[Skooz]

For me, their music ranges from absolutely mesmerizing and incredible to dull and plodding. Not a whole lot in-between.

On the whole, I like the Velvets. When they were good, they were very very good. Way ahead of their time.

I also find it interesting that two polar and intractable opposites of rock n roll, Prog Rock and Punk, trace their lineage through the Velvets. That's quite a trick.

[allmendream]

When speaking of the influence of the Velvet Underground someone pointed out

‘How influential could they have been, they only sold a few thousand records?’

to which someone else replied

“Yes! But everyone who bought one of their records started a band!”