One Television You Shouldn’t Throw Away
Clocking in at 11 minutes, this alternate take of the title track from the rerelease of Televison’s 1977 album Marquee Moon is a sweeping soundscape of what translates to near pure bliss for this listener.
“Eleven minutes?!” one may be inclined to exclaim, “Why that’s much longer than 3! and far longer than the limited attention span which may even permit 5 minutes of one song!” Yes it’s true. Still I urge you, gentle readers, to set aside the urge for mere bite-size culture bits take this time to absorb the crash of the drums, the sinuous progression of the guitar, the underlying call of the bass, the lyrical journey.
From Al Handa’s review in the Perfect Sound Forever online magazine review of Marquee Moon:
Next comes “Marquee Moon,” a nine minute encapsulation of the group sound; a great Lloyd chord opening, looping riffs out of left field by Verlaine, and a funky, rocking bass and drum part that lead into the song. It then builds and builds, and Verlaine begins to solo up into the upper neck of the guitar. More than a few times you wonder if even he knows where it’s all going. It finally resolves into a Stones-like chord burst (actually not unlike a good Dead jam number), then settles into a lyrical, atmospheric section. Smith and Ficca then lead us back into a reprise of the main melody.
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