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Old 02-12-2010, 08:35 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt View Post
Maybe it needs more listens or maybe it was just a sign of it's time and special back then.
The only problem with this theory was that nobody bought it back then.

The Velvet Underground are the ultimate poser band, I doubt most people who namecheck them actually feel the need to listen to them, they just say they like them.

The bands they influenced were much much better than they were.
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