Marquee Moon: by TELEVISION

Marquee Moon: by TELEVISION

Synopsis

Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album -- it's astonishing to hear the interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd -- but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other. Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably the Velvet Underground, had fused blues structures with avant-garde flourishes, Television completely strip away any sense of swing or groove, even when they are playing standard three-chord changes. Marquee Moon is comprised entirely of tense garage rockers that spiral into heady intellectual territory, which is achieved through the group's long, interweaving instrumental sections. That alone made Marquee Moon a trailblazing album -- it's impossible to imagine post-punk soundscapes without it.

Track Listing

1 See No Evil
2 Venus
3 Friction
4 Marquee Moon
5 Elevation
6 Guiding Light
7 Prove It
8 Torn Curtain

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