If I like Television (the band) but don't like Joy Division,

[Jupiter]

who else might I like?

[unessential backstory]
I went to HS in the late 70s in rural Oregon. That prolly explains everything you need to know about my musical tastes at the time, but to spell it out I was all about Blue Öyster Cult and Pat Travers and Montrose and AC/DC, etc. back then.

ONE guy at my school was a fan of punk rock, and he was always going on about the Ramones and stuff, but back then most people around there thought punk was just the Sex Pistols and safety pins and spitting.

I went from being a "Classic Rock before they thought to say 'Classic'" guy into the blues and then stuff like John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett, and somehow mostly missed stuff like the Cramps and the Stranglers and X and Iggy, etc. But since I got an iPhone and signed up for Apple Music, I've been going back and grabbing that stuff.

I downloaded Marquee Moon, and...I like it. It hasn't been revelatory for me, maybe because I came to it after hearing a bunch of stuff that came after, or maybe listening to it on shuffle in the car is just not the proper dosage, but anyway, yeah it's good. Other stuff I've checked out, like Joy Division, haven't resonated.
[/unessential backstory]

To get back to the original question, drop some names and essential albums for somebody who has just finally gotten to Marquee Moon.

 

[Strat Jacket]

The Nails.

 

[Vegetable Man]

Talking Heads - 77
Stooges - Funhouse
Lou Reed - Transformer/Sally Can't Dance
Can - Future Days

 

[Engine Swap]

Mission of Burma - Vs.

 

[bebopbrain]

Machine Gun Etiquette

 

[Engine Swap]

 

[Jupiter]

thanks everybody, keep em coming!

I'm at work so I can't listen yet, but I'm loading my phone

 

[skunqesh]

Just throwin some stuff out there - some probably already familiar, but maybe it's been awhile? Enjoy!

REM

The Saints

Dump Truck

The Cave Dogs

The Tragically Hip

Flaming Groovies

Shake Some Action (the proper 1976 version)

Turn it up!!! No copyright infringement intended. I don't know who has the copyright. I'm just showing folk the good stuff :-) I paid for the music and I own...

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Big Star

Big Star - I'm in love with a Girl

I'm in love with a girlFinest girl in the worldI didn't know I could feel this wayThink about her all the timeAlways on my mindI didn't know about loveAll th...

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Buzzcocks

Why Can't I Touch It? (2001 Remastered Version)

Provided to YouTube by DominoWhy Can't I Touch It? (2001 Remastered Version) · BuzzcocksSingles Going Steady℗ Domino Recording Co LtdReleased on: 2003-02-28P...

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[Old Plank]

I've had Marquee Moon on repeat this week in the car, sooo good ... there are portions that imo are quite similar to early Talking Heads, altho I'd say Television's guitar sound is a bit more muscular.

So yeah, the first two Talking Heads albums, '77, and More Songs about Buildings and Food, you may like as well.

 

[Stringbanger]

 

[Engine Swap]

Lots of Eno

 

[Tricone]

If you like "Marquee Moon", check out The Allman Brothers Band "Live At The Fillmore East " and "Eat A Peach." The long jams, guitar voicing, etc. It is pretty clear Mr Verlaine was influenced by the ABB. Once you hear it, it makes total sense.

I think somebody else on TDPRI has also noticed the ABB influence. I do not remember who though.

Also, The Church. "Under The Milky Way Tonight."

 

[buster poser]

Siouxsie, Kaleidoscope and Juju specifically.

Wire/Pink Flag above is the perfect call

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Don't limit your Television to Marquee Moon. The 2nd album was very good. "Glory" is one of my favorite cuts on that one, among others. Richard Hell played with an early lineup of Television. You may like Richard Hell and The Voidoids.

Some of the other early influences and 70's punk you may like...

Velvet Underground
The Kinks
Early Rolling Stones
The New York Dolls
Roxy Music
Iggy Pop and The Stooges
Talking Heads early records already mentioned
Devo
B-52's
Clash
Patti Smith
Siouxie and The Banshees
The Slits
The Buzzcocks
Generation X
The Stranglers
Black Flag

As noted, most (all?) of those are in the 70's and that's just a few more popular examples. In most cases the first records or two were the best imo. Devo and B-52's first records, for example, were unlike anything we'd heard before. Talking Heads first 3 records were a major influence on so much after it. Early Clash were great, imo, and sucked later. You may disagree.

In general, the list of bands that came later and were influenced by the 70's punk and similarly branded bands is very long, and still growing. One in particular that I would suggest you check out is Jane's Addiction.

 

[Manual Slim]

 

[Blrfl]

Here's a baker's dozen artists and some of their albums to get you started in no order other than alphabetical:

dBs: Like This
Chilton, Alex: Feudalist Tarts; High Priest
Connells: Fun and Games
Dead Milkmen: Big Lizard in My Backyard; Eat Your Paisley
Descendents: Somery (1991 Best-Of Compilation)
Fetchin' Bones: Galaxy 500
Fugazi: 13 Songs
Guadalcanal Diary: 2x4
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking
Julian Cope: Saint Julian; My Nation Underground
Midnight Oil: Diesel and Dust
Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime
Trotsky Icepick: Baby; El Kabong; The Ultraviolet Catastrophe

 

[Killing Floor]

 

[Killing Floor]

But you should like JD. It’s ok if you’re not into New Order but get on the JD train.

 

[Manual Slim]

 

[buster poser]

It’s ok if you’re not into New Order

It absolutely is not