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In response to "i couldn't disagree more. v.u. is hugely influential....nm" by xi

no it isn't - whoever heard of a musician saying "I picked up a guitar after I heard The Velvet Underground"

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Aug 13 '10, 11:16

Here is the argument presented by the person who listed it as first:

"Without this, there'd be no ... Bowie, Roxy Music, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among many others."

Seriously? Seriously?

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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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no it isn't - whoever heard of a musician saying "I picked up a guitar after I heard The Velvet Underground"

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