Adventure (Dig) [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Television | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B0000AI45Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,622 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Glory

2. Days

3. Foxhole

4. Careful

5. Carried Away

6. The Fire

7. Ain't That Nothin'

8. The Dream's Dream

9. Adventure

10. Ain't That Nothin' (Single Version)

11. Glory (Early Version)

12. Ain't That Nothin' (Run-Through)

Editorial Reviews

Televisions 2nd LP highlights the guitar interplay of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. It shows the dreamier side of this groundbreaking band. Original artwork. High quality 180 gram vinyl. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Adventure in the land of Television, November 14, 2003

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This review is from: Adventure (Dig) (Audio CD)

Adventure has never gotten the respect of Marque Moon. Perhaps its because it builds on the model of the first album and the songwriting is a bit more refined and polished. The British press have reassessed Adventure and decided it was superior album to the debut. They're very different albums but then again, who am I to argue with the Brits?

Verlaine's singing is more confident and less self-conscious and the playing show the band in synch. Lloyd and Verlaine's guitar interplay is every bit as inventive as the debut. Adventure is the result of a band playing together over a longer period of time and a songwriter finding the best voice for his band to express themselves.

Adventure is fleshed out with the title track, Ain't That Nothing (both the single and the rehearsal) and an early version of Glory. All these tracks (with the exception of the single version of Ain't That Nothing)are interesting to contrast with the more complete final versions. It's like watching a great master paint. While you get an idea of what the final painting will look like, you don't get the complete picture until the paint has finally dried.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars take a chance, August 26, 2005

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L. L. Rice (boston,ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure (Dig) (Audio CD)

I had originally picked up Marquee Moon and couldn't stop listening to it. My thirst for more Television music brought me to Adventure which seems to be black or white to most fans.
Love it, or hate it. Not much middle ground here.
I was disappointed upon first listen because its not MM part II. The production is different. The guitars on MM are more in-your-face but on Adventure they are more refined, brought into the mix more. It took me a little while to digest. I kept spinning it and started to really get into it.
On Adventure the songs that really struck a cord with me were the softer entries "Days, Careful, Carried Away." The passion that pushes MM to such great heights is here in a song like "The Fire." The epic song is again presented in "The Dream's Dream." "Glory" is an infectious feel good pop song and "Ain't that Nothin'" is a hook laden gem with a really satisfying guitar riff coming out of the solo.
Another thing to consider when listening to this record is where MM had the benefit of having the songs fully fleshed out live before the album was recorded, Adventure was made up of mostly brand new, untested material. Some of which was written in the studio.
I would put Adventure on even footing with Marquee Moon. If you really loved MM and are interested in checking this out, give it more than a few spins in your CD player. Some of the best and most enduring music doesn't hit you the first time you hear it but grows on you over time.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A different P.O.V. from these other reviewers . . ., May 17, 2005

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Rich Latta (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure (Dig) (Audio CD)

. . . but an honest one. I got MARQUEE MOON back in the late 80s and went crazy over it. It's truly one of the greatest guitar albums ever and still trips me out to this day. I had heard ADVENTURE was good too, but when I finally picked it up I was sorely disillusioned. True, making an album after MARQUEE MOON must have been a daunting challenge, but ADVENTURE doesn't turn me on much. It really lacks the power and excitment and strangeness of their enduring masterpiece. ADVENTURE reaches none of the majestic heights found on MARQUEE MOON. I simply see no reason to ever listen to ADVENTURE when I can just put on MARQUEE MOON again.

If you're craving more Television and just about worn out your MM copy, I'd much sooner get THE BLOW-UP, especially for their sprawling live version of "Little Johnny Jewel." Incidently, the MM re-release with that original single added on is well worth getting. Their '92 comeback album is sadly unimpressive as well. Sorry die-hards, it's my honest opinion.