Television, "Days"
Nirvana just ripped the shit out of it (I'm partial to the hand flying that Mr. President Pants does around 6:52, but maybe that's just me) and that riff for "School" is totally wicked. But as for me, lately I've been really loving Television's second album, Adventure. Okay, fine, I might have the tiniest crush on Tom Verlaine but seriously. Love those hands.
Everyone's really into Marquee Moon, their first album, but I think I might have played it into the ground. Adventure, released just a year later in '78, has the same groove but feels like a move closer to post punk. Here is the second track, "Days." I love this song because of its mastery of post punk layering, like Tom and Co. are weaving sounds into a tapestry of gritty New York r 'n r and lilting melodies, layering them over and over each other. What makes it so good, though, is the total transcendence in this song. It really feels like you're floating, and then the lyrics just lift you up higher, starting with:
"Up in the high, high hills
With my floating friends"
Mostly I'm just so into the technical proficiency and expert interweaving of sounds that totally stand the test of time but also sound so goddam casual. I love how this album brings together late 70's New York and this weird, otherworldly destruction of the physical body in such a forward-thinking and intelligent way. It's thick but feels so, so light. Too bad they couldn't keep off the junk to release another album for the next thirteen years.
Also, PS, this movie The Blank Generation looks pretty badass. Anyone seen this or got any info?
Everyone's really into Marquee Moon, their first album, but I think I might have played it into the ground. Adventure, released just a year later in '78, has the same groove but feels like a move closer to post punk. Here is the second track, "Days." I love this song because of its mastery of post punk layering, like Tom and Co. are weaving sounds into a tapestry of gritty New York r 'n r and lilting melodies, layering them over and over each other. What makes it so good, though, is the total transcendence in this song. It really feels like you're floating, and then the lyrics just lift you up higher, starting with:
"Up in the high, high hills
With my floating friends"
Mostly I'm just so into the technical proficiency and expert interweaving of sounds that totally stand the test of time but also sound so goddam casual. I love how this album brings together late 70's New York and this weird, otherworldly destruction of the physical body in such a forward-thinking and intelligent way. It's thick but feels so, so light. Too bad they couldn't keep off the junk to release another album for the next thirteen years.
Also, PS, this movie The Blank Generation looks pretty badass. Anyone seen this or got any info?
posted by sarah bandy at 3:35 PM
2 Comments:
i've never heard about that movie. but it's named after a song of richard hell, who was in television and he pretty much started punk in a lotta way.
i need a copy of this album. i need to hear "glory" for a couple days straight.
i think i could possibly make that happen for you. richard hell left the band before 'adventure' was made but he and tommy v. were best buds and really influenced each other. it's times like this when i wish i still had netflix, and/or unlimited gasoline for my car.
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