Television

Television is an American rock
band. The band was formed in
1973 in New York City. Though
Television have never become
popular in the USA, they have
achieved major commercial
success in Europe. Today, they
are widely cited as one of the
founders of "punk" and New
Wave.

Television was part of the
early 1970s New York
underground rock wave, along
with bands like the Blondie,
Richard Hell and The Voidoids,
Talking Heads, Patti Smith
Group, The Ramones, and many
more. In difference to the
Ramones' simple rock 'n' roll
, the band's music was more
difficult and more precise
skilled, defined by guitarists
Tom Verlaine and Richard
Lloyd.

The band's first gig was at
the Townhouse Theatre, on
March 2, 1974. They approached
CBGB owner Hilly Kristal to
give the band a regular gig at
his club. After their several
gigs at CBGB, in 1974, they
played at Max's Kansas City
and other clubs. In January
1975, they return to CBGB,
where they established several
followers. In 1975,
Television made their vinyl
debut with "Little Johnny
Jewel", a 7-inch single on the
independent label Ork Records.
The Ork Records was owned by
their manager, Terry Ork. The
bands first album, Marquee
Moon, have received
recognition by music critics
and audiences, in spite that
it failed to enter the
Billboard 200 albums chart,
it sold fine in Europe and
reached the Top 30 in many
countries there.

Videos In The Playlist:

Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Television - Call Mr Lee
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Television - Foxhole (live)
Television - Venus DeMilo
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La Television en Mexico