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American band dismissed in comparison to The Beach Boys in discussion of great American bands

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"Don't be coming here with the Velvet Underground, get da fuck outta here."
The Beach Boys are THE great american band · u/Lewisiamwhoyouthin · ↑328 · 2023-12-23
"for fucks sake BRIAN ENO said he wouldn't have had any desire to start making music if not for the VU."
Lou Reed was/is not overrated · u/ethannwend · ↑139 · 2023-05-26
"Then I got a check from the Velvet Underground and bought a ticket for Raroia, Tahiti."
Words from Nico's son Ari · u/RopeGloomy4303 · ↑46 · 2022-10-21
"They were wild like the USA. Mysterious and underground but iconically New York. In my opinion they're one of if not the best American rock bands."
My analysis of the Velvet Underground · u/ModernSunlight · ↑75 · 2023-10-18
"Then I got a check from the Velvet Underground and bought a ticket for Raroia, Tahiti"
Words from Nico's son Ari · u/RopeGloomy4303 · ↑46 · 2022-10-21
"I don't remember anyone trying to put bands on a pedestal like this in the 2000's. Nobody was like "oh the Strokes and Wilco are so amazing, I can't believe people think the Velvet Underground is great""
Zoomers lashing out about 70s music · u/goyfrogofpeace · ↑39 · 2023-08-28
"is it not close to the birth of punk? It's all so good…."
"Velvet Underground's Heroin"
Desert Island Discs · u/RopeGloomy4303 · ↑23 · 2022-11-05
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