A lot of rock critics refer to Television as a punk or proto punk band. This is a bit of a mis-classification. I mean, the band did have Richard Hell playing bass for them in the early days before breaking off in 1975 and forming the Voidoids. He was definitely punk, but the rest of Television that would go on to record the iconic Marquee Moon in 1977 were way too talented to be considered punk.
Regardless of their classification, Television was a great band. The aforementioned Marquee Moon is still considered to be one of the great rock n roll albums of all time, deservedly so. However, the band's second album, Adventure, often gets overlooked. I don't think it is as good as Marquee Moon, but that was a pretty high bar to surpass. Adventure is a really good album on its own merits. Here is a track off that album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXfzcUXSKbw
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