Title: Television - 'The Blow-Up' (Roir) 2-CD
Product review: I've had this live Television title for sometime now. Had completely forgot I even had it. Comes in two versions - a 2-CD standard jewel box + a thick 2-CD box set. Although I believe their other live offering from their 1978 tour 'Live At The Old Waldorf' (see my review) may be more new wave-ish, keep in mind this 2-CD pick is good, too. Tunes that I found myself playing over several time include the jamming "See No Evil", the ass-kicking "Ain't That Nothing", their Bob Dylan homage "Knockin' On Heaven's Dorr" (nearly eight minutes of semi-musical brilliance) as well as the guitar-driven fifteen-minute "Little Johnny Jewel" and again their Stones cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Oh and at least one Television song here that appears to be exclusive to this title, the rocking "Venus de Milo". The overall sound on 'The Blow-Up' isn't perfect - but it's good enough, for a live album.
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