Television (album)
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Television is the eponymous third album by American
punk rock
band Television
. The album was released in 1992, fourteen years after the band's second studio album and subsequent break up in 1978. A video for "Call Mr. Lee" was filmed and aired on MTV to limited play.
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Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Television
Television (band)
Television was an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. They are best known for the album Marquee Moon and widely regarded as one of the founders of "punk" and New Wave music. Television was part of the early 1970s New York underground rock scene, along with bands like the Patti...
. The album was released in 1992, fourteen years after the band's second studio album and subsequent break up in 1978. A video for "Call Mr. Lee" was filmed and aired on MTV to limited play.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Verlaine.- "1880 Or So" – 3:41
- "Shane, She Wrote This" – 4:21
- "In World" – 4:12
- "Call Mr. Lee" – 4:16
- "Rhyme" – 4:47
- "No Glamour for Willi" – 5:00
- "Beauty Trip" – 4:22
- "The Rocket" – 3:23
- "This Tune" – 3:42
- "Mars" – 4:56
Personnel
- Tom VerlaineTom VerlaineTom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.-Biography:...
- vocals, guitar - Richard Lloyd - guitar
- Fred SmithFred Smith (bassist)Fred Smith is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie...
- bass, vocals, guitar - Billy FiccaBilly FiccaBilly Ficca is a punk rock drummer who has played with the bands Television, Nona Hendryx & Zero Cool, 40 Familys, The Washington Squares, The Waitresses and The Neon Boys...
- drums