The Painted Word (album)

The Painted Word is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band Television Personalities. It was released in 1984 by record label Illuminated.

The Painted Word
Studio album by
Television Personalities
Released1984
RecordedHit Factory
GenrePost-punk, neo-psychedelia
LabelIlluminated (original UK release)
Fire Records (UK) (1990 & 2002 UK reissues)
1972 Records (2011 US release)
ProducerDaniel Treacy, Joe Foster
Television Personalities chronology
They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles
(1982)		 The Painted Word
(1984)		 Privilege
(1989)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melody Maker[2]
NMEnegative[3]
Sounds4¾/5[4]

The Painted Word has been generally well received by critics. Jack Barron of Sounds wrote "Some people think this is the best group in Britain. But that's a pointless debate to engage in when you can listen to such a well-crafted record."[4] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press called the album "surprisingly serious and altogether excellent."[5]

A negative review came from Cath Carroll of NME, writing "This opus even made the cat cringe."[3]

Musical style

Ira Robbins described the album's musical style thus: "Musically, the TVPs have drifted off into spare, droning psychedelia and ultra-restrained rock that's hauntingly beautiful, like the most delicate moments of The Velvet Underground."[5]

Track listing
Side A


  1. "Stop and Smell the Roses"
  2. "The Painted Word"
  3. "A Life of Her Own"
  4. "Bright Sunny Smiles"
  5. "Mentioned in Despatches"
  6. "A Sense of Belonging"
  7. "Say You Won't Cry"
Side B
  1. "Someone to Share My Life With"
  2. "You'll Have to Scream Louder"
  3. "Happy All the Time"
  4. "The Girl Who Had Everything"
  5. "Paradise Estate"
  6. "Back to Vietnam"

Personnel

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  • David Walmsley, Ingrid Weiss, Martin Kerry-Daley
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References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. "The Painted Word – Television Personalities | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. Sutherland, Steve (1984). "TV Personalities The Painted Word Illuminated Jams 37". Melody Maker. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. Carroll, Cath (23 March 1985). "'Word': Worthless". NME. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. Barron, Jack (1984). "Television Personalities The Painted Word (Illuminated Jams 37) Rating: 4 and Three-Quarters Stars". Sounds.
  5. Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Television Personalities". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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