Television (Television album)
Television | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1992 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 42:40 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Television | |||
Television chronology | ||||
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Television is the third album by American rock band Television. The album was released in 1992, fourteen years after the band's second studio album and subsequent break up in 1978. A video for "Call Mr. Lee" was filmed and aired on MTV to limited play.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
The New York Times | generally favorable[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Television has generally been well received by critics. Rock critic Robert Christgau wrote "I prefer the more rocking, songful old Television, but it's a tribute to Tom Verlaine's conceptual restlessness and force of personality that in a world where alternative guitar means making noise or mixing and matching from the used bins, these four veterans have regrouped with a distinct new sonic identity. Droll, warm-hearted, sophisticated, cryptic, jazzy yet unjazzlike, they sound like nothing else—except, just a little, old Television".[2] David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote that "It was worth waiting fifteen years."[4] Milo Miles of The New York Times wrote "Trying to adjust after a long layoff, these musicians have assembled a scaled-down Television, though one with exquisite design details."[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Television
- "1880 or So" – 3:41
- "Shane, She Wrote This" – 4:21
- "In World" – 4:12
- "Call Mr. Lee" – 4:16
- "Rhyme" – 4:47
- "No Glamour for Willi" – 5:00
- "Beauty Trip" – 4:22
- "The Rocket" – 3:23
- "This Tune" – 3:42
- "Mars" – 4:56
Personnel
- Television
- Tom Verlaine – vocals, guitar, executive production, mixing
- Richard Lloyd – guitar, production
- Fred Smith – bass, vocals, guitar, executive production, mixing
- Billy Ficca – drums, production
- Technical
- Vera Beren – production assistance
- Mario Salvati – engineering, mixing
- Patrick A. Derivaz – engineering assistance
- Joe Brescio – mastering
References
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Television – Television | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Television". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Miles, Milo (October 11, 1992). "Recordings Review; Scaled Down, Television Returns". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (October 29, 1992). "[Television review]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
External links
- Television at Discogs (list of releases)