>"they were really influential" - can't name a single band that emulated them
damn...
"Every song we've ever written was a rip-off of a Lou Reed song," Bono once announced from the stage, while bringing Reed up to sing on a duet of "Satellite of Love," a staple during U2's Zoo TV tour.
>>65272505
velvet has like one good meme n thats it
i know this is b8 but spacemen 3 were like total ripoffs of them in early demos
good thing they changed and shit
Strokes
says more about you than them
every garage rock band after them
every punk band
every no wave band
I think it's 'nobody gave a , but Lou had sex with the right people'
>>65272552
Throw in shoegaze, Shields said VU was a huge influence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Modern_Lovers
>>65272525
>"Every song we've ever written was a rip-off of a Lou Reed son
hang on, just ...
'every song Lou reed ever wrote was a rip off of
let's get this down for future reference
Name one rockband before them that sang about heroin and transsexuals
>>65272577
"Here She Comes Now" alone is a huge influence to any band of similar vein.
Try this:
https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/noise+rock
Every single post-punk and noise rock band ever?
The Jesus and Mary Chain said VU were pretty much their main influence
Huge influence on Galaxie 500, especially the s/t album.
OP has never listened to bands like Television or The Dream Syndicate.
The Dream Syndicate as well.
>>65273644
Nice, you beat me by 6 seconds my man