There is a legendary and possibly apocryphal quote from a music critic to the effect that "Only 5000 people bought the first Velvet Underground album - but all of them formed bands".
What they were was deeply influential. It's harder to see from a future viewpoint, but a lot of what they were doing broke new ground and informed decades of other acts directly.
A lot of it is also good stuff - have a listen to some of the suggestions in these thread.
What they were was deeply influential. It's harder to see from a future viewpoint, but a lot of what they were doing broke new ground and informed decades of other acts directly.
A lot of it is also good stuff - have a listen to some of the suggestions in these thread.