"It's the same lame argument over and over. Only sales and streams count, not the influence and inspiration for other artists. That's plain rubbish."
Well people who are constantly listening to generic top 40 on the regular basis are the ones who will make that stupid argument. They'll rather prefer quantity over quality which is ridiculous.
Rock critic Lester Bangs wrote in 1970, "The early Velvets had the good sense to realize that whatever your capabilities, music with a simple base structure was the best. Thus, 'Sister Ray' evolved from a most basic funk riff seventeen minutes into stark sound structures of incredible complexity."
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"Sister Ray" was recorded in one take. The band agreed to accept whatever faults occurred during recording, resulting in over 17 minutes of improvised material.
Well, that's art.
It's the same lame argument over and over. Only sales and streams count, not the influence and inspiration for other artists. That's plain rubbish.
I saw TheTubes a few times! & Always unforgettable! Early Tubes were just insane. the show girls, Fee Waybill , Bill Spooner, those guys were way over the top for true entertainers. don't forget White Punks On Dope and the smell of burning leather , (Don'tTouch Me There), those were real show stoppers ! I had the great honor to get to party with these guys after the backwards completion principle show. What a Blast ! I believe this Band earned there way into and should be at least nominated into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. If you ever have seen them you would surely agree.
Velvet Underground were a bunch of amateurs playing music badly. Couldn't even tune up correctly or keep time. They were a negative influence -> Sex Pistols with a bassist who couldn't play at all. Listen to Sister Ray for the full 17 minutes -> it's torture.
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