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I feel the same way... until I put on Bad Moon Rising, and remember that the torch was passed to a band that-- somehow-- managed to innovate, pioneer, influence, and eventually define underground music in a way that even the Velvets could never have equaled.
Just as Elvis Presley introduced the world to iconic pop, only to pave the way for the Beatles to turn it on its head, making it a viable art form and perfecting it in a way Elvis never could, The Velvet Underground (despite their greatness) are in my mind mere precursors to a movement that did not reach full realization until Sonic Youth stepped in to pick up the flag.
Forgive the hyperbole. I love both the VU and SY in two uniquely reverent way. I tend to get a little worked up when I talk about them.
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