Television “Foxhole”

November 13th, 2008 by E-6

Fretboard fireworks from Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978.

(Howdy, stop-n-pop.)

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E-6 replied on November 13, 2008 at 4:43:03 pm

Television's debut, Marquee Moon, is one of the greatest rock records of all time. Over thirty years after it's release, it still sounds fresh.

from Wiki:

Despite critical acclaim, the album never achieved more than a cult following in the United States at the time of its release, but rose to #28 in Britain, partly due to a lengthy rave review by Nick Kent in the NME.

Its high reputation in Britain has persisted: in 2003 NME declared Marquee Moon to be the fourth best album of all time. In the same year, the TV network VH1 placed it 83rd. It was also ranked at #128 in the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time while Pitchfork Media named the album the 3rd best of the 1970s. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the song "Marquee Moon" at number 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The album usually sits inside the top 20 albums of the Rate Your Music: All-Time Top 5000 Albums and is #25 at Acclaimed Music [1].

 
E-6 replied on November 13, 2008 at 4:59:34 pm

"Foxhole" is from Television's second record, Adventure--a very good album, but no Marquee Moon. Yesterday's artist--Richard Hell--was the band's original bassist, and versions of "Blank Generation" appear on early bootlegs and the group's original demo.

A few other tidbits:
-The band's first demo was produced by Brian Eno.
-Television was the first musical act to be booked at CBGB's.
-Band members constructed the original stage at that club.
-Tom Verlaine's girlfriend at the time was Patti Smith.
-They sound nothing like Enya.

 

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