Television

Double Exposure:
3 full years before the release of Moon, the band recorded a lot of songs with a one Brian Eno. This bootleg has the studio demos produced by him as well as a few choice live cuts from CBGB's, early studio recordings, and "Breaking in My Hart", a song that never materialized in the studio. Only for the hardcores, but damn if this isn't one of the best bootlegs available. B+

Marquee Moon:
Lumbering riffs, bong-rattling bass, thunderous drums, and the moans and groans vocalist. Television had none of these, yet still possessed the technicality of many "dinosaur" bands and progressive groups. And Verlaine is a poet, much like the name of the man he nicked his stage name from. Tom knew how to write an insanely catchy chorus, and he could improvise on guitar like no one's business. But there was another factor. Richard Lloyd. Tom and Richard played parts that seem to bounce off each other in waves of eargasms. Fred Smith (also of Blondie) lays down beautiful, melodic basslines that rarely become repetitive. Billy Ficca plays parts that weren't being played by anyone else. All the while every tune remained fresh again and again, never wandered off into wankery, and did something no one had ever done or even since. And then there's the title track. A+

Adventure:
Obviously, unless lightning struck itself, they weren't going to live up to their first album. However, this album is still fantastic, and like MM, doesn't get old. Though to be honest, I have listened to it as much as Moon. Still... A