Television - Adventure
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Artist: TelevisionEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros UK
Soundtracks:
- Glory
- Days
- Foxhole
- Careful
- Carried Away
- The Fire
- Ain't That Nothin'
- The Dream's Dream
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Hit: 5 Stars
Punk was a genre cultivated on the principles of do it yourself sloppiness that under ideal conditions could breed a sound free of all commercial aloofness and flowing with unbridled passion. Unfortunately, while this harsh anti-commercial mentality did result in a number of the century's greatest musical acts (ie: The MC5, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground), it also virtually ignored a huge back catalogue of talented musicians simply because their motives didn't fit the strict punk criteria. The most disappointing example of this was by far the blatant anti-Beatles stance assumed by most of punk music in reaction to the band's ... perfectionist leanings. Thankfully though, when the initial shock factor of the late 60s punk coup began to fade in importance, this limiting facade gave way to reveal a number of brilliant pop acts that had been quietly maturing on the stage of CBGBs. Among these influential artists were the likes of the ultra quirky Talking Heads and the brutally under-recognized Television, freely referencing defunct pop geniuses like The Beatles and the Beach Boys to create a distinctive blend of 60s melodies and modern punk aggression. In their short lived career, the original Television incarnation generated only two albums. Marquee Moon was perhaps the quintessential Television record, displaying an instrumental prowess and sonic complexity that was sorely lacking in punk music at the time, but it was not until the heavily underrated Adventure that Tom Verlaine's impressive songwriting skills truly came to full fruition. Moving from an instrumental focus that emphasized the integration of free jazz aspects into more traditional rock arrangements to a format that was much more along the lines of a true rock band, Television was determined to make the most of their role change. What Adventure lacked in technical complexity it more than made up for with sheer charm, massaging the listener's mind with concise, soothing soundscapes that had been thoroughly dowsed in catchy hooks. Instead of intertwining in extended, combative solos, the trademark twin guitars reach a mutual coexistence that provides a solid backdrop for Verlaine's evocative chorus lines. As opposed to the constantly clashing dynamics of Television's prior CD, which stressed the many facets and multiple areas of expertise within the group's sound, Adventure features all elements of the band in perfect harmony formulating the perfect pop unit. Adventure is pop simplicity at its best, immediately drawing the listener in with irresistible guitar licks and memorable choruses only to later reveal even more intriguing underpinning as a reward for the patient listener. This important album, which was an obvious touchstone for groups like The Bears or XTC, marked a point in punk music that finally made it ok to meld the old with the new, creating a chain of events in the independent music community that can still be felt today. Whether Marquee Moon or Adventure is the single greatest achievement from the genius pop conduit of Television is solely a matter of personal opinion, but while Marquee Moon is already recognized as a monumentally important album of the 70s punk upheaval, Adventure should certainly at least be regarded as being of equal significance and as being an overall equally enjoyable album.
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