyd Cole, Tom Waits (Rain Dogs), Matthew Sweet, Odds, Jody Harris {Escape}, and many more, including a rare 7" by Lester Bangs. The Voidoids, also known as Richard Hell and The Voidoids, were a New York City Punk rock band of the late 1970s and early Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. The Blue Mask is the eleventh Album by Singer-songwriter Lou Reed. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record (b 17 Dec 1953, Tokyo, Japan) is a Drummer, Composer, and Graphic designer Marc Ribot ( born 21 May 1954 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Guitarist and Composer. Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose Strange Weather is the fourth album by Glenn Frey, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) Lloyd Cole (born January 31, 1961) is a Singer and Songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Rain Dogs is an album by Tom Waits, released in August 1985. It peaked at #188 on Billboard 's Top 200 albums chart For the writer and broadcaster see Matthew Sweet (writer Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c Odds are a Canadian Alternative rock band active 1987–1999 and reformed in 2007 as The New Odds. Jody Harris is an American guitarist singer songwriter and composer who was a central figure in the influential No Wave scene in New York City. Leslie Conway Bangs ( December 13, 1948 &ndash April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, author and musician
Rock critic and friend Lester Bangs once said of him:
- "Someday Quine will be recognized for the pivotal figure that he is on his instrument — he is the first guitarist to take the breakthroughs of early Lou Reed and James Williamson and work through them to a new, individual vocabulary, driven into odd places by obsessive attention to On the Corner-era Miles Davis. Leslie Conway Bangs ( December 13, 1948 &ndash April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, author and musician James Robert Williamson (born 29 october 1949 in Castroville Texas) is an American Guitarist On the Corner is a Studio album by Jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in June and July of 1972 and released later that year on Columbia Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. "
Quine is number 80 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [2]
Quine was a nephew of the philosopher W. V. Quine and cousin of The Black Keys' guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25 1908 Akron, Ohio &ndash December 25 2000 (known to intimates as "Van" The Black Keys is a Blues-rock music duo consisting of Dan Auerbach ( vocals and Guitar) and Patrick Carney ( drums and Daniel Q Auerbach (born May 14 1979 is the Guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues/rock group from Akron Ohio.
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Biography
After graduating from Earlham College in 1965, and then earning a law degree from Washington University, Quine practiced tax law for several years before abandoning it. For other places with the same name see Earlham (disambiguation. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Quine was enrolled in the Berklee School of Music for the 1967-68 semester. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts.
In 1969, Quine made a series of amateurish cassette recordings of The Velvet Underground performing live. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book These saw official release in 2001 by Polydor Records, titled Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Bootleg Series Volume 1 The Quine Tapes is a triple Live album by The Velvet Underground. Though rather lo fi in sound quality, the album is an important document of the group. Lo-fi is an aesthetic in music production which uses Low fidelity recording practices In the liner notes, Quine writes: "I got a lot of pleasure and inspiration from these performances. As a guitar player, they were an important element in shaping what musical direction I wanted to take. "
Quine then worked in a movie memorabilia store in New York City with Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine. The City of New York Richard Hell (born Richard Meyers; October 2, 1949) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Bass guitarist Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Later, he was invited by Hell to join his new band The Voidoids, thus making punk rock history and beginning his musical career. The Voidoids, also known as Richard Hell and The Voidoids, were a New York City Punk rock band of the late 1970s and early Hell's two Voidoid albums feature Quine's distinctive guitar work; guitarist Marc Ribot once said about Quine that "in terms of punk rock guitar soloing, [Quine] could definitely be called the inventor," [3] while critic Ira Robbins describes his work as "stunning and underrated"[4]. Marc Ribot ( born 21 May 1954 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Guitarist and Composer.
The Voidoids dissolved, and Quine's next recordings were with Lydia Lunch, Jody Harris and Material. Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester New York) is an American Singer, Poet, Jody Harris is an American guitarist singer songwriter and composer who was a central figure in the influential No Wave scene in New York City. Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by Bass guitarist Bill Laswell. From September 1979 to July 1980, Quine and Harris recorded various guitar improvisations with a drum machine. In 1981, some of those experiments were released as the Harris/Quine album, Escape. With Material bandmate Fred Maher, Quine recorded his only other solo album, Basic, released in 1984. Fred Maher is an American Drummer, programmer and Record producer. A 1984 instrumental album by guitarist Robert Quine and drummer Fred Maher.
In the early 1980s, former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed drafted Quine to join his group. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. He appeared on Reed's The Blue Mask (1982), acclaimed as one of Reed's best albums. The Blue Mask is the eleventh Album by Singer-songwriter Lou Reed. The Reed-Quine guitar work is exemplary -- arguably among the best either man had to offer -- crafting interlocking duels that blur the lines between rhythm and leads. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure 1983's Legendary Hearts featured most of the same group, but Quine eventually quit the group due to tensions with Reed. Legendary Hearts is a 1983 Album by Rock and roll musician Lou Reed. Reed persuaded Quine to rejoin for a world tour; Quine disliked touring, but agreed to the tour for financial reasons, ending his partnership with Reed for good in 1985.
Throughout the remainder of the 1980s, Quine made scattered appearances as a session player on records by Tom Waits, John Zorn, Marianne Faithfull and Scritti Politti. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1978 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Quine began collaborations with a few musicians who would introduce him to new audiences, and who would raise his profile a bit. Genre-smashing saxophonist/composer John Zorn hired Quine for several experimental projects; while pop songrwiters/singers Lloyd Cole and Matthew Sweet both made good use of Quine's skills. John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Lloyd Cole (born January 31, 1961) is a Singer and Songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions For the writer and broadcaster see Matthew Sweet (writer Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c Sweet's biggest hit song, "Girlfriend," is anchored by Quine's frenetic, squealing guitar work.
Depressed after the death of his wife Alice in August 2003, Quine committed suicide by heroin overdose in his New York home on May 31, 2004. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities
Quotes
- "You gotta hear this new box I got, it creates the most offensive noise . . . " (to Lester Bangs)
Notes
External links
- Unofficial website
- Billy Bob Hargus interview
- i94bar interview
- Fan page and list of obituaries family web site
- Tribute to Quine in Perfect Sound Forever
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