http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9242&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe story of Dan Treacy is, more or less, that of the Television Personalities. Begun humbly, TVP's surly Pop and Punk caught on magically with the release of <i>Where's Bill Grundy Now EP</i> -- a marvelously unfinished, terribly important and fiery sounding release. Overdriven church organs, simple progressions, and Treacy's dry humor set fire to "tight" structures and watched them burn. After Treacy began his own label Whaam! Records (he was later sued by George Michael for copyright infringement), TVP retreated into psychedelia. Spacey and melodically scattered, Treacy's wryly critical name dropping (Pavement's Steve Malkmus thanks you very much) was probably its most intriguing feature. Horribly underrated in their own heyday, TVP's most important export has been its recent influence on organ-loving Indie-Pop bands such as Quasi, Pavement, and more recently San Francisco's Aisler Set. - Kelly BaumanPost-Punken720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:35:37 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9242&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss The story of Dan Treacy is, more or less, that of the Television Personalities. Begun humbly, TVP's surly Pop and Punk caught on magically with the release of <i>Where's Bill Grundy Now EP</i> -- a marvelously unfinished, terribly important and fiery sounding release. Overdriven church organs, simple progressions, and Treacy's dry humor set fire to "tight" structures and watched them burn. After Treacy began his own label Whaam! Records (he was later sued by George Michael for copyright infringement), TVP retreated into psychedelia. Spacey and melodically scattered, Treacy's wryly critical name dropping (Pavement's Steve Malkmus thanks you very much) was probably its most intriguing feature. Horribly underrated in their own heyday, TVP's most important export has been its recent influence on organ-loving Indie-Pop bands such as Quasi, Pavement, and more recently San Francisco's Aisler Set. - Kelly Bauman http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465352&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465352 tra.12465352 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true The Glittering Prizes tra.12465352 181000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465352&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465352&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465351&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465351 tra.12465351 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true This Angry Silence tra.12465351 159000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465351&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465351&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423583&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 9423583 tra.9423583 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 My Dark Places alb.9422755 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/9/5/785917_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Dream The Sweetest Dreams tra.9423583 168000 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Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 9423594 tra.9423594 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 My Dark Places alb.9422755 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/9/5/785917_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 true There's No Beautiful Way To Say Goodbye tra.9423594 226000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423594&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423594&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423579&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 9423579 tra.9423579 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 My Dark Places alb.9422755 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/9/5/785917_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Special Chair tra.9423579 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423579&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9423579&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22922305&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 22922305 tra.22922305 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 Part Time Punks alb.22905643 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/8/1/1391834_170x170.jpg 2008-09-29 00:00:00.0 2008-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Silly Girl tra.22922305 167000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22922305&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22922305&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465362&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465362 tra.12465362 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true La Grande Illusion tra.12465362 213000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465362&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465362&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465361&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465361 tra.12465361 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Parties In Chelsea tra.12465361 101000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465361&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465361&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083674&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083674 tra.16083674 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Girl Who Had Everything tra.16083674 270000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083674&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083674&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465357&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465357 tra.12465357 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Geoffrey Ingram tra.12465357 135000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465357&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465357&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083671&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083671 tra.16083671 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Someone To Share My Life With tra.16083671 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083671&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083671&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083676&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083676 tra.16083676 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Back To Vietnam tra.16083676 453000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083676&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083676&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083664&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083664 tra.16083664 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Painted Word tra.16083664 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083664&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083664&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083524&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083524 tra.16083524 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 Privilege alb.16079760 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/9/1/1091924_170x170.jpg 2002-06-04 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Paradise Is For The Blessed tra.16083524 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083524&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083524&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465354&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465354 tra.12465354 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true A Family Affair tra.12465354 156000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465354&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465354&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083675&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083675 tra.16083675 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Paradise Estate tra.16083675 257000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083675&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083675&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083668&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083668 tra.16083668 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Sense Of Belonging tra.16083668 291000 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Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 15897007 tra.15897007 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Strangely Beautiful EP alb.15892337 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/2/7/1077237_170x170.jpg 2007-04-23 00:00:00.0 2004-01-28 00:00:00.0 true Strangely Beautiful (7" Mix) tra.15897007 197000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15897007&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15897007&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12465364&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sat, 1 Mar 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12465364 tra.12465364 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 And Don't The Kids Just Love It alb.12456647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/7/1347766_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1980-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Look Back In Anger tra.12465364 160000 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Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 16083670 tra.16083670 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 The Painted Word alb.16079774 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/9/1/1091938_170x170.jpg 2002-09-07 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Painted Word (Bonus Track) tra.16083670 208000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083670&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16083670&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11859102&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 11859102 tra.11859102 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 Fire Is Good alb.11852756 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/6/1/1321679_170x170.jpg 2006-09-19 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Sense of Belonging tra.11859102 290000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11859102&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11859102&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12394907&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Television Personalities on Rhapsody Online 12394907 tra.12394907 Television Personalities art.9242 0.99 Don't Cry Baby...It's Only A Movie alb.12392230 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/0/7/937070_170x170.jpg 1998-11-10 00:00:00.0 1998-11-10 00:00:00.0 true Love Changes Everything tra.12394907 239000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12394907&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12394907&variant=data&rws=%2Ftelevision-personalities%2Ftop-tracks.rss