If you like richly layered pop you have to buy this. The first time I heard this CD it literally left me with my mouth hanging open. The writing, singing, playing, arrangments, production...even the artwork...is nothing less than brilliant. It should go down as one of the best CD's of the decade.

That these guys weren't HUGE is a tragedy of Big Starian proportions. Listen to the sample clips, then hit the 1-Click button. My Gawd, what an incredible album!!!

After reading rave reviews for years, I finally got around to purchasing this classic CD several months ago and I can honestly say I didn't know music like this was possible.

Listening and performing music is a huge part of my life, and I have a very large CD collection, but Television has quickly become one of my favorite bands. I simply can't quit listening to this disc and in the space of a few months I've bought four of their five releases, including a live one on Ebay that's out of print. All of their CD's are great, but Marquee Moon is the best and qualifies as a must have for anyone who loves rock and roll. I'd give it bonus stars if I could.

I'd also recommend "The Blow-Up" and/or "Live At The Old Waldorf" (great, but out of print) to hear how Television re-interpreted this material on the fly. Simply incredible.

This is simply one of the greatest recorded live performances I've ever heard and I spend a good deal of my life listening to live music in person and on CD.

The downer is that the sound quality is pretty poor in spots, but does get better on some tracks. Consequently, listening to this on headphones definitely beats listening to it in your car. In short, the sound quality will annoy you at times, but if you listen carefully, I believe you'll find it well worth it.

On "The Blow-Up" you hear a band that is literally fearless. It's a bit like watching four incredibly gifted artists sprint back and forth on a tightrope. Not only is the collective performance incredible, but Verlaine's material ranks with the finest in rock history. Yes, the guitars are awesome, but the rhythm section of Fred Smith and Billy Ficca is equally incredible.

Buy Marquee Moon first (everyone should own a copy of that), but get this too to hear what Television were capable of live.

If you can find a copy, I'd also highly recommend Television - Live At The Old Waldorf: San Francisco, 6/29/78. This disc is a much shorter show, but it was professionally recorded and the sound quality is top notch. The performance is excellent, but perhaps not quite as incendiary as on "The Blow-Up."

Sadly, Rhino Handmade only issued 5,000 copies of "Live At the Old Waldorf," so you'll have to do some hunting on Ebay, etc. However, if you love great rock and roll, it's worth the trouble and expense.

Janet starts at the very beginning and covers all of the basic techniques including chords/theory, rolls, bar slants, and blocking.

The presentation is very straightforward - you get virtually nothing in the way of history/photos of the greats/analysis of influential player's styles. (See Stacy Phillips' "The Dobro Book" for that.) However, Janet is a very clear instructor and has the good sense to include tunes you will actually want to play if you are oriented towards bluegrass/old time country rooted playing.

I bought this book with the DVD and, although the production is a little grainy, the instructional value is first rate. It feels like Janet is giving you a private lesson in your living room. She's a very accomplished player, too.

I was almost put off by the cheesy cartoon cover, but it came highly recommended and now I understand why.

If you are a beginning dobro player, I think this is an ideal place to start.

The Grateful Dead are an American treasure. Some people either don't get it, or due to their disapproval of the lifestyles of the Dead's audience, won't admit it, but the Dead were one of the greatest ensembles in the history of American music. They reinterpreted every traditional style of American music and created their own completely original blend, giving inspiration to whole new generations of improvising musicians.

One From the Vault is just that, one show from a rich archive that justifies my accolades, but it also happens to be one of the best commercially-available live recordings of the band at it's peak and an ideal place to begin exploring their music.

Disc one is stronger overall (in fact, the entire first set is a masterpiece of improvisational rock music), but the entire show is a gem and if you close your eyes and let your imagination go, you can be with them on that spectacular night.

If you like the Dead, and you don't already own this for some reason, buy it now. If you are curious about what the Grateful Dead mystique was all about, buy it now and I think you'll begin to understand.

This is undoubtedly the greatest bargain I've ever come across in many years as a CD collector - 2 CD's with 49 of some of the most classic cuts in modern bluegrass for LESS than the price of most single discs. This is the real stuff, too - J.D. Crowe & The New South, Del McCoury, Country Cooking, Dry Branch Fire Squad, The Bluegrass Album Band, Tony Rice, Jim and Jesse, etc., etc. If I were going to recommend a first CD to someone interested in exploring bluegrass, this would be it.