The Velvet Underground

All the rock that has existed after them, which has not drawn even a glass of music from their wellspring, has turned out to be trivial. Whether it’s the desire to experiment, the drive to create rusty and so damn undefinable sounds, the ambition to play classy pop, or dirty and badass rock'n'roll, without falling into the usual "Chuckberrian" repetitiveness, if the goal, in short, is to not be the usual ball-breaking band similar to Deep Purple, they are essential.