Results for The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed and his group of proto-punks called themselves The Velvet Underground and have proven to be one of the most influential bands to ever step into dimly lit limelight. While commercially underappreciated during their years together, the New York ensemble had a devout cult following and loads of credibility. Relying heavily on experimental methods and sometimes gloomy narrative tunes, the Velvet Underground carved a distinctive niche for themselves during the late 60's and early 70's. Reed's deadpan vocals, John Cale's viola, bass and organ, Sterling Morrison's guitar, and Angus MacLise followed by Maureen Tucker's drums created their unique, bleak sound. The inclusion of Andy Warhol as manager in 1965 brought singer Nico into the mix. Their debut album released in January 1967 called "The Velvet Underground & Nico" was branded by an Andy Warhol banana image on the cover. Their second album "White Light/White Heat" reflected the turmoil of Nico's and Warhol's recent departures, and by the following year John Cale was gone when problems surfaced between him and Lou Reed. By the summer of 1970, Reed had also quit the band. Those who left- Reed, Nico, and John Cale- established formidable solo careers, and the remnants of the Velvet Underground officially broke up in 1973. They got back together in 1990 for a reunion effort after the death of Andy Warhol, though before too long, Reed's and Cale's egos clashed again, resulting in another falling out. The short-lived Velvet Underground's influence has proven to be long-lived, evidenced in countless bands, from Joy Division to My Morning Jacket....more
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by j. poet•September 3, 2008•
In June of 1967, two highly regarded psychedelic albums hit the streets and achieved legendary status: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles and One Nation Underground by Pearls Before Swine, a band that was virtually unknown. The cover art of One Nation Underground was a detail from the Hieronymus Bosch painting “Garden of Earthly Delights” done in sepia monochrome. The back cover
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by Joe Sullivan•August 6, 2008•
The White Stripes are the ones who made it cool again to be in a male-female rock ‘n’ roll pair. As they’ve evolved, they’ve embraced just about every facet of being a girl-guy duo. They’ve covered a number of different genres, from garage rock to the blues, to country, to punk. On their fourth album, Elephant, it should be noted that they even covered Burt Bacharach/Hal David with “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself”, which is from that same late-’60s era, sound.
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by Chris Salewicz•July 9, 2008•
For me, though, Cale's problem is that he's too much a part of that esoteric little Island Records bunch that takes in the cast of the June 1, 1974 album—Ayers, Nico, Eno, and all the others in the foothills of Art. And also, that he's a little too aware of his legend (I, for one, am not sure of the relevance of knowing whether or not he beats up his wife). He seems a little too self-consciously caught up in the persona of the Thinking Man's Rock Star, a little too much the Professional Poet.
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by C! Team•June 25, 2008•
There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life.
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by Denise Sullivan•June 4, 2008•
Recorded for the band's 1969 self-titled debut, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is right up there with "Sweet Jane" and "I'm Waiting For the Man", songs once considered required learning
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3/4/2008
How come no Velvet Underground or The Jam on CV? Few others I like to see on the list but mostly like what I see.
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11/21/2007
I think that it would be neat if the Velvet Underground and The United States of America got their music released on...
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11/14/2007
It would be neat if The Velvet Underground got some of their music released on this webpage. Thank you.
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10/25/2007
Yes SharonMoody, The Velvet Underground if you have please...
and every single Jefferson Airplane show! ;)
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10/25/2007
I'm a Velvet Underground fan and a Doors fan too...I like every band from '60,many from '70 and some from '80 and '90.....
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