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From: cv@linus.UUCP (Chris J. Valas)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Alice anyone?
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 13:54:55 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 17 13:54:55 1985
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In article <127@epicen.UUCP> jbuck@epicen.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:

[Regarding the Velvet Underground:]
>Of course, Bowie stole a lot from them as well. Other blatent imitators:
>Iggy Pop and Dream Syndicate.
>
etc.
>
>Forget the imitation. Get the real thing. 
>-- 
>Joe Buck		Entropic Processing, Inc. (epi)
>	  {allegra,decwrl,hplabs,ucbvax,gatech,ihnp4}!twg!t12tst!epicen!jbuck

It seems to me that while most *everyone* in post-60's rock owes the Velvets
a considerable debt,  Iggy (especially with the Stooges) is most definitely
'the real thing.'  We are talking about the original Motor City Madman here.
Go back and listen to the Stooges debut album (with '1969'), _Fun House_
and _Raw Power_.  Sure, Iggy experimented with what the Velvets were doing,
but "blatant" imitation is an inaccurate decription of what was really 
cross-fertilization, a phenomenon essential to a thriving rock underground.
The Velvet's contribution to that underground should not be allowed to sit 
idle.  

Dream Syndicate, I'll grant you, are derivative of the Velvets; still, theirs
is one of the fresher sounds I've heard in a while.  I'm just glad to see
American rock getting back on track again after the relative dark ages of
the mid-to-late 70's.  Stadiums are for football.  Even Dylan's got his
head together again (sort of).


Chris J. Valas         {decvax,utzoo,philabs,security,allegra,genrad}!linus!cv
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