Reviews (page 14 of 14)
I was just bored
kinda gay...
Listened to 01.14.21 The title track was the only one that I really liked. It has a Strokes feel. Almost as if the album/sound was a decade or two ahead of it's time. I feel like if it came out in the late 90's or early 00's it would have been a big success.
Not all that interesting, but it was fine.
Meah. Boring and boring. Annoying vocals.
I got distracted by new Cave halfway through this, and never made it back to finish. It's boring, didn't like it, it did nothing for me. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, it's just not my thing.
listened somewhat passively
Britisk 70’er punk, anderledes, guitar-præget
Pretty mid album tbh, sounds like every other bands made in the 70s
Weird whining.
#450 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ This reminds me of Talking Heads and not in a positive manner, as I don't like them either. I quit the album after forcing myself to listen to a handful of songs. Not for me 1/5
2.5
I hated everything about this
Absolute junk The lead singer's voice stripped the enamel off my teeth
This album was a boring earsore from the start. Really didn't like any bit of it (especially the vocals) and was ready for it to be over immediately. 1/5
I personally did not like a single song
wasn't a jam for me
Malo
Bored as hell
😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
like my television,I turned these clowns off. 1
Not for me
Listening to this genuinely made me upset. These guys should be banned from making music - not that what I just listened to was music, but you know, just in case...
Would rather chew my arm off than keep listening to this
Do not enjoy this style of music at all.
ehhh... not for me
Minimalist, dry, and intensely self-contained, with long guitar passages that value precision over drama. While its influence is undeniable, the album can feel emotionally distant and resistant to engagement. Its restraint reads more as limitation than discipline here.
Okay. First song gives me beach boys vibes. The rest is much more rock.
The more this went the more I disliked it.
I was quite preoccupied with reading heroes of olympus (shrenas fault), so unfortunately I was unable to listen to this album
Desinteressante. Gostei de ''Torn Curtain''. 1,5
2/10
Boring. Nothing stood out to me.
Couldn't finish
No. Has the same problem as led zep of being just too rock for me but none of the charm of the incredible instrumentals. The vocals also were not up to my taste.
blech
I really don't need to listen to any more punk albums. Never having heard of Television I kind of appreciated their music, but the singing killed it for me.
Just irritating enough to jolt me out of lending a serious ear.
barely got through the first song, the f**k is that singing
wow i hate it. listening to this felt like torture, the vocals are a complete nightmare but hey, at least the instrumentals are good! also, the album cover is genuinely terrifying
Not for me
Another boring album
Didn’t get past 2 songs. Just couldn’t stand it.
Almost couldn’t take his voice. Good guitar riffs. I can see how they may have influenced later bands.
Just could not do it
Not for me. 1/5
didn’t listen thru the whole album but the vibe was just so oppressive. dislike that
Not for me
The french band Telephone is named after Television. Other than that, I have not enjoyed the listen.
Had to turn it off.
Gay
Oh I really hated the sound of the singers voice, like go touch grass or a girl or a man or an nb or something please
Wierd
Did not like this even a little bit. It sounds like music the worst punks you’ve ever met listen to.
1 stern
This sucked.
Trash
1.5 Stars, rounded down because there were no songs I genuinely enjoyed. Really would not sit down to listen to it again. It feels raw, but not in a look-how-anarchist-and-anti-stabilishment-we-are kind of way. It's like they're too polished to be punk but not polished enough to be technical, so they live in this weird place that I don't like. I felt like the ideas weren't landing. I can see how its ideas went on to influence other bands, but this album is not for me. See No Evil - I don't fuck with the vocalist's voice. Also the fact there are no embellishments and it's just the same riff playing over and over in all instruments makes the thing feel stiff and not raw. Lyrics are alright. Venus - Guitar work is better (the solo is underwhelming) but... this man's voice is just eh. Also, Americans pronounce Venus de Milo funny. Friction - The intro riff sounds like a beginner guitarist being told to improvise something but he's not very confident. Marquee Moon - The intro feels like a weirdly overlaid loop. Maybe repetition doesn't always legitimize lmao. There's something off about the whole song, I can't quite put a finger on why. I can't believe the whole song is ten minutes of the same 2 or 3 ideas. The solo felt underwhelming too. Elevation - Probably the best guitar work so far in the Album. Guiding Light - Good bassline. Probably the best song in the album thus far. Seems Prove it - The bass is so repetitive and mechanical. Really did not like any of it. Torn Curtain - The intro is so good! Really didn't feel like the rest of the album. The song feels fuller. The lyrics are good. I still dislike the vocalist's delivery and overall tone, but this is a song I'd enjoy as a cover by another band.
Last night I watched the Super Bowl halftime show which was absolutely incredible. Kendrick Lamar finished with tv off. He was trying to warn me but I didn’t listen.
1/6
That one guitar lick isn’t enough to carry this album, and the fact that you know which bit I’m talking about proves my point. Drivel!
Meh. Better than some of the other trash that has dropped lately, but not by much.
70’s
Nicht meine Richtung
Entirely forgettable. I have no memory of any of the songs
1/5. hate.
really annoying voice, couldn't get further than 4 songs before switching to something else.
1. evil - 1 2. venuz - 1 3. friction - 1 4. moon - 1.5 5. elevation - 1 6. light - 1.5 7. prove - 1 8. curtain - 1.5
Schreckliche Stimme, irgendwie quietschig. Immer nur paar Worte gesungen, dann wieder kurz Pause. Katzengejammer trifft es meiner Meinung nach am besten. Nein, muss echt nicht sein.
Pass
Did not like this album at all. Everything about it sounded amateurish, from the production and mixing to songs dragging on for no discernable reason. Very underwhelming and uninspired
Just not really my style. A lack of dynamism in lyrical quality and all kind of same-y.
Yuck
Just listen to the Talking Heads instead.
Old
Meh
Didn’t get past the first few songs.
Not sure what this is. Punk, rock, strange? Weird music from the late 70’s. Things that make you go huh?
Not my style of music
warbly nonsense
Never heard of these guys. When the guitar came in on the first song I was thinking, “oh this might be good…” then he started singing and I thought it sounded like thrift shop Mick Jagger. I was at 2 until the stupid guitar part at the 8:15 mark in Marquee Moon. And then Elevation and Guiding Light absolutely grinded for me. Sorry Television, don’t think you’re one I’ll explore further.
I didn't particularly like this album. Too much guitar for my taste. Lyrics weren't meaningful for me.
No tonality in the singing. Supposed to be a fabulous guitarist. Couldn’t prove it by me. Nothing about this made me want to hear more of them.
Langweilig
I don't like this sound. Whatever it is. 70s rock just might not be my thing.
Boring, poor vocals.
Not it, sound sold timey
Don't like the vocals. Guitar is good, but not the rock style I like.
Nope
Pre-80s punk/alt sound. Lead singer is a mix between David Burn and Mick Jaggar.
Boring and unimpressive, disliked the vocals. Torn Curtain was ok.
That was a hard listen, made more so by Tom Verlaine's voice (rest in peace) which grated on me. They may have come out of the Punk scene in NY, but the length and meter of the songs was anything but IMO.
meh
Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.
No thank you.
Fijne, goed in het gehoor liggende avant-gardesound uit onze favoriete periode, eind jaren zeventig. Het muzikaal experiment werd niet geschuwd, wat resulteert in een superieur provocatief gitaarspel en strakke ritmes als begeleiding van een heerlijke non-conformistische zangstem zoals je ze tegenwoordig nog maar weinig hoort. En dan ook nog van die originele experimentele composities! Genieten.
1 étoile et demi pour Marquee Moon peut être? Mais quand tu passes après ANATO .. dûr de prendre plus que 1
Uh
I do not feel this music has held up well, a type of music from the 70s that makes me want to forget that decade. Elements of punk, some nice guitar, angry vocals.
Uuhhhhh meh. Pretty bland album. Some of the instrumental work it’s kind of cool but besides that not much to remember from this. 2/10
Nope
Yawn I’m bored I’m tired I’m bored yawn
Yuck.
wasnt really my kinda thing
Vreselijke stem en de muziek is ook nauwelijks te harden. Paar nummers volgehouden, maar toen hield het ook op.
Prior to this I had only listened to the song marquee moon but after listening to the entire album I realized how much I had been missing out, this is a really good one!
Didn’t listen