In 2024, The Velvet Underground and Nico is the most relevant album released in the 1960s. It is ground zero for indie rock, dream pop, shoegaze, noise rock, and a million other guitar-based genres of music. Brian Eno is quoted saying that the album sold 10,000 copies and spawned 10,000 bands. It was probably the first album I listened to and thought: not only do I want to do that, I think I can.