Lightning Struck Itself
4 stars
On the plane ride and during the downtime of this Las Vegas vacation I read the 33 1/3 book about Marquee Moon while listening to the album over and over. Most was history and background and just this morning did I get to the breakdown of the actual songs. That was the best part, reading the dissection while hearing the actual tunes. Book was kind of wanky but the experience was fun.
The biggest insight I took away was that Verlaine was a twin and that this album is full of doubling imagery. In the the title track he even repeats words
I was listening Listening to the rain But I was hearing Hearing something else
Much like Television itself the book is maybe a little too hip and cerebral for its own good but I did feel lifted by the experience. Elevation don't go to my head.
