Marquee Moon

This was probably really cool when it came out but a lot of the sounds seem dated today. Cover art: 7/10

Been wanting to listen to this album because of all the acclaim it gets. Was going into it thinking I would really love it. And I gotta say I just don’t get the hype. It’s fine, totally inoffensive, but where is the album that is apparently one of the greatest of all time? Maybe its greatness is flying through my untrained ear and out the other. But I just don’t get it. Best: see no evil, marquee moon MMM: ELEVATION DONT GO TO MY HEAD🫢

I might be a basic bitch, but I didn't really love this. It's fine, but on a first listen, not my favorite. I can understand why it is influential for the genre. Best parts of the album for me were the instrumentals, especially in the song Marquee Moon. Favorite song was Torn Curtain.

I’ll admit it wasn’t a super close listen. What I heard was pleasing but I never had a “wait!” moment that drew me in. Reminded me of The Rolling Stones a bit.

p388. 1977. 3.5 stars. Strange but oddly attractive early alt rock effort. Came cold to this and was surprised how good it is. Points deducted for strained vocals and musical wankage - too many tracks >5 mins, and no-one needs a 10 minute+ track.

Based on the first track, I was anticpating yet another uninspiring punk album, but it was better than that. Nothing really grabbed my attention though.

I’ve always found this album interesting. I can tell how it influenced many post-punk bands that came after…

Very catchy so far, loving the bass playing. I don't know, kind of reminds me of a more rocky CCR. Got that southern rock twang, at least to my ears anyway! Maybe even a bit of the Doors. (Crawling King Snake) I'm all over the place today. I think on my first listen through of this record I was rather perturbed that 'Marquee Moon' was nearly 11 minutes long, but it doesn't seem so bad this time. And the main guitar motif is excellent! Yeah, that was fuckin' awesome. The second half dragged a touch, but that was great. 3 / 5 stars.

I dig it.

very hippy-like, it's ok

Yeah expected more from the proto punks but then who am i kidding right?

Good fun.

I've listened to this before, it's alright, good pleasant listen, but somewhat forgettable.

Was alright, nothing too standout

Enjoyed this. Particularly the guitar solos on the track Marquee Moon

The song Marquee Moon is a great jam, I have a great appreciation for this song. Overall a solid album, but didn't do anything special for me. I have a feeling this is an album that was cutting edge at the time, but doesn't seem that special to us nowadays because a lot of artists use Television's style and technique. Just a hunch. Wasn't paying too much attention while listening to this album, could use a re-listen.

Good album, some catchy with alot of musical ability. Be a good album to throw on with the parents. Low likelihood of personal relisten.

This was okay but unremarkable. Sometimes I wonder why certain albums make the cut and not others - and this is one that had me questioning.

All 10 minutes of the song marquee were very enjoyable

Art punk an apt description for this. Doesn't stop/start in bursts of high energy like typical punk. Not my personal taste, but can see how this album was influential.

Rimelig lækkert. Har nogle virkelig fede temaer, hele vejen igennem. Nogle sange forekommer lidt længere end nødvendigt. Forsangeren er formentlig den mindst interessante her. Der er flere guitar-riffs der minder om meget 00'er musik, så de er vel forud for deres tid.

I’ve listened to ‘Marquee Moon’ multiple times now, and it continues to sound like a lot of other guitar rock albums from the era. Perhaps it was startling in 1977, but in 2023 it sounds ubiquitous. It’s not bad, it’s just familiar.

ну чё-то не впечатлило

Interesting

Surprisingly good!

I enjoy the guitar work, though I'm not much into an entire album of Tom Verlaine's vocals. I do see, however, the influence on Jeff Buckley's "My Sweetheart the Drunk," since he produced at least part of that album. I always feel like I should enjoy Television more, but they just haven't caught my ear as a band yet. Maybe it just needs to hit me at the right time.

My impression of Television consists of a reasonable dose of confusion and a smattering of thought. The band clearly has something going for it: By the time track seven started to wind down I realized that the closing song would determine much of my opinion. And that one, like the rest of its siblings, was skillfully executed and an interesting listen. However, the jazziness remains overstated and the boys can't put a crown on anything. That's frustrating, but doesn't cancel out my gratitude for the experience.

Rock que parece pop. Ni fu ni fa.

I was going to call this post-punk, but it came out in 1977 so the "post" part is inaccurate. It's basically the other side of the punk rock coin - they seem to have a lot of common influences, but on one hand you have one- or two-minute songs and "hey ho let's go" and on the other side you have 10.5-minute songs and art school jokes about about falling into the arms of Venus de Milo. I rate this 3.5 stars because the music and vocals didn't have a ton of range and the last part of the album seemed to blur together.

This was OK but I only made it half way through.

I liked a lot of this quite a lot.

Musically interesting and enjoyable but brought down by the vocal caterwalling is the closest I can describe though I guess that was en vogue for post punk groups. Might liaten to the favourite tracks again. Favourite tracks Marquee moon and Friction.

Like #3 Friction, #4 Marquee Moon, & #7 Prove It

Decent

The glittery guitars where pretty. I wish there were some heavier moments to to add some tonal and timbral variety, but far be it for me to dictate to artists how to make their art. The singer's whiny speak-singing was middling at best, normally this kind of vocal affliction would irritate me, but he wasn't too bad. Overall it's good, but lacking that "wow" factor for me. Three shiny, glimmering moons 🌕🌕🌕

7/10

fajnie się słuchało ale nic specjalnie nie zapadło w pamięć

beginning of the punk scene- not really my vibe.

I liked the title track and "Guiding Light" but I'm gonna mess up the curve here, sorry. Really just come's down to Verlaine's voice; I would flat out love to hear these same songs with a different singer. Can't promise I would have a different reaction, but I think the possibility is high. I hear the influence and appreciate the mood, guitars, production, etc. But when it comes to this television all I want to do... is change the channel. (cue cheesy 1990s Siskel and Ebert TV show music annnnd out.)

3.75/5

Rann létt í gegn. Langar að segja meh en samt alveg ágætt.

Pretty good, but for me forgettable

not bad, sounds like talking heads

This... this is different. In a good way. I really like the guitar throughout this album. The vocals are not bad but sound very much of the time. Or actually more like the 80s. I had never heard of Television or even a single song from this album before today. I won't be adding this to my rotation, but I'm happy to have listened.

Never heard of them, Really good. Some of their songs sound like Violent Femmes.

7th November 2022 Listened in the day while working from home. Seb round in the evening, watched luckiest girl in the world. Felt like I had listened to this before, a lighter, jazzier spin on garage rock. 3.5 if I could.

Carino, calmo, simpatico.

Not the biggest fan

Like i expect with any punk album, i didnt like the vocals at all throughout this thing. The production is quite good though, the attitude just drags the music into monotony, but on a more ambitious track like the last one it's less of a problem as there's more of an emphasis on melody. Not bad, but not for me

Music: 4.5 stars. Vocals: 2 stars. Lyrics: ?? Cover art: 1 star Influence: 5 stars Actual personal enjoyment: 2.5 stars Should it be on this list? Probably.

some kind hipster, indie music from the 70s. Sounds a lot like some bands from now but I can't put my finger on who. Anyway, it wasn't too bad.

I had expected very rough punk but was pleasantly surprised. This is, by any reasonable definition, a classic rock record. And look, they’re not virtuosos- Pavarotti and Django Reinhardt don’t have to be looking over their shoulder for Television. But they do get good sound quality, and the album is very well-produced. This is especially clear relative to other proto-punk, which often has a DIY aesthetic (read: shit production). And on songs like “Friction” and “Torn Curtain” they do show a willingness to take one or two steps off the beaten path in their composition. They especially get a lot of mileage out of their two-guitar attack- nearly every song is based around it, and you can really hear that influence (plus the late 70s disco beats the use on e.g. “See No Evil”) in early 2000s indie. There are some flaws. The title track really drags. The singer is not especially good. They’re a little slow-paced overall, lacking some of the manic energy of their 70s punk contemporaries. But overall a fun listen.

Pretty solid. Again, interesting to recognize later artists who may have been influenced by their style. The title track reminds me a Modest Mouse song. That being said, I don't think there's much I'd go back for.

been meaning to listen forever. good stuff

Marquee moon - I think it's trying too hard. Very Lou Reed, but it's not Lou Reed. Low end is often doing the bare minimum imo, although there's some nice bass songs. Strength is the guitars - they do a very good line between satisfying/familiar (in the way blues derived music has to be) and creative/innovative. Goddamn I love guitars. The instrumentals are definitely the best bits to me. But otherwise, I doubt I'll have much reason to come back to this - I could find it better somewhere else

Cool music, but not a fan of the vocals.

quality power ballad guitar stuff here

Title Track was good, and i liked the psychedelic punk feel

I enjoyed my time with this

pegao

una opinion algo distinta de escuchar e interesante de mis musicas normales, tiene un buen potencial

ps ta bueno, me gusta mucho :) las guitarras en este album son una cosa elevation es un temón

not bad

Angular. Great guitar work.

ok. amateur production sound

I am very happy I discovered 'Television' and I can hear their influence on a lot of bands in the past 30+ years. For that and their inventiveness, they deserve 5 stars, however, judging the album 'as-is' my personal rating is 3.

Good tunes. Nothing stands out but listened to the whole album and enjoyed.

You really can tell this band influenced a ton of other great bands. It was definitely cool to hear the original version of Friction. I only knew it from the cover by The Church.

Das liest sich in der Wikipedia immer so vielversprechend, bei diesem Album insbesondere, was die Vorgeschichte und den Entstehungsprozess angeht. Und kommt dann doch nur so mittelmäßig daher. Marquee Moon kannte ich ich schon, der sticht zusammen mit Elevation und Torn Curtain heraus. Deswegen noch gaaanz schlechte drei.

This was really quite good

Some cool guitar and while I wished the vocals were stronger, it definitely grew on me and I think the 2nd half of the album was stronger than the 1st half

It was alright. For a band I didn’t know and had never heard of, they did not disappoint.

Pretty forgettable, not bad just can't see myself wanting to listen again

Very cool, early experimental indie new agey stuff. Marquee Moon is a superb track.

Marquee moon is cool. Would keep listening if it was already playing.

Ágætis plata, tók smá tíma að komast inn í hana.

Good, enjoyed #2 Friction, #3 Marquee Moon, and #8 See No Evil especially. Very modern sounding riffs and catchy melodies.

It was OK, just OK. Bit repetitive, wasn't as good as I expected it to be seeing as it's such an iconic album

Lo volvería a escuchar, tiene muy buen ritmo.

Pop-rock suave y tranquilo. Armonioso. No destaca especialmente.

Television is a new band for me and Marquee Moon was all new music. There were portions of this album that reminded me of the Talking Heads, both in the delivery of the vocals and some of the composition of the music. "Venus", "Friction" and "Marquee Moon" were the tracks that I liked most. Overall, I liked the album. I'd be interested in hearing additional music from the band. I didn't dislike any of the tracks, but on a first listen the album I'm not ready to round up to 4 stars.

Never saw the appeal. It's ok, but not groundbreaking. Perhaps I should have been there!

Pretty good album, I've always had a bit of a problem with the singer's voice, but some solid songs on here.

Very talking headsy

Decent rock album. Felt like this band is pretty much not as known and somewhat underrated. They have a stones/the strokes feel to them. Felt like this album was pretty good given they were doing what a lot of other bands were doing. 6.3/10

pretty good, i hear some of the influences (just not interpol)

The song Marquee Moon is definitely the highlight of the album - that guitar riff is addicting. The rest of the album seems good, but doesn't compare to Marquee Moon.

Not a massive fan of the vocalist. The music was amazing, and a very obvious influence on so many works that came after, but the vocals were almost off-putting

En guise d'introduction, je voulais rappeler à chacun le fait que la plupart des allemands ont une coupe de cheveux consistant en un dégradé latéral accompagné d'un plaquage de cheveux sur le front. Ceci étant dit, je peux maintenant passer à la critique de l'album Marquee Moon. Le chanteur a un problème assez ennuyeux qui est celui de ne pas savoir chanter. Pour remédier à ce problème, j'ai créé une cagnotte dans laquelle vous êtes libres de donner le montant de votre souhait. L'intégralité de la recette servira à financer les cours de l'intéressé. Je vous écrirai le lien du site internet menant à celle-ci dans ma critique du prochain album d'Eric Clapton.

Ce groupe faisant partie de la grande famille des equipements electroniques, dans laquelle on retrouve par exemple Radiohead ou encore le groupe français Téléphone, nous propose un album en demi-teinte. En effet, comme l'a très bien souligné mon camarade d'écoute robturistuperds, le chanteur est en grande difficulté sur toute la durée de l'album. Je vous invite d'ailleurs à le soutenir via la cagnotte ouverte par rob. Cette faiblesse au chant est dommageable, car tout l'attirail electronique était en revanche bien au rendez-vous: les cables RVB étaient parfaitement branchés, le téléviseur correctement connecté à l'alimentation centrale, on pouvait même distinguer un cable HDMI prêt à être utilisé. Un album au gout amer, qui recolte donc la note de 3/5.

funky. 3?

I'm prefacing this by saying that I haven't in the past listened to that much rock music, I have a bit but not as a main genre for me. I thought that this album was kind of boring. The backing tracks got really repetitive, and the vocals didn't really add that much to the music for me. I can absolutely see how this album influenced a lot of other music, and reading the Wikipedia article I could absolutely see the influences on the other artists that were mentioned. However, If I was picking an album to listen to, it would not be this one. My favorite tracks were probably Friction, Prove It, and Torn Curtain.

Pleasent suprise. Woulnt shy away if heard again

It's fine. I struggle to see why it's on a list like this. Dad rock. Best track: Guiding Light

One of those "never popular but launched a million bands" bands. Which is a definite trigger-warning for me (FU Velvet Underground you were the worst). But these guys are definitely better - way better. I hate to break it down to something so base but Tom Verlaine's voice is a real tough thing to get by. It's a shame because the guitar and melodies are so interesting, especially on songs like "Venus" (which Verlaine is playing lead on) - I keep thinking what if Elvis Costello sang for these guys? I realize his voice is a bit polarizing as well but for me that would have been an amazing marriage... Avoiding the vocals for a bit - the music is really cool here - definitely has that dry 70s "post-punk" vibe but I kind of hate that term; there's also quite a bit of interesting progressions within each of these songs; good and creative use of chord voicings and dynamics. After the album is over I'm still humming those guitar arpeggios from "Venus" which is a good thing. Upon replay I find I both like and dislike the album more - the instrumental passages for obvious reasons are really good but... I don't need a perfect tonal vocalist like .... Freddie Mercury? to enjoy a band, but Verlaine's attack-style vocals are grating and detract from each song rather than compliment; comparing to some of his contemporaries like Costello or Tom Petty. They worked better with the songs IMO. 6/10 3 stars. Kind of a waste - really needed a different/better singer.

Pretty cool. Very rolling stonesy.

early days of prog rock? had some interesting moments but felt like it went on a bit

3/5 I didn’t give it a very critical listen but I did enjoy it. Sounds like music that indie rock bands still try to make today. Not a huge fan of the vocalists sound but I’ve heard worse and more grating.

Irgendwie happy peppy, aber such nix besonderes...

This felt...fine? Nothing terrible but also nothing that jumped out.

This sounded like a generic punk album to me from it's era. I enjoyed it, but wouldn't listen again.

Didn't really hold my attention but music wasn't bad

Look: I'm a suck for power pop. I ride hard for Big Star, Matthew Sweet, The Raspberries, Cheap Trick, and yes, especially The Knack. And apparently this is "garage rock" more than "power pop". Or "early alternative" or "post punk". Whatever. It sounds power pop to me. And there are a ton of great songs here. I loved a lot of it. It's just become perhaps the most overrated underrated album of all-time. It definitely deserves a spot on this list for the influence it had on future bands who took their blueprint and did it better.

At it's best, a decent bit of 70s rock. At it's worst, completely forgettable background music. They didn't do themselves any favours by starting with the two most generic tracks on the album. Definitely picks up after the title track but never really amazing.

First few tracks seemed a bit meh. Then 8 and half minutes into the title track I realised that actually something a bit out of the ordinary was going on, and enjoyed the rest of the album from that point. I can believe that in 1977 this was a bit of a game-changer for guitar music.

I enjoyed listening to this, but probably wouldn't come back to it often.

Another one of these middle-of-the-pack rock projects unfortunately. Not that it's bad, just that we've had a handful of albums that, when heard together, are pretty nondistinct. I enjoyed a few tracks on here, it's a decent project. But nothing really jumping out at me. Favorite tracks: Marquee Moon, Venus, Guiding Light. Album art: Low res band photo with what seems like distorted text. Whatever. 3/5

I liked this pretty well, the music moreso than the vocals. To me it seemed to jump pretty well over post-punk and even new wave genre wise, pretty far ahead of its times.

Reminiscent of Eliot Smith, I thought. Not bad.

Not sure...

beetje te hippie

Changed my mind on this a few times as I listened to it but ultimately it was Good

I’ve tried to get into this several times over the years but it just doesn’t do it for me. Pioneering, maybe, but I prefer the stuff it opened the door for.

thought it was gross at the beginning but kinda grew on me. not badddd but would not listen again xxxxxx

Except for the song "Marquee Moon", the whole album looks like any generic post-punk album that was forgotten inside an old box of cassettes in some basement... Reading the Wikipedia article, I got the importance of the album for the movement in that time and the references of New York are nice, but the songs are just normal.

Above average but easily forgotten creative rock-esque vibes. I swear one of the riffs on the eponymous track was inspired by Trout Mask Replica

rustig, leuk voor achtergrond maar zo speciaal vind ik het niet

So the seeds of an alt movement are in there. It almost gives off a proto math rock jazz vibe with a lot of counter melodies in the guitar voices. The vocal texture is okay. It has an early 60s vibe, but maybe a touch more focus. Marquee Moon is a track where it all comes together, the other tracks on the A-side don't feel harmonious(?) like the orchestration isn't paced out.

This band is better for me. I like the song "See no evil".

nothing much to say about it, solid album without any standouts

His voice is the only thing that kept this from being 4 stars. I just couldn’t settle in all the way and enjoy.

not terrible

There's a bit of Stones in this for me. Overall listenable and original.

Ganz okay aber auch nicht wirklich bemerkenswert

Mostly forgettable for me, but not a bad listen

Enjoyed. Stones esque

Some nice stuff in there

Sounds very much Talking Heads inspired. First time I've ever heard this 'classic LP' not an instant winner for me. Might be after a few listens perhaps. Good though.

A great early alternative, guitar-driven album. The back half of the LP does seem to lose steam and resort to repetitive arrangements, but the combined force of the instrumentation and charging title track still make for a decent listen.

As a huge Strokes fan, I knew the comparisons that are often made between them and Television. And to be frank, I see why they are often made, after having listened to Marque Moon. However, I most definitely prefer Julian's voice over Tom's, Albert's riffs over Jimmy's, and This Is It's style over Marquee Moon's. This Is It presents a beautifully bittersweet cohesive concept, consisting of a distorted style and droning guitars that fit incredibly well together, while Marquee Moon sounds decidedly more confusing and uninspired. There is not a single bad track on here, but this widely regarded classic piece of Art-Punk leaves me wishing for way more. 3/5.

I'd heard of this band but never listened to them. Musically, I find them very impressive -- not the power-chord-based, heavily distorted, oft-dissonant (sometimes seemingly for dissonance's sake) punk sound, even though from what I'm reading they were part of the NYC-CBGBs 70s scene. I must confess that even though the lead singer is a bit David Byrne-like (just a hunch: I wouldn't be surprised to learn that a bunch of CBGBs bands had a lot of similarities; not a knock, that stuff just happens via osmosis), and I love David Byrne, I'm not a fan of his vocals. That being said, a lot of the music on this album is very interesting to me. I sometimes want a bit more sustain underneath the songs, but that's a personal taste thing for me (and I don't need it in every song - I'm just hearing a few of the songs as a little "thin," at least to my ear, and that's probably exactly how the band wanted it). The guitar work is fantastic. The whole band plays great - bass & drums are superb. I bet they were a lot of fun to see play at CBGBs. (Side note: it's also fun to say "CBGBs".)

Easy Rock listening, although lacks some standout songs

It was alright actually, better than i expected. Still not vibing with enough of the songs to add them to my library, though. 2.5/3 stars.

It's fine. 'Marquee Moon' is great - not sure the other ones stack up.

70s punk rock from New York. Not quite my tasty, but good, nevertheless!

- jazzy and interesting - fairly generic lyrics - probably ahead of its time and still holds up

Good, not really my thing but a solid album and I can see how people would really enjoy this.

Garage band sound. Didn't like the vocals.

Captivating musically but lyrics felt like an afterthought and ended up forgettable. Wonderful guitar, especially on title track but after 10 minutes it felt pretentious

Great tunes and still sounds fresh

Decent

The rock with weak vocal. The instrumental part is good, but the voice is weird.

Not to bad actually! Bit characterless- something missing.

I really like the first few songs but not so much the last half of the album.

Alright. Entertained me whilst washing up but wouldn't be rushing to listen to again. Kept expecting The Cardigans to start singing Lovefool when Elevation came on

Fine.

Was decent, didn't love all of it but liked enough of it to enjoy it on the whole. Reminded me of the strokes-era alternate/indie rock vibe from bands around at that time. 3*

Pleasant surprise here for me. I really liked the way the songs were crafted, in particular the guitar parts. The downfall was the lead singer: regardless of whether it was a stylistic choice or natural talent level (or both), his voice was distracting.

Aanvaardbaar.

It was interesting. A couple of good tracks but overall not something I'd listen to again unless it was on vinyl. I can imagine this would lend itself.

6/10

Not my thing

Fine album, sort of faded into the back groud. Marquee Moon was a good track, but part of that might just be to me recognizing it

Never listened to Television much prior. Quite Talking Heads-y. Enjoyed 👍

This has been the most frustrating review. Not because of the music, but my tech incompetencies have had me start four solid reviews, but then lose them 😕. So here is my brief fifth effort. Good album! I think better musicianship and writing than a lot of their contemporaries, and I’m wondering why these guys don’t get more respect. There is great guitar work - especially on “Elevation” and “Prove It” and my favorite track was “Friction”. I get the feeling that for part of his life, this album was never that far away from Paul Westerberg’s turntable... 3.5, but I can’t justify a 4.

Good, but again - not for me

Would have given it 3.5, excellent in places, but a bit samey

Great album, some great punchy songs and their influence can be heard today still.

Sticking a 10 minute song in the middle of the album is bold. Alright, nothing super special and a bit grating. 6

Can spot the glimpses of influence they gave others but in the main this album felt like one long track. Not enough variation to keep me interested for sustained periods

Quite surprised, enjoyed that.

This doesn't sound like a 70s album, must have been well ahead of its time when the band were playing CBGBs. Most of it was new to me apart from Marquee Moon, rest were growing on me but not sure I'll be revisiting the album too often.

First Album we've had that I've not aware of at all. Here goes nothing... Initial thoughts were its not awful but not instant either, maybe lacking hooks, singer is strong with a Jaggeresque twang. Things significantly pick up after a couple tracks with Friction which is a proper punk banger. They are little like a grown up Ramones with something more interesting to say. Guitars on this are mostly great although some of the tracks start to get a little prog rock which is upsetting. If you judge this album by today's standards its probably a 3. But in 1977 this would have been mind blowing for people, especially considering the amount of drugs they took back then. I suspect this would have been a massively influential album and inspired a lot of indie rock to come. 3/5 for the album as we find it today (fair bit of filler). But its a high 3 and probably deserves a 4 for influence alone. An Interesting Album and I've already downloaded it as think it will benefit from a few more listens.

"It was a tight tour night, streets so bright. The world was so thin and between my bones and skin." (Venus) Ah, el disco de las canciones adyacentes a otras canciones que sí conozco.

An album of two halves. The first half is like the Clash, but missing whatever it is that makes the Clash so vital. Side 2 is something different. Gentler, more melodic, not trying to have 'attitude' and much, much better. Side 1 = 2/5, Side 2 = 4/5.

6/10. I guess not the most generic rock we've heard, but overall the singing is meh, and the instrumentals are good but not good enough to justify the lengths of the instrumental sections. Elevation's similarity to Californication weirded me out.

Found this band after reading comparisons to the strokes back in HS. I don't recall ever connecting with them. On a relisten, these songs are fine, but nothing jumps out to play again.

Not something I would listen to usually, but it makes me imagine my father smoking pot in the 70s. Wikipedia Link to album: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquee_Moon

MARQUEE MOON Y A CORRER

swag

Mezcla indi y punk. No está mal del todo. Algunas melodías interesantes.

can't tell if I liked it or not added to my library

Nice

A little too jammy but well done

was never really into them back in the day, though i knew they were around. one track stood out, the rest were interesting enough, but didn't really grab me.

This one was alright to listen to. Honestly, I didn’t find it particularly memorable, but I didn’t find it annoying, either. It was pretty decent.

not bad. interesting mix of jazz, folk, and psychadelic rock. last song is particularly good

Muy sólido ese Álbum. La verdad si aguanta.

Goed punk/rock albumpje. Je hoort dat veel bands hierdoor geïnspireerd zijn.

Bowie-esque rock that is a little easier for the ears. Really enjoyed the track Elevation that apparently wasn't among the most liked from the Album on Spotify.

I only sort of listened to it. Feels like a precursor to more fleshed out punk. Can’t really give an honest opinion

post-punk rock. nyc cult band

Fun, punk ⁠— didn’t finish but added a few good songs

Started strong but got worse as it went on. I can see why there is some appeal, but this isn't something I'll listen to again.

pretty cool at points. was ready for it to end though

This one was just ok

solid and interesting sound but nothing very memorable

decent classic rock record

Marquee Moon: By Television - See No Evil: not a bad song to vibe to, love the beginning. the guitar is e v e r y t h i n g. it gets kinda boring and repetitive... bridge is CRAZY. - Venus: dad vibes. definitely. i would vibe to this while cooking/ baking in the kitchen. - Friction: damn. aggressive ✋🏼😅. its funny hahaha. PLS GUITAR GUITAR WOAAAAAAAH. - Marquee Moon: 10 mins, couldn’t make it to the 3rd minute. no. - Elevation: weird... i feel like it could be part of gossip girls sound track, like when blair and chuck end up in a fight and blair is walking on the streets. same vibe. - Guiding Light: probably my grandparents first dance song. weird in a nice way? gets intense 😳 guitar is so smooooooooooth - Prove it: STARETED OFF REALLLLY WELL, the chorus was disappointing 😢 THE WHISTLE ANKDKSIDISHSJF ADORABLE! RIFF! YUP! YUP! - Torn Curtain: not my vibe. no...

Punky, chill background music, 70%

That one song, sure. The rest was meh

Very average, a bit boring

Own. Fave Song 'See No Evil' 3.75

Ok album. Worth a future re-listen but not an everyday spin.

fun, not something I'd listen to again (too punky, but they performed better than some of the post-punk, I like)

this is pretty cool, shoegazey garagey rock but weirdly upbeat? i don't think the term shoegaze was around in 1977 but hey. weird that i'd never heard of this band before.

Den er på vippen lige mellem 2 og 3. Fint nok, men hans stemme ender sgu med at trække den ned for mig

Pretty standard 70s rock

idk mid

Nice, this album. I've seen it around on the Internet before. "Marquee Moon" and "Television" are both pretty good names for music projects, though the prospects of me liking this album are admittedly quite dim. There's nothing this can be other than a punk album, right? I've never been a punker. Regardless, I shall go into this album with an open mind. At most these punk thingymajigs are half an hour, right? It shouldn't be too bad. Yup, another punk album. This thing is 45 minutes long, though much to its credit it doesn't attempt to cram 20 songs into that runtime like a lesser punk album would. It just jams a ten-fucking-minute punk song onto the tracklist instead. I mean, yeah. I'm not a punk guy. To my non-punker ears this music just sounds kind of limp and unenthusiastic. Lazy vocals, mild, tepid guitars and an overarching sense of emptiness defines the music of this album. Occasionally, the guitars are decently gripping, though rarely for long. The mastering is kind of annoying, too. One guitar in one ear, another guitar in the other with absolutely nothing to bridge the space inbetween. The result is an empty and skewed sound. All in all, I found this album to be a bit of a bore, though I suppose the guitarwork was competent despite my lack of enthusiasm. Book time. Punk's least commercially successful frontrunner artist at the time, though a defining and critically acclaimed release nonetheless. Television had pitched from label to label before landing with Elektra. That's about it for the book. Wikipedia verifies that this album was a benchmark in the development of rock music and has been massively acclaimed by critics - perfect scores across the board. It was influential in the development of alt rock, which I can believe given that it sounds a lot like Pixies. It also influenced a whole host of other genres, namely indie rock, post-punk, new wave and noise rock. It's been cited as a favourite album by the drummer of Joy Division and the guitarists of Echo & the Bunnymen and Red Hot Chili Peppers. It performed unremarkably on the charts, charting in only three countries (the highest position being No. 23 in Sweden). Lack of commercial success aside, this seems like a solid pick. I cosign this inclusion.

No es d emi agrado

it's a completely fine album but a 10 min wailing song paired with true mediocrity is definite 2 territory

The drums and guitar in the beginning of prove it remind me of papa's freezeria.

It grew on me a little but then I got tired of it. I knew his voice sounded familiar. I've heard the title track before but it must've been a radio edit because I don't remember it being 10 minutes long. Not bad, and I can hear how they must've influenced bands like The Strokes, but not really for me. 5/10

One of those I listened to 8 times bc I couldn’t get a sense for what the album was. So boring I got distracted. But sometimes you need music that doesn’t distract you ig

Certainly a vibe. The drumming was crazy.

Just about a 2

This wasn’t a remarkable album by any means. Pretty boring actually.

hmmm i don’t know favorite: Guiding Light

Feels like I'm lacking context of quintessential white boy rock in order to know how I truly feel about this album. I pretty consistently floated between deeply bored and mildly interested during this album, partly because it just sounds unremarkable. The musicians are clearly talented on their instruments, but it still felt like skillful background noise to my ears. But truly, that's why I feel like I'm likely missing the context of how original and/or influential this album and sound may be in the grand lexicon of rock or whatev. I found myself liking certain elements or sections of songs but never enjoying any songs in their entirety. Tiring to listen to lol

Nothing bad to say about this album... except that this wasn't my cup of tea. This album is so neutral experience that it is hard to even say anything about it.

4/10. the type of shit которое слушали бы мародеры пидоры. мне понравились venus и friction нврн

5/10 - a pretty decent album, not too generic from the era

It was one of those albums where I found it difficult to just sit down and listen to it properly. I had it in my backlog for a while. At times it was interesting, but at others it was annoying. Not my kind of music. The vocals are an acquired taste.

No this is Spotify, not television

cool sound but just not really my thing. super long songs. title track was my fav but i was ready for this to be over

ehhhh...idk. its..okay? i guess?? some songs was okay, but no one was really great to be on my playlist "see no evil" was not for me, didnt like the vocal tbh "venus" was a bit better but still not for me "friction" has a good opening that had me intrigued me but the whole song..meh "guiding light" was the only one that i enjoyed listening but still its not it

I can see why this is well-liked, but not my vibe.

2/5. Was alright.

I would rather listen to the other bands that honed their music at CBGB’s like Talking Heads or The Ramones. The album just really grab my attention.

Not bad, nothing super memorable.

Funky, if was on wouldn't mind but not my style

It was decent but sounded so much like the band before that I had trouble differentiating.

I wouldn't say this is universally bad. But it sure is not good to my ears.

Boring. But loved the titular song

Don't love the voice, but I love the musicality of guitars & percussion. Quandry how to grade this one.

This could have been good if the vocals weren't so painful to listen to.

Fairly forgettable. May even forget about it by the end of the day.

Good music to make breakfast to. Beatles vibes. I liked marquee moon- didn’t feel like a 10min listen

This was just okay, sort of forgettable.

Não curti muito Estava em Toronto na conexão Junho/2026 Não bateu com o momento

Album started of sounding fresh, at the end I was a little bit oversaturated with the sound tho.

Rolling Stones at home:

Mom says we have Talking Heads at home.

Kind of strange and Stones like but different.

This is an alright album, not too bad. It was pretty nice leaving it in the background.

yea its cool i guess i like see no evil it just works but yk not my taste like that

An album that may have had more of an influence on me if listened to during the time it was released. The guitar throughout stole the show but couldn’t get over the shrill voice of the lead singer, just personal opinion. Overall, the title track was probably the best but nothing really stood out to me. Two stars

Ña, es escuchable pero muy mid

Starts well enough but descends all too often into 6th form band tedium.

Not bad, but not good either. No stand out tracks.

Alright I guess

Good

ok i guess

dont like it.

meh. I don't really see the point

Television kuuntelu ei ollut mun juttu.

No es el tipo de rock que me gusta, tiene un par de temas buenos

By the time I thought “hey, this album is getting good,” Spotify had changed to something else. Nothing really bad here but nothing memorable at all to me.

Made for some good background music while I was doing some chores, but I didn’t have a moment where I needed to pay closer attention to what was going on.

Mediocre as fuck

Сара 1,5 Марко 3,5

Es un álbum muy plano, tiene buenas sintonías de rock/pop pero ninguna me acaba de convencer, siempre les ha faltado algo. La que mejores he visto han sido Marquee Moon y Guilding light pero sin mucho de lo que hablar. Supongo que tambien que a veces la musica de aquella epoca suena en ocasiones muy repetitiva y sin variaciones.

Vocalist sounds too much like the guy from The Strokes for my liking, but the music was not bad. Very 70's jam-rock.

If Pink Floyd and Talking Heads had a baby

No standouts

chato pra caralho pqp

Not for me — too one note and I didn’t like the main vocals.

White boys with guitars.

Basic rock. Mid vocals and instrumentals.

2/5 guiding light

I can hear how these guys have influenced things I've listened to, but it just doesn't grab me.

yok benlik degil

I heard of Television but hadn’t heard any of their music. Nothing special.

Super repetitive. If you like Long guitar solos that are two notes with pedals? This is for you

didn't like it

It was alright. Not my thing

Another pretty awful album. I did manage to soldier on and listen to the whole thing without any skips so plus 1 for that, but I would never ever willingly load this album up for a listen.

166/1001 First listen. Music is good. Vocals are bad. 4/10

Number: 76 Date: 03/19/2026 Artist: Television Album: Marquee Moon Year: 1977 Genre: New Wave Punk Rock Rating: 2 Notes: Before: I never was a huge fan of Television. They're OK but there's nothing really unique or special about their sound, imo. I do have one song from this album on my favorites of 1977 list, Marquee Moon, ranked 66 out of 100 for 1977. During: So 2 songs in now and I find them a little annoying, maybe it's Tom Verlaine's voice and delivery style that rubs me the wrong way. The music itself is decent. Now at number 4, Marquee Moon. The main reason it's on my best of '77 list is it's because it's by Television and I felt like I had to include at least one song of theirs. It starts off pretty good but is quite long. I think it's going to get a demotion. 2 See No Evil 2 Venus 2 Friction 3 Marquee Moon 2 Elevation 2 Guiding Light 2 Prove It 2 Torn Curtain ----------------------------------------------------- 2.125 AVERAGE 2.22 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After: I don't really like it at all. I liked their music a little more back in the early 80's but it hasn't aged well, imo. Still I get that they were very influential and should be included in this list. 2 my personal rating 5 suitability for this list 4 relevance ----------------------------------------------- 3.7 composite rating

Aika tommone bland albumi. Vähän tuntu itseään toistavalta ja kun ne koitti korjata sitä tyhjyyttä esim kitaran soitolla, se kuulosti pakotetulta ja pelkältä ääneltä. Mut ei se ny ihan kauhee albumi ollu Paras biisi: elevation Arvosana: 1,75

It was alright. Standout Track: See No Evil

I have heard of Television, but I don’t know any of their songs. This was fine. The songs were really long though.

Det var en låt som höjde från 1 till 2 men det var knappt. Det lät som en ai version av talking heads

Agree with review that the songs are more complex than the other music coming out in the mid-1970s. Can hear elements of alternative music in the songs which is a step in that direction, but on the early edge of things. Not a huge fan, but I recognize it was likely very different when it came out.

The guitar slays the house down boots but the lead singer is so off putting to me I can’t get fully on board

Instrumentals provide a pretty classic rock vibe. Vocals left a lot to be desired.

So generic. 2

not my vibes really like i liked the instrumentals and everything but the vocals werent my type the songs i liked were marquee moon itself. NEVER MIND THE SONG IS FUCKING 10 MINUTES LONG HOLY SHIT I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE I JUST THOUGHT I WENT TO THE NEW SONG MY DAYS. yeahh sorry this albums a chop for me not vibing with it but guiding light is good.

Hard pass here. It wasn't so bad I had to turn it off but I spent the whole time feeling it was long and wishing it was over.

Vocals too whiny. Songs were fine but forgettable

I would have rated this album higher if they had a better singer. I really didn’t like his voice. The songs were pretty good.

Decent 2. This wasn’t my fave. The lead singer’s voice REALLY bothered me. It made it unlistenable. The instrumentation was great , but there are a lot of other punk bands I like more.

Again just something I would pick up

It wasn’t even bad, just was not exciting to me.

No thank you. Two!

дрисня

i guess this was so influential that it sounds to me nothing special at all

Not really my speed

Raw, unbalanced. Not for me

bouais

I can see what the album influenced but it was very meh for me.

No my cuppa

The whole album kind just went by without me noticing. Not bad at all, but it didn't catch my interest.

Not sure what to say. Odd vocals.

A bit uninspiring ⭐️⭐️

Just OK

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English punk is just not my thing

It felt like early post punk rock music. It has a pioneering aspect to it's sound. Musical history relevance more so than a great listen, for me.