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My Dark Places [CD]

Television Personalities Audio CD
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Product details

  • Audio CD (27 Feb 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Domino Records
  • ASIN: B000E8NQWM
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,486 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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TVP are one of those bands that seem to suddenly come out of nowhere, and that everyone has heard of except you. According to the press release they were Kurt Cobain’s favourite band, they inspired Creation Records, and they supported Pink Floyd off the back of a single called "We Know Where Syd Barrett Lives". Media hyperbole notwithstanding, TVP--led by Dan Treacy--were influential in their time and this return to the fray after an eleven year absence really is a cause for excitement. Lead single "All The Young People On Smack" is a sign that Treacy--who has suffered nervous breakdowns and imprisonment over the years--has thankfully not learned the art of musical compromise. It’s a great tune, built from his raw Cockney vocal style and a basic, loping electro beat. Several other cuts on the album stand out in the same way, notably the catchy "How Did The Velvet Underground Get That Sound" and "She Can Stop A Taxi", but throughout the album’s duration there are too many half-baked fillers for this to be an overwhelming comeback.--Paul Sullivan

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TELEVISION PERSONALITIES My Dark Places (2006 UK 16-track CD album the 1st TVPs longplayer in 11 years and Dan Treacy is back on form with songs as sad as they are uplifting as genteel as they are noisy includes the single All The Young Children On Crack plus bonus CD-only recording Theres No Beautiful Way To Say Goodbye)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Breathtaking return 23 Feb 2006
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Where do you start to review an album like this? For anyone who already knows and loves the Television Personalities be reassured this stakes a claim to be their best ever album. It's all you could have wanted and more. So just buy it.

If you've never heard of the Television Personalities you could do much worse than start here. Clearly we are not talking James Blunt here. This is confessional songrwriting in the raw. In they've ridden the various waves of DIY, psychedelic revival, Shambling C86 and outlasted them all. Maybe before they've shown their influences on their sleeves - Velvets, Byrds and so on but not of that seems relevant anymmore. If you need a modern reference then maybe we are talking Babyshambles plus plus. But it's so much more than that. Bear with it. Listen to it again. Let it into your life. Chersish it. You won't regret it.

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Bewilderingly Inept 30 Mar 2008
Format:Audio CD
After hearing 'Where's Bill Grundy Now' by this band, I bought this album expecting more of the same off-beat, slightly amusing style. But, Television Personalities love of the eclectic has put even me off. I am a person who can listen to and enjoy some of the most experimental Indie or alternative music around. But this is truly shambolic.

For starters, the musicianship is non-existent in places, to the point where I think TV Personalities were actually trying to be inept. The vocals are utterly unbearable and someone badly needs to tell the person responsible never to pick up a microphone again.

Sadly, these simple facts overshadow what are actually some quite funny song titles and lyrics. The unfortunate thing about TV Personalities is that their love of the inventive only works well with their lyrics. When it's applied to their music and vocals, it makes me want to run for cover. I like 'alternative', but this is a bit much, even for an open-minded soul like me.
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
xmas present 31 Dec 2009
By LINDA
Format:Audio CD
Bought as a present for my son. Efficient service and quick delivery. Based on my experience, would recommend purchasing from this seller.
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