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Originally Posted by ricechex
To me, Television were a band that executed, esp on tape.They had a certain musical excellence that they strived for. Pavement did not. SM wanted more chaos and random accidents that sounded cool, at least early on in my mind. Television was much more thought out. Those dual guitar patterns and harmonies and what not.
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The track Marquee moon was actually recorded in one take so it may not be that "thought out". In addition in Tom Verlaine's guitar playing there's lots of dissonant notes, it's even sometimes atonal (cf Little Johnny Jewel or Friction). For some people here it looks as if Television were prog-rock or even like Steely Dan, but that's denying that despite their proficiency there's still rawness in their music (electric Neil Young and the Rolling Stones are clear influences in their sound and songwriting).