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Title: Puzzling to see how this is praised so much
Review: It seems to me that a large part of Velvet Underground's cult fame and mystique comes from the fact that these guys can't play well.Lou Reed can't sing worth a nickel. Period. He talk-sings his way through most songs, and when he does try to actually sing, it's a pathetic attempt. Mo Tucker's voice is also a joke on the song that she sings. The songs are all 2 or 3-chord repetition, the guitars are frequently out of tune, and Tucker can't keep a steady beat to save her life.So somehow, bands that (1) can't play, (2) sing about the sleazier side of life, and (3) get ignored -- sometimes rightly -- by the public, somehow these bands rise to legendary status. Makes you wonder where people's values are.
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