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Television is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Count Five, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Maggie's Farm, Dee Dee Ramone and Dick Dale. Those roots explain a lot about how Television arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wire, Talking Heads, Minutemen, New York Dolls and John Cale, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Been Stellar, Calpurnia, The Strokes, Geese and Interpol, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Television, reaching back through Count Five and forward to Been Stellar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Television was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. The group's most prominent lineup consisted of Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd (guitar), Billy Ficca (drums), and Fred Smith (bass). An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene, the band is considered influential in the development of punk rock and alternative rock.
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Television connections
Television grew out of Count Five, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Maggie's Farm and Dee Dee Ramone, shares an orbit with Wire, Talking Heads, Minutemen and New York Dolls, went on to shape Been Stellar, Calpurnia, The Strokes and Geese. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Television
Sounds and acts that shaped Television.
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