Thought the Marquee Moon / prog bit was bollocks personally. I'm really not terribly fond of prog (Gentle Giant apart!), but I love it. It might have one foot in pre-punk gtr music, and one foot in the NY scene, but ultimately I don't think it belongs to any particular genre. It just exists as a great album in itself - like any great record should, I guess.
(Bought the re-mastered version a couple of years back, and although I'm not the hi-fi type by any means, it really does sound fab. )
Know what you're saying re MIM, as you say TQID is generally accepted as the classic. But, being the contrary type, I've always preferred MIM meself. Sure there's nothing on it as great as I Know It's Over (or the the title track for that matter), but neither is there anything as bad as Cemetry Gates (which is, along with Paint A Vulgar Picture, my least fave Moz/Marr composition). I just think that MIM is a better all round LP.
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