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[mjk73]

Graceland.....I forgot just how fantastic this album is.

There's a big Graceland anniversary coming, and with it a deluxe reissue box set with Paul Simon bringing it to you and staying for the weekend.  That or some unreleased takes and live cuts.  One of those.

Yep. He was just here too. One of friends went and said it was pretty much near a relgious experience it was that good.

[mjk73]

This.

[woodnymph]

Iron Butterfly - In The Time Of Our Lives

[woodnymph]

Mona - Quicksilver Messenger Service

[buaawwww]

Newly released Howlin Rain tune:

Howlin' Rain - "Phantom In The Valley" (Official)

Trailer for the forthcoming album.  This band is my new religion...

Howlin' Rain - The Russian Wilds Teaser Trailer (Official)

[woodnymph]

Sickness

Marco Benevento "Atari" [Live 10/13/11 Hartford, CT]

[woodnymph]

I'm on the brink of starting a QMS thread here lately  :-X

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air

[bluesky]

listening to the monsters of folk academy of music show, phili 11/09/11 great recording! particularly love the m ward sons: vincent o'brien and his guitar on one hundred million years. wards recorded music, though amazingly perfect, can be a bit boring. i think you get a better sense of his energy and real talent hearing him live!!! also, i am not a conor fan but smoke without fire is fucking good. great lyrics! this recording of golden is my favorite, m on back up....and with the same guy who i think is at every mmj show yelling out "JIMMY!!!!" wonder if the guys will do a follow up?

[woodnymph]

Val, that sounds like an excellent MoF show!!  I agree that some of M's studio stuff can be boring-ish sometimes.  I love his voice though for sure!  I'll have to find some more live M  8)

This guy at work has got me so into Iron Butterfly hahah.. and I always see their albums in the record stores, when I'm hunting Iron & Wine  :P  Their album Ball would sound fantastic on vinyl no doubt, but for now I'd just really like a good pair of headphones!

Iron Butterfly - Belda Beast

[Jaimoe]

As an epic live guitar song, this rivals "Marquee Moon" and "Little Johnny Jewel". Awesome band (performance from Later with Jools Holland, 1992):

Television - 1880 Or So

[Ruckus]

As an epic live guitar song, this rivals "Marquee Moon" and "Little Johnny Jewel". Awesome band (performance from Later with Jools Holland, 1992):

Television - 1880 Or So

Thanks Jaimoe   Loved this!  That you said it rivaled Johnny and Marquee made me listen to it immediately.  Damn their great.  New album soon right?

[Jaimoe]

As an epic live guitar song, this rivals "Marquee Moon" and "Little Johnny Jewel". Awesome band (performance from Later with Jools Holland, 1992):

Television - 1880 Or So

Thanks Jaimoe   Loved this!  That you said it rivaled Johnny and Marquee made me listen to it immediately.  Damn their great.  New album soon right?

This is the best live version I could find on video, but there's tighter and heavier ones on offical bootlegs and concert downloads. I caught Television live around 5 years ago at NXNE (North By North East) fest and "1800 or So" was a highlight: it had this trippy Dead-like intro jam and then it rocked hard. They were very rehearsed too, unlike most of their mid 2000s clips on Youtube. Who knows if they are doing a new album, but if they are, it'll not be with Richard Lloyd (he finally had enough of Tom Verlaine and quit 2-3 years ago). Tragic. I love the contrasting guitar styles (Lloyd is more aggressive and technical whereas Verlaine is more slashing and emotional and plays purposely a half-step behind the beat).


Ha! I found this blog review I wrote of Television's NXNE 2006 Toronto show. I remember doing it on the quick, and it shows.


06-10-06 09:09 PM 

It was a great Friday night at a packed Phoenix Concert Hall. CBGB proto-punk icons Television were loose, experimental, jammy and unpredictable for nearly two hours. Several impressive untitled new songs were aired-out, and epic guitar showpieces "Little Johnny Jewel" and 1st encore "Marquee Moon" from their 1977 masterpiece of the same name, didn't disappoint, each jamming well past the ten minute mark. The biggest surprises came on "Days" from 1978's Adventure and "1800 or So" from their self-titled 1992 release - both were more psychadelic Grateful Dead than NYC punk.

Witnessing leader/guitarist/singer Tom Verlaine trade off solos with foil Richard Lloyd makes you wonder why the jam community let alone mainstream rock & roll in general has never noticed or fully embraced these two innovative guitar heroes.

This was Television's first Canadian gig in 14 years and the wait was well worth it. Anyone there expecting a nostalgia trip through Television's 70's heyday had to go home shell-shocked and inevitably disappointed. fuÇk them. Television ain't no fuÇking Doors 1500 or whatever that pathetic prostrating Ray Manzarek calls his cover band. In today's indie rock world, Television remain vital, fresh and relevant. Just ask the hack bands that have attempted to rip them off like Interpol, The Strokes and Kings Of Leon. I hope that one day soon, Television decides to put out another album and tour instead of only playing their usual handful of sporadic shows in select European cities. But then again, nothing they do is conventional. **** (out of 5)


David Ball
June 10th/2006



Here's a setlist with some notes that I made during the show. Note: Television don't have names for new work-in-progress songs:



1. Richard Lloyd doing some experimentations with slide. New song - good

2. Prove It from Marquee Moon had some crowd sing-alongs helping the chorus. Jams were loose.

3. new song

4. Venus from Marquee Moon

5. Call Mr. Lee. 1st big jam of the night. Lloyd smoking solos - his best so far.

6. Unknown song that morphed into Days from Adventure. Very trippy Dead like. Reconstructed.

7. Little Johnny Jewel - their first ever single and concert jam showcase. 10 minutes - Verlaine played great - his behind the beat guitar soared. New lyrics throughout - changed lyrics.

8. 1800 or So - from their self-titled album. Fantastic Lloyd soloing and trade-offs with Verlaine and driving Fred Smith bass - 10 minutes.

9. ??

10. See No Evil - Lloyd showcase - loose

11. ?? Verlaine on slide - fascinating since it had no blues in it. Middle Eastern vibe - mostly instrumental.

12. ENCORE

Marquee Moon - monster song - locked more into a groove this time out than all out lead jamming.

13. 2nd Encore

I Don't Live Today - following up Marquee Moon is impossible, unless you do a tasty cover. Loose, probably rarely rehearsed, but the crowd loved it - Lloyd and Veraline soloing over Hendrix lines was fascinating.

[Ruckus]

We should just have a Television thread.  Thanks for posting your writeup Jaimoe.  Verlaine's behind the beat playing is what I love so much.  Just brilliant phrasing.  As to your point about their lack of popularity amongst musical fan bases, I'm with you.  I just wasn't exposed to it earlier.  Now they've just blown up and seems like every one is catching up/caught up.

EDIT:  Even the first time I listened to it, Jerry's phrasing style is what came to mind immediately, though in that punky sound.

Oh how I love Little Johnny Jewel :o

[Jaimoe]

There was a trippy vibe in their sound at NXNE, but it probably was more mystical than Dead. There's nothing even remotely hippy about Television, but they do experiment with different styles and influences. Have you ever checked out Richard Lloyd's guitar lessons on Youtube? They are really cool if not intimidating. He infamously gave Jeff Tweedy lessons around 10 years ago. Love Tweedy's lead work.

[MarkW]

The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

Bought this on the basis of board recommendations.  I think it's got a real vibe of The Verve about it...

[mjk73]

The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient

Bought this on the basis of board recommendations.  I think it's got a real vibe of The Verve about it...

A couple parts it goes into Vangelis ala Blade Runner. And I'm totally ok with that. It's in my top 10 for the year.

[woodnymph]

My mom calling me from the Chris Cornell show in Pittsburgh tonight!!!!!  Ahhhhh it sounds awesommmmmeee!!!!

[woodnymph]

JESUS she just called and let me listen to him play Zep's "Thank You" holy shiiiiiiiiiittttt   :D :D :D

[weeniebeenie]

He played Thankyou in Sydney aswell. It was awesome.

[jones]

Built To Spill - Cortez The Killer (21 mins. live !)