Television - Marquee Moon
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Artist: TelevisionEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- See No Evil
- Venus
- Friction
- Marquee Moon
- Elevation
- Guiding Light
- Prove It
- Torn Curtain
- Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 & 2)
- See No Evil (Alternate Version)
- Friction (Alternate Version)
- Marquee Moon (Alternate Version)
- Untitled Instrumental
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Hit: 5 Stars
Television-Marquee Moon *****
One of those rare albums that just absolutley changed everything. Released 1977, the year punk really broke, was the album along with Patti Smith's horses and The Ramones self-titled debut album that really started the buzz about punk, even though at that time it was not called that yet. Released to instant critical aclaim but to almost no record sales Marquee Moon would go on to be one of the most important and greatest albums in all of rock n' roll history. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd play the tag-team here where as the great Richard Hell had just left the band right before the recording of this album becuase Verlaine refused to let any of his songs on the album even turning down his soon to be classic 'Blank Generation.'
This is an album of attitude and literary genius, opening with the odd 'See No Evil' followed by the wanna-be touching 'Venus.' Friction' may be the best song on the album, it is truly a tour de force with very typical punk lyrics of the time, and not to mention the breath taking guitar work. 'Elevation' and 'Guiding Light' open the second half of the album and well but with more soft side, a more tendor side if you will full of poetic prose, and even greater guitar. 'Prove It' is the strongest song on the second half of the album but the lyrics are a little hard to follow. 'Torn Curtain' closes the album and wonderfully. Nice and dark and slow leaving you wanting more, just what a good closer sould do.
But perhaps the focal point of the album is it's center peice, the albums title track 'Marquee Moon' and almost ten minute song filled with Verlaines best vocals and lyrics of the entire album, and his best guitar work that he would ever record. The song is a classic and concidered to be one of the very best songs of the period along with 'Friction.'
Now many copies of Marquee Moon come with several bonus tracks. Most of these are just demos and alternate versions of 'Marquee Moon' 'Friction' and 'See No Evil' which are all very cool to own but what is even cooler are the other bonus tracks. The inclusion of a Untitled Instrumental is incredible. One of the best instrumentals ever recorded. Also is the bands first single, one that they released before the album was released and clocking in at way over ten minutes and which originally took up both sides of the .45rpm. 'Little Johnny Jewel (parts 1&2)' is a interesting find, and one from when Hell was still in the band which makes it even cooler of a find.
While it was looped in with the whole Punk movement, Television is much more alternative then punk, though the lyrics are often revolutionary. The jazzy leanings and use of guitar solos almost make this hard to place with punk but it is no doubt one of the very best albums of the 1970's and as time has gone on it has become one of the greatest albums of all time.
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Remastered digipak reissue of classic 1977 debut, includes 5 bonus tracks 'Little Johnny Jewel' (parts 1 & 2), 'See No Evil' (alternate version), 'Friction' (alternate version), 'Marquee Moon' (alternate version) & untitled instrumental. Elektra. 2003.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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