Marquee Moon

Get Carter · 9th October 2010, 10:55 PM

Just popped up on the owld iphone. Shivers down me spine..Class act Television like.

The King of Um · 9th October 2010, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get Carter

Just popped up on the owld iphone. Shivers down me spine..Class act Television like.

Sounded very different to anything else out at the time, and still sounds good now. See No Evil's a great song too.

Bobby Kerr's Tash · 9th October 2010, 11:09 PM

Excellent song... great era for original music

r@mside · 9th October 2010, 11:09 PM

Nice find

Lankester Merrin · 9th October 2010, 11:12 PM

Great album. Saw them live a few years ago. A very odd band.

Get Carter · 9th October 2010, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lankester Merrin

Great album. Saw them live a few years ago. A very odd band.

Is Tom Verlaine still going like?

riffraff · 9th October 2010, 11:14 PM

Adventure is far better.

Buzzcock · 9th October 2010, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get Carter

Just popped up on the owld iphone. Shivers down me spine..Class act Television like.

Classic !

You Tube

Kborom · 9th October 2010, 11:18 PM

IIRC Marquee Moon the album is only £3 on Amazon, no reason not to buy!

Lankester Merrin · 9th October 2010, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get Carter

Is Tom Verlaine still going like?

Yup. Patti Smith hosted Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall. Television came over and played one night.

Verlaine was very introverted, spoke very little, and hardly acknowledged the audience. Spent most of his time between songs tuning his guitar endlessly.

Sometimes it seemed like he was too old, and struggled to get the notes flowing, but when he did it was incredible. It was like he was playing for himself rather than playing for anyone else.

At the end Patti joined them for a couple of encores.

Glad that I saw them - they were the most intresting band from the punk/new wave era (tin hat on..).