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- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE
WEEK
- Television "Marquee Moon" 1977 (USA)
- This
is one of the more "famous obscure" albums. Television is lumped
in with the NYC punk movement of the late 70's, although they never had
much in common with what most people think of as "70's punk." For
some reason critics like to compare their sound to the Grateful Dead,
though I don't see it (the sixties, sure, but the clean, chiming sounds
of The Byrds seems a more obvious reference point, and the garage
rock of groups like Count Five and 13th Floor Elevators.) The
title track of this album is one of the all-time classic "long
songs", clocking in at nearly 10 minutes, but without a wasted
note.
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