Tommy Keene was an amazing song writer with especially great guitar hooks that Paul Westerberg and all of us certainly appreciated. Call it power pop or as we did back in that day WHFS FM Annapolis alternative, the chiming guitar driven clean and a little dirty and a great vocal delivery. Saw him many times at the old 9:30 club in DC 1984. I never understood why the record company didn't get behind him. The audience sang along to every tune. Smart lyrics, great rhythm guitar. WTF Geffen Records. He will be missed, RIP Tommy.
Jesus I’m actually crying watching this. He may not have invented power pop but he pioneered it and made it cool. So many walked in his tracks and don’t even know it. We’ll never forget you in the DMV Tommy! Billy C too. God bless you both. RIP!!
Cool, he was admired by the cult figures themselves it seems.Myself i discovered him 10 years later (2006) when he released an album with Guided By Voices singer Robert Pollard (another cult figure) called Keene Brothers, a terrific album where Tommy wrote the songs and Pollard sang.
I should've been there. I talked myself out of going by saying "I can catch him next time through". There won't be a next time. Thanks for drinking Foster's and playing pool with us at the Bottleneck, Tommy!
Wow. Strange how these artists and songs just randomly pop up in my mind and the next find out is that they transitioned to the other side. God bless him. One of my favorite songs from my adolescence. The opening riff was one of my favorites to practice coming up.
love this guy.....saw him warming up for Lloyd Cole in Toronto back in the 80's and I was hooked....what a songwriter.....Songs from the Film so good ......RIP Tommy
I saw Tommy in Pennsylvania in 1990 or 91, so amazing. Now I live an hour away from Kansas City, I wish I would have known about this gig when it happened.
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And a really good guy. He was my friend. I miss him
Remarkable to know that sincere songs will always have longevity
Tommy Keene was an amazing song writer with especially great guitar hooks that Paul Westerberg and all of us certainly appreciated. Call it power pop or as we did back in that day
WHFS FM Annapolis alternative, the chiming guitar driven clean and a little dirty and a great vocal delivery. Saw him many times at the old 9:30 club in DC 1984. I never understood why the record company didn't get behind him.
The audience sang along to every tune. Smart lyrics, great rhythm guitar. WTF Geffen Records. He will be missed, RIP Tommy.
Incredible! Amazing guitar tone, great song, great dude! RIP Tommy
Miss this rocker incredibly. I mentioned him in one of my songs.
RIP, Tommy. Thank you for making whomever you played with better, even if you rarely got the recognition you so richly deserved.
Jesus I’m actually crying watching this. He may not have invented power pop but he pioneered it and made it cool. So many walked in his tracks and don’t even know it. We’ll never forget you in the DMV Tommy! Billy C too. God bless you both. RIP!!
Greatly worded my friend, few could wield a hook as well as Tommy!
I discovered Keene via Paul Westerberg's 1996 tour. This is such a great, intimate performance. I wish he weren't dead. Thank you, Tommy Keene.
Cool, he was admired by the cult figures themselves it seems.Myself i discovered him 10 years later (2006) when he released an album with Guided By Voices singer Robert Pollard (another cult figure) called Keene Brothers, a terrific album where Tommy wrote the songs and Pollard sang.
I should've been there. I talked myself out of going by saying "I can catch him next time through". There won't be a next time. Thanks for drinking Foster's and playing pool with us at the Bottleneck, Tommy!
Wow. Strange how these artists and songs just randomly pop up in my mind and the next find out is that they transitioned to the other side. God bless him. One of my favorite songs from my adolescence. The opening riff was one of my favorites to practice coming up.
Very underrated . lessor known 1980s college music some of the best music ever made.
Got to see Tommy a few months ago in Omaha opening for Matthew Sweet. What a wonderful man he was. Rest in peace, Tommy.
love this guy.....saw him warming up for Lloyd Cole in Toronto back in the 80's and I was hooked....what a songwriter.....Songs from the Film so good ......RIP Tommy
I saw Tommy in Pennsylvania in 1990 or 91, so amazing. Now I live an hour away from Kansas City, I wish I would have known about this gig when it happened.
Rest in Peace Tommy
I can't believe he is gone.
Tommy’s gone but that telecaster lives on somewhere .
How did he die? He was way too young!!
Heart attack in his sleep.