Punk Rock's Tom Verlaine passed away Saturday (January 28, 2023. He one of the two incredible lead guitarist with the band Television during the dawn of Punk, and had a long solo career as well.
I purchased Television's first two albums when they came out on vinyl when I was a young teenager. Hearing the title track from the first LP, Marquee Moon, totally blew my fourteen year old mind. It still does today, despite listening having listened to it at least two or three times a year every single year since 1977. Gosh, that's over forty-years....
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I have the many solo records Tom Verlaine released, most of them are really good. I have the "reunion" record Television released in 1992, it also is a really good record. But, those first two Television Albums are what makes me such a huge fan.
Television "Marquee Moon", 1977
Side one
1. "See No Evil" 3:56
2. "Venus" 3:48
3. "Friction" 4:43
4. "Marquee Moon" 9:58
Side two
1. "Elevation" 5:08
2. "Guiding Light" (Verlaine and Richard Lloyd) 5:36
3. "Prove It" 5:04
4. "Torn Curtain" 7:00
Television
- Billy Ficca – drums
- Richard Lloyd – guitar
- (solo on "See No Evil", "Marquee Moon", "Elevation", and "Guiding Light"), vocals
- Fred Smith – bass guitar, vocals
- Tom Verlaine – guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, produciton
- (solo on "Venus", "Friction", "Marquee Moon", "Prove It", and "Torn Curtain")
Side A
1. "Glory" 3:11
2. "Days" Verlaine, Richard Lloyd 3:14
3. "Foxhole" 4:48
4. "Careful" 3:18
5. "Carried Away" 5:14
Side B
1. "The Fire" 5:56
2. "Ain't That Nothin'" 4:52
3. "The Dream's Dream" 6:44
Television
Billy Ficca – drums
Richard Lloyd – guitar, vocals
Fred Smith – bass, vocals
Tom Verlaine – lead vocals, guitar, piano, production
