ALBUM OF THE MOMENT:
Marquee Moon by Television
Hailed as the the first post-punk album, Marquee Moon isn't just an incredibly influential album, but a bloody good one too! For the uninitiated, post-punk has its roots in the punk movement. (For the further uninitiated, punk is that bloke off those butter commericials. Yeah, he's dead to me too.) The difference between punk and post-punk is that post-punk bands are more likely to experiment with different genres and in general, they're more complex and intellectual and they're more introverted. But, like I said, this ain't just your everyday, run-of-the-mill, genre defining album. Not one song falls flat so Marquee Moon will not only rock your face off. Marquee Moon will not stop rocking your face off until your eyeballs melt out and your skull sets on fire. I'm not going to pretend to know anything about playing guitar but, as far as I can see, it's flawless on this album. The hooks are great and the instrumental solos never feel like they're there for the sake of a solo (if anything, they make the songs.) My favourite moment in the album is in the title track when the music stops and Tom Verlaine says in his convincingly odd voice "I ain't waitin'. Uh, uh." and back comes the riff. I don't know what he ain't waitin' for but I agree with him 100%. Second has to be the cries of "Tears, tears. Rolling back the years." from Torn Curtain and third, the explosion after the words "Guiding light. Guiding light. Guiding through these nights." from, well, you can guess the track.
Highlights: Marquee Moon, Torn Curtain, Guiding Light
TRACK OF THE MOMENT:
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
