Television - Marquee Moon Live Portland Oregon 1978

[@ClueSign]

Majestic, for the ages. RIP Tom.

[@ixchel3910]

Absolutely the Greatest Rock Band No One Ever Heard Of...........................................................and that's how Great Art works, sometimes. Tom Verlaine, a Guitar Messiah, to the Chosen Few who managed to pay attention.

[@tahcria]

Absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@d_walsh]

That solo. Lordy it's like primal 1968 quicksilver meets Jerry stuff.

[@anothercitizen4867]

An incomparable version of an incomparable song from an incomparable band. Rock Gods. It made me lose my senses.

[@larsgustafsson889]

Best ever, I want the whole show!!!

[@nhunter77018]

Sounds great. Thank you.

[@Think632]

Amazing version, RIP

[@coreyedwards5395]

The Free Bird of punk rock

[@baliscotsurf]

beautiful

[@chriscoughlin9289]

Ugh. I'd prefer to look at it as the 'Bolero' of punk - if it's all the same to you

[@hiriam58]

East - West of indie rock

[@indigomizumi]

I think of it as a post-punk version of Echoes.

[@AlongtheFarClimbDown843]

"Tonight the air has teeth. I wish I had another way to breathe." -- Tom Verlain sings "Breakin' in my Heart"

[@palmaltd]

god damn these cats are cooking

[@elrobertoreal]

Outstanding for all times ... R.I.P. Tom! Maybe Greg Sage was at this gig - and if he was, he will formed The Wipers?!

[@palmaltd]

RIP tom

[@gearbox67]

I love the guitar solo on this version, it's like he intentionally played something completely different from the recorded version.

[@SmittyDonutFactory]

I keep coming baaaaaaack

[@DannyDiess]

Your almost at 1000 subscribers. Many congrats. OXOXO

[@mikeroby1313]

I find that if I catch enough live versions of a tune by a particular band you'll eventually find a take that sucks canal water. Not this one though.

[@georgebethos7890]

can we please have the rest of this show....amazing

[@garybyng8020]

Over 17 minutes long. That is a song people!

[@roburaw1448]

Everything is combustable brought me here

[@georgebethos7890]

Please post the rest of the show the bootleg is no longer available anywhere! Thank you so much ☯️🕉🙀🐾

[@SmittyDonutFactory]

I saw an italian import a couple years ago. Wonder if it’s still out there…

[@huwgriffiths7271]

Where is the whole show?? Can we get it on bootleg somewhere?

[@bscepter]

Billy and Tom cooking with gas about 10-11 minutes in!

[@daveandmarycaughley2819]

Did they play this a half step lower live or is it the recording?

[@georgebethos7890]

Dave and Mary Caughley The Johnny Jewel 💎 from the show also sounds very different

[@bruceluett4426]

It's a live performance. It's never going to be the same as a carefully produced album such as Marquee Moon. Just enjoy it for what it is.

[@bruceluett4426]

Actually, the Little Johnny Jewel live performance is epic. I think it's one of the greatest performances of all time. The music after the whispered word "He lost his senses." Tom and Television go into another planet that ravages your ears and makes you love all of your senses.

[@Squalla1]

Yep, sounds like it. I just played the studio version and it's at least a half-step lower.

[@joshorzeck9609]

Bruce Luett is the Little Johnny Jewel performance posted anywhere? I know the version from The BlowUp is the ultimate version out of those I've found - as transcendent as anything they've done.

[@trevorbarre5616]

Blown out of the water by Blondie in the May 1977 tour of England, I'm afraid. Lest we forget, in the midst of retrospective Television fever. They were crap live.

[@duckdave6409]

That's just your opinionated opinion

[@djangodeadman]

I would beg to differ, but if you're the Trevor Barre I hope you are, hello. It would be good to be in touch.

[@MrKGHunter]

I guess. Blondie is fine, but was much more easily digestible to the masses. All glitz. Television were one of a kind and like the VU before them inspired kids to get up there and do it themselves. They also made one timeless, classic master piece. Blondie never did that. Of course this is all just subjective opinion….but you’re wrong.

[@Legion1804]

Yeah, if this is crap, I'd love to hear something great. Blondie were a wonderful pop band and this is something entirely different.

[@chriscoughlin9289]

Absurd comparison. Saw both - countless times - from 77 onward. Blondie NEVER flew by the seat of their pants - great as they were. Verlaine and Co. scrapped it all at the close of every gig and reinvented it all over again the next night. And they still do.

[@georgemarquardt4435]

O yes