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Old 09-01-2008, 09:26 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by EffEmDoubleyou View Post
I've always thought that the Velvet Underground was one of those bands that lots of people liked because they felt like it's a band they should like. I know they're supposed to be influential and seminal and all those good rock critic words, but frankly I'd rather listen to a jackhammer.
I actually think that they were an excellent band. They wrote about 30 amazingly great songs in five years. Being influential is great, but the reason they were influential was they were truly great for a few years.

YouTube - The Velvet Underground-Sunday Morning
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