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Can The Velvet Underground really be landmark when I don't even know who they are? (nm)

Posted by musubi Aug 13 '10, 11:28

legit question, seems like if they're #1 mainstream should at least know who they are.

maybe they are hugely influential, but #1 *seems* like making the arguement that David Eckstein was the #1 most influential baseball player because so there are so many mediocre players like him.

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yes, they changed the way people though of as music. have you ever heard of Link Wray -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 11:48
The quote I heard was "only 100 people bought their first album, but every one of them went out and started a band." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 13, 11:44 3
- all of which failed to sell any albums -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:54 2
  - But the people who listened to those albums... -- nm - Roger More Aug 13, 11:55 1
    - failed completely as musicians, so they became critics and elevated TVU to greatness -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 11:56
I just think when you say your numbered 1) made X, Y, and Z... and then your #2 says Pop music wouldn't exist really as we know it - Will Hunting Aug 13, 11:34 3
- Yup. That's all I'm saying. But if the author *wasn't* trying to imply a heirachy, numbering them was a poor choice. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 11:36 2
  - Yeah....the #'s make it apparent that they're ranking them to most people imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 13, 11:37
  - If they aren't chronological or alphabetical, then the only ordering scheme left is "the order in which they occured to me". - TFox Aug 13, 11:37
The list is albums that changed music. You're not a musician, so they likely didn't impact your perspective. - Kim Pine Aug 13, 11:32 11
- It was about the inferred #1 ranking, rather than the absolute nature of being influential. - musubi Aug 13, 11:34
- You can draw a straight line through them to Broken Social Scene, for instance -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:33 6
  - I'd completely agree with this. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 13, 11:35
  - uh.....................who? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 11:34 4
    - He's just saying random words and claiming it's a band name. -- nm - David Aug 13, 11:45 3
      - You'll hear their music tonight! - Reagen Aug 13, 11:47 2
        
        It's the Boys and Crash! -- nm - David Aug 13, 11:48 1
        
        "This song is called 'We Are So Sad, So Very Very Sad'." -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:49
- See, when I think Velvet Underground, I think -> Talking Heads. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 11:33 2
  - try Ramones, New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, every other english punk band after 1976 . . . -- nm - dr. banjo Aug 13, 11:34
  - sure, although they split off from the punk scene. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 11:34
in the eyes of actual musicians who make music, absolutely -- nm - dr. banjo Aug 13, 11:31
Sure. Lou Reed, managed by Andy Worhol...they may have influenced a lot of music at that time frame. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 11:31
You know their lead singer for sure - Reagen Aug 13, 11:29 1
- I've heard *of* them. - musubi Aug 13, 11:31
sure -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 13, 11:29

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