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In response to "I used to feel that way about TVU. Used to. -- nm" by con_carne

I have nothing against TVU itself, I can't stand the critics who think it is way more important than it ever was -- nm

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Aug 13 '10, 11:12

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It had a great deal more influence in the 60's, Its the musical equal to Catcher in the Rye -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 11:24
you don't have to particularly like them to recognize that their legacy grew deep roots. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:15 8
- deeper than Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, BB King, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and on and on? - crash davis Aug 13, 11:17 7
  - just because something is orange, doesn't mean it's orangey. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:19 6
    - the very same writer says "Dylan invented modern rock music", and yet ranks TVU higher because they influenced Roxy Music? -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:22 5
      - more people follow Dylan today but TVU did way more to open up the kind of music that people recognized as music. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:24 1
        
        more people followed Dylan back then too! -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:25
      - me, i don't even think that list is meant as a ranking.... - xi Aug 13, 11:24 2
        
        read that way, i can get on board with it. -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 11:25
        
        then they shouldn't put numbers in front of their listings -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:25
i couldn't disagree more. v.u. is hugely influential....nm - xi Aug 13, 11:14 7
- no it isn't - whoever heard of a musician saying "I picked up a guitar after I heard The Velvet Underground" - crash davis Aug 13, 11:16 6
  - You gotta admit, they sound a lot like today's indie bands -- nm - con_carne Aug 13, 11:26
  - yeah, seriously...nm - xi Aug 13, 11:19 1
    - the #1 landmark, no way -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:20
  - exactly. "No Jesus and Mary Chain?!? Music will never recover from this!" -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 11:17 1
    - psycho candy is *brilliant*....nm - xi Aug 13, 11:20
  - good god man, that line's practically a cliche now. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:17

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