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| 5.0 classic | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | February 17th 21 |
Squeezed somewhere between the vehement punk scene that'd at the time proclaim this an "experimental album" and a world of today that has grown too accustom to such expressions that burst and drag like shrapnel slowly mutilating your innards, Television's bombastic debut is a force to be reckoned with, establishing the stylistic standard to come and still managing to sound fresher than half the shit that has come out since.
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| 5.0 classic | lz41 | March 8th 14 |
It is exceptionally difficult to settle on a rating for 'Marquee Moon' simply because, as with Sonic Youth's 'Daydream Nation', one of the many artists inspired by Television's alt-rock guitar heroics, it defies easy categorisation. An album released in 1977 'should' be in one of two polarised camps: classical prog rock or raw punk rock. Somehow, Television take a little of both whilst being indebted to neither - their heads are in the dizzying stratospheres of artistic, poetic, 'serious' rock yet their feet are firmly in the neon-lit, nightcity grime that punk crawled out of. Their stunning musical ability and very real, clear intensity makes them existential extraterrestrialists. "Elevation, don't go to my head", Verlaine croons, and indeed that balance between the real world and a liberating void is what makes each song here start from the ground up and take off until it sounds like it's floating. Each song gives the listener an embarrassment of tiny guitar riches: during the bridge, during the gloriously endless solos, during the intros, even during the choruses, when the focus should - that word again - be on the song's lyrical message, the twin Fenders of Verlaine and Smith interplay for dazzling trickery. The solos are as spectacular and transcendent as that of Pink Floyd's, yet they are unadorned by effects and overproduction, instead favouring crisp tone and naked virtuosity. 'Marquee Moon' is truly like, as Verlaine himself says on the title track, "hearing something else."
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| 4.5 superb | Iai EMERITUS | June 27th 06 |
The NME, usually, isn't even fit to wank onto, but occasionally, it's funny. Example? 'The Strokes are to Television what Oasis are to The Beatles.' It's all the more funny because it's true. But there's so much more to Marquee Moon than that. It's epic without being overblown, arty without sacrificing impact, and hugely influential without being dated. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd's pyrotechnics here mean they remain one of the most undervalued guitar duos of all time - their fluid, interlocking playing never quite knows whether it should be jazz, punk, or prog rock. Not to mention, this was the first post-punk record....yet punk hadn't even happened when most of Marquee Moon was written. Work that one out. The CBGBs crowd was responsible for a lot of great records, but none as great as this.
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| 5.0 classic | jefflebowski | November 19th 11 |
Famous mostly for the godlike guitar work, but it wouldn't be the classic is if the songs weren't fantastic. Friction and See No Evil are concise blasts of ultra-cerebral punk, and the monumental title track takes the genius and inventiveness of prog whilst stripping away the pretentiousness and every other extraneous element
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| 5.0 classic | breesuschrist | October 17th 11 |
this is lil b the pack's debut album im in my car featuring the song in my car
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| 4.5 superb | platttt | February 29th 24 |
How come there wasn't more post-punk like this? This album is incredible, and it's a shame this wasn't well received.
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| 0.0 | fran tall ear | December 9th 22 |
i can't stand rock'n'roll and that's what this is
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| 4.5 superb | BillyBrill | June 6th 22 |
Me hearing the prog influences: : D Me hearing everyone comparing this with punk in any way they can: : |
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| 4.0 excellent | Introu1 | July 17th 21 |
Amazing album, all the song are a delice and the guitar and rifts are so satisfying to listen too, the prod is great. Its like listening to a prototype of like The Strokes or something, classic 4,2/5
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| 5.0 classic | MisterDoe | May 6th 20 |
Marquee Moon was released in the midst of the punk scene's full force. But it feels like this is a natural maturity from that. It's ambitious, technical and so... New York.
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| 0.0 | NevermindAlex | January 27th 13 |
I have heard all these songs from somewhere but never thought they all belonged on the same album. Complete classic.
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| 5.0 classic | derho | December 27th 12 |
This is the finest of urban theater. Guitar lines somersault and flip over tight-rope walking rhythms as set pieces are strewn this way and that in the manic action. We watch in awe as the cast dances, the set crashing down around them. They seem to know where each brick will fall, like it's all part of the show's design. People call this record "simple." Really? You play it then. Bare-bones as it may seem, this here is a thing of unmistakable genius and perfection. Marquee Moon stands as perhaps the greatest punk document of all-time. 10/10
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| 5.0 classic | Isaac George | May 29th 12 |
This album rocks. Enough said. A staggering voice from a pale faced dude kicks major ass. Best Songs: See No Evil, Marquee Moon, Torn Curtain
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| 4.5 superb | Blackbelt54 | May 29th 11 |
This is by no means a bad album. It's decent from a technical aspect. However, this album does not connect with me on an emotional level whatsoever. I find this album a pleasant listen overall, but it bores me after awhile, especially on the title track. I just can't seem to get into it. edit 12/31/12: I was young and stupid this is amazing
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| 5.0 classic | teoferrazzi | January 12th 11 |
where garage rock was born. you can hear them everywhere.
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| 5.0 classic | ClearTheLane | August 3rd 08 |
Television's debut consists 8 songs that all manage to leave a mark to the history of great music. This album was the introduction to Post-punk, and it changed rock in a great way. It consists guitar solos that I'll probably never get tired of. This was finally the only great release of Television, and without a doubt one of the best LPs of the famous 70s Rock 'n' Roll era.
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| 5.0 classic | maggii | August 15th 06 |
this album just made me feel at home when i listend to it the first time. when i go back it is just that same feeling. it was very inspiering to me
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