I edited my post but you must have replied before I finished, so I'll just say that part again:
Moe clearly could drum like a monster at times ("Sister Ray"), so why is it that she never even came CLOSE to doing anything remotely mindblowing/original on their 3rd/4th album? Lou Reed's monstrous voice comes out KIND OF on "Beginning to See the Light". Where else? Half of the songs on
WL/WH involve him pushing his vocal limits, singing about the obscene, and whatnot. Without Cale's presence, they were perfectly fine with settling down to writing pop tunes, even though they were capable of far more amazing things. Nothing wrong with that, but give Cale credit where credit is due.
^ Yes. They were all very talented people who each brought interesting colors to the band. Cale, however, was the only reason these colors were able to come out. Without Cale, their musical aspirations shrunk. Anybody can be talented, but Cale was a) talented, and b) was able to draw the talent out of others to the surface.
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Originally Posted by JackPat
Also, many people consider their self-titled to be just as great as their first two (I don't, but some do). They became more of a rock band and less than an artistic group.
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These people... Well... It's clear what they prefer. I really don't want to argue over why the inventiveness of their first two albums trumps the sedated vibes of the 3rd/4th/5th, as I think it's crystal clear. These people clearly have a certain preference, which is perfectly fine, but it's an 'objective v.s. subjective' thing that honestly would cause nothing but trouble to argue about.