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I think Ruggero's greatest merit is that he has made the most of every crumb of his talent (and he has talent, zuckina), scraping the bottom of the pot. He had a clear idea in mind and the right temperament to see it through without caring about anyone else. The goal of his career has been to reach The Wall. The bible of Waters-thought. I think he had it in his head for quite some time, even before Animals... probably if Gilmour had that same determination and obsession with the usual themes, madness, death, pigs, dogs, and so on, he would have taken command of the Floyd. Of course, these are just conjectures. Anyway, Waters had a goal, and he has already achieved it. Now he is just recycling himself.

it's just another brick in the wall..

this has scrambled the brain

I apologized to you Perez, I truly thought I was on the page of my Beatles review.

I heard it, but it doesn't excite me. Anyway, *Wanderwall Music* is quite an awkward album; the intention to create avant-garde music isn't enough to do it well (just look at Lennon’s *Revolution 9*). You're right about the structure of the songs, I forgot to mention that. It was precisely their musical ignorance (it seems that they’re all self-taught) combined with their talent that allowed them to produce excellent songs in an unconventional form. I'm thinking of "Happiness is a Warm Gun," for example. Noise, dark, stoner rock, glam, post-rock... the Velvets laid the groundwork for several musical currents. The discussion on "more influential or more innovative" is an abstraction; it ends up being just hot air.

because she's a hottie.

"If they were indeed a bit of a catch-all for everything that was happening at the time, it's fair to call them eccentric, curious, imaginative, but innovative in my opinion not by much, certainly not to the extent of the Velvet Underground, at least." easycure ----------- Thank you for the comment. Innovative, not so much (even though before Rubber Soul the English pop on the radio was all "I loviù lovmi dù"), quite influential. Let's say they paved the way for many unknown and unconventional groups that previously struggled to reach the mainstream. This was thanks to their commercial beginnings that brought them fame even across the ocean (which took a while to happen with the Velvet) and also a certain decision-making power. They were not subjects of their record label. And they acted as true patrons for quite a few people. I think of that project by Lennon and McCartney where they set up their own record label producing anyone, I mean ANYONE who walked through the door with something interesting to propose. Of course, the offices quickly filled up with junkies and the whole thing didn't last long, but it speaks volumes about what they thought of show business. In short, they had significant influence on music, and not a small amount.

Damn, sorry, I thought I was on my Beatles review! Anyway, that’s what anyone would tell you, you asked for it.. ;P

but you make the Blink182 yourself and stop being a pain in the ass

don't reply to him, damn it