Television: Next Steps

Though their epic dual-guitar odysseys earned them a reputation as the Grateful Dead of punk, Television also excelled at lean rockers: “Friction” is a frisky, funky strut through New York's meanest streets, while the uncharacteristically jovial “Ain't That Nothin'” could've been a fist-pumping arena anthem in an alternate universe. Tom Verlaine's solo albums further refined his songcraft—check out the winsome jangle ballad “Postcard from Waterloo.”