The band most influenced by the Velvets
 

Sounds a bit of a weird question considering that 99% of the bands mentioned here have to some degree been influenced by them, but who do you think has been the most explicit?

so what?

Yo La Tengo

they even played the Velvets in Mary Harron's "I Shot Andy Wharol"

Big Star. On their third album they completely captured the feel of the Velvets third album.

After that, Galaxy 500.

I suppose maybe The Modern Lovers are the band most selfconsciously saturated in them.

Oh, wait, I almost forgot. The Dream Syndicate. Duh. Days of Wine and Roses was practically a Velvets tribute record.

Belle and the Boy Sebastian

Kim (L)

Don't forget Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's homage.

Probably Yo La Tengo. Or the Jesus and Mary Chain...

Cowboy Junkies.

I agree with those that have already said it.
Yo La Tengo

The Beat Happening, considering they just sound like retarded 5 year old playing dumbed down Velvets songs.

For the record I love the Beat Happening.

I agree with the Jesus and Mary Chain.

Jesus and Mary Chain, i'd say.

poison

there's a dutch band called bingo trappers who sound a lot like the Velvets. but yeah, i'd say yo la tengo or the modern lovers.

None anymore.Gone.Spirit.Gone.

YLT for sure. Ira sings a lot like lou reed and theyve covered a few songs of theirs i believe. They played "She's My Best Friend" when I saw them a year ago.

"...i used to say that the band who most honored the velvet underground would not be the one who sounded the most like the vu, but the ones who sounded as radical in relation to their enviroment as the vu sounded in 1966."-tim sommer