"A profoundly, even exhilaratingly stupid idea": A six-and-a-half-hour track assembled from 50 versions of Television's Marquee Moon has made the world a better place

Tom Verlaine onstage in 1978.

When Tom Verlaine died in early 2023, those paying tribute were keen to proclaim his genius, as if it might not be obvious to anyone listening. And no one was more effusive than Red Hot Chilli Peppers' bassist Flea.

"I listened to Marquee Moon 1000 times," claimed the man born Michael Peter Balzary. "And I mean listened, sitting still, lights down low, taking it all in. Awe and wonder every time. Will listen 1000 more."