"Marquee Moon" is one of the best albums of the 70s, 'stoo bad most people don't know about it. So many riffs, guitars dueling it out, back n' forth, all given so much room to breathe. Its like The Velvet Underground, but it isn't, because its all too meticulous, too tight.
Each "Marquee Moon" song baits you in, and none of them let you off easy. They start slow, minimal, one instrument at a time, no rush. And they just don't seem to end, because they don't want to go quietly. They make you work, they make you second guess exactly why you are listening in the firts place.
Tom Verlaine's voice could get on your nerves, but not in this context. he's like a third guitar out there; especially on the title track.
You can read more about this album being the birth of post punk. Label it however you like, 'sno denying aggressive and unapologetic riffing.
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