Release date: 30-06-2005 (originally from 1978)

2005 issue US exclusive limited edition 8-track LP pressed on 180gram VINYL - their bold second album described as a post punk masterpiece which mixes the incendiary with the hypnotic to dazzling effect, and in the created process, created a template that would be used by everyone from Felt and Pavement to Wilco and The Strokes - sealed and stickered.

Tracks:
01. Glory
02. Days
03. Foxhole
04. Careful
05. Carried Away
06. The Fire
07. Ain't That Nothin'
08. The Dream's Dream

Between the release of Television's acclaimed 1977 debut, Marquee Moon and the recording of their second album, 1978's Adventure, the New York punk rock scene, which they helped to found, had branched into a full-fledged movement. Bands on both sides of the Atlantic were taking pride in their youthful angst, limiting their music to three chords and calling for the fall of corporate pop culture and pretentious dinosaur bands. Television never intended to be part of a movement, though and the sharp contrast between their clean-cut, electric cohesion and the speedy, jagged-edged sound of many of their contemporaries exemplified that. New York's punk rock circuit was merely a way for the band to expose their uncorporate-ized, unique sound and Adventure stays true to that mission, ignoring the day's punk rock hoopla and featuring another set of distinct, finely tweaked songs. They did their fare share of the bouncy rock and roll ("Glory," "Careful" "Ain't That Nothin?") that was common to their peergroup, but Television also showed that young, hip rockbands were still interested in quiet reflection with "The Dream's Dream" and the achingly beautiful "Days," and that were they dispassionate about musicianship. The finely unified electric streams that are Television's arrangements are breathtaking. Listen to the multi-layered guitar drama of "The Fire" or the shimmering beauty of "Carried Away" for examples. It would be a shame if Television's flawless cohesion, astonishing for a band who have only played together for three years, were to be lost in an attempt to fit in with the nihilistic, musical ruggedness that punk rock strongly promoted. Hey, revolution is great, but so is the time-honored tradition of unique, substancial, finely-crafted rock music. -Nicholas keppler