Everyone says they love Velvet Underground, but do they really?
Yes, they love all that Warhol sponsored shit, which is downright unpleasant to listen to. Sure, innovative, whatever, it's not what you'd listen to cheer yourself up with, though, is it?
Do they even know Loaded?
Do they know Lou Reed never really wanted to be forced into his role as an avant-garde transgressive whatever? He just wanted to write pop songs.