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New York City, New York (1973 – 1978, 1991 – 1993, 2001 – present)
Television was one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York’s underground scene of the mid-’70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary. While guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd liked to jam, they didn’t follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation — they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage rock, adding complex, lyrical solo lines that recalled both jazz and rock. With its angular rhythms and fluid leads, Television’s music always went in unconventional directions, laying the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late ’70s and ’80s.
In the early ’70s, Television began as The Neon Boys, a group featuring guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca, and bassist Richard Hell. At the end of 1973 in New York City, New York, the group reunited under the name Television, adding rhythm guitarist Richard Lloyd. The following year, the band made its live debut at New York’s Townhouse theater and began to build up an underground following. Soon, their fan base was large enough that Verlaine was able to persuade CBGB to begin featuring live bands on a regular basis; the club would become an important venue for punk and new wave bands. Television was the first punk/new wave band to play at CBGB. That year, Verlaine played guitar on Patti Smith’s first single, “Hey Joe”/”Piss Factory,” as well as wrote a book of poetry with the singer.
Television recorded a demo tape for Island Records with Brian Eno in 1975, yet the label decided not to sign the band.
In the early ’70s, Television began as The Neon Boys, a group featuring guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca, and bassist Richard Hell. At the end of 1973 in New York City, New York, the group reunited under the name Television, adding rhythm guitarist Richard Lloyd. The following year, the band made its live debut at New York’s Townhouse theater and began to build up an underground following. Soon, their fan base was large enough that Verlaine was able to persuade CBGB to begin featuring live bands on a regular basis; the club would become an important venue for punk and new wave bands. Television was the first punk/new wave band to play at CBGB. That year, Verlaine played guitar on Patti Smith’s first single, “Hey Joe”/”Piss Factory,” as well as wrote a book of poetry with the singer.
Television recorded a demo tape for Island Records with Brian Eno in 1975, yet the label decided not to sign the band.
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domeknadrzewie wrote:
<3<3
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ishyfishcat wrote:
<3
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Gibiruei wrote:
cool =]
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CurtisColours wrote:
@nicoinfurs. well musically, neither were the mc5, velvet underground, new york dolls, etc, but they all contributed to it regardless. like, the bands that emerged AFTER these bands were rock-influenced punk bands, the influences being the mc5, velvet underground etc. thus making these bands specifically proto punk. as for incorrect tags, last.fm is notorious for that. just look at the punk, hardcore punk, emo, screamo pages. youre lucky to find one correct tag in all of those pages.
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schoenburger wrote:
Transcendental punk
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nicoinfurs wrote:
This was somehow punk but not intentionally, the place they emerged from (New York City, CBGB etc) can certainly be classified as paving punk, but musically I don't see the connection. Just look at the ridicilous tags, how can this be proto- and post punk at the same time?
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Jackass_Bird wrote:
I think the ideas of this band are more related to punk than their actual music.
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CurtisColours wrote:
@alvareo. i think theyre more proto-punk like the stooges etc. as in, people like richard hell kind of paved the way for punk to take place.
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jayakiran wrote:
Best band that never made it big. [2]
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Anira_Sugar wrote:
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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gregcobra wrote:
Happy Birthday Tom !
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schoenburger wrote:
Any guitar-based NYC band from 1977 is certain to be classified as punk, regardless of whether they fit into the genre or not. Bands are frequently classified by association (e.g. Black Ox Orkestar are tagged as post-rock on here just because they're signed to Constellation Records. Pure idiocy).
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CalloohCallay wrote:
Best band that never made it big.
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beat_radiation wrote:
it's punk because they are like no other.
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alvareo wrote:
How is this remotely punk is something I will never understand.
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craigbullionss wrote:
Marquee Moon was one of the masterpieces of the 70s as a whole. Its one of the best debut albums I've ever heard
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Clovisis wrote:
definitely underrated.. adventure is a great album which doesnt get the credit it deserves
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sleszy wrote:
genius...such a big waste,that they split up
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theansweris42x wrote:
well, they were the most prog band at CBGB... haha.
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dethintwosec wrote:
Marquee Moon was the masterpiece of 1977.
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