Guitarist Robert Quine Found Dead

Quine was one of those quiet giants who was not well-known, but without whom much of the music we all love would be immeasurably diminished.

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LinnTate, this scenario keeps repeating itself, and I'm starting to have a hard time with it. Well, half of the Beatles and half of the Ramones are gone, so it's a fact of life, or should I say death.
I bought and appreciated "Blank Generation" when it came out, so that was my first exposure to Quine's style, but what really caught my attention was what he and Richard Lloyd were doing on Matthew Sweet's albums which made all of them a notch above the rest of power pop. I was also into Lloyd Cole so after the Commotions ceased to be "associated" with him, there was Quine again lending his unique presence to the proceedings. I agree, R.I.P. Let's just hope we get a break for awhile.

Wow, that's a tough one. I first fell in love with Quine's playing on Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend" and Lloyd Cole's self-titled record. I worked backwards to get into his other work. He was a really good player. As you get older, and you start seeing more of your idols die, you slowly start to realize your own mortality looming. As such, I see listen to as much good music as you can, while you can.

i was always curious...Quine is not a common name. Was he related to the eminent Harvard philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine, famous for uprooting most of our notions of linguistic competency?

I answered my own question, with a little digging. The Quine family website shows that Robert was Willard (W.V.O.) Quine's nephew. For anyone who cares.

Quine's playing on Lloyd Cole's debut and Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend - both great CD's - brought the cult hero new exposure to a newer audience. Try Kevin Salem's 'Soma City' or "Ecstatic" for a great guitarist in the same vein.