Steel Notes Magazine
Winter 2017/18
Classic Album Review:
MARQUEE MOON
Review by Alex shaffner
Artist: Television
Genre: Art Punk, Art Rock
Released: February 8, 1977
Producer: Andy Johns, Tom
Verlaine
Label: Elektra
Key Tracks: See No Evil,
Venus, Marquee Moon,
Guiding Light, Torn Cur-
tain
Punk has never been one
of the more "artistic" or
"sophisticated" genres to
ever come forth. I mean, a
few chords and an aggres-
sive attitude isn't the most
creative and satisfying
experience. Now that's
obviously quite an over-
simplification on my part
and I certainly enjoy the
Sex Pistols and Ramones.
Obviously a band like The Clash would evolve past their early
punk beginnings to create bigger and better things. What if you
could create that tension and personality with dazzling guitar
work, jazz-like drumming with thought-provoking and poetic
lyrics? I present to you: Marquee Moon.
Television was one of the many notable artists to emerge from
the New York Punk/New Wave music scene. Talking Heads,
Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, you name it. By the mid 70s they
were gaining interest from various record labels. In fact in late
1974, Television worked with Roxy Music alum Brian Eno to
produce four songs, however, frontman Tom Verlaine did not
approve of the sound he had created