I think the key to Television is understanding they were the first
Before talking heads or Patti smith (who of course shacked up with Verlaine as part of her relentless sleep her way to the top campaign) or Ramones or Blondie… they put CBGB on map
They just didn’t release an album til after everyone else and by then history had moved on, even they had changed and they were left in the dust
When I listen to Verlaine I can totally hear where Patti Smith got a lot from…