Television

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Formed 1973. Disbanded 1978.

Television Richard E Aaron/Redferns

Biography

Television is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973 and credited as highly influential and seminal.

Television was part of the 1970s New York rock scene, along with musical acts like the Patti Smith Group, The Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell, Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. Although they recorded in a raw manner similar to their contemporaries, minimalizing the use of studio techniques, sound effects and atypical instruments, Television's music was unique and technically proficient, defined by guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd.

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