Reccomendation: TELEVISION - "Marquee Moon"

[Dick Sirloin]

1. See No Evil (3:58)
2. Venus (3:54)
3. Friction (4:45)
4. Marquee Moon (10:47)
5. Elevation (5:10)
6. Guiding Light (5:37)
7. Prove It (5:05)
8. Torn Curtain (7:10)


There's not much I can say about this album, except no one around here seems to mention it and it is probably one of the most underrated albums of the 70s. Likely the best proto-punk endeavor (even better than The Clash's "London Calling"), TELEVISION's landmark album showcased a sound that not many people had ever heard before in 1977. Fusing punk aesthetics with musical virtuosity, "Marquee Moon" is nevertheless an all-out ROCK album. So far it's only achieved a cult following, but VH1 named it the 83rd greatest album of all time and Rolling Stone ranked it 128 out of a top 500. So it's still floating around in the undercurrents of rock history.

Metal, rock, punk, prog, new wave... whatever you're a fan of, you should at least check out these songs and see what all the fuss is about...


http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27ROULF4TFTYS1M0E8FOU98KGL
"Marquee Moon"

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=123O4CRAXU2L22ZHQ7H529K2KB
"Guiding Light"

 

[Dev]

Worth listening to understand their status, at least. Their kvltness isn't usurpated to say the least, that was certainly innovative stuff in 1977 (I mean it)

 

[BenMech]

I see, I see no, I see no Evvvvvvvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"

Love that album

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Good to see people are checking it out...

 

[Demonspell]

An oldie but goodie...the title track is the proggiest "punk" song ever, and erases the ideological boundary between the two...

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

For someone who loves punk rock as much as I do, I'm gay for never having checked this band out.

Thanks for forcing my hand Penis Steak.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I downloaded "Guiding Light", very nice easy listening song, without being something special.

 

[lizard]

I've got this one....amazing that these guys thrived with their guitar interplay during punk.
supposedly, there are bootlegs floating around that showcase their firepower way way more than the studio stuff.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

So has anyone actually listened to this that hadn't heard it???

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

They're up next in my queue, as soon as I'm done with Gojira for the millionth time in the past 2 days.

 

[Krilons Resa]

downlaoding..

 

[Necromunchkin]

This album rules, imo, but can you call it post-punk? Television was very much a proto-punk band, influencing the punk scene that followed.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Shit, that's what I meant...

Sex Pistols were '79, right?

 

[lizard]

77, I think.

Dick Sirloin : have you ever heard any Dictators? That was Ross the Boss's band before manowar, during the punk era. They weren't really punk tho. Also Handsome Dick Manitoba, who later formed Manitoba's Wild Kingdom.

also, Radio Birdman???

you MUST find and download "New Race" and "Aloha Steve and Danno", the finest song ever written about Hawaii Five-O!
or wait til tomorrow and I'll find em for you.

 

[lizard]

holy crap I just saw that Silverchair covered "New Race"

 

[lizard]

hey Dick:

have you got a copy of Television - Live at the Old Waldorf

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Naw, I haven't even heard their other album

 

[lizard]

Nah Old Waldorf was a live show released on Rhino Handmade as a limited edition but I can't even find a copy on ebay

 

[Dick Sirloin]

I meant to say "I have heard no other Television than MM," which puts me just beyond the realm of Big Fuckup

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Handsome Dick Manitobe

Jeezuz, with a name like that how could I NOT need to hear it