Idolator
Over the weekend, a friend tipped us off about NargoTheBort's Deviant Subculture, a live-music depot that focuses heavily on classic alt-rock; in particular, we were urged to check out this 1978 concert by Television, as the show's 16-minute version of "Marquee Moon"—here split over two tracks—was supposedly "nindblowing." At first we thought that was a typo, but after listening to the expansive (if a bit fuzzy) guitar solo, our nind was, in fact, completely blown:
Television - Friction (Live in Portland 7/2/78) [MP3, link expired]
Television - Marquee Moon (Live in Portland 7/2/78) [MP3, link expired]
Comments
My first exposure to Television was via the semi-official cassette The Blow-Up, on the ROIR label, an audience recording of another 1978 show. Like all ROIR releases, the sound quality was strictly two-tin-cans-and-a-string; but the build and stomp of "Marquee Moon" still ensnared me. Great, great stuff.
Nargo the Bort... wow. Gonna hafta spend a few days digging through that crate.
Also, I like how the guys in Television decided to get their drivers license pictures all taken at the same.
Totally thought this was the Verve at first glance.
http://www.geocities.com/jfences/verve.jpg
Well, there used to be five of them - but Billy Ficca's hair ate the other guy.
@Jack Fear: Affirmed. ROIR cassettes are still tinny after all these years.
Comment on this post
Login with your username and password below.
Forgot your username or password? New User?