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In response to "Can The Velvet Underground really be landmark when I don't even know who they are? (nm)" by musubi

The list is albums that changed music. You're not a musician, so they likely didn't impact your perspective.

Posted by Kim Pine (aka Callisto) Aug 13 '10, 11:32

I bet you've heard music of theirs, though. I'd certainly argue that they've influenced a lot of indie bands along with David Bowie and Patti Smith (themselves influential).

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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

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The list is albums that changed music. You're not a musician, so they likely didn't impact your perspective.

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