The Velvet Underground Accept Hall of Fame Awards in 1996

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  • Members of the Velvet Underground accept Rock & Roll Hall of Fame awards during their induction at the 1996 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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  • @nickr5351
    @nickr5351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    These guys are for me like the beatles or rolling stones are for most people.

    • @II-xl7lj
      @II-xl7lj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      By the way they are objectively more than rs

    • @znuswumriken4213
      @znuswumriken4213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@II-xl7lj ????

    • @II-xl7lj
      @II-xl7lj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@znuswumriken4213 Umm, what's not clear? I say VU is more significant than stones

    • @patrick4833
      @patrick4833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same they completely informed everything i love about music, the sacred texts..

    • @SistoActivitatemAtm
      @SistoActivitatemAtm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "oh wow I like velvets more than Beatles" they're both great bands.

  • @chelseag9989
    @chelseag9989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Nico and Andy Warhol were very important for the success of the Velvet Underground. Why is Doug Yule not mentioned?

    • @mercurialmagictrees
      @mercurialmagictrees 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Chelsea G yeah good point, self titled and loaded were excellent albums

    • @cedar814
      @cedar814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I think he’s referring to the people who have passed away as well as helped the Velvet Underground succeed. Doug Yule made amazing contributions to the band, but is still alive.

    • @josecaixinha7823
      @josecaixinha7823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They probably didnt mentioned him because he continued the band without the founding members.

    • @markusrose9667
      @markusrose9667 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cale hates the fact the band made really great music from 1968 to 1970 that he had nothing to do with. He wasn’t about to thank the person who replaced him.

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@markusrose9667He's salty about his former band making great songs after he was fired. Salty dude with great talent, similar ro Roger Waters

  • @lambjohn6900
    @lambjohn6900 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That made me cry.

  • @petejp1
    @petejp1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I am surprised they just blew off doug yule. He actually played on more songs then john Cale.

  • @janrehak2125
    @janrehak2125 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best band in the world

  • @kidthump
    @kidthump 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Doug Yule should have been there.

    • @philmstud2k
      @philmstud2k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or at least mentioned, Christ

  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GOD-FUCKING-DAMIT, WE MISS THE LIVING SHIT/FUCK OUT OF YA LOU!!!! From the bottom of my heart, I miss ya bro!

  • @mdteletom1288
    @mdteletom1288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If what John Cale said about it not being all about sales is correct then let's get Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes inducted next.

  • @flatulatingmarmoset
    @flatulatingmarmoset 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Touching moment for a modest group of rock music trail blazers.

  • @natetheguitarkid
    @natetheguitarkid 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exactly.

  • @luzallende1844
    @luzallende1844 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the best

  • @NOWtheband
    @NOWtheband 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    No Doug Yule = shameful.

  • @sugarjoe50
    @sugarjoe50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No Doug?

  • @nicholas70paul
    @nicholas70paul 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice :)

  • @briangoulding3207
    @briangoulding3207 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about Doug

    • @Syfoll
      @Syfoll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it seems that he is hated. I don't know why honestly

    • @billlloyd4029
      @billlloyd4029 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mo and Sterling were pro-Doug but Cale stonewalled him although he didn't really know him.

    • @dirkdiggler7771
      @dirkdiggler7771 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Syfoll Cause he made Squeeze!!

  • @lukethedrifter100
    @lukethedrifter100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    they all look miserable

    • @BrunoSantos-cb5xv
      @BrunoSantos-cb5xv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats why the music is so good and unique

  • @dani1334
    @dani1334 8 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    John Cale as usual prove to be a class act.

    • @stephenkane2464
      @stephenkane2464 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      amazing, imagine having him as a bandmate. brilliant

    • @mercurialmagictrees
      @mercurialmagictrees 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      at one time in the 70s that would be hilarious thing to hear

    • @II-xl7lj
      @II-xl7lj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What do you mean by that?

    • @dani1334
      @dani1334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mercurialmagictrees yeah he was pretty deranged, but it was a nice race between him and Reed in being totally OUT :D

    • @frodo261
      @frodo261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dani1334 he was deranged because he was a coke fiend in the 70s..now he is sober and making good music…check out Hobosapiens

  • @muuuzaklistener
    @muuuzaklistener 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    the fact that doug yule wasnt mentioned is terrible. he was a great vocalist

  • @elvispresley718
    @elvispresley718 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    the coolest fucking band ever

  • @varshithkandula7703
    @varshithkandula7703 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Nico just sung on 3 songs for the first album but she probably deserved recognition for being a part of a seminal album, along with her solo career.

    • @jalijali8448
      @jalijali8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's likely that the Velvets got the deal with Verve because of Nico

    • @barneyh7014
      @barneyh7014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nico was the big star in the velvets originally because she was already famous. Obviously she wasn’t the creative force of the early group (although her solo stuff is good I think). So i guess it is recognition for her giving them the initial step up they needed.

    • @clintgarland2020
      @clintgarland2020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nico's solo album Chelsea Girl was pretty good also. Check out the song These Days which was recorded with Jackson Browne. It was recorded in 1967 immediately following her work recording on those songs from The Velvet Underground debut. Im a big velvet underground/lou reed fan, and I used to say I like everything except those songs Nico sang on from the first album. But then I learned to appreciate those songs and her voice, and listened to her Chelsea Girl record, and i think those songs with VU wouldn't be right with a different vocalist. Like All Tomorrow's Parties, terrific track. Her solo album has a very similar early Velvet Underground vibe if you are into that sort of thing.

  • @Gerkinstock
    @Gerkinstock 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    "Sales are not the be all and end all of rock 'n' roll" ~
    Tell that to Nick Drake, Roxy Music, MC5, Husker Du, Joy Division, Talk Talk, The Smiths, The Replacements, Black Flag, Jane's Addiction, Public Image Limited, The Jam, The Minutemen, Sonic Youth, X, and The Pixies.
    Actually, tell it to voting committee of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

    • @stephenkane2464
      @stephenkane2464 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I think you missed the point

    • @carlosarturosousagarridole9361
      @carlosarturosousagarridole9361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      u-said-what? The B-52's and Carpenters, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Devo

    • @caryheuchert
      @caryheuchert 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think Roxy did quite well... sales-wise.

    • @donaldbraxton7411
      @donaldbraxton7411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Joy Division needs to be in for sure.

    • @augustgreig9420
      @augustgreig9420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@stephenkane2464 I think he was pointing out that those bands were extremely influential yet aren't in the HoF.

  • @zackzallie8735
    @zackzallie8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    John Cale looks as charming as ever. Poor Doug not even included consider the second phase of the band.

  • @frankdiscussion2069
    @frankdiscussion2069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Maureen Tucker... one of the greatest rock drummers of all time

  • @jjrj8568
    @jjrj8568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    to this day, it floors me that they attended the ceremony: the original fuck-it-all outlaws/outsiders of rock

  • @ktothec24
    @ktothec24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I had the same haircut as John cale back in 96 , I was only 14. Makes me feel less of a dweeb when I look back at pictures now,

    • @SistoActivitatemAtm
      @SistoActivitatemAtm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't have any hair in 96 cause I was born then 🤪

  • @25756881
    @25756881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Where is Doug Yule?

  • @Broatch6
    @Broatch6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    John Cale kinda nailed it best without actually stating the obvious which is : The Velvet Underground was the cornerstone of Rock n Roll ... at one time .... even of All time

  • @TheTestingGrounds
    @TheTestingGrounds 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    No kidding. Doug Yule, Lou Reed's brother!

  • @flatulatingmarmoset
    @flatulatingmarmoset 12 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Patti Smith always cracks me up.

  • @garfieldfarkle
    @garfieldfarkle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Doug Yule takes a slap in the face.....

  • @johnnynbk
    @johnnynbk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yule got screwed

  • @philmstud2k
    @philmstud2k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Not one mention of Doug Yule. Outrageous! He sang on way more songs than Nico did.

    • @dirkdiggler7771
      @dirkdiggler7771 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He also made Squeeze so no he doesn't deserve it!!

    • @natetheannihilnater1886
      @natetheannihilnater1886 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dirkdiggler7771 He also played bass on some of their best tracks.

    • @AymericLeMartelot
      @AymericLeMartelot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He can' t beat Djokovic even Lou is dead ! But he deserves more chips , that s right the mascara snake !

  • @pomtiogablue
    @pomtiogablue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The exclusion of Doug Yule is a disgrace and not a good look for all those who played a hand in that regrettable decision.

    • @sister_ray67
      @sister_ray67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Miguel Torres the inclusion of Doug Yule into the band is not a good look for all those who played a hand in that regrettable decision

    • @user-dnf83n0s8sg9u
      @user-dnf83n0s8sg9u หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sister_ray67 Not a big Loaded fan?

  • @54markl
    @54markl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    What a beautiful band, one of the greatest ever. And now Lou Reed is in the Hall of Fame too. If John Lennon was the Abraham Lincoln of Rock and Roll, surely Lou Reed was its Teddy Roosevelt. From the time I was a kid in the Sixties, I always admired Lou's genius and sly sense of humor, and his ability to out-Dylan Dylan. May this great man rest in peace, the great hero of rock and roll.

    • @stephenkane2464
      @stephenkane2464 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @Hahaa99
      @Hahaa99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Lennon, Lou Reed and Ray Davies
      The greatest

    • @johnnyrocker7495
      @johnnyrocker7495 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dandan He's full of shit. Ignore him. Lincoln and Roosevelt, FFS what BS.

  • @tunamlithobid
    @tunamlithobid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Doug Yule

  • @traces_films
    @traces_films ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's a disgrace that Doug Yule was left out of this. I'm not sure how the rest of the band can sit comfortably with this glaring omission. Yule was a significant band member, vocalist and co-writer for pretty much half the Velvets recorded output (at least re the studio albums). Shameful and pretty cruel.

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it is

    • @Better_Call_Raul
      @Better_Call_Raul ปีที่แล้ว

      Moreover, it was a no-brainer to induct them in their first year of eigibility. The Velvet Underground were not particularly popular but certainly nobody disputes their huge influence. Should have been inducted in their very first year of eligibility, which would have allowed Sterling to participate... I get why they showed up to accept but there is a strong argument for not showing up. Unfortunate that Lou sort of kissed up to this institution.

  • @jumofi
    @jumofi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Joy Division's main influence is Velvet Underground. Tony Wulson from Factory Records used same name Warhol used for this Club. Love VU and always will. They changed music forever.

    • @Ian-tj9xx
      @Ian-tj9xx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joy Division is really great

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Everyone, from Bowie, to Can, The Strokes, to JD, are influenced by the Velvets.

    • @gavvino1
      @gavvino1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Iggy Pop / Stooges were a huge influence too on JD. Especially the album Iggy made with Bowie in Berlin, the Idiot.

    • @jumofi
      @jumofi ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@gavvino1and also Warsawa by Bowie

  • @SaintMartins
    @SaintMartins 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    *The Velvet Underground discography*
    01. The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
    02. White Light/White Heat (1968)
    03. The Velvet Underground (1969)
    04. Loaded (1970)
    05. Live at Max's Kansas City (1972)
    06. 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974)
    07. V.U. (1985) unreleased songs
    08. Another View (1986) unreleased songs
    09. Live MCMXCIII (1993) 2cd
    10. Live MCMXCIII (1993) dvd concert
    11. Peel Slowly And See (1995) 5cd complete discography
    12. Gold (2005) greatest hits
    13. The Complete Matrix Tapes (2015) 4cd live
    14. The Velvet Underground (2021) dvd documentary

  • @stormbringercoming8105
    @stormbringercoming8105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd like to thank the HOF for not supplying Patti Smith with a hair brush or toothbrush. What the fuck? You might be a rock & roll artist, but good hygiene is the cornerstone of every civilized nation!

  • @opcja9829
    @opcja9829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What about Doug Yule?

  • @johnmille2267
    @johnmille2267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They’d have definitely brought Doug Yule for this occasion. I know it is difficult to have Doug for the reunion tour because of Cale’s presence, but he is the official member of The Velvet Underground and the third album doesn’t sound the same without his contribution. It seems Lou probably didn’t care who else are inducted, but Cale is the one who felt insecure about his legacy.

    • @ShaNaNa242
      @ShaNaNa242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Idk what Cale has to worry about, his kegacy is the VU and so is Doug's. It seems like often band members just get sore at their replacements even if there's nothing personal about it. Both were great musicians.

    • @KLanz123
      @KLanz123 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yule’s exclusion is a crime. As great as those first two albums were, the last two were equally as influential if not more. To not even be mentioned along with Nico and Andy makes it obvious that Doug was deliberately snubbed.

  • @Ratelzwatel
    @Ratelzwatel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Where's Doug Yule?!! :O
    They don't even mention him! Should he have died first, or something? :/

  • @idiotropika3446
    @idiotropika3446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Misses Sterling Morisson

  • @andymorphic67
    @andymorphic67 11 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    come on...doug deserves some credit

    • @54markl
      @54markl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And Nico!

    • @abbyohannes
      @abbyohannes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      54markl nico isn't in the velvet underground. She only sang 3 songs on 1 album.

    • @davidbreen6335
      @davidbreen6335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      andymorphic67 Doug deserves credit for being part of the Velvets but also putting up with Lou in the 1970s as part of Lou's back up band. I heard that at one show in Europe Lou shot a huge needle of heroin into his arm. Five minutes before he had to go on Lou passed out, the only one who they could think of too pull off the playing and singing was Doug Yule given his past history with Lou in tge Velvets. So Doug pulled the leather jacket off Lou and grabbed Lou's sunglass and went on as Lou for the show and surprisingly pulled it off. Lou eventually came around and heard what happened, and thanked Doug for covering for him. Doug quite the band shortly after that incident.😎

    • @NewhamMatt
      @NewhamMatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@54markl John Cale at least gives Nico credit (she had died by this point). The other members never considered her a full member of the band, but that first album would definitely be missing something without her. Yule played a major role on the last two albums, and no one even mentions him. That's possibly a Reed/Cale thing; they refused to have him on the reunion either.

  • @swamisalami3000
    @swamisalami3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Velvets have to be in the top 3 of the most influential bands ever.

  • @chokkan7
    @chokkan7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so strange to watch now. The Velvets and all the like-minded bands who followed them were a part of my adolescence through early adulthood, and yet I never once considered them a part of the R&R mainstream, nor measured them by that metric. To my mind, they existed completely outside of the bounds of the crass capitalism which dictated success or failure for so many others, and if you view them through that prism...then they were abject failures. Their sales were dismal, they reached only a handful of the faithful...no, it just doesn't work. They have merit...value, if you will, for so many of us because they managed to totally transcend those boundaries to reach out and touch our heartstrings. Thank you Lou, Sterling, Mo, John, Nico, and Andy (and many others, as well)...what goes on in your mind?

  • @super8mm68
    @super8mm68 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yule should've been there

  • @-______-______-
    @-______-______- ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where's Doug Yule!?

  • @somamusika
    @somamusika 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dug Yule!

  • @aeromac6440
    @aeromac6440 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Doug Yule?

  • @TheTestingGrounds
    @TheTestingGrounds 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the most succinct r n r hall of fame inductions. Show's a bit of class. Compare this to Madonna's and you can see why after she got inducted this institution lost a lot of its credibility.

  • @ethanmanning938
    @ethanmanning938 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s a damn shame Doug was left out of this. It’s honestly disgusting

  • @jlouis4407
    @jlouis4407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got their boxed set Peel Slowly and See in the 1990s when I was a teen and their albums were still unavailable the best kept secret of rock and roll, beyond greatness

  • @jumofi
    @jumofi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Obrigado por tudo Velvet Underground! Alem de ser uma de minhas bandas inspirou muito as demais. God bless you all!

    • @PedroHenrique-xD
      @PedroHenrique-xD 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Grande banda né meu amigo

  • @augustgreig9420
    @augustgreig9420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The one award ceremony where the inductee is actually encouraged if not expected to give a really long speech, especially a band, as each member is expected to thank all of their people and then give a little summary about how they got started or why the were important or how they overcame the odds, and The Velvets still have to be too cool for school, like they were all still on heroin, and give probably the shortest induction speech of all time, especially Lou. Gotta love them man, they're the real deal.

  • @pagnemian
    @pagnemian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BRO WHERES DOUG YULE

  • @dannyhernandez265
    @dannyhernandez265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sterling was a pivotal part of the Velvets! At least they all mentioned him.

  • @justrelax1539
    @justrelax1539 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did the group lose their British accents when they moved to the states!?

    • @whiplashboychild
      @whiplashboychild 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      all of them are american except for john cale

  • @CoffinPrick
    @CoffinPrick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    John Cale shows himself to have been dignified in the situation. And it’s a real shame that they never recognized Doug Yule.

  • @ween97
    @ween97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is Doug Yule?

    • @joe22589
      @joe22589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he forgot his invitation and was outside ...

  • @TheNellamaria
    @TheNellamaria 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Memory!

  • @Widmerpool99
    @Widmerpool99 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uh, Doug Yule, anyone?

  • @edgardomanerba2848
    @edgardomanerba2848 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    coisa de evangelico, olhem pro teu passado e sintan vergonha novos ricos

  • @t-bo2734
    @t-bo2734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Slade deserve the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame does not deserve Slade.

  • @XZYOE
    @XZYOE 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh come on, share it with Nico? Who sang on a few songs on one album? What about Doug Yule who was a member of the band for years?

    • @MelBee128
      @MelBee128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nico is what got them attention early on with her beauty and her monotone way of singing. It's also what made Andy want to throw money at them and promote them. So yes Nico is a VIP in the band for those very reasons. The first album with her singing was and is their most popular.

    • @carlosarturosousagarridole9361
      @carlosarturosousagarridole9361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nico deserved that honor...Doug too.

    • @DavidMFBowie
      @DavidMFBowie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mel Bee Andy was interested in the Velvet Underground before nico joined. Nico was added to the band by Andy because he was interested in them.

    • @TheVCRTimeMachine
      @TheVCRTimeMachine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DavidMFBowie Yes. Warhol chose her specifically to be in the band and wanted her to be the lead singer, but Lou Reed wasn't having it. He compromised and chose specific songs for her to sing

    • @mercurialmagictrees
      @mercurialmagictrees 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah I agree. the 1969 and 1970 album were awesome, I'm happy he was there to help.

  • @thelastwavemusic1518
    @thelastwavemusic1518 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    whats up with Lou Reed there?

  • @joannitaxvi3386
    @joannitaxvi3386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weird speeches....

  • @timdc4972
    @timdc4972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    DOUG YULE. THAT'S D, O, U, G, Y, U, L, E,

  • @elvispresley718
    @elvispresley718 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Maureen is a member of the Tea Party! Isn't that great/ What about Doug Yule they left him out

    • @joe22589
      @joe22589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really? What a shame ...

    • @dirkdiggler7771
      @dirkdiggler7771 ปีที่แล้ว

      Squeeze is just as bad as the Tea Party

  • @kingoftomatoes
    @kingoftomatoes 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    why was she cold to John Cale?

    • @muziktrkr
      @muziktrkr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't know, but they're getting together October 23rd for a concert.

  • @johnnycatsup
    @johnnycatsup ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Sterling, and Nico, and Andy" AND DOUG YOU SHEEP SHAGGER

  • @randyrudynski7026
    @randyrudynski7026 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is the Velvet Unground in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I thought a Hall of Fame was for those who master their craft and is better than the rest? Like having Top 40 hits on The Billboard Top 100 and having albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It's like if the Baseball Hall of Fame put Aaron Boone in the Hall for his walk off home run during Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS but the rest of his career was shit. Doesn't make sense.

    • @pinkzeppelin428
      @pinkzeppelin428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame isn't there for the acts who simply have hits & sales on the pop charts, it's there to honor the artists who left an historic & cultural impact/significance on the development of rock & roll. The Velvet Underground pretty much did leave an impact with their innovations & experimentations on their first 4 albums & those records who the general public brought inspired them to start a band. Not to mention, they started the whole "underground music" culture & lots of genres including punk, new wave, alternative, electronic, metal & more would be traced back to the VU. So before you ask why they are in, maybe learn about their history first.

    • @garyrhone1395
      @garyrhone1395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope this was sarcasm?

    • @rickytrottier5505
      @rickytrottier5505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Innovation & influence. Not everything is about Top 40 hits.

  • @davidzubiria3783
    @davidzubiria3783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, sales are not the important thing of rock and roll, dear Mr. Cale. Being a pretentious elitist who nobody wants to listen to surely are.

    • @lilise3965
      @lilise3965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      John Cale is the genius who really made the VU's music memorable. Without him, as Maureen said in a long interview in 9 parts, they were just something different. Meaning, a band like other bands.

    • @ForARide
      @ForARide 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You got problems, hun? Did he piss on your breakfast or what?

    • @holeypeacoat
      @holeypeacoat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry, that doesn’t hold water because self titled and Loaded are just as incredible as the first two (maybe even more so but that’s a matter of taste)and as misguided as Maureen is these days I’m sure she’d be the first to agree.
      And yes, it’s shameful Doug Yule wasn’t there or even mentioned. Allegedly Cale and Reed were the ones responsible. He wasn’t some side guy - he was an ACTUAL member that was on more tracks than Cale. Sour grapes and revisionism at its worst.

  • @arthurpussy
    @arthurpussy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    greatest respect to what john said about sales

  • @cafeAmericano
    @cafeAmericano ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No mention of Nico whatsoever... That is shameful... Methinks Lou had something to do with that...petty little man.