The Velvet Underground, yeah... they are influential. But a far as I am concerned made boring music when all is said and done. John Cale was the most talented member of that band, Lou Reed gets more credit than her deserves. Do I hate VU, no... I understand the impact, but I do not find them to personally be anything more than just average. Their impact is overblown in many ways by people.
Lou Reed solo was the same to me. Too formulalic for my tastes. Just make slight changes to songs while talking over it.
Led Zeppelin, the ultimate plagorists band. While Elvis may of done covers, he at least gave credit to the artists who performed it, while Zep would flat out steal and not do so. I have no respect for them. Yeah, they wrote some decent stuff. But I can't listen to them anymore.
Dylan, yeah... good songwriter, medicore performer. I would gladly take a book of his poetry and lyrics over any of his albums now. I will listen to the occasional song by him. But in the end, I will take Woody Gutherie over him.
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