Bowie had an acetate of the album before it came out and was already incorporating it into his live sets. It changed the course of his music.
And it certainly had an effect on the songwriting of “alternative” bands from the late 1970s-early 1980s. And subsquent bands were getting it second and third hand.
Subsequent bands were getting influenced by the Velvet Underground second and third hand BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT THAT ALBUM STARTED A BAND!!! ;)
In my opinion, anyone who likes the Beatles more that the Rolling Stones likes Pop better than Rock, and needs to get back in touch with the BLUES.
“Shake em on down”
“You got to move”
“Bring it on Home”
“You shook me”
“Baby please don’t go”
“Back door man”
“Stop Breaking down”
“Killing floor blues”
“Little Red Rooster”