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Damn. That guy came up with such interesting guitar parts.

Heartbreaking. I went to see Joe Jackson with my mom and he ended the show with covers from Marquee Moon. Got my mom into Television that night. Listening to Marquee Moon in his honor

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will have to do the same... that album's in my top 3 of all time.

But what show on TV was he on?

Perhaps you are trying to be funny, but I genuinely wondered.

The band's name was Television.

RIP. Marquee Moon is a helluva album.

Local radio station played the full 11+ minute version of Marquee Moon in his honor this morning. Amazing track. The music lives on, RIP

For anyone unfamiliar with Television, they’re pretty much responsible for really getting the NYC punk scene moving. CBGB was struggling when Television acted as a catalyst to make that venue legendary.

Every punk DJ’s favorite trick to get a smoke break or just get away from the tables for more than a few minutes!

It was the first album I listened to this morning. Out of curiosity, what are the other two in your top 3?

For anyone interested in learning more about this period, I highly suggest reading Please Kill Me by McNeill and McCain. It is an oral history that covers this scene amazingly well. Lots of interesting stories.

"Little Johnny Jewel" was the first punk rock record that Greg Ginn (Black Flag) owned. The importance of Television really cannot be understated.

hah, well it's kind of a nebulous "top 3", but I'd probably put Momus' Circus Maximus up there, too. maybe Mayo Thompson's Corky's Debt To His Father. What about you? i could use something new to check out.

I am the same way, I don't really have a favorite album. Lately I've been getting pretty into experimental german stuff from the 70s (especially Neu, CAN, Popol Vuh, and Cluster), Sonic Youth's SYR series, and Sun Ra.

That said, three albums that made a big impact on my life are the first Meat Puppets album, Gluey Porch Treatments by Melvins, and Kleenex/LiLiPut.

Rembrandt Pussyhorse by Butthole Surfers deserves an honorable mention, especially if the songs from the Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis songs are included.

I am not really into making lists and any conversation I have about my "favorite" albums tends to get pretty incoherent pretty fucking fast.

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I second this, it's a super interesting read!

And if you want to know more about the Los Angeles scene, there is a similar book called We've Got the Neutron Bomb. I think Please Kill Me is a better book, though.

EDIT: I really enjoy oral history books and subcultures, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'd greatly appreciate them!

Ooo, I'll definitely have to check that one out! The other one I have on my bookshelf is The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but that may also be interesting to folks interested in punk history.

I fell right into the arms of Venus De Milo

Marquee Moon is such an underrated gem of an album. Not a bad song on it, and the guitar work and lyrics just mesh together so perfectly. There's nothing else quite like it.

I listened to Marquee Moon last night after hearing the news

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sounds cool.

haha no.

I love Marquee Moon and Adventure. Love Verlaine's guitar but his vocals not so much :)

I also recommend the podcast no dogs in space. The song in the beginning is a parody of love comes in spurts.

Hey, I listened to that album yesterday too!

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If you like Cluster, check out Hans-Joachim Roedelius' Durch die Wüste. It's a favorite of mine.

Thanks. I do like Cluster quite a bit.

EDIT: Are you recommending the full album, or just the song?

Full album. The whole thing is brilliant.

I just finished listening to the song and was going to end up listening to the full album no matter what you said. It was a silly question that came out because I got excited.

Have you listened to Harmonia? (Cluster + guitarist from Neu)

No, but it's on my list. I also love Cluster and Eno, that's a great album.

LOVE that album. It is in my record collection.

You mentioned the Butthole Surfers. I've seen them live at The Forty Watt in Athens, some bar in Columbia, and Atlanta at The 688. One of the best live shows you'll ever see.

Incredibly heartbreaking news. Lucky I got to see him play with Television in 2017 at Solid Sound in MA. Even in their 60s and 70s, they put in one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Tom Verlaine is a true legend and an absolutely essential influence on what I both play and listen to. Haven’t put on Marquee Moon in a minute. I’ll definitely be revisiting the classic tonight.

I love that band, I really do. They changed my life! It would've been great to see them in their heyday, but unfortunately I was a toddler at the time. At least there are some cool videos on Youtube.

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I read this while listening to Call Mr Lee... RIP Tom.