Television were part of the late 70s punk nucleus that put New Yorks CBGB club on the map. Driven by Tom Verlaines raw-nerve song-writing and both his and Richard Lloyds guitar playing – dual strands of slashing hooks and cathartic riffs – their music is spare yet structurally complex, artistic yet unpretentious. Among rocks true innovators, Television put a new face on punk and influenced everything from New Wave to jam-rock.